The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-19
First state Sabbath School Cenven.
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FIRST DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
Convention met in the First Presby.
terrain Church, yesterday morning at
ten o'clock.
A temporary organization was effect
ed by calling Mr.. N. Golf, of Ciarks-
burg, to the Chair, and the appointment
of Mr.. VIM. H. oxtoby, of Wheeling,
Secretary. s....t..e-.. '.i4
On motion of Mr.. WIN. H. Bassett, OF
Wheeling, committee on permanent
organization was appointed. The Chair
appointed Messrs. VIM. II. Bassett, John
Harrison, J. Fl. Ferguson, NJ. w. Miller
and John Peeler as said committee.
The committed retired.
Rev. F. Ball, of Wheeling was in
vited to conduct the religious exercises.
The first Psalm was read, the opening
hymn,
Hank how the Angels sweetly sing"
was sung, and Rev. Thos. NJ. Hudson, OF
Brooke county, led in prayer. The
hymn,
Come thou fount of every blessing"
was sung.
The committee on Permanent Organi-
cation returned and reported the follow
ing named gentlemen as the permanent
officers of the Convention. The report
was unanimously adopted:
President-Mr. R. Crangle, of Wheel
ing.
tice Presideats-Hon. c. ID. Hubbard,
L. X. Laird, John Harrison, NJ. w. Mil
Ter, l. II. Seaman, John Peeler, Charles
Sebright, George w. Stoner, J. ii. Fer
guson, all of Wheeling.
observation-disclosures. William II. Oxto-
by, of Wheeling; Charles Rhoads, of
Parkersburg, and George NJ. Hagans, of
Morgantown. .
Treasmr-William N. Berryhill, of
Wheeling
The report was unanimously adopted,
and Messrs. A. G. Leonard, of Parkers-
burg, and Rev. S. G. Steele, of Wheel
ing, were appointed committee to
conduct the President elect to the
Chair.
Upon taking the Chair Mr.. Crangle
said he felt it an honor to be identified
with the Sabbath School cause, and he
deemed it a special honor to be the
President of the first Convention of
West Virginia; he trusted God would
be with us and bless us and then we
would 90 down better prepared for the
great work in which we were engaged;
II Gods spirit presided in the deliber-
atoms of the Convention we would all
be the better fitted for our duties as
officers and teachers in the Sabbath
School.
The following named gentlemen were
constituted additional Vice Presidents
Messrs. A. G Leonard, of Parkersbnrg;
Hon. z. Kidwell, of Fairmont; Isaac
Goudy, Of Pleasant Hill; James Evans.
of Morgantown; n. Golf, of Clarksburg;
p. Wayman, Glen Easton, Marshall
county; George Reed, Marion county;
George Edwards, Marshall county; Maj.
j. II. Bristor, Taylor county: j. NJ.
Dare, Tyler county; A. b. Rshrbaugh,
Usshur county; Judge James IL. Brown,
of Kanawha county.
The hymn,
Soldiers in the ranks of Jesus
was sung, after which Rev. Jonathan
Cross, of Wheeling, delivered the ad.
dress of welcome. He said he would
have preferred to have retained 4 lower
position in the Convention, but as he
had been assigned the duty he would
perform it. He had been engaged i'll
the Sabbath School work in this State
for TWENTY-FIVE years, and his heart was
reiOiced to now see a move made III De-
half of a State Convention in that ill.,
terest: he was glad TO see the meetings
commence with such prospects of sue
cess; if we were but faithful, God would
bless our efforts, and it will not be long
until we have all the children gathered
into the Sabbath School. In behalf OF
the Sabbath School workers and the
Chistian public of Wheeling, he extend
ed hearty and cordial welcome to the
delegates to and friends of the COnven
ton, who had como up to deliberate
upon the Sabbath School interest. Mr..
C.. closed his address by invoking Gods
presence and saying he anticipated Slo-
riOns results.
At the close of his remarks. the hymn,
Saviour, like Shepherd lead us"
was sung.
The hours of opening and adjourning
the Convention were fixed as follows:
Opening 9 A. NJ, 2 and o'clock T. NJ;
adjourning, II noon; and 9 o'clock
P. NJ.
Messrs. T. R. Laird, VIM. II. Bassett
and I. II. Logan were appointed COM
mittee on Credentials.
o.. ,r Mr. (NrnQa nf WhaQlInU
all teachers in and friends of Sabbath
Schools were invited to enrol their
names as delegates to the Convention.
After some debate the question OF the
basis of representation was on motion
of Mr.. Fisher, of Wheeling, referred to
the committee on Credentials.
Mr.. j. ii. Ferguson, of Wheeling.
moved that a committee be appointed to
prepare "a Constitution for the West
Virginia State Sabbath School Conven-
ton. Carried.
The hour having arrived for the read
ing of reports, on motion OF Mr.. WIN.
ii. Oxto6y, of Wheeling, the matter
was postponed and made the special or
der for tomorrow morning.
On motion CT Mr.. j. Cross, of Wheel
ing, the time of speakers was limited
to ten minutes.
On motion of Hon. G. d. Hubbard, of
Wheeling, the teachers and friends of
the Sabbath School cause from other
States were invited to occupy seats as
Corresponding Members.
Adjourned, with prayer and benedic-
ton.
AFTERNOON SESSION.