The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-11
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS. MORNING
Fr SESSION.
THURsDAY, June 70 A. NJ

#rH SESSION.
THURSDAY, June TO A. NJ
The Convention met at half past
eight o'clock, when devotional ex-
ercises were held until nine o'clock
The Convention was opened with
prayer by Brother Darnell.
The minutes of tire previous meet
ing were read and approved. a
To the Indiana State Sabbath School
Convention:
AS Treasurer for the past year, /
submit the following report:
| received from e. c. Mayhem,
Acting Treasurer..................S1 30
Paid to Bro. Jas. nj. Day......... ID IS
Respectfully,
e O j. W. RAY, Treasurer.
The Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, Mr.. Walter Mann, reported
that 1871 80 had been collected at the
meeting last night.
The Committee on Business re-
ported as follows, through their Chair
man, u. Gregory, of Indianapolis
The Committee on Business respect
fully submit the following:
ReSoaed, That this Convention re
commend the organization of Sun
day School Teachers Institute ia each
Congressional District in the State of
Indiana, to be held when convenient,
and that the results be reported to
the Convention at its annual meet
ings
Resolued, That it is the sense of this
Convention, that more strenuous eff
r.. r1 Hn - 4 IL
poor and destitute children of our
communities under the influence of
Sabbath School institution and cul-
ture.
The Sunday School Mass Meeting at
P. M, to be addressed by voluntary
speakers, and no speaker to occupy
more than ten minutes.
The committee appointed the fol-
lowing citizens of New Albany Com
mittee on Publication: j. NJ. Day,
J. Harvey Conner, E. NJ. Hubert,
Peter r. Stoy, and W. NJ. Lewis.
Resolved, That when this Conven-
ton adjourn it adjourns to meet at
Lafayette on the first Tuesday in June,
1867, at 8o'clock P. NJ, and that the
same be opened with a sermon by
minister to be selected by the Execu-
tive Committee.
Resolued, That the Executive Com
mittee submit, at the next annual
meeting, a constitution and bylaws
for the government of this Conven-
ton. - II
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed an Executive Committee:
Roswell G. Smith, Lafayette; John
w. Ray, Indianapolis; B. r.. U.sWil-
stach, Lafayette; Mr.. M. Levering
Lafayette; Thomas G. Rainey, La
fayette; 81. Bentley, Lafayette.
&. f. Pentecost, Of Evansville, Of
fered the following preamble and reso-
luton: M Il
WHEREAS, The cause of temperance
eommends itself to the interest of
Christianity; therefore, q
ResQlted, That the teachers be
urged to secure signers from among
the scholars to temperance and anti
tobacco pledges.
Messrs. Glover and Heath opposed
the preamble and resolution, and G. T.
Penticost advocated il.
On motion of Rev. \. P. Heath,
the resolutions were laid on the table.
5. n. Curnick offered the following
resolution:
ID Reso9ced. That the hearty and sin
cere thanks of this Convention is
rightly due and is most cordially ten
dered to the kind and liberal citizens
Of New Albany for their unqualified
and most unbounded hospitality, eX-
| tended to the delegates attending this
! Convention.
Adopted by a rising vote.
The report of the Business Com
mite was then taken up.
On motion of T. M. Thayer, the
following words were added to the first
resolution: And that committee OF
five be appointed to select some one
to take charge of these institutions. y
After discussion, the addition was
made
The hour arrived for the continue
ton of the discussion on the first
question, viz:
What is the true relation Of the
Sabbath School to the Church ~
The discussion was participated in
, by DIR. Curran, Dr. Atterbury. Messrs
Perry, Little, Turner and Riley.
On motion of Henry Little, of Mad
ison, the further discussion of tho
question was suspended.
The report of the Committee on
Business was taken up and adopted.
E The Executive Committee then Of
fered the following resolution:
Resolved, By the Lafayette delega.
ton, that we extend cordial invita-
, ton TO all delegates and friends of thu