Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-09
Observance Of the Sabbath.
.>snday Cars All Sunday .Sckoo,,.

The Maryland and Distric. OF Columbia
SUNDAY School Convention reassembIed in
Baltimore yesterday. F. l.. Moore, Of George
| town, desired 10 have the views OF the delegates
az to the best method OF conducting
JUVENILE MISSION SCHOOLS.
Some discussion ensund, daring which Mr.
BIaans said that the question OF the children
voting upon the appropriations was little upop
the humbug order, but il kept them alive TO the
matter and invested it with an air of interest.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
The question OF Il" What means can he adoptad
10 induce larger attendance of children upon
Y.lnc worship, and 10 give them a greater in
tST T kn in the sa az Wa: discussed At sns
! of n,any Parents was to COMPEL their children
/ TO attend Sunday school. In his opinion, the
| child should be induced to attend i.s school
from love of il. MIR. ID. A. Burr said that
| public worship should be made interesting to
| the children. They always take part in the
| hymrs which they understand, AMI they Join in
the prayers il TIE words are not too lofty.
Mr.. u F. Griffith asked for Information re-
! spectiDg the condition OF the
AFRICAN SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Bishop Wayman being present. said that his
people were rallying their forces from the ChCs-
apeake TO the Allegheny mountains. He stated
| that there are in Maryland and the District or
Columbia 100 echo Is attended by sc scholars,
| in Charge OF 22s c. cheers and Is superinterd-
EMS, and that TIE number OF books in he df-
| feTent libraries amount to SOC.
CONDUCT OF TEACHERS MEETINGS,
The question. Conduct OF Teachers Meet
/ ln9s, and are they necessary was next taken
ny. Mr.. Delano, of Washington, stated that he
had known each member OF a class, male and
female, 10 be its teacher by turns, and by that
plan each obtain the views or the other. He
| spoke earnestly about teachers absertiDg them
selves from their classes. In his school he has
B.bie class, whose chief purpose Is 10 attend
| to classes hen the regular teachers are absent
A resolution asking Congress 70 male an ar
propriation in aid of the Amer lean Printing
House for the Blind and University for the
SUNDAY AxrsxNrxrs.
| In the present tendency TO degrade -
| Lords Day 10 day OF amusement ami
ton, what's the DUTY Of Sabbath s..ooi SUPER
snce ~ was ,he ne-. .usi:ct TAKEN ~ np' Rev
the la nat in Baltimore the violation OF
! c. OF God on the Sabbath is on the in
--sA'e, and that there are now held within the
ccrbnes or the city, regularly each Sabb9 ID
J Afternoon. theatrical entertainments. Dir. j
Bridges jiscountenanced the sale Of me wspapers
by boys on Sunday, and the keeping open OF
COME c'ionery ard cigars stores. Rev. s: Ii
| CUmmins said that the Sa bbath breaker, in 3
biblical sense, is Chased in the same category
as murderer.
! SUNDAY CARS.
4 Mr. l.. ". Logan referred 10 pleasant walk
to the park ard dell ,htful rides in the city carr
on the sabbath. These things, he said, are not
right, ard the older heads OF the church should
Louis the stores, drinking saloons and the lters
are open, and transact more bushes:
than can be had on regular business days
Mr.. A. Fuller Crane said that Sunday cars
are . great benefit to children to attend Sab
bath schools. Riding in the cars on Sunday
said the speaker, Is about the same as cOun
try preacher riding to his appointment. Tht
sinfulness of running the cars on Sunday is no
simply in the running OF them. but is the abuse
which sinful persons put them TO, and II IL nf
use now to say that it !. wrong to run the car
on Sunday. The law has decided that they
shall run, and they do run.
| Resolutions were adopted: That the sanctit,
| of the Lords day Is so closely related TO The
objects of Sunday school work that the activ,
| supporters of the latter must necessarily DO al
| in their power for the maintenance OF tn
| former. That as the rayages OF intemperanc'
| seem to be fearfully on the increase, we judg'
it an important part of our work to ingram
I UPON our children total abstinence from all tina
can intoxicate, and for this purpose each Sun
day school should be, or have. thorough
temperance organization. &c, &c.
THE MKT CONVENTION
The place for holding the next convention
| was Fixed for Washington, ID. G.. after which
the convention adjourned.
MISSING MAN-John Tiighman, a colore
man, aged about 80 years, an old resident OF tn
First Ward, has been missing since Tuesda
morning last. He arose about 9 O'Clock on tn
morning of that day, and left his house on 2ot
street, but for what reason 10 not known
Search has been made for him, but no trace o
ras been offered BY Peter Ogden Lodg
of Odd Fellows Of which the missing man MAS
me mber, FOR any information as to his wheres
i bouts.
The CHARITY FAIR at Masonic Temple, va
attended last evening by the President. Senate
Wilson, Hon. Jno. A. Bingham. Gen. Sherman
Gen. wbipple, Gen. Ramsey, and other promi
ner officials. ALI. Burnett appeared in som
OF his elineations. He has also generousl
donated TO the fair several hundred tickets {
his entertainments, which the managers wi
dispose Of.
RCSAwAY.-Yesterday afternoon a pair Q
borses attached TO the family carriage OF Nj
Heron, Of Georgetown, became frightened an
ran away, tbs carriage upsetting at the corne
OF and nth streets. The driver was injure
quite badly, but Mr.. Heron and his two Chi
| dren escaped unhurt.
PoLIcExES's CERTIFICATES TO BE CAsHEp.-
| Arrangements have been made by Major ID.
Burr, treasurer of the police, by which the Ger
tincates issued by him TO the members Of tn
| force, OF the amount due on account OF corp0ra
ton pay, viii he liquidated by Mr.. q. X. Her
rick, property clerk, at police headquarters.