New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-29
NEWJERSBY BAPTIST STATE CONTENTION.

The Convention at Hightstown, which i'd
ionrned on Tuesday, reassembied last evening at
o'clock with Mr. d. NJ. Wilson Of Newark In tho chair
The first part OF the session devoted to discussing
the following topics concerning Sunday schools "The
reciprocal Influences Of the Home and Sunday School"
O. "The Sunday-schOol In connection with our State
Convention work" g. apo not the interests Of our
churches and schools demand separate State Sunday
School ConventionP The first speaker the Rev E. A
Wood said that great many OF the most Important
scientific truths lie the surface and yet but few people
seem aware OF H. SO II was Of steamengines
telegraphs and the great inventions OF the age IL was
only recently the church discovered the wonderful
power Of Sunday Schools in bringing the mass 70 the
Gospel Character ~ the basis OF all REFORM aud char
acter Is found In early life, and when once formed u de-
termiDes the action OF afterward More than
onehaf of all the persons following Christ are converted
be evangezedit viii be done by teaching the Scriptures
TO- the ing r,0T pssS e want G to aene
a child must come down TO the house OF the child. NO
go often heard about one lowering himself by run,
ming after children l. not in r harmony y, win dn
the road 20 he loves 10 teach the young
and 10 keep from them the false doctrines that destroy
DR. Franklin said that We might send our children to
Whatsoever schools pleased stll they would be edn
school yet teacher can lead ohiid 70 Christ as
n TS b @8se the shdrSsH parents
20 there with them and II necessary receive In
t aeS Of az Rf FOR adults
Where YOU ind good families, there you lind GOOD
Children but myself believe THAT only the right nnd
OF religion should be taught child and that is inc Ba
bnt never could agree with Presbyterians on babies
Laughter believe that the Baptist Church Is the only
nothing but Christ. Some OF the delegates smiled and
were inclined think that Brother Rue was rather rad
teal DR. SWainWe will never come 10 the right ground
until Bible schools for adults are established Where
parents are, there their children viii be also There
want the reciprocal influence OF home 10 work with the
sundayschool the parents must 90 there with their
Second Topic 1.-THE Sunday School IN connection with
central Object OF the Church promote the preaching
Of the Gospel throughout the wealth The tune
would the Church do without them today The time
has come when, we would 90 good Tor Coo dan, ana
We make special effort 70 save the old negeeting the
youth while they are easy TO convert This Is the nrst
necton with the State Convention 1t should have been
held long Satan is making every effort to seduoe
and S r Gf "SOfy e @ 't my
the Convention %l i9stEoct our missionaries Sf% res on
preacher Dr.Webb.-The Sunday School at New. Bruins
lIeon The speaker commended the penny .a-week sys
tem Of contributing in the schools Mr. BarRer.TThe
Of oS9 c6idTe II they are sent 70 Roman Catholic in
sntu9ns u Is damage 10 tSo oo s'h o Ven
must attend Baptist sunday schools II children are
ChnTch when they grow up VS. want children be
traiued IN he fath from their Infancy. eygl.t tgF
Mr. Metz had milk and water concern" In his Sun
daySchool called text book, consequently his children
we're Taught nothing the true Baptst doctrines For
his part he Baptist up 70 the handle back bone
ana an - and he hoped he Always should he. ". ID
Hires-f the people instructed IN their youth they
would be ready into tho work OF the Lord when
they came 70 maturity The PresDytefians have acted
on this des and much of their success owing to their
Sunday -Sehoolg 40 ..z!..- -. $3.50, =. I.
ach9os demand Baptist state Sunday School Conyen
ton ~ Mr. Wlllfer-Yesl, We have the numerical
strength 70 support them. There are 70 700 Baptsts IN
the State Of EewJersey He knew that the az
INSTRUMENTATION are not active IN buhdaYSch WORK
They arc wopdsffny independents SCI q people Often,
times much 10 their aatriment. IL tends cslnlegrAte
their church POsterlty demands that sunday schools
be encouraged Mixed Conventions VII not help BApc
list sund Schools, for IN Baptist even so much az
winls II tie dtecto d Enumeration ~ one OF these con.
vsntons he Is huSbed up 10 MAKE p
Sunday Schools Successful we must have bhpIIst
veniOnb Mr. DoOuttle was 81 favor OF dlrect t
tOn He found that some Of the brethren were ny
sound on the question OF children. II they ar, ate
lambs what 10 To So done with themf What shall thSy
converted TOT He was sorry that ~ Erfr IsSes
Runyon-The benefit OF the Sunday Is Hoto hpS
children alone. Half OF the grown people need tehcn
as the youth He did not suppose that DC "ou