Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-07-12
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a collection for expense Of printing Has
postponed till next Convention. -Z
communication was read from J. Il. c.
ocsh, chairman Of the committee to publish
circular last year, showing the balance OF our
indebtedness fol p.inticg. kindly csnceledb BY
himself ..y ifaur,e.s g .c "a
The following appointments were egsin
made as partial programme for next year
Tuesday night of the Convention for the An
nual Sunday School Sermon, and Wednesday
10a. NJ, for the Chiitiren's Meet;ng. 90
The following was again adopted
R,so9sc3, That each preacher IN charge be
requested to report to our nc.t Convention
the number and success of the "Chifarcn's
Glasses" in his charge rs recot-rhcndcd by
the late General Ctnfttence.
And now the Fourth Annual Session Of oar
, Sunday School Convention was nearing il
close, having been a decided success in both
real pleasure and profit. fpcople knew wlE.l..
they miss in their absence from these .-etinga
tltry would seldom deprive themselves os@:1',h
a benefit Men we're in attcndance who, f1r
love to the cause, had fof some time previous
worked more or less by nieht.as well ss Dy
day, almost increasingly, and hai be5i ar.
ranging their home affairs so that they might
be able to leave and set to the Contention
These men have been Yith US befQre, GiF'
would have considered il sore deprivation
had they been prevented this time. The so-7
cial connnngliny of the preachers the pleas
ant acquaintances formed with the Delegates
and with the citizens who So kindly entertain
cd them; al heightened by the cleyating con
sciousness of laboripg for the good of the
youth of our land, made this annual distric,
gathering a decided fcas, The music itself
was quite delicious, item in the bill oi fare,
and reilected great credit on TIC schools, Tic
Juniata True Dcmocraf Of June H. says. = -
.'yc commend these Conventions 10 IN.
consideration OF every Sunday School in ;Es
District, and hope that each ono viii haTc.a
delegate TO the Fifth Annual Session. Tie
school tina, fails 10 be represented vii. be de
prived of much that IS calculated To improve
il and enhance its general prosperity
The ppccedings were ordered to bcprcpar-
ed by tue Secretary for the .Juniata Irlt- IL
ia0c7at and the JaBis1fa !SeHt1'ei especially, at
the scat OF the convention; also for other
papers in the District at his discretion, and
alsomorc fully for general circulation Oh
slips among the schools; by J. IT. c. Doah
and o. Z. Wcser foT the Conference Sunday
School Committee with request for q reading
in open Conferences, and for the -idr9-V'a
and Jo,o3.a! by G. 7, Gray. ....
The following by L. W. Kirty and e. T.
Gray passed; . '
Rs0'ccd, That we tender our hearty thanks
TO T. r. l. and C. V r. Il for their kindness
i'll furnishing return tickets for members and
delegates 70 The s. S. Cod 9cuiiOn held a; Miiii
intown, June 9th, 1865. ,.....
the Secretary was requested to furnish
copies to the parties. ,.. ~.r
Thanks were unanimously rendered. with
rising vote, to The citifsns who 50 Hospitality
entertained the convention.
The Secretary was kindly excused. frQu
reading the minutes from his rough outline
and they we're approved Then .adio='r,,ri
finally with .hc Doxology and Be::etliction
by the President to meet at ChamberSbura,
Pa, at 6! p VI. on Tuesday; june. 1866.
HENRY 5. MENDENHALJ, Srt'N.
1 he Secretary would again cali your speech
attention to the following resolutions passed
at the Third Convention: -.,
Resolred, That the judgment of this conrerl-
ton is that collections taken by the classes
weekly and reported at the close Of the school
Of each session, is the moit Successful plan 20
secure funds FOR Sunday Schools and Mission
airy purposes.
Rcsofeef, That we earnestly recommend the
Pastors and Suptrintendcnts Of Our Sunday
Schools, at tie weekly Teachers Meetings, IN
ask each teacher the question, Did yOuspeae
to each child in your class last Sabbath on the
subject Of his souls >alvation?"
Rs}oircd, That we recommend to ali our
schools the organization Of classes for the
study Of the Bible.
lie would also express hope that those
t'ccaiy-scgen schools not represented this year
will give us the pleasure of hearing from them
next year II $. n