New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-30
NATIONAL sUNDAESoHooL CONTENTION.
SECOND DAYS Observation-Disclosures By
TIE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER, DIR. JOHN
HALL, AND SENATOR FREiINGHUYsEN

SECOND DAYS Observation-Disclosures By
TIE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER, DIR. JOHN
HALL, AND SENATOR FRELINGHUYsEN.
/ Upon the reassembling of the Sunday School
Convention at Newark yesterday morning after the pre-
sentaon OF various resolutions the hearing the reports
! OF state Associations resumed. Mrs. Jeanette
p Heath OF Kansas made very interesting address
corning the work In that State She had Travelled day
and night to be present here. Mrs. Heath urged the
justice Of recognition Of the services OF women the
Sunday among the most useful of ALL She
motion Of Mr. Reynolds OF Peoria was placed by
The Convention. with tho audience filling 10 overflow
ing every available place IN the house, then listened to
School," by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. lie was well
coined He began by saying that there
nothing to do while expensive preachers are often lef.
to do the whole work He thought every church shoud
members, where there. is no pulpit; they
preaching of the pastor TC@en especially should
be encouraged TO labor in this way for their abors are
proceeded to give his views Of Sabbath Mission school
1t should have within helps for the whole man. body
may find home and religion together may be saved at
once from vile haunts and from the sntalpess Of their
kers Sunday physiological Lectures and spoke Of the
In SGpcInsSn he said he believed preaching by lay
cienty by carrying among those of their own acqnant
must he said be reformed before even our government
could be made bameless in Justice and in freedom from
corruption; change the minds OF the common people and
the government Will in time be reformed and turned
as great measure as governments can be turned into
Mr. Beecher was followed by the Rev. g. n. Tying jr.,
Mr. Ralph Wells, the Rev. DR. Jesse Peck and others
The music was excellent The closing prayer was made
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MEETINGS.
In the afternoon the Convention separated into six diff
eren sections for the particular consideration OF yari
Gus topics This Is perhaps the most practical work OF
interested In the supernendency OF Sundayscho9s met
pasors st % aSoSsr teachers in another
Librarians and secretaries In another teachers OF juvenile
intermediate classes in another and teachers OF infant
sixth These separate gatherings dis used,
from until O'Clock the questions pertinent to teiI re-
debates In resolutions or otherwise This morning their
reports will be submitted TO Convention reports OF
reception may the remaining hours OF the day.
ght sessions In the evening. the farewell meeting will
no and the cOP RyENiSs T sEss sS5%ina'o
evening found the First Baptist Church even moro
OF crowded than hitherto The limit Of 5000 people
been exceeded before the exercises began, notice
tSSe e T sctnrs peo a1 GoS e besw
hy. sung by Mr. Perkins OF NewYork City, and the
then introduced the Rev Dr j. Hall the speaker appoint
ed for the evening Dr. Hall spoke on the subject % sun
greatly In some places they were originally paid nsti
t9o9 never AWAY SR6 by sShSO 70 IN
familiar with the HonConformists Sunday schools The
mes 70 in number and set apart for them Pass
ing Wales Dr. Hail found that country preemnent IN
young 60 to the school, stay in it, study the Bible in
It, and die in it, and 60 to Heaven from
done. the account OF the great contest with
Catholicism. sometimes the Roman Catholics themselves
their agents in il are never taken from the lsty In
gard hymnology the Snndayschools In Europe gener
do service to their respective denominations by familiar
zng the children with their church hymns Perhaps our
5 be- loo '" light, as older books might be
censured too for children. Again, in Europe
less reliance put mechanical appliances than In this
country. The blackboard Is almost unknown and the
which the speaker called erntehe. are
ohisms used as valuable assistants TO the Bible Tho
Schools but there is great deal less experimenting by
occasional visitors In regard to absolute comparison be-
tween European and American Dr. Hall
| hoped he was too wise a TO make any remark:
Christian people In both countries are too closely and
rynpy In cdng gave some Of
the method Of work done IN his own Sabbath, Schools
rodSces a the on FredercE Prens%ysen u Sen
a.ST spoke briefly Upon the Of institutions
like Sunday schools TO our republican nationality lie
founding this nation was Ia establishing free Gov
ernment but in planting tho firm standard OF Christian
The destines OF this nation II Is the general public senii
of all the people Form this by nstl!ng into the
God gys S,sSS1 70 % pt that general T5
"a what the sabbath school institution doing and the
iaauenee Of these sabbahschoos win 90 cut 70 all the
nave nsratiaed the name Of this young nation With The
people OF the WORLD let us now soc 70 that We use so
weghty an influence In the most worthy manner. When
the Pacific Railway shall have grown to It's work. We
shall reaching i50OOOO0 Of immortal souls who have
hardly ever heard the truths OF Christianity and thus,
also shall be able TO reach the hundred millions OF
souls in the land from which has come the most down
trodden race tho country The Sabbath school teach
ers OF have this work to DO and their duty is To
teach their scholars tho death OF Christ as the means OF
| mans salvation.
AT the conclusion OF Senator FrengbuYsens address.
Mr. Stuart read from the Hon. Schuyler CofaK,
expressed great regret at being unable TO be present
and much sympathy with the cause, with which lie has
long been identified Other letters and addresses de.
tanned the attention Of the Convention until the hour OF
| adjournment. -,
La the below. several hundred people VINO had
vany sought admission up stairs were entertained Win
Addressed by the Charna Mr. Jacobs OF Chicago, and
by the Rev. ii. Clay Trumbui Of Connecticut the Rev.
Mr.. Meredith OF Newark, and others.
To-day Is the closing day Of the Convention DISCUSSIONS
OF practical topics Will occupy the morning and alter
noon sessions aud farewell addresses tho evening The
rs session begins o'clock In the AcadcnysI Baptist
Church, behind the P0stOnice.
THE HOMICIDE on sHIPBOARD.
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