The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-21

our sous may grow up as plants in
their youth, aud our daughters De a.
corner-stOues polished alter the slmil-
tude OF a palace
Mr. Charles RhOades, of Parkersburg,
offered tue iUliuWing resolution, Nhich
vas adopted.
Rss0itsd. That the Executive Com
mtlec are hereby authorized aud re-
4uested, ID In their Judgment they shall
irem 10 best, TO select aud make ar
engagements Tor the support Of 6eue-
raj Agent. whose duties 10 shall be 10
superintend state and. county Urgani-
ztiions. establish sunday schools, aud
DO other labor usually done by such
officers.
Adjourned by singing the hymn,
singing for jesus"
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention was opened with
singing,
~HsTk. how the angels sweetly sing.
aud other devotional exercises.
Tue hour for business having arrived,
Mr. A. e.. Leonard. OF Parkersbnrg,
from Committee on Permanent Orgaui-
zation, submitted the following report,
which was adopted:
Tue committee appointed 10 recon-
mend suitable persons 90 oil the vari-
Gus Offices AS created by the COnstitu-
ton, bag leave TO submit the following
report;
For Prsndent-Robert Craugle, Esq,
OF Wheeling.
Dor Secreilry-Charles Rhosds, Esq.
Of Parkersburg.
FOr urr-lenJ amiu Davenport,
of Wheeling.
For Ttce PresideHs-G Governor A. i.
Foreman, OF Wheeling. John j. Brown,
E-q, OF MOuongalia county; ID. III, h.
DiN. OF Putnam county; Rev. j. W.
Iaggart. OF Wheeling; j. y. Vance, Of
Wheeling; H. Brsden, OF Parkersburg
judge Brown, Of Charleston; IhomH,
McAtee, OF Wheeling; Colonel ID. u.
johnson, Of Tyler county; General
William l.. CrsW ford, OF Hancock
county; Rev. j. Hall, OF Wheeling.
Erecuhre tOHlmiiee -. II. Atkinson,
OF Hancock county; Il. II. Logan, of
Wheeling; L. r. Thompson, OF Parkers-
burg. Mr. Case, OF Parkersburg; Rev.
: q. Barnitk. of Wheeling; y. Goh, OF
Clarksburg; /. e.. futile, OF Wheeling
Rev. b. W. ChidIaw, OF Cincinnati,
then addressed the Association ON the
su uiect; what plan should be adopt
ed 20 retain scholars VA the sabbath
school, when they become more adj
Vaucrd in years lie related SOME
facts of hiS younger years. lie said ne
Wa converted IN log cabin hom-,
aud commenced working al once In Il
sabbath Schoo. in u lOg cabin. The
speaker urged the young men tO gO Co
work Tor God, no better mode OF which
could be found than In saving the
young ga the sunday school work.
The teacher should first secure the at
tention OF his class. az YOU love your
work and love your scholars, you can
almost always affect this. Second, im-
part instruction. You should not call
your little ones 10 eat at an empty
table. and you must bring 20 them food
milk for babes. bread for older ones.
Third, recall this instruction. Teach
/ progressively. Advance yourself, aud
. you can help your scholars. Fourth,
produce Impressions, nltlU by little, H-
/ the mechanic dresses the great stone.
/ Lastly, arouse the thought. "What
must DO 90 be saved - strive 10 get
them out Of the enemy's camp.
The vast concOurse Of persons then
. present joined Ia singing the Psalm,
Judge me. % tod. aud plead my cause"
X. g.. Pardee. Esq, % New York
WAS then introduced 10 the Association,
aud delivered an able address Of an
hours length. lie expressed his regret
that he bad not been able 10 be- present
sll through the Convention. tie could
not hitch ON TO what bad been said, but
must rike out 40 random. The inter
I ests OF the children were all Important
| The duty OF parents was first and
I highest, 10 give religious education q
/ the young. But how lew are capable
D OF doing this. How few oil our Young
ladies are nc TO be mothers. SO thu
SUNDAY school must iii the mothers
/ place la this respect; and the nearer
We can get it 20 this, the better a
will be. The speaker deprecated
. the idea that the Church aud
the sunday school were sepa-
rate institutions. The sunday school
I Is the Church in action. Aud Il
. is great In power and worth. suppose
We had 90 pay the $4,000 Sabbath
Z school teachers In this country; and the
D SO. 90 sabbath school teachers In Eng
land two dollars week-what sun
I 10 would be. The sabbath School teach
ers are lieutenants IN the preaching
army. But the force should be rein
| forced. Instead of 10 or 10 per cent. ol
I the Church 10 work, ~ there il, there
ought 90 be- 30 per cent. or more. Chris
tians don't study the Bible as they
I should-there H. but little Ofit done, eN.
oept by sabbath school teachers and
I pastors. No one can AFFORD % quit The
work. Mr.. Pardee gave several in
I stances Oi teachers continuing in tht
7 work toa very great age. one, a Father
l Jessup, took a new class when seven
I ~ years old. lie said be wanted
l the most important class, 80 he toos
[ the smallest He taught them bat two
| wears, aud went home % God. but tina
I class are all standing mp for Jesus.
Now We. have 5.0O0. 0OO children. s. pei
cent. being under twenty-one years o
ege. There are thoughts la this work
The first. OF which We have been talk
ing, IL 20 get children in; the second l.
our sabbath schools ought 10 be NOR,
. Bible schools than they are. How are
Ne 10 do thisg We must make ID,
Bible "A bright, happy book. -
Once We used % teach IL a,
Ia Il we're a dull book. But a evolu
ton j. going on. We teach II different
ly. oar ministers are waking up. Thu
work j. considered important enough
Tor special workers. Special pains ar
being taken 10 teach the teachers. Tn
day OF mere commentary study auC
dull teaching Is gone. When Ne pral
now, We pray the chiidren's prayer, i
they eau join with Us. We break VI
our prayers. 80 they can take IL in
Tue child j. asking Tor it, simple wants
aud going to God for itself Ralpl
Wells, OF New York, opens his schOo
in this WAY. He makes everything re-
volve around the lesson. He has
black board aud uses IL. He don't sbus
il BY giving fauciful lessons. So ever
Superintendent should use n. Mr.
Pardee said he would put the key-not
ofthe lesson on the blackboard. Heck
planned Mr.. Wells use OF u. On on
occasion his lesson was the Woman o
SamAria al the well. he had OF
the board at the top "if thou know
est the gilt Of God" next ask O
me-" at the bottom Twin
I water" He has mo routine
He opens his school differently. Firs
he taps the bell, and waits for perfec
l. asl.l,s..H