New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-23
NEW YORK STATE SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACH
ERS CONVENTION.
SECOND DAY.

The Convention met yesterday at a. m,
the Rev Dr. Howard Crosby i'm the chair After prayer
and the singing the hymn Rock OF Ages under the
direction Of Mr. Philip Philips, the first subject on the
programme taken up. IL was - DISCUSSION Oh
RibIe geography manners, and customs connected
with the work OF SundayschOOl teaching, illustrated
with objects Of interest" The rstspeaker was the Hon
Israel g Dieh who has Travelled extensively in the East
II America would do its duty he said IL would send over
an exploring expedition TO Asia in the interests OF rel
gon He put on the long gown worn In the East, glrt
himself with n sash, and put turban on MS hedu 90
that he looked veritablc Asiatic, lately steppod
IL might be- from the heart Of Persia. Thus
sincularlv oostumed he continued his lecture on
the Fosterns He wanted say, behalf of Mrs job,
that she considerably wrOnged IN the Ehgllsh version
band 10 course God and die" whereas, the Herw ana
Chaldaic have it, bless God and die" lie calied inc
sculptured stones, or stone books OF the LAST an
anomaly of science contradiction of terms, an lndNls
BILE diyisibty an OPAQUE transparency an i
where Babel stood and every brick was book. sunday
schools said. old as the world IN Tue Es,eIn
children taught there by the waysde his ds9GnIt a,
points was pr9yOAngiy humorous, nnu -
was unique Of its kind .,.- ,...... -. .,,,
sttnte for Mr. A. o. Van Lennep who was set down on
the card TO speak, but aied to DO So ne leIele 10 .S
pictorial Illustrations in religious literature ana cgeu
ibem with being the most part, untrue Tine ngre
of Jesus, for instance, should never De drawn Nitn4 I
He concluded 10y proposing resolution recommending
publishers to abstain from issuing ialst plctuics; -
Mr. Goodman OF Staten Island spoke OF Inc gross
frauds perpctraed in this way on sundaJ-sGhOo ana
sunday-schoo teachers, and thought 1t question OF
the greatest Importance the reSoutoh was W
the Executive Committee. .
The following committees were appointed:
On lesoaions-The Rev j. T. Cheshire Am.,endlmi iimltay
Houch syracuse G. Thompson, Troy tie Rev T. EnPe sand
A1 one FlaaSce@G c1apn Rochester; P Ansp Troy The Hon o
Harmon Owego; b. Prince Fatbushi A. " stout George Dawson
The Rev E. Payson Hammond, the Evangelist, de-
yered an address on the conversion of children the
legitimate work Of the SundaysehOO He spoke OF the
sges ehdrens meeting be bad held sd in Dr. BSn
NoePs church in LOudon. He was followed by the Row
t Rr n w. t live OF nenr the Divine Master that
they might be qualified for their work work.
with an argument for the immediate conversion u the
children to God. An address on gathering the children
ReDpic Of Troy Prof Waterman OF Ohio, Lucius Hart Of
New-York, and Mr. Brown Of Suffolk County made re-
MIR Cheshire of Amsterdam requested apriylleged
question that the resolutions relating 70 educaIlo OF
fred by the Rev. Dr. Clark, and printed in yesterdays
TRIBUNE, be submitted to the Convention winch was
granted, and they were Unanimously sa3Pt S 30 10
pr YorI Civ that the sundayschool cause was in
better condition than ever before the
menting influence that bound the different denonlna
county and H. Brown for otsego County Three lady
delegates reported from Allegheny County Judge q. j.
| Harmon of Oswego and the Rev Mr. Perkins reported
from Fulton County Mr. Kingsland reported for Essex
and Clinton Counties An invitation was extended and
accepted visit the Of the Young Mems Chris
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
After religious exercises further county reports were
heard and all were satisfactory delegate from Rich
mOnd County offered resolution requesting the appoint
ment of committee Of three with power to add to their
number to select from the various Sunday books
in the market list Of unobjectionabe and valuable
works which can be safely recommended to Sunday
school libraries Referred to the Executive Committee.
Mrs. Mary Howe Smith examined class on the Bible
lesson the afternoon The Raising OF Jarss daugh
ter Mark ", 22d and following She eyinced
much skill in adapting herself to the capacities Of the
| little ones. -. - -
The Rev Edward Eggeston assistant editor Of The Heo
York independent then eXamnedi more advanced class
on the subject Illustrating the lesson by diagrams on
| the black board. .,.,,.
The Rev Alfred Taylor then formed class Of bible
Glass Scholars" composed Of number OF the County
Secretaries They represented the highest type OF an
adult class All the classes examined on the same
| Scripture lesson
An invitation was extended to the Convention to visit
the Howard Mission and Home, No 40New-Bowery, from
I2 to O'Clock to-day to partake Of lunch and witness
| an ex Inhibition of $50 children.
| MIR Raph Wells of New York made short address
| the subect How Shall Study and Teach Lesson %
Discussion followed and was participated In by the Rev
Mr. Willis OF NewYOrk Dr. Kerr OF Pennsy lyania, and
Mr. Cornell.