The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-05-20

The dtseass!phs upon tho oldece n nd
design er su6aay sehbols,s sobcn.
eaby Dr. Mtks, s+",hs aaty of,fss
tors, oIllcees aAa ,Aember. OF the
Church to Ayir. Sunday schools.
"y Rev. W. L. Capers, tho rotation
of The Sunday School to tho church
ny Rev, J. 7. Wiyh,man,, who
offered the following resolutions =.
Rssolted, That IL is the sense of
Ibis convention that the commands of
the G~ot1fead Of the Church mates
it imperative upon tho church to cs-
tnblish aud sustain Sabba,h.schools
which carry out the Injunction OF
Christ: "Frch my lambs"
Rrsolr'd, That this convention ear
nestiy recommend to pastors and peo-
plo heartily to engage in this work as
the Divino plan Of laying the founda.
ton OF lasting picty and eHdurin g
stacngth i'll the Church of Christ.
Tho question 'ShouId persons who
arc not Christians he appointed Sun.
day School teachcrs?' was answered
by Rev Mr.. Shuck in the negative.
In" question "Should parents who arc
members Of The church permit their
children TO attend d;nces?" WAS a!.-
,swered hy Rev. Mr.. Hawkins, who
said that they might in city, but not
in the country. laughter
On the second day, the discussion
was opened CT the best method ofron.
,duc'ing the exercises Of the s,un,lay
School. Remarks were made by Rev
~. J. Stokes, Dir. Shular, DR.. Hicks
and Mr.. J. II. Taylor. Eev. r. S. Bo
INST read paper on the requisite quail
hcations for q superintendent, upon
which Rev. Mr. Adams, Ny. Rawlings
andMr. ]. T.Walsh commented briefly
:Iicv. NJ. Girare!cau, delivered an a,.
dress ON the requisite qualifications 0,
il teacher, which also excited consider.
'iahle comment and some opposition
Tho subject of teachers meetings was
discussed. Captain Chichester, read
an essay on the advantage oi Mlo-n
lessons. and Dr.. Hicks spoke about tile
blackboard and object lessons.
Tho following answers were given
to questions, from the question To-: =
that unconverLed teachers should not
be required to give up their schools
that from six TO ten scholars only
should be pat in class-t!at Sunday
Schools should not be discontinued in
the winter months &c.
! ~ telegram which had bccu sent
from this Convention to the Confer.
once of the Il. E. Church, South, at
Memphis, Tenn, was read.
During the. recess the delegates
were photographed.
In the afternoon tho following sub.
Ijects wcrc discussed: The advantage
of Sunday School rewards; conduct
ing Of infunt classes classification.
On tho last day after the opening
prayer Mr.. Averiil read lengthy
opinion on tho subject Of music, il
which he advocated an advance IN
Sunday School music. ........
nr. Dibhlc followed him, opposing
the use of new hymn books. The
Rev. D. Hicks, said that al music
was divine, and that he was in f;,vo,
,of Bradbury's werks for Sunday
Schools. -" :.- ....: :..i
Mr.. Taylor lengthy opinion upon
Mission Schools, in which lie lament
cd that out Of 6.O0O white children
in this city only $500 were under
Sunday School influences.
Rev. E. II. Buist, followed on tho
topic, GLOW shall we retain adults in
our Sunday Schools ?" .... .-,.
An opinion on the topic, "sunday
School Literature" was delivered by
Rev. W. p. Jacobs. lie stated that
from FIVE to- sly hundred volumes
were published every year, but re-
GREETED that only few of them were
Of any value,
| a resolution that committee in
I 1thar!eston should select SUNDAY
School literature was lost. -. -.
The recommendation of the Com.
mlttee on Printing, that each dele.
gate shonld assess IS for the printing
OF the minutes, was adopted. :
A series of resolutions, thanking
God for the grace vouchsafed to CHS
Convention, e hailing with gratitude
the cheering intelligence from the
various Sunday Schools, and recoeni.
zlng the pastor Of each church as ihe
\ then adopted. .. =: 90
The Convention then adjourned, to
meet in Charleston the WednesdaaXi:,,
i,oolIloowing the, second: Sunday iii May,
Reform Mass Meeting in Charleston.