Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-03-15

SGCra-
ments. No subject yet introduced called out the
expression of such opposite views Enough was
said in opposition to the blackboard to show that,
if used, it must be jltdiciously.
NIGHT SESSION. aT
s.Sa5bath School Contributions, REV. Z. w.
Hooper made an admirable address on the i'm
poltance oftraining children to habits of self
denying liberality, in giving to the cause of God
He has aweekly penny contribution" which
is devoted to the Sabbath school, for papers, IL
brary, &c.
Once month he breaches to the children. and
at that time takes up collection for Foreign
Missions. In nine months this amounted to $50.
Cultivate children's benevolent feelings, and
train them in habits of giving. with the gust
expectation that they will not forget these things
in mature life ~
Dr. Stiles gave an interesting account of a fam
lily II which this grace Of giving had descended
to the third generation.
THURSDAY MORNING.
sabbath School Music"-Rsv T. D. Bell OPEN
ed the discussion. Children love singing, and ca
silly learn 10 sing. In childhood the ear, the
voice and the taste are most capable of instruc-
ton. And if you would have all the congrega-
es
But let the singing be of the right sort:
/. Let the Hymns be free, pure, devotional
and rich in Gospel truth, chaste in style correct
rhythm-not lecture, not an essay, butwoRsHIP.
Many of our best composers of music. are not
tit men to select our hymns. e 4as
2 Let the tunes be correct, in good TASTE not
too frippery free from obectional association and
not heavy; though children will learn and en-
!,
with animation.
There is danger Of having too much music, so
that one congregation using one set oftunes, and
another set, they cannot sing together when they
meet.
There must be instruction in music; butteach-
ing the rudments of music, is too secular for the
Sabbath day.
Call the attention of the children to the sent-
ment of the hymns, and inculcate the habit Of at
tending to the sentiment.
Sing such hymns as Rock of ages from the
Hymn book teach children hymns that they
will not be ashamed to sing, at the or in the
evening Of lfe The following sentiment was ut
tered with great emphasis "Haye more of the
church hymns in the Sabbath school. and more
Of the chidrens hymns in the church But do
not make singing hobby.
AFTERNOON
Library Books and Keeping Mr.. ). d. K.
Sleght, the Keeper of the Bookstore ofour Pub
LEGATION Committee opened the discussion.
There are net less than 6O00 books, from vari-
Gus sources, knocking for admission to SAP
ba tn School Libraries, some of them good, more
Indifferent, and many absolutely peraieioNs.
The Committee is diligently examining these
l.
all rubbish
Let each church appoint committee, the best
it can, on library books
Let this committee select the books to be or
dered, or let them leave to the Publishing Com
mittee the selection.
When the books are received let the committee
examine them, and if there are any they do not
like let them be returned to the Publishing Com
naittes.
Make no parade about the new books or the
children will want none but the new books un-
til the gliding is worn off But quietly put the
new books on the shelves with the old, and give
them out alike.
How shall the books be gathered and Others
distributed without interfering will, the exercises
of the school?
This has been found difficult. Some require
all exchange of books for the day iii the half hour
preceding the opening of the school, and then
Jock toe library.
But some teachers viii be tardy, and it seems
unfair to punish the scholars for the tagdiness of
the teachers
Have a committee to procure books for the
classes whose teachers are absent.
Some give ten minutes for the exchange of
AZ, 1i,c 4lo vol thof
burian passes. around with his basket and gives ta
each teacher the books for his class.
But never let the duties of the teaching hour
be Interrupted by the Librarian. or by any6o ay
One speaker said weekly paper, if we had
one would be the best book fop the very little
children.
This multiplication OF human books is a doatbt-
tuL good But the books do abound, and if we
give not the good to the children, they will read
others which are worse.
The Convention passed a resolution. requesting
those speakers who had presented prepared ad-
dresses, to publish abstract of them in whasev-
er way they should think best.
Mr.. Ep1TeR:-Elease publish the following
list of appointments for Rev, L. G: Shippers, IN
the next issue of your paper -
Buffalo Gap, Marcn ictii, iCz u cioch, a NJ
Churchviile, 81 t. NJ
Cleveland School house, March 18TH 81 n.
New Hope, NJth, ~ a. III.
Mt. sidney March Goth, g P. NJ:
Anderson's School house, March 10Th, t. NJ.
Spring Hill, March 9th, 10l A. Nj.
Parnassus . 9th. . p. Nj.
Oak Hill, 9th, Z z 81.
No appointments yet fixed for Jerusalem, Mt.
Scion and Deerfeld.
Very respectfully and truly,
{JHAS. KING. Ex-PaStOr
General Sheridan and Mr.. Vincent Coyer,
of the Indian Commission, have become en-
gagged in discussion as to the merits OF the
opposite methods Of governing the Indians by