, 1866-11-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSIONARY CON-
VEhTtOh.
Members rresent-Organlzatlon OF the
Convention-Order Of Business
Addresses Relative 10
Sunday School
Work.
Evening Sexslon--Sundny School Work
-PetDouaI Experiences.

Evening Sexsion-sundny School Work
-Petnona1 Experiences.
Tbs Mlstfonarie. OF the Sunday school UpIou
began special Convention in this city scstesday
afternoon, a. The Second Presbyterian Church. cor
net Wabash avenue and Washington street. The
ob]ee1 OF the Convention was the exchange OF In
aoffnauon from all sections Of the country, rela-
I'VE 70 Inc progress OF the Sunday School work
arrange pfans Tor the lnturc discuss Sunday
school literature, elc- A similar meeting wsa
held In Cincinnati, twelve years ago, bat that was
rather condncd In Its consideration to Western
topics, whereas this Is general. embracing in It's
scope the 1nterests OF the home propagation Of
Christian education in all pasta Of The country.
~ representatives from the different States, lie
foio"ing gentlemen were present:
delphia; Levi Knowles, Teeasussr rs af I,.sIoss as
1Ehiladephsn; itcv. r. D.. S. Bis sell, Secretary
Nsw Io,k Department, New York; Chas. Cod
larry New England Department., Hartford, Conn,
,sassaf Ma,ss,oyn; nm; \ y. Kev v Gaidlay superis
O.; Rev. Thomas Wright, superintendent Ms.
Cullongb, sapefin. .endont M- -aions Southern Dis
Why Il aissis,ipps Goafiee fl
Rev. =. ,. Trnax, Associate sapetin. .cnIeni Mis-.
Ill., sssy asas esse Ms:n t. H.
Minnesota. Milwaukee, Wis. REV W. P. Pax. on,
Associate superintendent Missions or Missouri,
supcrintendert Missions Iowa, Dsseaport, Iowa:
Key. James Bentley, Associate Superintendent
Missions Kansas. 1a~ience, Kanaas T. 81: Ne.ah,
Greshwteb, 2. /: i. D: mccarthy. Gra6am sviiis.
y; Charles lss Kse1eI, sPensssPeli n. E. e:
ehsfes bra iieessh7, Il u s f. ;9afssIs5 e. itsI
cnsnydes, Lancaster. Fa.; Key. Joscph s:own, B.
p. IeTrs Haute, I'D; D: II. Alte:, Mitchell,
na "ils% Kld,Is e Ewps SfM Aoany iRd
Grad Kapids. Mich. A. upson, lansing. Mich
EE;;,ss; ipe.1sol', ol1yet, Mich hsy. L. Il. Hu9t
Csis,endtn> Towauan, Pa :; " 4. Port, Caicaeo,
ILL.,; Rev: q VanBuren, Centralia, H.; Stephen
ra1son, Jacksons1l!e, III: Rev. james Ferguson,
hie1: heiton, Wcsideld, i'll i'll Kcy. &. !: IL Wit,
Chatham, !lIinoit; Rev. A: Carroll, Charleston,
inots h9n.t.n Il0Si1on W:eoEs'f
NJ Eea Wing: Mi1"ssosa n T, Nle!d, soathwesi
btatka J. e. F. Suies, Camden, New JERSEY; 4.
Mccormick, seaalia, Missouri y: j. Hayden.
soali Rss rnaersooi ctaaf @iHtAi; fsiis, Iowa
Rev. Jos. Cadwa;ladc., lo.a Centre. Iowa Rey,
Isaac Emery, Knoxville. Tennessee; hey: J.
Fni1aanI sn Ksa;ueSP H*f Mai e.
Sh ,c carQna nsufsas
Stevenson. :Arkade'phia, Arkansas; Nelson
KingsbuEy, Hartford, Connecticut.
o'e,oek Gy s1. 4. Wnrfs, Secretary Of Hiss,ons, IS
who proposed for Chairman itr. Nelson Kings
bury, Of iia1tfold, Conn, who has latorcd long
nation waf anan!moa:1s acespted, and III. Rings;
bury, in takinr the chair. delivered q b.icr and
ps1!Inen. actress On Tue !mp9nancen = Of the cause M
extension OF which Is 60 earnestly desired ~ ali
Christians, l!1espscsise q scSlaEign lines; v,
On lite n .uination nf Mr.. j. B. Tyler. DR.. Henry
IN IL lipn tJaS HDDDiutct Secretary.
After the calling Of the roll, brief space OF time
| N1s allotted 10 devotional exercises.
| key. DR.. ". ittce read portion OF the tenth
cnapter Of ST. Mark, beginning with thethirscen:h
i.ev. y; !: Pa3son offered up .p.syer, and 9
! s Peters, anL snny by the assembiy..
