The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-12

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LASpxss PKEsKN+. = The State Sunday
School Convention held its annual session
last week at GAINESVILLE, commencing on
Tuesday morning and closing Thursday
evening.
The sttendanee Wasvery large. Cleve-
land had a representation of some twelve
or thirteen. Among the members we notice
the nsmes Of JohnsA.F Foot. Loren PrentisS,
L. F. Mellen, Rev. A. Peck and Rev. R.
Waterton. F~C p T7
Hon. Samuel Galloway, of Columbus, was
President of the Convention. Messrs. Foot
snd Mellen, Of this city, were on the Com
mittee on Business and Resolutions.
The topics of discussion were as follows:
/. By what means can We more success
fully induce the attendance of pupils at
our Sunday Schools
2. The best method Of ~imparting to our
scholars sEssving k6o Wedge of the Scrip
lures?
8. How csnws best husband the impress
ions made on the hearts of our youth and
secure their conversion to God?
4 Is It advissb bic TO have our s. s. graded
into an Infant, IDtermedists and Bible de
partmenL? and is the best method OF
conducting each Of -these2
5 Who ouehtto be employed ss officers
snd teschers in our Sabbath Schools
p 6. What should be the character of ouI
Sabbath school litsrsture2
z. The importance Of securing the at
tendance of the children upon our church
service and of adults at our Sabbath
Schools.
8. Is music in our Sabbath Schools 81
essential element of success If 90, whs'
should be It's character?
Discussion of each topic confined to one
hour, and speakers to i've minutes each.
One evening was spent in making sd,
dresses o. twenty minutes each On the fol
lowing topics:
1. The relation of the Sunday School t.
the Family, by Rev. Mr.. Van Meter.
2. The relation of the Sunday School Il
the Church, by Rev. ". B Chidlaw.
3. The relation of the Sunday School Il
the Country; by Hon. 8. Galloway.
The Zsnesville Courier says:
1--WE cannot attempt to pen the Christian
el~oquencs of tho speech of the Hon. Mr.
Galloway"
Mr.. Prentiss, of this city, presented
Constitution for the State Sunday schOO
Union, contemplating the establishment o
County, City, and Township organizations
which was adopted after much discussion
A committee of FIVE were appointed t
report a list Of officers for the Estate Sun
dsy School Union" of which Mr.. Mellen
of this city, was chsirman, and they re
ported the following officers, who wer
elected by the Convention:
PRESIDENT.
Hon. G.. N. 0lds, Columbus.
1870 VICE Presidents.
Hon. Bsllamy Slower, Cincinnati.
T. P. Handy Cleveland.
E. NJ. Doty, Springfield.
Rev. Granville Moody; PiquR.
Prof. B, Starr, Hamilton.
]. R. Osborn, Toledo.
Thsns Miller, Cincinnati.
Hon. g.. Galloway, Columbus.
j. NJ. Fitch, Oberlin.
Hon. Kent Jarvis, MassiIlon.
sKcsETARY AID TREAsURER.
Hon. E. E. White, Columbus.
t:r B. EKEcUTTvE COMMITTEE.
s-,R Rev. E. P. Goodwin, Columbus.
Judge Mccoy, Chillicothe.
J.B King, Dayton.
Loren Pfentiss, Cleveland.
D. W.. PieEsOn, Cincinnati.
:, Isaac Ashton, Columbus.
W. A. Ustick, BloomIngburg.
A resolution was offered, that minutes
the State Convention be published
pamphlet form, and that the newspape
throughout the State be requested to civ
notice that they can be obtained by sendir
orders to the Secretary, E. E. White, Colun
bus, Ohio. .e
The convention meets next year at sal
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