The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-15

LIST Topic be continued this evening
Convention closed BY singing tho Doxol-
ogy and benedicnon.
3 O'Clock P. M.--Convention met in the
Chatham Square NJ. Il. Church Reli-
gious services conducted BY Rev. G. G.
Beanan.
Convention after disposing of unimport-
ant miscellaneous business, proceeded to
the discussion of the question before
them.
REV. Mn. MrLsEs-The Sunday School
is part Of the Church The command
is to feed the lambs. We can't do with
out the religious instruction of the child
rem. God commanded Abraham to teach
his children the law, and He had conf
dence in Abraham that he would do so.
II is the duty Of Ministers to feed the
lambs. The greet error that leads many
children down To rain is leaving them out
in the world, without religion instruction.
There is a difference between preaching
aud teaching. The Disciples came unto
Christ and be taueht'them. The Sabbath
School teacher, 10 certain sense, preach
es; hence Sunday Schools are as i'm portant
Is the Church.
Rev. Ma. stuart, of West Point.--I
am opposed to making Sunday Schools of
as much importance as the Church There
is no assurance in the Bible to justify the
assertion. Christ has not given such a
mission to the Sunday School. IT
Ma. H SoorT HOWELL, of K4okuk
The Church aud the Sunday School are
co-equal. like man and wife. They stand
side by side, though they difFe, as man
and wife, yet they are OF equal Importance.
The Sunday School is the help-meet Of
the Church. 1t gathers in the children
from the streets and lanes. and trains
them for the future. There is no use in
elevating the Sunday School above the
Church. Let the former have due pro.
portion of time, and money. Let the
teacher come from his closet to the school,
and with earnestness and tears Impress
the lessons OF the Bible on the minds oil
1 the youth, and it will do more good than
shooting sermons 1t we'll pounded, har
dened sinners. These are like our iron.
clads--they defy even the heaviest ar,il.
lery OF the Gospel and the thunders oil
Gods law itself, while the little child ID
as impressble to truth as clay in the pot.
ter's hand. Sunday Schools are often
the pioneers of the Church. Plant Mis-
sion Sunday School and the Church viii
soon follow. There is no antagonism be
tween the two.
REV Mn HARDY. We are all agreed
that Sunday Schools are very importan,
means, but ] am not willing to make il
equal to the preaching OF the Gospel.
do not disagree with Mr.. Jope. tina
baptized children are members Of the
! Church. am not willing to give W
the Sunday School. but the Church coulc
get along without it, 1t is our duty Il
preach to the children, and Of the parent,
to give them religious training.
REV. Mr.. STEWART, Chaplain, wa
. not willing that such resolution as tina
offered by Mr.. bennett should 60 GU
into the gorld endorsed by this Conven
, ton, | am not opposed to snnda,
. Schools, bu, '''r , ftat - -
, ing the GosIs s.s. n.el
becoming oue-i Ieaed On almost any sub
J ject
Ma STEWART, of Pella, was not willin,
, to leave the Sabbath School outside O
, the church. Ins,ructing the children i
the Sunday School, and is a part of tn
Church. The Sunday School tescher i
disseminating the good seed just as nue.
as be who is authorized TO preach tn
: Gospel The teacher has that elias
which is more susceptible to impression
and religious instruction.
REV. Mr.. CRAIG. The design is &
+ make the Sunday School great auxilla
ry. but not equal to the Church. Their
is danger OF mixing things. God ha
} ordained three things-the Family, tn
Church and the State. They should b
kept separate. We must not send out /
|, the world such dogma that the Sunda
School is equal to the Church. 1t is
glorious means. The .amily has its wor
to do, SO has the Church and the State
, The Sunday School viii aid the family il
/, training up tie children; bat, therefore
you mast not do away with the famil,
, The Sunday School assists the Church
blu, is no part Of it. It INIT the Ssndu
School that converts the children, BIZ
the preaching Of the Gospel.
, Coz THOMPSON, Of Keokuk, then O.
fered the following resolution
Resolved, That the Sabbath School
: an important auxiliary to the Church
i aud worthy Of the support Of every Chri
|, tisn, by the giving to it Of his time, hj
" influence and his means.
And added: offer this a. substit ut
to brother Dement'S resolution. Il is
: great error to make the Sunday School
% part of the Church. If it we're SO, the
}. women could not teach, for they we
. positively enjoined 70 be silent in Il
J. Church.
= A vote being then called. the resolutis
70 Of MIR Thompson was adopted, as expires
i've Of the sense Of the meeting.
u On motion. the Convention adjourn.
!. with singing and prayer.
- THURSDAY, June 10 The Conventit
y opsned this morning ut 8 =. m.--Rev.
= Newbold conducting religious services.
"a Rev. MILHn offered the following re
= olutions. which was unanim ously adopt,
. by rising vote:
/" Whereas, Our national governme
= has been wontonIy outraged, our flag fir,
: upon, and IN effort is nov being made