, 1862-06-06
THE STATE SABB ATTI SCHOOL
CONVENTION



tract at a1l from its excellence:
MI. Fisk in coming before his Chicago friends
did not expect to be introduced with such q
& ahaaqIse bs wi
Church II the city Of ST. LOUIS upon the broad @
been pleasure to him to tuEn away Day o. % t4se
99 ts tas ea;sg 81 st. ISanda1 school
He was Elad to Be 3 soldier IN The SUNDAY Sehoo1
army fho Sunday School was ISxs+1an tas t5qenclSq
Tsa lie right arm of the Church, and deserved well
IL and i the s1ppa5 81 a d
1fe lsted Rs fe be + Ea? tl Sesysrd
1anks ~ Of our Sunday Schools would come
ea ons E s. 1s r. ssss %;shsss
ets.es1aan, OF minister 81 the gospel, would come
from among those sho = hsd been eally educated
81 & The great Eood Thch had beea
already accomplished through this instsamental
ity, and e1hor1ing the Christian men and women
before HIM to return to their various fields of
labor with new carncstncts in their work for
God and humanity, 10 push on the column OF
IN ii thes great Conflict, M. F. r maae ] allasio1
E nSsssssts = dfsnaPy sany
Is tpoa 'f The 'ne opening q tSa bieeksds
iatenaed te Journey soqthysra to Memphis
and New Orleans TO eet4ohen MISSION SUNDAY |
one at Oxford, the Athens of Mississippi, where |
5aeob Thompson, Floyd, Toombs, Taneey, Bishop |
The commandmenta and the Lords prayer. ItRsd |
been his duty during the winter past to assst In
sdS to th tbaI ,sG
brought in contact with the captive rebels from
Fort ,DonelSon aud Island No. 10, It was as.
Rg aePgssenasve. aeT " ION fSs Ist %
| ics'' were. In one hospital ward where
| is sick rebels were ccrdred-only nineteen Of
asd theee were The to
who were to drive the Lincoln hirellngs, the
1a9lee horde 81 uasils and gFSssy operatives
M tha dsmnable @ rebeion ags,nst benign &c soyela en-
xa sRePr ieader4nueh se biooa Void be found upos
the skirts Of the church and ministry in
localities where loyalty hsd been cEing ont toE
tha
the Christian Church had q right to be patriotic
tha i vas he nty 9f TIE =, Christian M nste. t9
to preach that secession was crime against God
and Heaven. He deepise1 the man u priest1y
pulpit and refuse 10 pray for the President Of
he desired all Of his " Old School Presbyterian"
brethren to remember Dr. AcPheters Of St. Louis,
Tuning to lie heautlfn1 banner Of the Onion,
I'd the
its protecting folds to the breeze every where he
would hang Il from every house. top in the land,
would unta1l 1t from every church sseeple.
"From every hl1l, from every vale,
Where freemen' feet hare trod;
J From every spiIe where freemen meet
For prayer and praise to God;
Yes, on tie church no place 700 good
l Let Church and State be free
: Infnr1 that flag: beneath but this,
The Cross Of catra7y-"
He would nail that emblem Of the free lust be.
meath the banner OF the crose, and push the two
= | together around thewo1ld. He believed that not
e. morning light is a1read! breaking. You cau
y almost hear the tread Of the returning hosts
to their prairie homes in Illinois, or as again they
seek their implements Of industry In the pineries
ssery By aaa T b. there waga be
plete restoration Of the Union. Minnesota'a laugh
Ing waters wou1d exchange greetings with Florida
- ha1ds Of fellowship with the broad savannahs o
Texas; California would stretch ont her COLDER
e :rms across the continent TO embrace her return
4 ing eister Georgia. He trusted the whole lant
~ would learn the lesson that righteousness onl,
:, could exals nation; that the voice OF the peop}
IS might then be heard IN earnest sppp1cstion to tn
10 Judge Of al the Eatth.
l. Lord Of the Universe, ahicld US and guide u.s.
