The New York herald., 1869-04-30
NATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Second Days PrOceedinas-A Kansas Lady
Elected n Vice observation-disclosures by Henry
Ward Beecher and stephen IL. Tyng, Jr.
The fourth session OF the Third National sunday
School Convention was held yesterday In the First
Baptist church Of Newark, n. J. Notwithstanding
the wet disagreesbe state Of the weather and rather
early hour mine o'clock set down for the CON-
mepcement, there was very large attendance Of
delegates and other ladies and gentlemen BY the
the Convention called to order by the Presi
dent pro tena. Colonel J. W. Ray OF Indiana, the
empty seats were scarce indeed. The singing OF
hymn and the Offering Of q prayer by Rev. Mr..
Verinder, OF Jersey City. being finished, a number
% resolutions were w read La ana
society wherever there Is O Sunday school, by Mr..
David +. Smai, OF Pennsylvania; favorng the estab.
by Mr.. Albert Woodruff OF New York; better OBJ
servance Of the Sabbath, by Mr.. Jacob Gardner OF
Philadelphia; and that the foremost object OF the
Sunday schools should be the conversion Of the
scholars, by Mr. Gardner :. Plumbley, OF New jersey
Being called upon, kev: Inomas stradley, OF North
of affairs In his state He said that though the lat
Ter was not the flagship OF the Union in the cause
OF Sunday school extension vet was she still strong
and ANXIOUS 10 go on. He said he was deslrous that
his last days should be his best and wanted no ma
was no ssctarianism. but Congregations of All de.
nominations joined in the work heart and hand
His visit to the Convention had given him new life.
and he now felt that he could buckle his armor two
holes tighter and proceed 10 battle "Let encou-
rage this old soldier said Colonel Ray "by singing
Pressing on" Mr. C. Curtis, an earnest laynaD
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was called
upon upon to Say. say word S-,1s tor no. Florida the
sas S Of M nrs sa sns
f0rcibly to Florida Then followed an interesting
incldent-the introduction OF lady speaker all the
way from Kansas, Mrs. jeanette r. Heath. She
mounted the platform and was presented 70 the
audience amid much cheering. She dressed
face wtS chrsan CHARITY and Xn%ees
She spoke IN q clear though tremulous voice and
said that she waited throughout the first day OF the
convention expecting every moment TO see some one
pop up TO represent Kansas but looked In vain.
Now she felt that somebody should say word for
that magnificent spot, and she felt dfident az well
az joyful in being that somebody. She expressed
her regret that women had not been selected as a
part OF that organization.
On motion OF goo1ooking delegate from Illinois,
Mr.. William Reynolds, she was chosen one OF the
vice presidents by accamation and amid the utmost
enthusiasm. The President, Mr.. George II. stuart,
then appeared and introduced Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, whose appearance was the signal OF unmis
taxable manifestations OF qualification on AL sides
ceeded TO deliver one Of his characteristic addresses
II was crying sin and shame, he said, that our
large cities were layers OF sin and dens OF iniquity
Churches are reservoirs OF moral influence and In.
structive ministers were expensive luXuries. laugh
teri But we must have more OF them or
less expensive ones. lie knew better way
10 get them than by supporting and spreading
mission schools. Our churches were full Of young
men and young women who were full of nothing 10
do. Those OF the young men who had something
10 do from the moment Of their conversion were
a n
day school was the head of little diocese himself
u made men OF the younger members " let them
become instructors Of themselves Continuing, Mr..
Beecher said there were q good many things that
pulpit preaching had never done nor be believed,
ever would do. Every minister ought TO have
feverberatng church, so that the sounds OF his
voice would re-echo and strike dead against
wall. He believed that the church system cir
cumscribed In not leaving woman to do more work
than she permitted TO do In the Sunday schools.
he thought that every church should have
some place solely for the use Of lay members
off rhnr nar nulu
would be reached by teachers going into the houses
who would never be reached by the church alone.
Reading passages from the Word, he dlated upon
the sentence, "Whatsoever is truth is Christianity
lie referred favoraby TO the course pursued by Dr.
tures ON the body on Sunday and had survived
auQhter.l He said he had looked around to try and
nnd some good Christian Judge to lecture on the legal
relafioDs OF man and man, but failed TO ind one
loud laughter IN The cities there had got 10 be some
thing done more than advice. II wanted the mlsslOo
schools 70 20 there and WORT lie said every church
should have a reading room attached where young
and old could 20 10 acquire Information. The one
attached 20 the Bethel Mission had accommodation
for 200 men aud for 800 boys. They VIII receive
next Sunday out OF that reading room over twenty
souls into the church. Plymouth church would he
out o. debt next YEAR ana There wod no. ye cs ,ne
gospel oy aymen and iaywomen by tins means we
should heal up the greal sores IN our cities: pnry
The next speaker was Rev. stephen II. Tying, Jr.,
VINO was also received iavorsbly and listened to
with deep interest After making some compliment
iary remarks relative 20 the preceding speaker he
went on TO show that what was wanted In religion
was ike what was wanted IN physical attendance
That was homeopathic treatment MOI q guanutJ
of medicinal trash, but good deal O! tatcnlDg
care and attention. lie said lie believed In that
preaching and told how an old lady got out on
roof not being able 10 get near where the street
preaching was going on, and heard the Word, afc
was converted after being fifteen years without hear
ing a sermon.
Alter additional addresses had been delivered BY
Mr. Ralph Wells OF New York; Rev. Dr. Jesse T.
Peck also OF New YORK who was jocularly in.
troduced as GOOD sized 'bushel' by the President
and hymn sung alone by Captain McCabe, of Phila
delphia the closing prayer was made by Rev. Dr
John Rogers, Of Newark ana the Convention ad
lourned till evening.
Al the evening session the anxiety OF citizens TO bt
present was 30 great that by the time the Convention
was called TO order by Mr.. stuart there was no suci
thing az even standing room. Every doorway. ever
sboae al the rear OF the church. usually reserved fol
the ingress and eGress OF ministers and persons con