The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-09-01
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Tgr Co1rSrY SABBATH SCHOOL Cox
vENrroN.-This morning, at ten o'clock,
the first Convention ever held in Ohio
county in the interest of the Sabbath
School cause will convene in the First
Presbyterian Church. The preparations
for the occasion have been made on
grand scale, and the prospects for glo-
rious gathering are very cheering. The
supply of speakers from abroad is mueh
smaller than was expected by those haV-
ing charge of the affair, but still the
Convention will be an interesting one.
Tomorrow the great feature will be
the Children's meetings, when it is ex
pected that over three thousand children
will be entertained and addressed at the
places designated.
The following is the programme
agreed upon by the committee OF Ar
engagements:
SATURDAY MORNING.
From ten to half past ten o'clock, de
votional exercises.
At half past. ten o'clock the Conven'
ton will be called to order, and at eleven
o'clock the reception and reading OF re-
ports will commence.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Devotional exercises from two TO half
past two o'clock.
At half past two o'clock the COnven'
ton will be called TO order, when the
following questions will be discussed
|. Should non-professors of religion be
employed as Sabbath School teachers !
.. What is it that we, as teachers,
still need, in order to be more successful
n leading the children TO Jesus
8. What is the best method Of teach
ing children the Scriptures!
/ By what means can the larger schol-
ars be retained in the Sabbath School
SATURDAY EVENING.
The exercises will consist of singing
short prayers and addresses.
SABBATH AFTERNOON.
Grand gathering Of children at three
o'clock, when the three thousand five
hundred little ones will be addressed by
able and eminent Sobbath School men.
The Schools of this city and Bridgeport,
Ohio. have been assigned as follows:
Washington Rall-FOurth street Metho'
dist, Fourth street German Lutheran,
Fourth Pre- byterian, United Pcesbyte
riar, Baptist, North street and Fulton
Methodist, aud Bridgeport Schools.
Meeting to be conducted by Robert
Crangle, ESQ, assisted by d.. I. II. Lo.
gan. Singing conducted by Church choir
and s. P. Wheeler, Esq.
First Presbyterian Church-St. Math-
sws' Episcopal, First Presby terlau' Zane
Street. Methodist, English EVangehch
Lutheran. and Island Methodist schools
Meeting to be conducted by ReV: o. D.
BarBitz, assisted by Mr., +: Z; M,Atee;
Singing by Misses Nicoll and lodd ana
Mr. b B. Stone. o,
Second Presbyterian ChWch-Chapnn9
street Methodist, Second Presoyt el!au'
German Lutheran, Third Presbyterian
German Methodist, Disciples, South
Wheeling Methodist, and South Wheel
ing German Mission Schools. Meet
ing to be conducted by Hon. Z. u:
Hubbard, assisted by Mr.. }. Z. orr, ana
Rev. Mr.. Steele. Singing 70 he LED by
the Church choir
Should the three churches named be
insufficient TO accommodate the children,
AID all others who wish to attend, the
Baptist Church, on Monroe Street, will
he thrown open. All the speakers from
abroad will address the children at each
If the meetings on Sabbath afternoon.
SUNDAY EVENING.
Meetings will be held at Washington
Hall and the First and Second Presbyte-
rian Churches, whea short addresses
will be delivered and number OF the
Convention hymns sung. There Will be
no religious services in any of the other
churches in the city on Sabbath evening
Delegates and visitors to the conven-
non will please report themselves to the
aommittee at the First Presbyterian
Church at any time after nine o'clock this
morning so that entertainment may be