IS Trusting thee Arrays, through shadow and sun
~ Thou hast united us who shall divide US;
l. Keep US, o keep Us, the many in one."
- ZIP with OUT banner bright,
I, Sprinklcd with starry Light;
l. Spread If fair emb}ens from mountain to short
. While through the BOUNDING sky
{, Loud rinse the Nations cry,
20 uS1oN AND LIBERTY, ONE ETERAoKE."
? MORNING SESSION.
- The Convention was called to order at 9 :
Is N. 81 the President. Prayer By B1r. :Minde G
% st. Charles.
10 After the reading OF the minutes, Mr. Ha,
II sba moved that the statistics of the Sabbat
7s ~ seheola presented by the delegates, be place
n On motion of Nj. Boring, it was ordere
II that the discussion Of the question, t.Is it de
sirable to encourage picnlcs and excursions
and il SO, to what extent9'' be made the spf
cial business from 9:30 to 10 o'clock.
IN Remarks were made upon the subject b
nj Gui1ford and Hayes. all Of whom were agree
~ upon the advisaoil,ty Of having picnics, IL
he difference In opinion being mainly as |
d. whether they should be simple gatherings
=. close Of the discussion, the Committee Q
IN Resolutions reported the folio wing, 1Thic
III was adopted:
r. Eesolaed, Tint it is the judgment Of this Co,
of yention that p,enies and exearefons nay be CO
W Quoted prohtably to our Sunday schools.
TO The special order for ten O'Clock was take
er up: "should Sabbath school exist witho1
lis its being IN immediate connection with ar
ha under the fostering care Of some indiyidu
church ?" The question Was discussed /
he Boring, MilIard, Moody, Leonard, Collins ar
ira Eddy, after which the folio wing resolution t
- the committee WIS adopted:
~ ResaFed. That while it may be impossible
'n- bring every new Sunday School enterprise at on
H. estimation Of this Convention, it desirable th
LIE as eoon and as generally may be- mission schoe
~ Of the Church that the converts therein NAV
Ao- thrown into the bosom Of the Church of Chi,
lis and be trained up to the full stature Of
On motion, the discussion Of the questio
"What is the most successful method of &
- ganizing new Sabbath Schools in destitu
di- portions Of the countrysn Was made t
m special business for the next half hour.
Remarks were made by Mr. Wurts of Phi
81 deIphia and Mr. Paxton Of Jacksonville.
ich the expiration of the latter gcntleman's tin
ia it was unanimously agreed that be be allow
-, as much time as he wished; upon which t
4@ gentleman proceeded to narrate some Ve
the Interesting experiences 10 establishing Saba
ept Schools in the hackWoods districts, u
ra. showed what the Mission, through the I
ticnce and energy Of its agents, was accoi
oi pisling. Hewas followed by Messrs. Holm
ses Of Missouri and Bomberger Of Philadelphia
er. On motion, it Was then ordered that t
~ Secretaries be Instructed to request the pub
'oo cation in the daily papers OF the statistic
districts assigned to the Secretaries for
sty- ensuing year, as follows:
aad !: 10 Dayiess, Stephenson, Ninnebsgo. C.
l., toll, Dgle, Mhitcside, Lee aud Boone counties
IL =: Lake. 4sneenry, e Dekalb, Kane, Dupage, Col
by hsEdsll RacaE ana fs,sal W. w.
by STARK, Putnam and Marshail 1' 1'e'e''' 0N''
a., q. IasAlle Grnndy, kankakee, Ltvinestt
in Mood1oEd; s @ @19qoofs' Vermi1lion Champaign.
the s; Henderson, Hancock, Warren, McDonou!
aen $; Logan hinard, sangsmon. Macon, Dcwi
uSt Piatt and Christian.
rip- =: Adams. Pike, Brown, Schuyler, cass, Morg
lar s, Shelby Douglas Tavette Ef7nobam I'm