The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

we'll attended last evening, the church being
hlled we'll. After the opening ex'
ercises, q. O. sleight, of Cambridge, made
an earnest address on the Importance OF
personal effort for the cause Of Christ
B. +. Jacobs, Of Chicago, followed with
a most interesting illustrative lesson on the
18th Of Luke.
The convention then adjourned sine die. |
The officers for the ensuing year, are +.
W. Spencer, President; W. II. Womacks,
Drury; + Il. Lamb, Buffalo Prairie; j.
Cebledck, Andalusia; s. d. Cleland, Edg'
ington; Rev. John Grundy, Bowling; W, D.
Honens, Black Hawk; NJ. b. Osborn, Rock
island; Alfred Williams, Moline; Frank
Torpin, Hampton; W. Machin, Port Byron;
W. G. Marshall, Coe; W. Hanna, Zuma,
Vice Presidents; Secretary, j. r. McCalis
ter, Rock Island; Statistical Secretary, Geo.
NJ. Keller, Bowling; Treasurer, NJ. b. Or
born, Rock Island.
The following resolutions were adopted at
| the afternoon session:
Resolved, First. That we are only renew.
eddy impressed with the importance of the
Sabbath school work by the exercises OF our
present annual meeting.
| Second. That we fell also renewedly as
sured the Great Head Of the church smiles
| on US in this work.
Third. That the forms ofopposition now
assaling US in this work, especially in the
line Of skeptcism and in6delity, demand of
us greater thoroughness in laying the founda'
ton Of Gospel truth and greater care in
establishing our children on these tounda
tons.
Fourth That the true idea of Sabbath
school is that of the nursery of the church
and hence ell the influences of school are in
the interests of the church. The church
and school are one and inseparable.
Fifth That we recommend to the town
ships the holding of township conventions
often al practicable, and feel free in calling
upon any workers within the county to aid
in those meetings.
q Sixth. That the Sabbath School belongs
alike to all the membership Of the church
and that hence every member OF the church
|
school, either a. learner or worker.
Seventh That we freshly consecrate our
selves to the Master in this department o
mis- work, and we call upon every protesset
{ follower of Jesus to join ss in this couse
J Grafton.
, This convention has been one OF the mos
interesting ever held in the county, an
y must have very beneficial effect aaVsnc
/ ing the cause for which it was instituted
| There is one amentable feature obserVabI
q whan ,Las. ~o"re-.:en- nIeot, "ud that !
I the apathy manifested by the people a
! large, who seem to think that business men
: though protesting chistiGns have no duhe
t to perform or influence to spare in assistn
? to chris'ianlze and cvilize their own Chi
dren 1t is great mistake to suppose tina
! this work is peculiarly the province OF few
; large hearted men and women who Civ
4 their time aud efforts to it and make tn
. principal sacrifices. 1t is as imperatVel
r. the duty of every christian and good citize
. to labor and sacrifice for this cause as c
. those who came together in this convention
t the only difference is that the latter pei
{ formed their duties to the best of their abll
E ties, while the former made no attempts
= do 20. To throw the whole burden of TIL
e work upon the enterprsing few, who ar
:, sufficiently liberal and large hearted
). make the necessary sacrifices Of time, moi
r ey and labor is, to say the least Of it,
n great mistake. There are thousands Of PEI
\ ple who desire their children to reap tn
IL advantages Of good Sabbath schools, an
II who would feel very badly if denied h
e privilege, yet who ne yer feel that they hav
Z any duty to perform to increase the etIiciel
: cy Of this mode of moral instruction. "
y hope that the effect OF this convention wi
@ be in some degree to teach the people th'
each end all have duties 10 perform 10 tn
It direction which cannot be delegated
II others. The thanks Of the whole count
g are due to the convention for its earnest ar
d successful labors.