The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-08
The state Sunday School Convention

LAFAYETTE, June, 9th, 1867.
The State Sabbath School Conven
ton, which assembled here on the
4th inst, and which is still in session
is, in most respects, proving quite 8
success. The attendance of delegates
is large, there being four hundred and
fifty-two who have been enrolled by
the Committee on Credentials The
meeting has been quite fortunate in
securing the presence of number OF
distinguished divines and expe-
rienced Sunday School laborers from
abroad, who have added very much to
its interest and value. Among these are
the Revs. Drs Hall and Denham, del
egates from the Irish Presbyterian
General Assembly; George I'll. Stew
art, Esq. of Philadelphia. President
of the American Sunday School
Union, who has achieved more ma
tionalEreputation as the President OF
the United States Christian Commits
sion; Mr. r. g. Pardee, of New York
who devotes all his time to the in
struction of Sunday School officers,
and teaching in the Institute a model
system of conducting schools; Rev.
B. w. sChidlaw, Agent of the Ameri-
can Sunday School Union; Rev. J.
L. Mckee, of Louisville; Rev. Mr..
Truax, Agent of the Illinois State
Sunday School Missionary Society,
and others from abroad, who partici
pated in the proceedings.
The attendance for the First Dis
trict is not very large. The Walnut
Street Presbyterian Church, of Ev-
ansville, is represented by Rev w. Ell.
McCarer, Mr. d. G.. Mark. aud Coils.
Drew and Foster. The First Bap-
fist School is represented by Rev. g.
f. Pentecost; the Crescent City Mis-
sion School by Mr. John 4 Glover, aud
the Cumberland Presbyterian School
by MIR. Taylor and lady. james
A. McGill. Esq, of Newburgh, repre-
sents the Methodist Schools of that
town. Gibson County is represented
and one or two others, whose names
/ did not get.
Among the prominent delegates
from Indiana, are Hon. Will Cum
back, of Greensburg; Hon. r. G..
Gregory, of the Supreme Bench; Col.
John W. Ray, John l.. Ketcham,
Prof. Charles n. Todd, Revs. Messrs.
Edison, Marshall and Lozier, with
large delegation from Indianapolis; ;
Hon. Levi G. Coffin, heading a nu-
merous delegation from Wayne
County, among whom are number
of eminent Quakers, who are actively
engaged in the Sabbath School work !;
l.. G.. Matthews, Esq, of the Ledger,
Walter Mann, Revs. Hill, Hovey and
others. of New Albany; Major Null
key, Prof. Dodds, Browning and a
large delegation from Bloomington.
The exercises were opened on Tues
day night, the 4th, with an address by
Rev. j. L. Mckee, D. D.. of Louis
vile, KY, by invitation of the last Con
vention, on The best Methods of
Teaching and Preaching to Children.
DR.. Mckee is well known as sue
cessful worker among children, and
his address convinced all who heard
him that his reputation was deserved
jY 6dEHcu. III tAo space OF an nOQr
he condensed more of practical
thought and useful suggestions to
ministers aud teachers in regard to
the instruction of the young than
most of his audience had ever heard
In one address before. [ would be
glad to give an outline of the
discourse, with the leading points
presented which would be val.
uableaand very suggestive to teach.
ers, bdt, in order to condense a report
OF the Convention in one letter, I
must omit it.
After the close of Mr.. McKee's adj
dress, Rev DIR. Hall, one Of the dele
gates from the Irish Presbyterian As
emily, was introduced. and spoke
Or about half an hour, eliciting the
Undivided attention of the large audi
ace. Dr. Hall is fine specimen Of
tie highest type of the real irish gen
tlman, and his address was a MASTER
y effort, full of the eloquence for
witch those of his nationality are
cebrated. At the conclusion OF his
speech, one Of our Evansville dele
gaes. in his enthusiasm, said if he
head no more of the proceedings of.
the,onvention, the privilege of hear
ing Dr.. Hall was sufficient compen-
satio for his Journey. And such was
the telling of all;fit was an opportu-
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