New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-17
sabbath School Conference of Friends.

The third General Conference Of the various
Sabbath school associations u the continent is now in
session ~ the Twcnticthst meeting house. Tho first
one wa held Cincinnati. Ohio. IA lsG the second
ia loaa il l't1 Tho interest 90 .he present one is
manifested by iui attendance auI With one or two
exceptions all the yearly meeuugi Of toe Orthodox
society 90. rrir'. Ifet hr de.ot.uota lnc obltcla
uru 1 hr 10 ..t 20 rr1r' interest in fhC establish
meut and management of ShDb''l -cAool'.
Two os.t,lags were hcil Oh Thursday, Charles CONN
~ itt.hmDnd Ind. p-rs.hI-. "..4 Hra'{ a. i. o9l 'i
New-fn 'iaud. and Augustus IrY,r o. ecN f'sk as
Nerfttrr.sf. The exercise. we're opened hy reading
tlc 81 chapter of tuossars followed ny a prayer
from benjamin Ii.ltlana of tluci1rlti in''-iLe "a
blessing upIl te flurs 9H1ut lr.U undertaken. HI"
chairman remarked ut the opening 't they f1'y be-
hcvod h! Scripture bas given Boy INSPIRATION ~ Hod'
nnd that they believed u gAt 90 use a ihe means 10
disseminating knowledge 81 Che scriptures ilr TIE
b.Hclt Of tir church, and that thcE might receive lc
assistance of The Holy spirit lu A9t lbDr'. \ com
mitftc uu crrdeutil.. uuJ one on officers was then
chosrn cnmpr.s ing one uemh-r each from The yearly
meeting OF New Work Philadelphia, Baltimore, North
Carolina. Ohio and Indiana.
hcst method 0f establishing sabbath schools aul IN
crcBtng the attendance opened hy Non'rl j. Murray
OF NcRlork who thought the irh requisite necessary
after getting the children together Wa Tor thc teachers
b. prepared that they could make tue lesson an in
tcrcstug ouc-it would not answer to tlnh that any
thing was good enough Tor children. by interesting
the cas.cs tie pupils would invite others and 90.
crease the numbers. Ia some cases the Offering OF
prizes 10 those who will bring m new scholars has
proved su but II The school i! moi made Interest
ing thcy will hardly invite others. - AtRafer of
Providence thought the preparation necessary should
first Dee n the hearts Of the teachers with Tie desire
" Lord what wilt thou have NE 10 do"
W. II. Ladd said that II persons were invited to 10
banquet and they did not find anything sNory, they
would 10. be likely 10 come again. We must show the
pupils that love them and desiTou of doing them
good having our ncnrts filed with Christ Wistar
Evans Of Philadelphia would urge the necessity OF vi,
iting The families parents Of the children.
NJ Shipey of Cincinnati urged tAc necessity Of AN
earnest love for the Savior and then provide good
Portable and pleasant rooms The discussion con.
tnued for time both men and women taking part.
Several instances we're given where mission schools
were established in uniavorabc ncighborh0ods, which
appeared 10 be doing much good II was also urged
that the parents be invited 90 attend and thus become
more interested in the welfare Of their children. while
they TOO were receiving Bible instruction. A
person from North Carolina, a. W. I0mlin-
son. gave interesting account Of their Sabbath
schools during the war while nearly all other
societies Abandoned theirs The school alluded 10
started IN lol9 aud had been kept up un.nterWpcdly
ever since, now numbering about 200 scholars in q
sparscly settled country, many Of tLom going four or
i've miles to attend
The evening session was opened by prayer from EE
nbtth C0mstock Of Michigan, followed by "a discourse
from Ralph Wells Of New York. who had been invited
to give bis method Of instfuctng class. His remarks
aud apt illustrations listened TO with much inter.
lie urged upon teachers the necessity Of thorough
preparation 10 pr0ltably and Interestingly instruct
their classes His lesson was upon the Home Of Jesus
made the more clear and interesting by printing Of
The Sen o 6alilec and its SurF0undngs, all OF which
were rendered memorable IN sacred writ
The sessions FOR to-day Qrlday) are O be held at 10
a m. and p. m.