Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-04
Religious BEADING.

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Religious Beading.
The a. PauPs Church is yet unfn-
isbed consequently there viii be no
religious services there tomorrow This
will be- a disappointment TO the congre-
cation. who anticipated that they would
be able to worship there to-day. Mr..
suauIding has returned fscm his trip
East TO attend the General Convention
One, and perhaps two, furnaces win be
ready in the Third Street NJ. Il. church
By TO morrow. The congregation, there.
fore may expect the loom comfortably
warm, and the usual religious services.
The york Of the main audience room
ia progressing rapidly. Il j. now
thought that it will be ready for dedica-
ton by Christmas, unless the man who 10
preparing tho glass for the windows dis
appoints the expectations. 4
Without being otherwise informed, we
presume there will be service in the
Walnut and Vine Street Presbyterian
Churches to-day as usual.
We are informed that The time for
holding Sabbath School has been chang.
cd in the Walnut Street Church, from
morning to afternoon. We do not
know whether the new arrangement be-
gina tomorrow or the Sabbath following,
Sunday school Teachers' Institutes.
Among other practical aad wise sug-
geations made at the late Sabbath
School Convention for Hamilton county,
Ohio, which held an interesting session
in Cincinnati, was the propriety Of con.
verting the Sabbath School Conventions
into Teachers Institutes, similar 10
those held by the teachers Of the secu.
lar schools. We regard the suggestion
as eminenlly practicable, and If adopted
aud put 10 practice Il would be prodne.
tive Of immense good. II wooId, in fact
be the organization Of Sabbath Normal
Schools in which teachers could DO
trained and perfected for their noble
and responsible work. Our Sabbath
School Conventions, while they are i'm
teresting 10 those who take part in
them, are not productive Of very abun-
dant or very valuable frait. The time is
usually consumed by those who ltve TO
talk for the sake Of talking, aud FILTERED
away ia discussions over unimportant
questions. Even where questions Of
great magnitude are discussed in Sc
rious and intelligent manner, nothing of
practical Importance or good 10 accom-
plished. A few "glitIering generalities
are passed in the form Of resolutions,
and that 10 the end OF the whole affair.
Now, II these Conventions were con.
vertod into Teachers Institutes, and the
delegates organized into Bible classes,
aud placed under the charge Of Efficient
instructors, every individual who attend.
cd them would feel that he was putting
In the time in a profitable way. The
very class OF teachers would DO reached
who do not ordinarily attend Sabbath
School Conventions, as at present con-
Quoted, or, IL they do, take no part in
the exercises aud return unpro6ted to
their homes.
Observation teaches as that, gen orally
speaking, the Sabbath schools in our
city, II not throughout the State, are sad.
ly lacking in vitality. Many Of them are
actually losing ground. Were we called
upon TO assign reason for this unpleas.
ant state Of affairs, We should unhesitat-
ingly affirm IL as our belief that the
whole trouble may be found in the care
less indifference Of officers Of the schools,
and the inetfioiency and criminal meg
lect Of tho teachers. We verify be-
lieve that three-fourths OF those who
pretend to teach children the way
OF eternal life, know nothing Of the way
themselves, and what is wcrae, care very
little about il. They 90 to Sabbath
School to be fashionable, or TO while
away an hour or two in idle chat with
friends. No preparation Of the lesson
has been thought of chapter in the
Testament is hastily aud oarelessly read
and the children permitted to enjoy them
selves as best they may, while the teach
ers visit his or her neighbor to talk over
the profits on the last advance in goods.
or the beauty Of the latest style Of hnnA
nets. Some teachers we know of, have
not tiMe 10 hear children recite verses
which they had committed q memory
during the week, and the little fellows
were sent home thoroughly impressed
with the idee that they had been sadly
wasting lLelr ,,ns in learning matters
OF 80 little consequence.
We think every city and neighbor
hood ought to organise Sabbath School
Teachers Instituted Two or three days
in every three months could be pleas
antly and profitably spent in such an or
ganizAtion; and the new life aud zeal i
would infuse into the Sabbath School
cause would startle those who have
given the subject no thought or consider
alton.