The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-20

"Onr sons may grow up as plants i'll
their youth, and our daughters be rs
polished after the simil-
tude of a palace"
Mr.. Charles Rhoades, of Parkersburg,
offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
ReSoLved, That the Executive Com
mitIee are hereby authorized and re-
quested, If in their Judgment they shall
deem il best, TO select and make ar
engagements for the support of II Gene
raj Agent, whose duties it shall be to
superintend State andsCounty urgani-
cations, establish Sunday Sch ools, and
do other labor usually done by such
officers.
Adjourned by singing the hymn,
"slngiug for Jesus."
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention was opened with
singing,
'Harlk, how the angels sweetly sing"
and other devotional exercises.
The hour for business having arrived,
Mr.. A. u. Leonard, OF Parkersbur2,
from Committee on Permanent Orgaui
cation, submitted the following report,
which was adopted:
The committee appointed TO recon-
mend suitable persons to ill the vari-
Gus offices AS created by the Constitu-
ton, beg leave to submit the following
report:
For Fresident-Robert Crangle, Esq,
OF Wheeling.
For SecretGTy-Charles Rhoads, Esq.
of Parkersburg.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Davenport,
OF Wheeling.
For. Vice Presidents Governor a. |.
Foreman, of Wheeling; John j. Brown,
Esq, or MOnOngalia county; d. Ii, b.
Dix, of Putnam county; Rev. j. w.
THggart, of Wheeling; J. n. Vance, of
Wheeling; Il. Braden, OF Parkersburg;
Judge Brown, of Charleston; Thomas
McAfee, of wheelingi Colonel d. ID.
Johnson, of Tyler county; General
William l.. Crawford, OF Hancock
county; Rev. J. Hall, OF Wheeling.
Executive COHImiuee-J. H. Atkinson,
of Hancock county; T. ii. Logan, of
Wheeling; l.. +. Thompson, of PHrkers-
burg; Mr.. CHse, of Parkersburg; Rev.
s. Il. Barnitz, of Wheeling; n. GOiT, OF
Clarksburg; l. @. futile, OF Wheeling
Rev. B. w. Chidlnw, OF Cincinnati,
then addressed the Association on the
subiect: "What plan should be adopt
ed to retain scholars in the sabbath
School, when they become more adj
vanced in yeaTS?' He related some
fnCts of his younger years. He said he
was converted in II log cabin home,
and commenced working ut once i'll
Sabbath School ia "a log cabin The
speaker urged the young men TO go 10
work for God, no better mode of which
could he found than i'll saving the
young in the Sunday School work.
The teacher should first secure the at
tention of his class. II you love your
work and love your scholars, you can
almost always affect this. Second, i'm
part instruction. You should not call
liffIn ~ nj ~
table; and you must bring to them food
milk for babes, bread for older ones.
Third, recall this instruction.. Teach
progressively. Advance yourself, and
you can help your scholars. Fourth,
produce Impressions, little by little, rs
the mechanic dresses the great stone.
Lastly, arouse the thought, "WhHt
must do to be saved ?" Strive TO get
them out of the enemy's camp.
The vast concourse of persons then
present Joined 10 singing the Psalm,
Judge me, o God, and plead my cause"
X. G. Pardee, Esq, OF New York,
was then introduced 10 the Association,
and delivered an able address OF an
hours length. He expressed his regret
that he had not been able to be present
all through the Convention. He could
not hitch on to what had been said, but
must strike out at random. The inter
eSts of the children were all important.
The duty of parents was first and
highest, TO give religious education to
the young. But how few are capable
OF doing this. How few of our young
ladies are fit to be mothers. So the
Sunday School must fill the mothers
place in this respect; and the nearer
we can get It to this, the better It
will be. The speaker deprecated
the idea that the Church and
the Sunday School were sepn-
rate institutions. The Sunday School
is the Church in action. Aud 1t
is great in power and worth. Suppose
we had 10 pay the $4,000 Sabbath
School teachers in this country; and the
$50, 900 Sabbath School teachers in Eng
land two dollars II week-what n sum
il would be. The Sabbath School teach-
ers are lieutenants in the preaching
army. But the force should be REIN
forced. Instead OF 10 or Is per cent OF
the Church at work, Hs there Is, there
ought TO be 80 por cent. or more. Chris
should-there is but little oft done, eI-
cept by Sabbath School teachers and
pastors. No one can AFFORD to quit the
work. Mr.. Pardee gave several in
stances OF teachers continuing in the
work to very great age. One, Father
Jessup, took II new class when seven
ty years old. He said he wanted
the smallest. He taught them but two
years, and went home to God, but that
class are all "standing up for Jesus"
Now We have 5, 1000, 900 children, So per
cent. being under twenty-one years OF
ege. There are thoughts in this work.
The first, OF which we have been talk
ing, Is to get children in; the second is,
our Sabbath Schools ought to be more
Bible Schools than they are. How are
We to do this2 We must make the
Bible bright, happy book
Once we used to teach IL as
IL il were dull book. But r evolu-
ton is going on. We teach 1t different
ly. Our ministers are waking up. The
work is considered important enough
for special workers. Special pains are
being taken to teach the teachers. The
day OF mere commentary study and
dull teaching is gone. When We pray
now, we pray the children's prayer, so
they eau join with US. We break up
our prayers, SO they can take IL in
The child is asking for its simple wants,
and going to God for itself. Ralph
Wells, of New York, opens his school
in this way. He makes everything re-
volvs around the lesson. He has u
black board and uses il. He don't abuse
it by giving fanciful lessons. So every
Superintendent should use IL. Mr..
Parlee said he would put the keynote
ofthe lesson on the blackboard. He ex-
planned Mr.. Wells use oil il. On one
occasion his lesson was the Woman OF
SamAria at the we'll he had on
the board at the top "if thou know
est the gift of God,o next task of
me-" at the bottom Living
water" he has mo routine
BE opens his school differently. First
he taps the bell, and waits for perfect
order. Next he said "Good morning.