The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-21

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Parkersburg, the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolred, That committee of five bt
appointed to nominate permanent OH
GERS, as contemplated by the Constitu'
ton. ..... -.
On motion of Mr.. Rhoads, of Parkers-
burg, the following resolution wa;
adopted: rsi-.
Resolred, That when this Association
adjourns it adjourn to meet at Parkers.
burg, on Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, May 28th, Goth, Both and
3lst, 1868.
Rev. b. w. Chidlaw, of Cincinnati
was then introduced to the Association
and delivered an address upon the sub
ject: Is the Church sufficiently alive
to the Importance Of the Sabbath
Schools 7"
The hymn
This life is battle gainst Satan and sin"
was sang, when DR.. Thad. A. Reamy
of Zanesville, Ohio, was introduced to
the Convention. He also took the neg,
alive side of the question as the
Church sufficiently alive the importance
IF the Sabbath Schoolp
The President announced the follow.
ing as the committee provided for in
Mr.. LeOnard's resolution relating t.
permanent officers of the Associa ton
viz: A. G. Leonard, of Parkersburg;
Hon. c. D. Hubbard, Rev. Taggart
John Harrison and ". w. Miller, OF
Wheeling.
Rev. K. T. Price, of Wellsburg, offered
the following preamble and resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, There is in many parts OF
our State, a great and wanton neglect
of the salutary restraints and instruc-
lions of the Sabbath School on the part
of our young men; and also, an alarm
ing tendency with many who do attend
the Sabbath School, to go away from
the preaching of the Gospel to violate
the Sabbath, to indulge in those i'm
moral practices which are calculated to
destroy their usefulness both in society
and the church; and, Whereds, In addi-
tion to the many demoralizing indu-
ences which naturally follow q long and
bloody war, and several years of camp
life, we see an infidelity more alarming
than that which desolated France, in
sinuating itself into our literature and
even assuming an air of pietv that it
may the better decoy our youth to ruin,
therefore,
l. Resolved, That we sincerely deplore
these facts as an alarming sign for the
future church and nation.
=. That being fully convinced that the
surest way to success in business is
through religiously educated youth;
and that under God the strongest bull
warks, noblest defenders and truest
guardians of the nations liberties are
the great and good men of prayer, and
men of faith and piety. we earnestly
appeal to the young men throughout
our State to abandon at once aSsocia
tions which, in themselves demOra,iz-
ing, and practices which are in their
very nature ruinous, and to cast their
influence on the side of order, temper
ance and religion.
D. That in view of the facts stated
in the preamble, we, as ministers of the
Gospel, and teachers and friends of the
great Sabbath School cause, feel our
selves called upon to keep q constant
and careful supervision over the liteIa-
ture which is introduced into our Sab
bath Schools; to give to them every
lawful attraction, and Ivy Zealus labor
and faithful prayer, endeavor to win
the youth of both sexes to Christ, that
"Our sous may grow up as plants in
their youth, and our daughters be as
corner-stones polished after the simil-
itude of a palace"
Mr.. Charles Rhoads, of Parkersburg,
offpred the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolred, That the Executive com
mittee are hereby authorized and re-
quested, if in their Judgment they shall
deem it best, to select and make ar
rangements for the support of General
Agent. whose duties it shall be to SUI
perintend State and County Organi-
cations, establish Sunday Schools, and
do other labor usually done by such
officers.
Adjourned with singing the hymn,
Singing for Jesus"