Rev. Mr. IFumbull moved The apposn.meDt Of a
Business committee Of six Carried.
his m meon, eS s1pd9ffK of Key. y i. Tamba T.
v. corey, ney Jos. csdwallader, Re;. jas: Bent
ley. kev. s. Steve hsv C. Neinensnydcr
! S:tionai. Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal, Lu
+ iher1n and pre,oitcrian denominations.
sunday School Union, was invited, u 81 tbis coh
Iuion, Of which be- is The chiei otliccr 10 address
asn snd hasns netS Scensd H.
bel,alf Of TIC Chicago sunday School Unsoa AMI
Of the Christians OF the NoTthweet, he spoke a
eons lrngth On the importance 10 the Christian
world Of religious tiain1ng Of our children On this
he taid, trailing up lhe children for Jesus Cbris
| l'reEds The future salvation ofour country. Thi
| VIM bnye gonc before Us to tho better 1and III
charge ibis dnty. In conclusion, while wcicomin
The brethren cmpluyed ii this great aud gtoFiou
| wotk, he exhUrted them to renewed cnrsgy in th
discharge OF iteir dnties aud stimulated their zea
for him wlo tai,hfully cndulcth unto The end.
| Mr.. Wu1tS. IN reply. stalled that the reason wh
this meeting - held Iere In Chicago ,arst becaus
was extended by the Chicago Sunday Schoo
Union as soon as this Convention was proposed
and second bscaqse It felt thas ia Geh
p,aee iof It j. iesd exercise q proper init
opportunity Of seeing how snterprisinS and pros
pc1ons this great city is, and especially how thr1'
Ing are her Sunday schools. Far their prospe
ons coLoiliou he acaired 10 compliment the ca
csgo Union, and for the hoEpit4!iay, extended I
this Contention 10 retnIu to tlat body tic heast
sbsnks Of Ibis Convention.
nti. c, presented The following list ot subjects Il
constellation. which will be taken mp du.ing tn
week, In the Older iu which they arc presented:
: Sunday school extension a.d i.aprovcmcn,,wl
view 70 'he speedy .yansesizat1on Of our Ian
H--0uN FIELD.
Its scx.ent.-Whcrever iu our country there al
children ucproyiIed with the Sunday school-l
The immediate Vicinity OF cxslin: churches, In +
: mote neicht0rloous.
Its exteut:-nc. or,s ffom Secretaries, sHpcrI
teudents and Missionaries n TO the present !
paets and specfsl needs Of their several field
, school missionary work-Ncw En.lunI, Cent?
, :,ialcs. Northwest. West, Southern States, taci
Coast. ......-
111.-o,T: WAYS OF wonK1So.
Cahvass,nc The dist uict.--vislline iami1ie, Wis
T E5Sans sS1Ss; pfe9ss ssaG 'esa sssS
t meeting- in spa1sr1y settled nriglborhoods, Sa
. bath meetings, addresses, sin.i.g, cards a,
j Organizing misunderstanding officers a,
: teachers, forming class>s-b}ble clasrs; lnsa
Supplying Sunday school requisites. -FurDis
Ing libraries, teachers helps. instruction and sin
e ing books, cards and pepcrs, Bibles aud lest
msn,. Se;se.ins SSppionae a noo:s IT. ea*e
> Subsequent oversight Of schools. s.-corTcspon
In. with lSuper'ntendrlts and othccs, reyisft,1
1 the neishborhoode> assembling adi:eent sehos
II oil special occasions, guarding against the temp
i nary suspension Of schools having the Acld occ
= pied BY permanent missionaries.
J; l E1ecntinC The standard OF Sunday School
=. strnct1on and ceoSt.--NoTmal Sunday School i
:. management. special monthly exercises. plans
t. local erangeliza,ion, systematic visitation, Chi
rcn's missionary e.s:o1s, DC.
skMin M nfGnes bnaI'os and Psope to
NJ eIcce, cnnesroLd dcnce, sermons and address;
Il The religious and ercu1ar press. circulation
Is Sunday School literature, cooperation with oth
$ Ubtainii,e funds in aid of the cauee-Pub
y collections, personal applications to indiv,dua
Il formation OF Juvenile missionary association
"a eltculatton oi tracts on ncnevolchce; appE:
E tnrourh tAc press, REPRESENTATIONS madc "isa
rlcw 10 lcgacies. correspondence with contrib
~ ioEs, attendaEcc ai cctics'as'ical gatherings.
No. Ncs- D. D. y. smasaw. o. Gnlo. VINO aas ocen
Il caseo in nc Sunaay ecaool VOTE lof lnlrfy yea
ii MAs ca!eu uhoH ~ opvGA G1G otscusSlhn on
~ -. htS1 topc-"Ous No!k. This work IN hand,
sa,a; "es 10 coaeatc t1e intellect anu ne3tts OF
chf1ascn under the inAncncc OF m open Bible a
tne HolS slntlt o1 GoG. ls sespoastointies
q high and sacred, and those who undertake II nc
~ ihe SUPPORT ot lhc oinM1noistt One, tue tovi
cs hlhuHtss VI U!M "nu utsA uiat VIC HlSut v
n Oct work is 10 20 out amid dcfittutton anu sats
r. - The npcaleq apr and unsausht> and give u
r r instruction Whth sTill make t1ein good men a
u women aud good Citizens, true to God and the
Of .cl1rs: Ii rs a yynsE Of GENERALIZATION t,rrs4