The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-03
sUNDATsCHOOL CAUSE.

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SUNDATSCHOOLC CAUSE.
Teachers INsTITUTE.-We are re-
quested to announce that the second
meeting of the Evansville Sunday
School Teachers Institute will be
held on Monday evening at the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church. The
exercises will be conducted by Rev.
G. N. Sims, of Trinity Methodist
Church. There will be given lesson
illustrating the manner of Sabbath
School teaching Lesson from Mat
thew V: to 20 verses. There will
also be given a practical lecture on
attention. = subjects Of teaching"
manner of teaching" &c.
All teachers, officers, and friends of
the Sunday School work are urgently
invited to attend. These lectures are
growing in popular favor all over the
country, and it is hoped that Evans
vile will not be behind other places
in this work.
COUNTY ORGANIzATIoN.-The Van
derburgh County Association are ac-
lively at work, or rather the officers
and directors in organizing the coun-
try townships of the county. On last
Sabbath an interesting meeting was
held in the Union School House, be-
yond Mechanicsville, in Centre
Township, at which the township or
ganization was commenced under ia
Vorable auspices. The following off
GERS were elected: Levi Erskine,
President; Charles 7. Broughton, Vice
President oliver Goldsmith, Secre-
tary; John Baldson, Treasurer; Man
ayers: Andrew Linxwiller, George
Inwood, G. B. Maghee, Conrad Smith,
DIR. Rucker. There are FIVE schools
in the township, DIR. ii. G. Jones and
W. w. Tileston were present Fl ON the
city.
Tomorrow there will be Sunday
School meetings held in Union Town
ship, attended by DIR. Stinson aud Mr..
T.W. Turner; in Knight Township. at
tended by Gen. j. NJ. Shackleford :;
and possible in other townships, of
which we are not advised.
From the Indianapolis Joufnall
SUNDAY SCHOOL INsTTTUTE.-It is
intended by our prominent Sabbath
School men to hold County lnsti-
tute in this city on the 10Th and Goth
of September proximo, at which at
least one delegate from every school
10 the county is invited to be present
The superintendents of schools are
requested to put themselves in com
munication with Colonel John W.
Ray, of this city, who has charge of
the matter. Mr.. E. G. Pardee, Of
New York City, is engaged as in
structor for the institute
THE following. written to appear
earlier in the week, we place in our
religious column of to-day, thinking
it may interest parents and teachers
in our Sabbath Schools: c s'Se
Editors Journal:
was SO nappy as TO attend the
Quarterly meeting of the Sunday
School Missionary Society of the
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church
on last Sabbath afternoon. It was
an interesting occasion. The method
of carrying on the operations are pc
culiar. Each class IN the school has
it's names apd NOTICE. e., Little
Lambs" Busy Bees Pearl
Gathers Dew Drops Small
Rain; "Sach having a motto of some
verse of hymn or Scripture; as, for in
stance, The kingdom of Heaven is
as merchantman seeking goodly
pearls" He shall come down as
rain upon the mown grass, or as
showers that water the earth. -
After the. opening exercises, some
scholar from each class, liz. order,
rises and repeats aloud the motto
verse, and then the name of the class.
For example, . The Busy Bees have
contributed three dollars" y + The
manner in which the infant class re-
ported was peculiarly interesting.