Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-14
EVENING SESSION.

The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Services were commenced by singing the
hymn
''Lo yeI the trumpet blows"
Rev. Mr.. Goodrich, of this city, offered
prayer.
The topics assigned for discussion at the
evening session the Sd and 4th Of those re-
ported by the Business Committee-weIe
then taken up.
Mr.. Martindale did not desire to take up
the time OF the Convention, but would open
the subject It must be apparent to any
Christian man who has been connected with
the Sabbath School, that most of the children
going to these schools do not receive rsli.
gious instruction ct home. This grows out
of our Sabbath School system. A parent
neplects his children at home, because be
feels tnat on every Sabbath morning the
child can 20 to his Sabbath School, and meet
wi h the instruction he has neglected to give
him. Parents should not do this. Il is the
duty of every parent to look diligently to the
religious education OF his children at his own
freside.
Rev. Mr.. Goodrich said that children and
their parents are separated in their religious
sssOciations-they are in no sympathy In
worship, and he did not believe that any fam
lily could be religious ss a whole the mem
bers of which did not meet ogether in the
same sanctuary. Our Sabbath Schools are
abused in this respect.
Rev. Mr.. Clark, of Boston, thought the
topic an important one that should not be
] lightly treated As nearly as we could uu-
| derstand the remarks Of that gentleman from
/ the distance We were seated from him, they
tended to the position that Sabbath Schools,
as now conducted, do conduee to negligence
on the part Of rRrents In instrHeting their
children in the Scriptures.
Mr.. Byron, OF Milwaukee, thought the
question one of great Importance, and one
that has been subject TO great misapprehen-
sion. He did not believe the Sabbath
Schools are in any sense responsible for tht
complaint Forty years experience had
convinced him Of the value and efficiency O.
the Sabbath School in assisting parents. HI
believed the implication in the topic was thu
result of misRpprehension.
Mr.. ]. N. Hoyt regarded the topic ss 81
important one, and suggesting cOnsldera
tiOns that every friend of the cause Of Sab
bath Schools should feel interested in. Their
is an incidental danger in connec ion Whi
sabbath Schools that the friends Of th
cause should quad sgainst, and not alto
Rether fslicitate themselves upon its good
That danger is that parents are apt to fes
that because instruction is willingly give
and well given in the Sabbath Schools, the
are absolTed from all care for their religion
culture and training.
Rev. Mr.. GrosVenOr Of Medina, though
} that we might derive one censolatory re1eC
I ton from the consideration OF the subiec
that many Of the parents Who are guilty {
this imputation were not educated in th
Sabbath School. He condemned the read
= ing of secular books and papers on the Sal
bath by parents and their permitting it 3
their children, and thought it was q dangS
aRsinst which We should guard. If paren
will take their religious books and sit dow
7 and study them With their Children u
Sabbath Schools of the land would bscom
an incalculable blessing.
Rev. Mr.. COrmack, Of this city, would |
: anon think that the Sabbath Schools wei
: chargeable with the neglect as he would tn
:. the faith itself is ehargeable with the int
dalitv found in the world. We need not fei
= sny malien influences growing out Of Sal
bath Schools; the trouble is We are n
4 enough engaged in Sabbath Schools.
M. Geo. +. Davis Of Cincinnati, wou
e inst as soon think of stopping the Minist
s of the Gospel from preaching because it i
e terfered with parental authority, as he wou
tbe teachings Of the Sabbath School teache
Both teach the Gospel one is an assistant
% the other. He thought it useless to talk
z adopting any style or system Of rsligio
+ culture that shall apply 70 all tamili'
q whose conditions are Is varied IS they
numerous.
70 Rev. VIM. Young of Painesville, said tn
le many children know more Of the scriptui
/ than their parents, and he thought there
/ but few parents who could not md mui
instruction in the Sabbath Eehools.
y Mr.. n. Colby of Mansfeld, said hia Wn'
y heart was in the cause Of the Sabbath seho
z md be could not believe that IN giving
Struation to the dear ones who gather th'
ID BE wSS ondangsring their privileges tos
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