The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-25

the New Albany District, was present
ana favored the Convention with an
exceedingly appropriate aud instruc-
tive essay. We are Of the opinion
that the New Albany NJ E Sunday
Schools realized a greater loss in not
being represented, than ths-Conven-
ton itself.
The exercises Of the Convention
were spirited aud of sufficient varie,r
to keep up the interest to the hour Of
final adjournment. All the essays
were Of unusual ability, aud contain
ed historical items and suggestions
which, if appropriated and applied by
the delegates, cannot fail TO improve
the efficiency aud usefulness Of
the schools throughout the Confer
enoe. The Institute Exercises,
Questions and Answers, the
remarks on Sunday School Nh
sic, Organization, and Government
we're all exceedingly practical IN their
character. and 50 we'll adapted to the
actual wants of Sabbath Schools, as
to Justify US in predicting valuable re-
suits as their fruit The music was
unusually good. The Children's Mass
Meeting, we are bold to affirm, never
had its superior in any Church ia the
State The singing of the twelve
hundred little ones collected In the
Church on this occasion. was grand in
the extreme. All who heard it, felt
their souls swell within them.
The Convention, in all Its details
and exercises, demonstrated that the
importation of star performers is not
essential to make a gathering Of the
kind either entertaining or profitable.
We think the adoption Of a resolu-
ton discouraging the looking to ele-
ments outside the Conference as the
only means Of making these annual
assemblages interesting, was both
wise and timely. Let the members of
the schools within the Conference
bounds study, and practice what they
learn, and soon they will develop Sun
day School talent, Of whose existence
they now have no suspicion.
DR.. GILLETT, the President of the
Convention, deserves credit for the
urbanity, tact and frmness with which
he presided over its deliberations. A
better President could not have been
selected within the State. Fortunate
will be the Conventions to follow if
they secure so good an one.
THE India Mission Conference of
the NJ. E. Church, at its late ses-
sion held at Bijnour, resolved that no
resident bishop" should be elected
for at least four years to come, and
requested the Missionary Board to
send Bishop from here to inspect
the work and preside at the next Con-
ference.
THE next Ohio Sunday School Con-
ference and Institute will be held in
the Town Street NJ E. Church, in
Columbus, commencing May Goth,
and closing on the 18th.
THE number Of delegates to the
General Conference of the VI. E.
Church which meets in Chicago, May
1st, is 225. The delegates from In
diana are Daniel Mcintyre, John XII
ger, B. F. Rawlins, VIM. Meginnis.
Reserves-Jas. Hill, Cyrus Mutt,
from the Indiana Conference;
Francis A. Hester, John w. Locke,
Fernando G. Holiday. Reserves-E.
G. Wood, from the Southeastern In
diana;
Thomas Bowman, NJ. Mahin. W.
H. Goode, J. G. Melsker. Reserves
-; from the North Indiana Con-
ference;
Joseph c. Reed, VIM. Graham,
Aaron Wood, John L. Smith. Re-
serves-J. H. Hull, S. Godfrey, from
the North Indiana.
Rev. S. T. GILLETT reports from
eleven out of the thirteen fields of
labor in the indianapolis District over
eleven hundred aeeessions to the
Church during the quarter which
closed about the Sth inst.
Rev. PHILANDER SMITH, D. D., IS
senior Bishop of the Methodist Epis-
m :. D-I II