The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-16

interesting. ffas . man nothing TO do
~ lucs into the church? He made
ia, Doys love hun by playing with them,
and by treating them kindly. Last wis-
ter he saw seventy or eighty converted,
and he attributed it to the Sunday School
and the prayers of little girls.
Rev. Mn STEWART Chaplain, was
glad that he was this side of Jourdan,
(Jordan.) He would add politeness and
piety to Mr.. Scott Howell's resolutions.
The character of your audience must de-
termlne the 6llingin of your sermons
The teacher sheala ssake his scholars fceA
easy in his company. 1t is desirable that
all teachers should be pious, but il Auch
cannot be enlisted IN the sabbath School
we must take the best we Gan gst.rr
MRS. A. X. BRowN, Of Denmark, had
been long time In the cause, but was
not tired, whatsoever a man soweth that
viii he reap. Mothers, throw all your IN
fluence on the side of the Sunday School.
In my school, Is have been converted
within the last year.
REV. Mr.. BENNETT. We have most
excellent rules laid down to keep children
and youth in Sunday School, but the
great difficulty is to get class leaders, and
peiders, to take part in the Sunday
School. We can't force them to attend
Parents stay al home. I am in the dark
how to get the protesting members of the
church to teach. We are often compelled
to procure others.
Mn CoLE represented q Sabbath School
in which cid and young took part. The
superintendent propounded questions to
them 10 be answered the next Sunday
This sets the older ones to searching and
1 they.will come back thenext Sunday pre-.
pared and TO see how the question will be
decided. In this way we have the grand
father, the father and children engaged
in studying the same lesson
II, Soorr HowELL then offered the fol.
.llowlng resolution
Resolved, That in order to retain the
older scholars in the Sunday Schools, the
teacher should be pupctual, patient, perse
vering, should study alike the lesson, aud
the character of the children, obtain the
confidence of the scholars by showing he
has . personal interest in their welfare,
and above all he should abound much in
prayers for his scholars by name,
Which was unanimously adopted, and
the Convention then entered upon the
consideration of the fonrth topic.
Question 1.-THE importance of con
tinuing Sabbath Schools through tn,
Winter"
REV. Mn. BEnAN once took a vote il
his church whether or not they shoulc
continue the Sabbath School through tn,
winter. 1t was tic vote. They left i
to the children, and it carried to continue
and it always will if left to them to dc
eide. There are some difficulties in keep
. ing up the Sabbath School through til,
winter. Wood is needed, warm clothes
but these aud other difficulties can b,
overcome, and as there 10 more time fol
the youth to spend, it will keep them GU
: Of bad company if the school 10 kept up
especially in the country village. If le
alone they learn to swear and disobe,
/ their parents.
REV. Mr.. BENNETT offered the follow
+, ing resolution
THAT there are no greater obstacles il
! the way ofaxending Sabbath Schools dur
ing the winter, than day schools
Adopted.
Mr.. SLATER. The children wish I,
come. We generally have good schools
/, Old and young turn out. sf rw
Mr.. ScoTT HOW'LL. The weeds o
sin grow in the heart as we'll in winter a
in summer. We need to keep up the Sun
day School to destroy them. -
Rxv. Mr.. BENNETT. If you can ge,
! the Superintendent and Teachers to at
tend, the scholars will attend.
Mr. GRINHELL, Of st. Francisville, Mo
| have great difficulty to get teachers to
attend in winter. The most triling af.
air is a sufficient excuse for them to ab.
sent themselves. Children will attend
but Teachers viii not.
| Mn J B. Howell, We hare passed
a resolution that is agsns, the testimony
of most OF the speakers. They tell u
there are more difficulties in winter, and
the resolution needs modifying. 1t is moi
best in Sunday School Convention Il
reduce everything down to resolutions.
! Nh. BENNETT. 1t is just as easy, fol
there are no difficulties in fact.
Mr.. ]. b. HOW'LL. Why then in fac,
is it that there are more difficulties
/ Rev. Mr.. DzsNxrr. Because in che
one case they are paid and in the othe,
they are not, and because we are slow Il
( attend to moral duties. The will 10 want.
ing to 60 through snow and storm.
REV. Mr.. Jops. 1t is perfectly eyi
dent that there 10 difhculty--the Teach
srs will not come. Sunday School Teach
ers do not possess the right spirit.
Rev. Mn. STEWART, Chaplain. Thi
: shows how near we may be together, ye
9 how far apart There is an imaginar,
/ difficulty. Shall we discontinue the Sun
E day School because our parents have don,
4 So II the School is neglected at all i
will be better TO suspend it through th,
r summer.
Mr.. VALENTINE, of Keokuk. The res
e olution says, "there are no greater obs.a
y Giles in the way of continuing Sunda,
9 Schools through winter" This is agsins
t the testimony. II has been said that tn,
. Teacher OF Common Schools work 70
i "green-backs' rs reason why thei
Q schools continue during winter; but
I say, as Sunday School Teacher, also VI
0 have our pay in the sweet consciousness
4 OF doing good and God will give IN GU
!; reward.