The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-30
SABBATH SCHOOLS.
STATE SABBATH SCHOOL
CONVENTION.
PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
at the hour to which the Convention adjourned the
members called TO order. In the ABSENCE OF the
presidng officer, Mr.. Matthew Newkirk, VicePresE
s Reports by the business Committee were next in
order aud were read by the chairman Mr., John A.
Delegates made verbal statements OF the conditioa
OF Sunday school affairs in the counties they repre-
Rev. William Jones, Of Crawford, stated that there
opportunities in his county.
were ieao ohiiFsn In that county fsst were % wSheut
the Sabbath School privileges.
SUNDAY schools in that county, Number Of siicers
average attendance OF officers and teachers w ave.
re Of schoars s9sS smSunt Of money
money raised for beneyolent purposes. Sl52534
report from which we lake The SollowInvm 1us 'neN
lh;soiTed That the Interests eduSstiona moral And
stronger love OF their work. a more complete and
punctualty their attendance on the services of
5Se19 more wsscni1i care over the Of
also ind VISITATION q their homes moye faithful and
enforced and illustrated by holy example In all the
@ResoIUed That 10 the Judgment OF this Convention
an more es % % ana 66Srongh method 9t keeping
ATT nd lnce OF tse scholars would conduce greatly to
Resotr That the relation of the Pastor to the sun
day School is such as 70 require rora aim constant
and faithful cooperation, aud supervision of all its
Resolved, That no Sunday School can come up to
the true measure Of It's efficiency without the weekly
RESOLVED, That sunday School Institutes, as they
have recently been organized and conducted are
R%orSy q mason
d ss0ged @ That we hail With pleasure and approSa-
board and object teaching in Sunday Schools.
Society," every sse saaesy schooi pro@ps
the spread of intemperance which for many years
pest has in the decline Of former attempts arrest
land; Pastors Sunday School superintendents
are urgently requested to organize such societies
RcsoIUcd That the lack interest and CO operation
inStruCliOD q Childrnn q q
OF = e: most damaging drawbacks on our efforts,
pathy and help woud,contrbute as much to our sue
Resoivcd, That the grading Of schools in separate
Departments, with text books wisely adapted TO each
the entire sunday School and we COM
every grade OF the nds and Gf besrs Of
h e5G Word yOS of & s GO tS brought n 99a
tion. .,,
tional sunday school Convention to be ned in the
1y ,h Sc % to further n1ns and
large and the reunion OF all from every section OF
VineyaTd o he Tora IN 'OS 0r"ch 0' the
The two latter Of these were recommitted.
Mr.. William b. Bradbury, oil New York, composer
of sacred music announced. and invited to seat
Jacob 4. Gardner, chaiTman Of the Committee on
s te SeSs to
ganize state Ss65sth School "a, association with
cal denomination 5epresense@d @ in this Convention
shall be this work; Assistant Secretary
to be elected from every county where there are
where there are none. one to be appointed, with
comee H to fifteen from % de
ent parts of the State, and Treasurer They also re-
eTnment such as the Sabbath School Associations OF
spirited discussion the report Of the Commit
10 irnment The report was accepted and adopted.
and on motion was resolved & TO reGomm az Tae sub
School Association. -
PROCEEDINGS LAST EvENISG.
The Convention met, according to adjournment, at
rev. MT storS led the devotional exercises after
which Matthew Newkirk, Esq, took the Chair, and
state Normal School Of New Jersey who read an
essay The Duty Of c anS ma named
ceeded TO :discuss-l Puncuality; 2 Preparedness;
Notices; 4, Giving Out the Hymn; 8, Reading Scrip
Mr. Hart made some excellent T. nspggeestsOns A. the
aTd' 0fieTed By ," Matthew HewkfE, Esq adopted
and are hereby rendered 70 Professor Hart tor his
very Interesting nnd able % annontsd Noss
]. f. 0Iaf f. M, Hall. J. M. Evans, and J g Garrl-
Harris ADDRESS for publication =.
TO nTepSre WorR on the duties Of observation-disclosures
also a series Of rules embodying the suggestions of
The report OF the Committee On state Organization
motion was made but lost to postpone until this
mofaon was then made to resOmmit the report
to The Committee, with Instructions to prepare con
ecpesy sgSn 10G 10 E d. caTTed
Rev MT Mccullough saaS ~ tne ee ON
statement as to the number of children out of the
on motion the meeting adjourned after prayer by
Rev. DR.. stork.
PROCEEDINGS AT THIS MORNINGS SESSION..
After religious exercises, commencing at halfpast
O'clock this M orning. which were Conducted by
eS Il a %h he cSa
q b the @ Se Notice wa
called 20 large and accurate map OF Syria and Paes
tine, which had been placed IN front or ana TO the
The deiegate from Delaware countyon being called
upon said there was no regular county organization
history Of the Sunday School organization in that
county. He gave also the statistics relating 20 the
Fayette, Monroe, Franklin, Wayne, and Greene coun-
ties did not respond. Huntington county responded
also reported that Convention haq been held there
but that the returns were naccu ate, ana would not
do for presentation to the Convention.
Rev. c. Relmensnyder OF Lancaster county said
that s600t children were not attendant az he aobalh
sshoO & Se n e efs nS3 as eSs has
sunday School Fifty new schools were organized Ia
the county within year.
very spirited address, giving the progress of the sun
day Schools there He gave an account of what they
Mr. Crittenden delegate for Bradford county, arose
by permission ofthe Convention and gave a history
OF their Convention. and the results OF their work n
II Al Gardner called the attention OF the ConvenLion
TO an error that had been Lnaoe @ 10 soe
zatiOn had deemed IL nexpedient TO form any state
organizaon The sontrsTy %as ne case; as II a ia:
expedlent and highly necessary 10 FORM such STATE
IA. N. Snowden OF Luzerne county. spoke OF thC
prOqress Of the Sunday School system OF that county
= Oh motion, Mr.. jacob BTtnkerhoh. OF New YORK
was elected corresponding member OF lhe OonVen
'i on motion, the consideration of the blackboard
Rev MI MeMiiian spoke OF the folly OF making
every system ofleaching come Up 70 acertaln aehne