The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-11

otng the souls Of the children IN J.,,, ,, "a
Iain theIr hearts and minds 10 sucb a. - W
vlAuon o. their relationship TO God .nd J,l,is
.oWard their fellows as will at them 10 aranni.
h,,s 'nI,e great problems Of duty and respopsi.
,oi.n,. ~ ~ Wult forever press upon the con.
me future Of the Church lie, biddan T. a.
a Iu,e OF the school All permanent bsal,hs
ee,eIopment will DO by aocretions from w;,hin
n9t py aoeesslons from without. The sobooi
man nv muat eohtrus to DO the nursery Of m.
bear mo out in the assertion that ina w., WI
,u5 ACTIVE, reliable portion Of its membsrsbin
naVe peen those trained In the Sabbath ,chooi
rhere Is no other means by which 60 mucb san
DC accomplished, and 80 eheaply, as through MI
ssenSy Lnero are perhaps, at this hour no
less that hve millions OF young immortal, who
are, Sabbath after sabbath, receiving instTuctiou
IN the schools ofthe various Evangelical demon.
nations Of our country from the hands Of teach.
eu who receive no compensation except tbose
rich spiritual blessings which always follow upon
deeds Of charity and works Of love. In tho
hands Of faithful, Intelligent teachers, under
Gods blessing the majority Of these win b..
sooner or later, added TO the ranks Of the Church
and who can pretend to estimate the power for
GOOD OF such an army OF trained followers of
ohrit. Tho influence Of so vast an addition
VIII not be simply the influence Of numbers, but
OF disciplined power That power Is already he.
ing felt By the various benevolent enterprises in
which Christians engage The school Is training
our children to habits Of systematic beneyoIence
one OF the earliest lessons inculcatod Is their r,
sponsibiity to God for proper use Of ali tho
gifts and endowments with which he has blessed
them. They are taught "that no man Iiyeth
to himsslf, ans no man dieth to himself; but
whether living or dying, they arc the Lord'sn
The result OF this training Is already manifest in
~ I'm S. ways upon every great enterprise
" tnn Ohurch Take one illustration, which
may serve as o sample OF the wnUIo ""''"
Look at our missionary operations The ap.
greBate contributions Of the schools Of our own
denomination already counts by hundreds Of
Thousands, and the amount Is augmcntipg YEARLY
IL am not misinformed, the contributions from
tho Sabbath schools nro largely in excess of the
receipts from all other sources remember
few years since to have heard our distinguished
missionary Secrstary say. that at q then recent
nesting Of the Missionary Committee all hearts
were oppressed with gloomy forebodngs. The
treasury was empty large appropriations had
been made drafts from foreign fields were coming;
money was difficult to borrow and unless relief
could be had protests would follow, and tho
Church, with banners trailing in the dust, would
be compelled to withdraw from some Of the most
promising scenes Of Missionary labor. Some
member OF the board proposed a season Of prayer
for Divine direction, and with hearts strength
ened from the service under the aspiration Of
God, It was resolved to make an appeal to the
children Of the Sabbath school. The appeal was
made, and the appeal was answered. Before the
TRAITS matursd the treasury was full.
Step by step, year by year, the Sabbath school
hos been gaining influence and power. Trained
teachers are suppianting the irregular and incom-
petent help upon which II was dependent in the
past. Men trained from childhood in the Sab
bath school arc taking their places as leaders in
the Church, and through them the Church is
being awakened to a sense Of Its responsibility
and duty.
The gain in this direction has been vory great,
and this action and reaction must go on until tho
whole Church, pastor and people young and old,
stand shoulder to shoulder in the ranks, having
but ono object-tho extension Of the Kingdom OF
Christ by the conversion Of the children Of Christ
and for this end the whole wealth of tho Church.
Its money, its culture, its Plety, must all DO
made subsidiary.
And now, dear fellow-laborers, let US renew
our covenant and double our diligence. Eternal
ssues hang upon our fidelity. The Great Mas.
or will require the souls committed to our care.
The responsibility Is great the reward will be
commensurate. 1t is not always permitted US to
ee the fruit Of our labor, but faithful God will
iot suffer faithful labor to 60 uprequitcd. We
hall reap In due time II we faint not.
a beautiful custom prevails among the families
81 fishermen who live upon the coast of Southern
Italy. At morning the fishermen go forth to
their day Of toll upon the blue waters of the
Adriatici at evening the wives and children
gather along the shore to welcome tho toilers
back. As the setting sun gilds the sky and span.
giles the water they listen to catch tie splash of
oars, and as they listen they hear the
song OF the returning yoyagers. With glad
voices they respond in notes of welcome, and so
from shore to boat and from boat to shore 60 on
he joyful responses until tho little barks with
heir hard.earned cargoes are landed safely on
be strand. When with us the toll of life Is
over and we launch our bark for the other shore,
What more joyous feeling could any teacher ask
han the song Of welcome from some redeemed
md sanctided child, saved through Gods bless
ing upon his feeble efforts
After the reading Of tho address the hymn
1--WE listed in the holy war; was sung by all,
and was rendered with fne effect.
ION the topic of encouragement of Sunday
school work. Rev Mr.. Leech addressed those
present, as follows:
Mr.. Leech said his attention had beon directed
to statistics connected with the Church, Figures
might thoorize, but facts would tell. The in
creasing conversions the past year were a. 600;
and what n fact It was Tho day had gone by
whom 1t was necessary to argue In favor Of the
Sunday school cause. In addition to the a 900
conversions there were doubtless so, 900 who had
entered their maj ority and been made converts
of Christ. One hundred and forty five only wero
converted through tho agency of the Sunday
school connected with the conference within the
past year. He (tho speRker) hoped for a better
harvest the coming year. The speaker, in con.
fusion, congratulated himself and all assembled
hat the ministry, the laity and all tho teachers,
'ere aroused to the work before them.
Mr. Childs was next introduced, who spoke Of
Is past experience in connection with tho
oundry church. He related many incidents
herewith, bringing that old-time and pleasing
scolleotious to many Of those who were present.
10 also spoke of his present experience as a
,acher of . Bible class under Mr. Stuemetz
nd his cause for congratulation therefor.
Brother Stocking, Superintendent Of the
georgetown Sunday school, was noxt intro.
lced, but in a few remarks, begged, under Ger.
lin circumstances, to be excused
Rev. Chas, A. Reed was then introduced, who
dated some vcrv nfe"ting anecdotes connected
it'll his own experience.
Rev. B. Paytou Brown, on behalf Of tho bust
ess committee, recommended the name of Mr..
locker, of Vermont, as or % ..'g 'hr" g..
0 address the conference.
Mr. Hooker said that he .#r %. trEr
mong many old hesris s...e.. Vel
i'll j. must address thoru .4
abbath Echool
We ARE sorry We cannot 6 syuol. u nr.
ooksrs remarks, az W. - compelled, Irom
AZ, " spTno from living eloro our readers the
" ..t . TemaE., and ue..Iiful language which
D gave utteranco TO,
After the singing Of ahymn, and few remarks
y the chairman, the convention adjourned until
'.day, 10 a. IN.
MERITED.-Lewis Warrington, the son
Mr. Lewis Warrington, of this city, and
-audson of the late Commodore Warrington, has
Son appointed to n second lieutenancy in the
lvalry service. When tho war opyned, though
len a mere boy, less than fourteen years of age
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