Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-19
LOCAL NEWS.


The Sunday School Society connected with
the Baltimore Annual Conference of the NJ. n
Church South, assembled at the Mt. Vernon
Place Church (Rev. Mr.. Tudor - on "Wednesday
afternoon, DIR. Williams i'm the chair and Mr.
1sipscomb secretary. when religious exercises
were conducted by Rev. g. q. Brooke. after
which some time was spent i'm singing and pray-
ing aGd making the preliminary arrange ments.
AZ night Rev. l.. ID. Huston, ID. D., Of Baltimore
GeiiNeled before the society a sermon from John
2ist chapter, 18th verse: Feed my lambs'
Matthew 2lst chapter, 10th verse: '.Out OF the
mouth OF babes and sucklngs thou has perfected
praise: Mark 10Th chapter, 18th verse: ssSuffcr
little children come unto me and forbid them
not; for OF such is the kingdom OF heaven
Yesterday morning the Convention reassem
hled at O'Clock, and religious exercises were
conducted by Rev. WV. Tudor. Quite a num-
ber OF delegates from the several circuits and
stations within the Conference, made their ap-
Eearance at this session. The President QDr.
Williams, of Baltimore,) submitted his annual
address. making many important suggestions as
to the Sunday school work. Rev, George g.
Brooke, former agent Of the society, read a re-
port, giving an interesting account Of his labors
while agent; after which, q resolution rendering
him the thanks Of the society was passed The
present agent read his report. ON motion OF
Air. L. j. Nagruder, committee of seven
was appointed TO consider the two re-
lorts, and TO prepare business for the society
Mr.. L. y. Magruder, Rev. w. V. Tudor Rev.
Mr.. l.. ID Huston. Samuel Burrett, J. II. Fig
CART, II. T. Iicklider, and j. A. Thomas were
appointed. 1.-The best mode of interesting parents
and guardians Of Sunday school scholars i'm the
religious education of their children and
wards was discussed by MIR. Magruder, Rev.
Mr. Brook, and others until the hoar Of adj
joarnment.
At O'Clock the convention reassembled.
whsh reports from the several stations, circuits
AND missions were read. Rev. Mr.. Tudor moved
That the President be requested 20 embo,ly i'm
an address. with other practical ideas. one i'm
reiaucn to the preservation OF interesting incl
dents IN each school for publication. Mr.. Magru-
der offered a resolution. which was adopted.
that pastors be requested invite the parents of
children TO Join the Sunday schools a. scholars
or teachers and recommending that the teachers
and officers laboring i'm the schools visit their
pupils once each week.
The Society resumed its session this morning
at 10 O'Clock, Rev. M. Fitzpatrick conducting
that the Secretary of the Convention send 20 the
SupefinteDtients ofthe SUNDAY Schools n blank
form of report for the statistics and other nfor-
nation at least one month prior to the meeting
Mr.. Maxwell offered a resolution hat a COM
mttee be appointed TO collect all the interesting
anu instructive Sunday School incidents i'm con-
nection with the life Of the late VIM. Williams,
Mhe. during his long life was an active Sunday
School worker, commencing with the first Me-
thodist Sunday School OF Baltimore. and that
mittee.
After Some appropriate Remarks by Rev. Geo.
u: Brooke, the resolution was adopted.
1he question, 1.-The importance of the mis-
slonary work of Sunday schools with special ref
erence to the poor of the church and neighbor-
hoods, and in regard to distant fields was
taken up, and after discussion. Mr.. Munroe Of
fered resolution that to advance the work the
superinten,ients, teachers and friends OF the
Sunday schools organize themselves i'm mission
ary societies, which was adopted.
During the debate on this resolution some very
interesting incidents were eelated. one OF which
intendent Ct the Wesley Chapel school, of This
city,