The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-09
THE STATE SABBATH SCHOOL con-
TENTI0N.
Inter. sting Addresses BY Eessrs. EV.
ans, WylIe and KGhbs.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The following dispatch from the
Illinois Convention was read:
QUINCY, Ills, June s, 1870.
To the Indiana s. S. Convention:
The greeting of your brethren in Illinois.
Three thousand present last night. Read
First Thessa1onians, third chapter. twelfth
verse. ?. G. GLLETr. President.
DR.. Andrus announced that COM
mittee of three was appointed by the
Sunday School Convention of the In
diana Conference. recently in session
at New Albany, to carry to this Con-
vention the hearty greeting Of that
body. Rev. James Hill spoke~in be-
half of the committee, and gave some
of the statistics Of the Sunday School
work being done by that body.
DR.. Lynch, in behalf of similar
committee from the Convention of
the Southeast Indiana Conference,
spoke the cordial greeting of that
body, and promised hearty cooper
alton in all efforts to extend the good
work.
The following communication from
the Society of Friends was read, and
Mr.. Hobbs made few remarks in
addition thereto. President Coffin
responded to the greetings in behalf
of the Convention:
To the Indiana State Convention on Sab
| bath Schools, to be held at Evansville on
the 7lh, Sth and 9th of June, 1870.
Att annual Conference of Friends
on the subject of Sabbath Schools,
held at Bloomfield, near Blooming
dale. Ind, May 31st and June 1st and
I'd, 1870, the following subjects were
considered with interest, and rem
dered instructive by various class
exercises, discussion. &c:
Sabbath Schools, Juvenile, Infant
and Bible classes, Superintendent's
exercise, need of more practical and
personal teaching.
Much harmony prevailed TIN ough,
out the various sessions.
The devotional pauses at the open.
ing and close of each session. were
refreshing seasons; which was re
sarded as a token of Divine sanction
IN the great work of Scriptural in
struetion.
The followir g persons were appoint
ed delegates to the Sabbath Schoo
State Conference, to be held at TIT
time and place above mentioned:
Il. @. SILVER.
ESTHER HARVEY,
b. @. HOBBS,
MARY HADLEY,
j. d. CARTER,
REBECCA It. HOBBS
SAMUEL ID. COFFIN, President.
WIN. T. HARVEY, Secretary.
DIR. Coffin had the pleasure of at
tending the Conference, and they hac
very pleasant and profitable time
DR.. Evans delivered the following
address on the need of more persona
and practical teaching.
ADDRESS OF DIR. EVANS.
Christian Friends and Sunday School
Workers:
In short opening address I can onI,
of the subject allotted me TO present at thI
:sTie need of more personal practica
Perhap s no subject of more or equal I'm
portanee viii engage the attention of thu
opening viii be followed by many VINO ar,
much better qualified than 1 am, to do jas
lice 10 the subject.
THE NEED, &C.
lis there need?"
NV dear Superin tebdents and Teach ers
how is 1t in your Sabbath Schools? arr
the dear children you love, and for whom
| you labor and pray, being brought int
the Kingdom in crowds, as you desire, a
that early age, when their young mind
| ond hearts most easily Il a tn 4 heir iRa
IsoK at the reports from the Schools al
Conversion of many of their children
Only one here and there; exceptions &
the general rule.
fallen on barren soil. No, no; the tende
hearts of the yoanGeSt children In on
schools are the most hopeful soil in whicl
to plant the seeds of divine truth. AM
although you and may neglect to prop
erlv cultivate that tender virgin soil, ant
suffer the plants of divine truth to pin
and Iangulsh, and be choked for man.
long years, by the follies and vices OF tn
world, yet It Will i've IN spite OF our neg
, lect; and though we may have hinderet
| its early maturity, IL still will bring fortl
| some fruit to the honor and glory of God
Why is 1t, then, that so few OF the chill
dren in our Christian families and Sab
bath schools are lead toprOtess their Saw
lour a that young age, when their heart
are most easily impressed? 1t is becauS
we fail In the personal application of tn
truth TO the heart of each child. We pra,
and labor earnestly and endeav0r I
press home the great lesson of salVatiO
to our class. as class, but alas, how sci
dom we seek to know the feeling of eac
Individual child. and give 1t that tnstruC
Lion suited TO It's peculiar case.
It is Just here, where the christian
parent and teacher fail of their great dui J
After months and years spent in teachin
their classes, how common it is to hear TIA
teacher Hlament the want of success, an
almost ready to give up in despair. becaus
thew do not realize the anticipated fruit
of their labors. They have no dea
: thought that they had faithfully don
their dutys but, alas in the one most i'm
portant duty of successful teaching, the
have utterly failed in that of tndividus
personal application.
NV dear fellow teachers, let me appel
to YOU if this is not so. Do we not shTin
) from taking up our cross at this point
How easy 1t is to teach q class as q Who'll
Ito enforce the most solemn t. uths of tn
Gospel; but o, how hard 10 approach Ma
nv and James and John, and by persons
application, know the feelings and hear
4 anxious, yearning desire OF those youn
! hearts for their dear teachers to speak
them Of their duty. OF the way of lite. {
full that cross would be!
Let us learn fro.n the experience of 9th
: ers, our duty, and what may be our SUI
!. At the Newark Convention, VIM. Rey
i nolds said: II taught a class oncs withou
u results. 1t troubled me sorely. I told m
- troubles to a minister. you lack faith
ne said. Have you ever taken your Scho
s airs one oy one, and asked them persona
~, why they were not ChristiansT NO;
! never have Wen, there is your failur,
You nave lack OF faith in the virtue {
such direct labor with them. Take you
: sonally. What Keeps you my dear Anns
or Mary from the Lord Jesus Christ? w
, went apart, and prayed that tue Lor
!, would give me, as teacher, the next da,
Il each one Of ny scholars. Ilonged, praS
}, Thv name sake, for Jesus sake for =. IS
dear souls sake. give me all NV des
! scholars for Thee on the morrow. I vver
- 10 NV class the next day with feelfncs
, never had before. taught the lessor
1 applied llama; when do you expeC
to be a christian 4 don't know, 81
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