, 1865-11-09
SADsAJK SCHOOLS,
Animal HeetinS OF the Cook County
Sunday School Union---1aterest-
Ing discussions On School
Management.
TIE PROCRE8s OF SABBATH
SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY.



school Union commenced yestesday morning ID
toe Clark street lethodfst Church, Rey. ". n
!foax. superintendent OF the Missions Of tbe
-Aine1tesn Sunday School Unloa soe the So1thwe,t
MHs e2lied upon to preside Temporarily. and Mr.. r.
n; ~ EoGk~ea! G, was spgot1ted temporary seeeiay
L Moody md Q, T1lia.as wcTs sppomted : Cam. NJ
m1tice to nominate the permanent omcnss of the
Pending The report Of the co.uutttoe. b5.f M.
dEcstes wc1c made b5 Messrs. Z. 5. Skdnnes. 4 q.
Lansing, End Farmer, upon the efficacy and neo..si.
eg re me- SnGos e n the
Amer delbe1utiou. the Committee On norofn,,
tienf submitted The following names ~ the o:ieers
Of Tue c1tvens,ou and; on motion, their report
rsid.nt-E-S. Skinner, Esq.
I'tee Rtesideaf-S. Johnston
Assisfo.z s41aorTaP: P.Ts1 T. Underwood
,, tSMoatflef On HssoMioas end Bus7nsss-Rey J.
y: Vincent Rev. E. g. Taylor, and III. J. L Rey.
Rev. r. .. Jrnax urged the necessity Of consoH.
dating the ysrious Sunday School osranszatinns ~
C9ok county, but no action was taken upon The
gn motion, the following committees were M
Co1u,atse On oypaai=atiom-Re ", h. rru.x.
hrs:S r. ~ naf9ef HsT: Arthur EaWards Mr. & n
Mr: II. 1. Foster. ~ >.-'4"'u ano
t;f'zmias< 2 On Esttztatnmens- -Mcssrs j. Meeker,
D. I. Moody and $. BrockwelI
consideration b The Copyenlion: 'op'' 'oe
.,:, ASs0 taoa se< ,eesh the eidn Of cooe eoaty
The subject Has briefly opened b. lev, j. Il. Vim
cent, alter which be WAS followed In ehod nd
drt=ses ! by Dl: NacSall, Rel: ". B. Tfnsx and
to attend The noon prayer meeting.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
AT half part tso O'Clock the Convention assen,.
e,ed pu1rnlni 10 adjournment, the President, Z. 5,
The services oi the ar.ernoon were commenced hr
SINGING End prayer, alter which the minutes Of he
approved '''> |'N4'
1he chair 1ben announced, es The fr.t subject for
M9to x:a1 1oe more deeply iaft5est ue
9d1at e1n<sss" 1hc sul5 5ect was opened b. Kes. ).
n; =. Lookcz, who epoke a. follows:
III msahse .s the Inhss p *5hten Of teaehinz that
tains 10 God and The world. The majority Of those
Pefsons wno do not belong to the eCarist}au church
5ecogn1e the church in ts tine position under lhe
they diEeonneci themselves from God and mankind,
eaE1nE tht great nptk of tnotnhing (so Ear "a I'M.
nan age1sy i e neesnedl 10 he professedy Chris
corrected large and valuable secession Of power,
fEancially and otherwise wonld be brought 10 besr
II iayor o. The great Sabbath School enterprise
which, nndsf present circumstances. il not only
lost. but actually s1.y=d against us with selling
enecs. The Hnconverted man'e dollar will purchase
ae s much rsadicg matter that will hare As good IN
most devoted Christisn. Hts psiernai commsnd @
wt1 as as certainly F.; nlaee h!s ehild{n the school
and actions, Int We hold them rs,p9nsiSle % i fhst
society has inst claIns upon them that they are not
and cannot he zbsolyed.
Lei Us tuin onr attention 10 the Chu,ch. Ii fs q
TACT, which We acknowledge with shame, thst
many whose names are Registered In thc Church
9ook. DO nct recognize tbeir true relation.
she active BODY, that hsr duiy l. Their @ du1s IT,
remedy surely consists In such E,stsmatic aud
practical teachrs a VII estees conviction upon
70 rezpecieF of Persons md that the measure Of
fhe nuf y n3cnaed 9ny B, Godtvcn faenea and
A reform in this department vii 70 lar toynrd
flilpE up and adding to ont adult classee.
