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

present. She told him TO pick out
book. He did so, and picked out
"JAck, the Giant Killer" 1t was very
pretty; had red cover. His aunt
bought it. Ralph was very happy. Re
never was SO happy. But amer awhile
the pretty cover came utt, and the book
was DESTROYED. Now, children" said
Mr.. Wells, ..what is is that we can get
that can never be lost?" They said,
reverently, Living water Then said
he, "How can we get 1t ~ They an
swered. as IL WAS on the board. ASK
of Hin. "$Then he explained the hymn,
and they felt it when they sung with
tears in their eyes. Then he prayed,
saying the sentences, and they repeated
1t after him. So we must teach the
children TO pray. Mr.. Wells prayers
are ALWAYS the Overlooking of his heart.
"Fathers and mothers" saidMr. Par
dee, teach your children to pray. II
you teach them to pray the Lords
prayer, teach them to feel it," Some
times Mr.. Wells has teachers TO talk, or
the pastor, but they must talk about the
lesson. MIR. Pnrdee talked about the
the singing in Mr.. Wells school. he
takes his hymns from all books; some
times he culls them from the Church
Hymn Book. He prints them with
stencil plates on large sheets, and they
are hung up before the school, so that
they can ali see Il. Mr.. Pardee gave
the first lines of the hymns Mr.. Wells
has been singing lately.
Jesus, 1 my cross have TAKEN &c, &c.
Mr.. Pardee thought it best to bring
the children to the Church service.
Mr.. Pardee gave an Instance of New
York pastor who was impressed by the
text Feed my Lambs" who, not salts
fled with preaching n sermon to chill
dren once month, determined to
preach TO them during one-halfoi every
service, and 1t worked well.
A word about teaching. We neglect
the teachers and their work too much
in our Conventions.
First, teachers want to study their
children, their minds, habits, &C.
Next, they want TO study the art OF
teAching-Of asking questions. No one
fails To ask any question they want an
swered in every DAY life. Next, never
/ fail to make them tell you what you
want them to know. Next, you
want them TO know how to keep
order, and the best way is to
keep in order yourself. Next,
/ learn to illustrate. Christ gave illus
trations, always, and he is the model
teacher. Mr.. Firth says, "never per
nit a child to remain moment in the
class without something to do and II
motive for doing il. Ralph Wells
teaches an hour, OF an hour and a
quarter 10 an infant lesson"
| Mr.. Pardee gave model lesson. a
young lady in London gave it, before ii
| large audience, TO u class who knew
nothing about reciting lesson. She
| began by asking them what kind OF
weather they had had. They said 1t
had been rainy.
Teacher-Can you tell ME what rain
is good for?
with.
Some in the audience Uttered. She
rebuked them. Then she asked the lit
tie girls, Can you tell me what rain ID
| good fOr?"
Scholars-Good to make the flowers
grow.
And thus she kept on, drawing from
them answers, and showing them how
useful rain, and then sunshine, were.
! Then she asked them how they lived,
aud announced in simple way her
lesson, "God has ii plan for every man"
and ended by telling them about a
! Christ who had "a plan for them
| Mr.. Pnrdee had known scholars con-
verted the first day they ever went To
| Sunday School. He closed with some
ferveuI words of encouragement.
MIR. WIN. Ii. OXtOby, OF Wheeling, Of
| fered the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted;
| RESOLVED, That the thanks of this As
ISOLATION are heartily rendered to K. g.
! Pardee and Rev. j. ii. Vincent, of New
| York; Rev. Il. W. ChidIaw, of Cincin-
natl, and DR.. Thad. A. Reamy, OF Zanes-
Vile, Ohio, for the kindness they have
manifested in coming to this, our first.
| State Sabbath School Convention of
| West Virginia, and aiding us by their
voices and presence.
| ReSOkUsd, That our thanks are due
and are hereby rendered to the Pastor
and Trustees OF the First Presbyterian
| Church, for their kindness in granting
the use OF their house for the sessions
/ of this Convention.
MIR. William II. Bassett, of Wheeling,
offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That our thanks be return
ed to Mr.. George w. Stoner, of the Re-
| ligiOus Book House, for the loan OF the
| Smith organ, from which mas been pro-
duced such delightful music during
the. essions.
Tine Association adjourned with sing
ing
"Come thou fount of every blessing"
and prayer.
SABBATH AFTERNOON.
Children's meetings were held on
| Sabbath afternoon in Washington Hall,
| Baptist Church, Court House, Second
| Presbyterian Church and Chapline
Street German Methodist Church. Ad-
| dresses we're made by X. G.. Pardee,
Esq, and Rev. ]. Ii. Vincent, of New
York, Rev. B. w. Chidlaw. of Gin
| cinnati, DR.. Thad. A. ReRmy, of Zanes-
Vile, Ohio, and Hon. u. kidwell, of
! West Virginia. The places named were
filled 10 Overlooking, and the children
manifested great interest in the able adj
dresses. 1t is estimated that between
three and four thousand persons were
in attendance at the five meetings.
SABBATH EVENING.
| Grand farewell meetings were held
] Sabbath evening, at Washington Hall,
| Baptist Church, First and Second Pres
| byteriau Churches, and South Wheel
| ing (Third) Presbyterian Church. Adj
| dresses were delivered by K. g. Pardee,
| ESQ. of New York; Rev. B. W. Child
| DID, of Moundsville, w. Va; Hon. u.
Kidwell, of Fairmont, w. Va; and
Hon. C. ID. Hubbard, OF Wheeling, w.
| Va. The meetings were all largely at
tended. and the addresses commanded
marked attention.
Thus has terminated the first annual
I Convention OF the Sabbath Schools of
/ West Virginia, and we doubt not great
good will result therefrom. A deeper
| Interest will be awakened among all the
| friends of the institution, and the re-
| suit will be an Improvement in the
morals OF the youth of our Common
wealth.
REGARDING JoURNALIsM.-A very
clever writer on the GALAXY discourses
philosophically on journalism. He
puts his case in very plausible man
ner, AS will be seen from the following
specimen extract:
"The drain OF incsssant writing is
enormous-mOTs in writing upon n
great many subjects than upon few;
\ nd nh NH oh 10 hal no IN