The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-22
RELIGIOUS.


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SUNDAY SCHOOL INsTIrUTEs.-A
meeting of Superintendent was held
this week, at which nearly all the
Protestant Churches of this city were
represented, to consider the propriety
of organizing regular Sabbath School
Teachers Institute. The whole mat
ter was fully canvassed, and we un
derstand that it was the unanimous
opinion that the effort should be made
to establish it. 1t was determined to
hold the first meeting of the Insti-
tute on Monday night, July /. A
committee of competent gentlemen
was appointed to arrange a pro-
eramme, and provide instructors or
leaders, and designate plan
upon which the Institute should
be conducted. All present were
fully impressed with the urgent
necessity there was fort greater in
terest in the Sabbath School cause,
and for a more intelligent class of
teachers; and all the Superintendent
pledged themselves to secure as full
an attendance as possible on the part
of their teachers.
MISSION SABBATH ScHooL.-The
Mission Sabbath School will meet at
Crescent City Hall, corner of Main
and Third Streets, at IL P. NJ, Sunday,
and spend half an hour in singing.
Sabbath School exercises to CON-
mence promptly at 2 o'clock. Seats
have been furnished for infant classes,
and new organ has been secured for
use in the school. It will be found
a profitable place to spend a part of
the Sabbath.
Ohio STATE CONVENTION. - The
Sabbath School State Convention
which was held at Xenia, was very
Interesting and successful meeting.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed in relation to the leading points
under discussion:
Resolutd, That observation and ex- |
perience attest the importance of sub |
ordinate Unions in carrying forward |
the Sabbath School work, and that we |
earnestly commend to the officers of the
County Unions to effect such auxiliary
in each township, where
in practicable.
Resoloed, That the greatest possible
care should be taken in the selection
of Sabbath School libraries. Books
only which tend to expand, ennoble,
and purify the mind, should be placed
In the hands of our children.
ResolUed, That as a knowledge of
Gods word must ever lie at the
of intelligent piety and
Christian activity, we hold that no one
is too old to engage in the systematic
study of the Bible in the Sabbath
School.
RESOLVED, That as the great end of
Sabbath School instruction is the con-
version of the soulto God, care should
be taken in the appointment of teach.
ers, to select persons of earnest piety,
ardent zeal and aptness to teach.
Resotced, That the absence of so
dl &c q plOpOItAOu VI Tie SCHOLARS OF
onr Sabbath Schools, from. the regu-
ar services of public worship, is an
evil Of immense magnitude, aud we
hereby earnestly invoke the hearty
of all christian parents
With the officers teachers of our Sab
bath Schools imam effort to devise and I
,pply the proper remedy. j,
KesolUed, That it is the opinion of
he Convention that teachers insti- !
utes are well calculated to increase
he power and efficiency of Sabbath
school teachers, and we recommend ,
heir use throughout the State. ];
Resolved, That while we entertain a
growing conviction of che Importance {
md efficiency of the Sabbath School,
IS a means of religious instruction, we |
10, nevertheless, recognize the respon-
ibility of the parent as primary and /
to all otEers-as an obi 1
gation which cannot be transferred to s
eacher or parent; and we call upon |
christian parents throughout our !
State to devote more time and atten- ,
ion to the home religious culture of I
heir children. sr-r (
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