Litchfield enquirer., 1866-09-06
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 ThI ssDtion mss;at ths Congssatiyual Chursh Wplco,iville on Vsdnesbay and last wesk. The ysathsf was fine. aud the meeting was well attended by pastors Sapefinfendents, teachers, and the public gen. orally. Persons were in attendance from nearly .parish-i4-Li.et6eld.N North
 The Convention was under the supervision oftsstlNs spsipess.pen, R. RaPrsit of " est, Cornwall, wko acted as president and N. R. Hart, secretary The audience was addressed at every session by R. G Pardee Esq a gentleman most thoroughly veraed in Sunday School mattsssy aa=sssrse and muss attrac-- tiseaspeaker. Is 5asctsd onyahe occasion as sort of a Normal Sapdsy5 School Professor; and what be cannot tell about Sunday Schools is not worth knowing. 'a
 The first session of the Convention was de- voted to-. herring reports from the various Schools A majority of the schools we shonld judge parsne naitorh lessens o The Falls vil- lage School, Rev Woodruff. superintendent, use the Questions which are published monthly at Chicago for Sunday Schools. A good idea . The Falls Village Church. has two district Sunday Schools. An interesting Mission School is sustained by the South Cornwall Ghnrch. under the superintendance of Mr Ives, son of the Rev Merriman Ives. The Colebrook school contributes every Sunday collec,ionsav av eraging a cent scholar. All the pupils have stock in the New Morning Star, besides which, the school has given forty dollars in aid of about four different objects. Penny collections every Sunday in several of the schools. A careful record is kept by 8 few of the librari- ans. One school library was reported as hay ing too many trashyif not unchristian books. Not teachers meeting in connection with any of the schools represented. Trial had been made in several instances, but to fail It was suggested by some of the speakers that 8 thousand dollar Sunday school teachers fund be instituted in every parish, tue income of which should be annually distributed to the several teachers in proportion to their atten- dance at these weekly teachers meetings du ring the year. Monthly Sunday school con- certs quite general. Sharon, however, has never been blessed with such an institution In few parishes, the concert occupies the place of the usual sermon, in the afternoon once mouth, in one instance, once in two months. At Wolcottville, the Methodist ani Congregational schools unite for concert at their respective churches once in two months In but very few societies is the average mum Der of pupils so large us it might and ought tt be. An interesting revival has obtained il the New Hartford Center school, Rev Hall pastor. A new series of question books or the heroes of the Bible is quite popular at this ! time. I-ats"i ] <
 Wednesday afternoon was devoted to the discussion of teachers meetings, which was participated ins by Reys Bassett, Scudder Cleavland Rand Nil < Pardee. In the evening the latter gentleman addressed large audience on the social phases. through which the Sun day School had passed from It's origin and, on the duties of 1Sppsrintendents and teachers On Thursday there were morning and after noon sss lions, particip tied in by several clsr gymen, also, by MT: Pardee, and MT. Lansdon of Plymouth. This last named gentleman, is a Sunday School enthusiast in the best sense of the term. He isla firm speaker: constantly engaged in his speciality, on the Sabbath rspeakingnow ins one place and. now in another doing vast deal of good, and all gratuitously
 lie is an honor to the State, and makes the churches his debtor to the amount of at least two thousand dollars year. lie spoke on Thursday morning. suggesting variety of methods which are, and may be enploy to instruct infant classes As by concert ques. tions, by cards, pictur 8, singing. and by black; board exercises. -a P In the afternoon, was held the last session oi the Convention, in the recently dedicated, and splendid Methodist Church .ediice. The spa cious audience room was well filled with chil dren who, occupied the most conspicuous posi- Asz-4 I%G- s&.4 Ltss ton, and with adults. Several addresses were
 made on the subject of teaching. After which the children were addressed, when the Con yentiou closed, being as issupposed one of the best which has been;had during the, past three
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 The "Wo.cotts' have shown themselves to be generous and -hosptable people and quite re- Aligioasly inclineds- As they administered free ly to the temporal good of the late conven- tionists, it is to be hoped that they will receive as bountifully, spiritual things, Only one per son-a clergyman- asked for bread to receive a stone." He was assigned to the hospitality of a certain family; called, to find the family oat
 of town whereupon he resorted=to the hote thankful that< he had money enough in his pocket to pay for his dinner: Lucky.
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 MoRrAL1TY.-There seems, to be great deal of Dysentery and Cholera morbus about