The national Republican., 1867-12-04
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.


THE MARYLAND SUNDAY ScHooL ANNUAL
CoNvENTIoN.-lt having been anticipated that q
large number OF delegates would arrive In this
tending the hfth annual convention ofthe Mary
land Sunday schools, arranged to be held at wes-
hundred boys of the Washington Sunday schools,
under the charge of Messrs. Rufus Choate, d.
g1GTnG baxS IT,, W%
several Others, repaired to the depot, in n
body, few minutes before p o'clock, to escort
Over the east door of the depot was suspended
an american asgs and beneath it the words, in
school Union bid you welcome.n The boys were
ranged along In the depot, in two columns facing
the delegates. They did not have a long time to
walt, however, for soon the iron.horse came
snorting and blowing into the depot, drawing
ing in all about Ave hundred persons. They i'm
mediately passed through the depot and through
@ into line and @ ste tSe Seses sns soy
Wesley Chapel.
delegates pss.eS psE eSfSSS the line, ,no
depot resound with their joyouss houts. Each
soywore an appropriately printed white silk
Tie association met formally in the Wesley
HSIr NJ e. Of p
yention, in the chair, and Rev. Dr. Westwood,
G6 hs itstS
we gather at the river" the chairman read the
Prayer was then offered by Rev E. R. Esch-
The chairman then delivered an affectionatc
address, wherein he enforced the Importance of
which he declared the convention duly opened
On motion, nominating committee of seven
was ordered. with instructions to report at ~
An address of welcome, warm and earnest, was
here delivered by Rev. DIR. Ames, pastor OF the
The Chair announced the following ns the
Committee on Permanent Organization r; G,
J. NJ. Lester o: p. Merryman, and b. I. Kendall.
On motion, the Representatives OF the press
On motion, the committee adjourned to meet
in the evening, at the Foundry (M. e. church,
corner of Fourteenth and @ streets, where pro.
trActed meeting Is In progress.
Having adjourned, the officers of the various
churches began the work of assigning visiting
their comfort will be insured during their stay
Among the delegates present are Rev Messrs.
Or. Hunt, Beale II. Richardson, f. Otis Hinkly,
Rey; Mr. Phillips and Rev. Mr. F5ysnseT Of
and Rev, br. WestwoOd, Of New Jersey.
NJ, rImE r9.rSgRr onrRcn,
that neat and beautiful place Of worship, Foun-
dry church, large and select audience being
present and maniicsting the utmost interest In
MI David 4. Burr. president, presided, and
Rev, DIR. Westwood, of New Jersey, was secrc-
tsry
The exercises commenced with the singing OF
The hymn commencing blessed be the tic that
prayer, in which he asked that kindness and love
might pervade the convention.
The minutes OF the afternoon session were
Mr A, X. Browne, from the committee on per-
manent organization, reported the following
names as officers OF the convention for the ensu-
Ing year, and the officers were declared duly
T T. Titus, Rcy. 4. r. Eschback,,, Rev, J. +.
Brown M and A. s. pTntt; se6retary m Reva o H. West.
wood assistant secretaries, Dr.. Henry $. Hunt
and R. 9. Foxi treasurer, VIM, J. Hissi state
agent, Rev Grheth Owen; railroad secretary,
J. T. Owen.
Mr.. William A. wisong, the newly elected
president took the chair and thereupon made n
neat and appropriate address, in which he
thanked the convention for the honor conferred
work already done through the S' mcd%m H Nc" Of % SSS
bath schools, and advised that all should work
in concert He hoped they would all go from this
convention wiser and better men and women.
On motion, the chair appointed the following
named gentlemen as . committee on credentials; Z;
Dr. Hunt David A. Burr, and J. NJ. Epparts,
Rev. DIR. Westwood here desired to present to
the convention the delegates from New Jersey,
and stated that though he was laboring in one
fare and people of the District of Columbia, as
he was once stationed here.
Each Of the delegates from New Jersey were
introduced and made few remarks, indicating
their wcll-wishes for the work of the conyen-
tion. They had come here to gain intelligence
and experience In this good work.
A letter of greeting was received from Iowa,
In which 1t was stated that Hon. Mr.. Price, of
that State, had been chosen as q delegate to rep
resent the state,
Hon John HILL of New Jersey, was also an
nounced as a delegate from New Jersey.
The convention here sang the hymn COM
mencing, "The Sunday School, the blessed place"
Mr.. f. o. Hinckey, of Baltimore, moved that
committee be appointed to prepare business for
the convention, six from Baltimore, three from
the Distriet OF Columbia, and one from each
county Of Maryland.
Mr. Eggeston, editor of the Sunday School
iedchcr, OF Chicago, was introduced. He said
thht nc came from the city OF Sunday schools,
where they had 1000 children In Sunday schools
outside the Church, besides numerous Church
SUNDAY schools, some Of them with n thousand
scholars each,
II was not because they were more virtuous or
city OF Sunday schools, but because they had to
be that to prevent being sunk into sinfuiness.
He was pleased to see that there were 40 many
sabbath schools here as well as prominent and
successful Sunday school engineers. These con-
yentiOns were not gotten up for mere pastime,
but with view to waking up the Sunday school
people to the great work OF saving the souls of
children TO Christ. He forcibiy illustrated The
great work that had been accomplished In Chicago
and elsewhere, and how II was done by different
persons to whom he alluded. In Illinois, the
speaker said, there was n Sunday school conyen-
tion formed In each county, that meet annually,
and they were all In highly prosperous condi.
tion. He also alluded to a Teacher in Chicago
who said he intended TO "run his class for all II
were running their classes for all they were