Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-01

tracted, no doubt, by the expectation
of hearing the Rev. DR.. Tying. The
preliminary services were chiefly must
cal, conducted excellently by Mr.. Theo-
dore F. Perkins of this city at the Or
gan. Vice-President Freeman then an
nounced the question for discussion to
be, Glow shall we increase the spirit
uality and efficiency of the Sunday
School ?" This subject was discussed
by several gentlemen; and Mrs. Heath
of Kansas spoke briefly upon the deep
importance of the maternal element in
religious teaching, and retired with
thanks to the Convention for placing
her name upon the list of Vice-Presi-
dents.
The President, Mr.. Stewart, having
returned from a Government call to
New York, had before this taken his
seat on the platform with the Rev.
Stephen H. Tying, D. D., both being
greeted with loud applause as they en-
tered. Mr.. Stewart introduced DR..
lying as the General of the Sunday
School army, and called upon the Con-
vention to rise and welcome him. This
having been done, DIR. Tying spoke. He
remarked that he recognized in this as
united an assembly of Christians as
there can be this side of that place
where there shall be but one mind gov
erning and pervading all He alluded
to his long service in the Sunday School
cause-a half century next June-and
then advanced at once to speak of the
need of the undertaking He depre-
Gated the folly of committing the duty
| of instruction in Sabbath-Schoolst to the
young and inexperienced, while great
part of the most valuable, eminent, ex-
perienced men and women of the church
are left without duties in them. Mr..
| Stewart had made allusion to military
life; he might allude to great army OF
exempts in the Sunday-School service,
who, without wounds, without scars,
without anything, are busily enough
concerned with other and less important
| affairs in life, but neglectful of this.
Laughter and applause The spiritu-
atty of the Sunday-School is too i'm
| portant to be wholly intrusted to young,
and often unwise (even when we'll
meaning) teachers. DIR. Tying followed
up these thoughts with that wealth OF
anecdote and illustration for which he
is distinguished, and held his audience
thoroughly interested during the en-
tire hour which he occupied
After prayer and singing, the Com.
mittee on Resolutions presented their
report, embodying the pith of all the
res buttons and papers presented dur
ing the Convention. This difficult
work was discharged under the chair
manship Of Mr.. /. Newton Baker OF
| Pennsylvania, editor of the Sunday
school Times. The report recognized
the mercy of Almighty God in the
blessings bestowed upon the Sunday
school cause, especially as shown in at.
tendance here and in the improved
methods in teaching, declared the Con
vention Catholic i'll sympathies, the
Sunday-School as the auxiliary of the
household in the study of the Bible,
and an essential agency in giving the
Gospel to the masses in the South, on
the frontier, etc, advocated the forma.
ton OF the State and local conventions
and urged the teachings of temperance
principles in the school. Other formal
business was dispatched, and the Con
vention adjourned for tea, with bene.
diction by the Rev. r. J. W. Taylor,
D. D., of the Bible Society.
The attendance has been so entirely
beyond the utmost accommodating
power of the First Baptist Church that
it was determined in the evening to oc-
| cupy two churches, and these were ac-
cordingly filed. The citizens of New.
| ark have seemed to take the greatest
interest in the Convention, and the at.
tendance from the surrounding cities
and towns has also been large. Mr..
George H. Stuart, the President, con-
Quoted the exercises in Academy street,
and Col. Ray, of Indiana presided at the
First Reformed Church in Market
street, where the lunch has been provi-
ded. Mr.. Edward D. Jones was the
first speaker introduced by Mr.. Stuart,
and was followed by Mr.. Byram of
Wisconsin, the Rev. D. w. Poor of
Newark, and closing the Rev. DR..
Henry G. Fish, pastor in the church
that has been occupied by the sessions.
At the other house adR dresses were made
by the Rev. Mr.. Eggleston, the Rev.
Mr.. Trumbull, and others. The meet
ings broke up ut late hour, and the
members will generally take final leave
of their Newark entertainers this morn
ing. The next Convention will be held
in 1872, in the city of Indianapolis.