Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-15

prising that his life was consecrated to
the glorious, though laborious duties of
Sabbath SCHOOL, His children, he thanked
God, hadfound II Savior there. He would
work for the children as long as he could.
He loved them, and by gentleness of
spirit and christian love they could easily
be won to Christ. Let Us with u
strength, clssp the little hands which
they so imploringly hold up 10 Us.
Do you say that little children cannot
know these high things? All, they can
learn more readily than we it takes US
wears and years TO travel back 10 that
childlike spirit, in which alone the things
of the Kingdom can be received and ap-
pretended. lido not wonder that mothers
and teachers are sometimes tempted to
idolize the little trustful creation put into
their care, seeming, as it does, 60 much
better than themselves; but it Is one of
the ssddest things on earth for mothers
and teachers, with all this idolatry, to be
pe~rpetuslly dragging down TO earth by
their worldly and unspiritual train
ing this soul that might be
taught to plume its fight toward
heaven, and the Holy One who dweIls
therein. For with their insight and their
trust, there is a conscience too, that has
not been benumbed and blunted, and that
often speaks out clearly against the hypo-
critical fslsities amid which it is educa-
ted. The parent may own the the thought
of obligation TO g cruciied Redeemer, but
the child instinctively recognizes it and
is troubled. There is an easily flowing
fountain of sympathy that girds liars in
p%rofusion when You tell the unworn, IN
vanished story of the Gross. The child
ish heart loves all without distinction.
trusts even in darkness, and hopes with
out bounds. 1t delights in the subsection
to the fathers authority, and finds the
service perfect freedom. and all these
natural tendencies and susceptibilities of
childhood are so many natural water
courses through which the streams Of d.
vine grace may be made TO fOw. Grow
ing age chokes them up with the rubbish
of the world, and only the labor of years
and many a sad struggle in after life can
open these channels once more, so that
the currents of Gods life msy flow gladly
and freely through them.
Business being next in order, Mr.. NJ
P. Wiltser, Chairman of the Executive
Committee, reported in favor of the ap,
pointment Of Il State agent, whose duty il
should be to visit every county in tbs
State, TO assist, encourage, and wish Goo
speed TO the people of the various coun.
It's, III organizing ana maintaining Sab
bath School Unions. \ spirited discus
sion arose, in which Gen. Moody, Col. Do.
ty, Judas, Mccoy, and Messrs. Chidlaw,
Wambaugh, Tibbets, Sheldon, McCor.
mick, Pearson, Prentiss, King, Crawford
Geiger, FELTON,, Emery, Byers, and Frank.
land participated, after which the reso.
luton reported by the Committee wa:
adopted.
On motion the order of topics was dis.
pensed with, and the Convention proceed.
ed 20 business.
On the recommendation Of the Execu-
tive Committee, Aenia was chosen as the
place of holding the next Convention.
The report Of the Finance Committee
that $4,000 must be raised to defray ex-
expenses of next year, was adopted.
On motion, a vote ofthanks was tender
ed to Mr.. LOrin Prentiss, of Cleveland.
who had served the Union so faithfully
during the past year.
After singing a hymn, the convention
adjourned to meet at 3 p. NJ.
TIL DELEGATES.
The number of delegates will probably
reach six hundred, it having been in
creased by large arrivals to-day. These
represent forty-nine different counties.
The remaining thirty-nine having failed
to send delegates. Among them are
clergymen and laymen from all evangeli-
cal denominations, many of whom are
widely knownfor their activity and success
in the work of organizing and sustaining
Sabbath Schools. They are energetic,
earnest, practical working men thorough
" devotedto the work and fully convinced
of lis importance, as a means of educating
and elevating the children of our State.
Thepenple of Ssndusky received this large
number Of strangers, with a hearty vel
come and have entertained all with the
most generous hospitality. Their homes
and hearts have seemed alike open for the
reception of their guests and the pleasant
associations connected with the conven-
ton will not sOo be forgotten by the
men and women, who were brought to-
gether by an earnest desire to advance the
of Sabbath Schools in our State.
cUTAHoeA COUNTY.
T. L. Perkins, Henry Kennedy, 5 C..
Bragg, H Benton, j p Bishop, B Loomis
and wife, Miss BROKER, j J Wilson
Of Cleveland, A w Knowlton of Strongs-
vilh, Isaac Leighton, Rev y H Strong,
Loren Prentiss and wife, a 5 HolIiwell.
George w Whitney, S. Foljambe, Miss
Ella a Collins, Lizzie S. Dockstader, E
I Young, Maria G Perry, William A
Miner, Z 7 Handy, ESQ, G W Jones.
Miss Adela Jones of Cleveland. VI Z
Wright Of 0lmsted Falls, Mrs J NJ Burns
of Royalton, J S West, n Z Snowdon; c
? Snowdon of Collamer, John D Rookie
Edwin I Adams, W F Stewart,
VIM. Mercer, FB Davis, Mrs Z Z Adams,
VIM Doherty, Mrs Anna Sked, Mrs NJ
. Rockafether, Mrs Mary Davis. Mrs
5ertrude Willard, Miss Kitty Norman,
Miss Mary Mercer, Miss Fanny Ayland. |
Miss Mary Nilsson, Mrs B. S. Cogswell,
Mrs. John Webster, Mrs Il Lexton, NJ |
Dibbetts, E c Higbee, Mrs G G Higbee,
Ella Abbey, Mrs Rogers, Rev E 5
1illett and wife, E c Waller, Miss Eliza
T Tibbals, Miss Mary Tibbetts,
Yrs. Carrie Smith, Cleveland.
LoRAIS COUNTY.
j L Fisher, J B Hance, Jacksonville.
] B Coon, Mrs Z BOYD, Mrs W F
Wooster, Mrs J W Carey, Willard Rich
rds, Elyris, Mrs Q P Kimball. VIM H
Iates, Goodrich, John Hodge, RoseIle
. Cross, j B L Marsh, Miss NJ Jewell,
j NJ Ellis, Miss Ella Clarke, J NJ
itch and wife, Richard Nevison. r #
}ross, Oborlin. Mrs y B Gates. Mrs
Washburne, Mrs + Dewitt Mrs
: w Metcslf, G Il HsrtsIfr. Z W West
E Crandall, Miss L A Crawford s
3eebe, SB Hunch, 7 B Nelson. w Fl
Root Miss Austin, Miss L y Briggs. r
Bullock, Elyria- T Hall, H D13bsr.
Q N Bosworth, Misses Frances
nd Sarah Bosworth, Miss frankie ser
on, Miss Emma Terrell, Leroy Place.
LAKE COUNTY.
Mrs VIM Hendry and Mrs James
ord, Unionville, 7 S Baldwin and wife.
'ainesville.
MEDINA COUNTY.
4 n LOOmis and wife Lodi Joh, NJ