We cannot interest others only rs We arc inter
,td % e45 ac1aons and word. We say to the
School barely tolc.ahle - how en- wc hone 70 ensf
and tnfeseti those who ind abundant entertainment
@ h aess II 1hen Let The church aE,ss in her strength
fgp, through every valley. and on eyery plain the
naesas a sinds At onee nor, ciosioasly Interesting
III Hn,sasf M ,bot aof n%e I'm sfsi .ad e is.
teatls1s was - make the studies o. their clssses
interesting and attractive iha. the errat truths
ana effect into the minds oi he young 'ss peo.
pc. The teachers must study more md
m9,e' MOI ~. pot !. ...n one hour o. two hours,
week. Thus labosing earnestly md p1aserfnljy in
tse great ork, succeas will BE- found TO be morc
ETquEnt ma Eoft tnbttknttAl.
manner Of holding: the Di6Ie class for the yoape
I.,cn anh women Of the congregations His ctorts
ss.s eee1 ~ os when
tf morning services. many people remaining to
parnetpase he.nE attracted BY he singing. Then
aSan & ne naa situated the elsss at the enn1nce Of
eo1ld sit quietly down without having to walk he
irll length Of sull kchool room.
hev. J. II. Vincent thought that In the condition
n TVA
rliao.e-"H Ike priest ike people,
le' ihc ministry take Lively. an eunest interest
ty rewarded Tor their iabors. To do hi. and sise
proper attention t. the subject. he believed they
shonld not be required to occupy their entire tune
prtpaFea-and none bnt euch should be dehye,ed-
was sn{bc'eLt TO occupy minaetc1 during the
week 10 el'e him time 10 look also at o,htfpas-
The reverend speaker WAS briefly followed By Mr..
"; Z. Clifford 81. Boring and NJ. FAY.
tione, remarked .hai II the church could g. III 10
regard the Sabbath school a. pa4 Of it.tlf whose
interests ~er. identical With its OWL and te young
pconlc sprfetthte that Bible clase not plase
tor lhen to fosEakc at an carly ase, bnt one Tor
them to remain IN tlanys, much good would result.
The audience then = ss9S e. r. bhyn eom'aeDE
The second snhjecs for discussion, = Is npraas-
oal*f M 70 .,1rsfs .m5e'7n sysssn Of lessor. luto
Mr. DickGnsun SAID Il mintster can preach Ser.
mon 70 pno1niscuons congregation Of three four
nn9ofcd pe.+ons and adapl II. whJ could not Sab
bath school also encxes+tully eludy one 1etson.
There were nsny aygunsnts 10 tavor Of srch mn
form!!y, 20 that all ,hat need he considered w1s
IT'S FRAtTieAD11I1Y.
1t maE be said that class OF stx or seven years OF
age Needed different course OF instruction to one
ot fifteen or sixteen. But while there nc 50 many
different teaehesE, the same topic may be selected
nnd if dieenuEee ndaped BY the eeyesa teachers to
the capacity Of their classes.
Rev. e. q. Vincent thoneht the gentleman lad
very satisfactorily answered one question, but there
HRnJtCNf} n Inn
The seioo!. Al lie same time, The ides haa 5een
I'd ess sd u ss esS Z essp Rspsn H. IL
se5'aEale and indl*crimuate iessen, L lack OF con
cstrasion Is evident, and The school DEPARTS with
har been considered In this country. aud It has
and Educational Committee q ea1tfa,ls prepare 4
study ana prepare. These leetons would be pub-
nshed In The Sunday School Magazines IN adr5nee,
nost desirable and rucc.stful
lts usefulness would be felt IN tesehers' meet
zine md the Teachc1s Institute he nni.m nj sSs,em
Of lessons won1d BE- found Of the most creeire
inst,umentalttief in enhancing the Sunday school
. NJ. Mcekc1 had labored In the Sunday school
work in New York. thirty Or forty years ago, when
th~ tys'esu Of uniform lessons was sdoa'ted, and
:. Rev. Rockwell had sea, In schools wnere ali
.hs teachers md speaker. poke On dizsP. san, h
children. Let tnese Be one subject for the lessons
and The remarks attt school be upon the same Enb-
.cct. when great and everlasting, benefit win be
mc1n he felt BY those who were
engaged tn Two schools On lie same
dasI;tescherss s ;, in ,.,. home eehoa! IN The
Ms. BiEgt. Of VIII county. had often felt the
need Of adopting this eyrtem IN the
Sabbath tc1sool; not let 1t be considered
school, possessing the thought ol Biblical consid-
erai.on betore tho people prominently: He did not
eonaae5 ,aat esnsle lesson would be ioapd as
successful a. fyttem o. graduation. IN which the
whole Bible sas eznhraccd-
NJ % SShohe,d ~ n nsor PIN Of Ihe - Uniform eystem
Tie Children. wno, nhcn they know that they are
al, engaged upon The eane !esson v1l study 1t and
tniE upon during tae WeeE. The Sabbath sehool