Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-08-20
NUMBER VIII.
FOURTH DAY-SATURDAY.

The Society met at o'clock Bishop Dog
gett in the chair. The meeting was opened by
singing and prayer by Rev. g. w. Langhorne.
!. Mr.. j. r. Bickers, of Louisa county, offered
the following resolution:
"Resolued, That the Executive Committee
be, and they are hereby authorized to compile
a form book on discipline, setting forth the plan
bath Schools within the bounds of this Asso-
citation said book to be printed on a cheap
scale and paid for out of the funds of the So
ciety, for gratuitous distribution.
On motion of Mr.. j. H. Peay, it was resolved
to refer the above to the Executive Committee,
with instruction to take such action upon it as
they shall see fit.
The President announced as next in order of
business the report of the Committee on Col
ored Sunday Schools.
The Rev. N. Head, chairman of the commit
tee, submitted the following report:
The committee to which was referred the
subject of the missionary work of Sunday school
instruction in behalf of the colored people, re-
ported the following, which was adopted:
That we deem this work one of very great
importance, and that it is deeply to be depre-
Gated that any apathy or Indifference should be
felt or manifested on this subject, and it is to
be hoped that through the agency of this As
soclation the Instructions of the prosecution of
this work which have been withheld, to con-
siderable extent embarrassed it, will be re-
moved therefore
"Resozred, That we earnestly recommend that
Sunday schools for the instruction of colored
people be established whenever and as soon as
practicable.
The following resolution was offered by Rev.
Z. A. Peterson, and adopted:
sResolred, That the responsibility of the
moral and religious training of children rests
Ilxy md i'll, tho,,. xbo+
as Sabbath school workers we do not pretend to
assume their obligations in whole or in part,
but desire our efforts to be regarded as simply
cooperative with, and auxiliary to, parental
authority and home training and therefore, in
order that the parents who patronize our schools
may derive the fullest benefit therefom, they
should encourage their children to love, obey,
and please their teachers assist them in the
study of their lessons, enforce their constant at
tendance on a school into which they may have
regularly entered, keep them at the Sunday
school to the latest period of their control over
them, and uphold the Sunday school authori-
ties in the rigid enforcement of discipline
The following supplement to the above was
offered by Rev. w. I. Davis, and adopted:
Resolved, That the Sabbath School cause,
by its magnitude and importance, demands the
united and energetic cooperation of the entire
Church
1IcoOtCeC@, AHdU ZIG plIoutS anu SudIuIduSs
by their influence and example, are capable of,
above all other persons, securing prosperity and
efficiency to this cause.
'Resolued, That it is the opinion of this So
ciety that they should, as far as practicable,
while in the regular labors of the Sabbath
school, and should they not be needed as Off
GERS and teachers then, to form themselves into
Bible classes and spend the time devoted at
Sunday school in studying the Bible together,
thus leading the youth, by their example as
we'll as precept, to labor in and love this great
cause"
DIR. Doggett before dismissing the Society,
made a few feeling remarks. He was agreeably
disappointed In the number who had obeyed
the call had feared circumstances would de-
feat the meeting of the convention. The rep
resentation was large and of class which he
had been pleased to meet-men of high posi-
ton and great intelligence in the church-and
it was gratifying to see all of this influence ex-
erted in behalf of the great Sunday School
cause.
The Society then adjourned, after singing the
doxology, and benediction by the Bishop, to
meet on the first Tuesday in August, 1868, in
the Cemetery church in this city.