Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-30
East Tennessee Sunday School Convention.
To all Friends of the Cause in East Ten.

East Tennessee Sunday School Convention.
TO all Friends of the Cause in East Ten
s.essee: = ssi t.s
DEAR RBRErHREN-Iti is proposed to hold
a convention Of Sabbath School workers
IN Knoxville, on the Goth and 2lst of
April, 1871, commencing Thursday, 10th,
at 2 o'clock, and closing with grand jubi-
lee of the children Friday night. .o:t,a7 ~
Every county in East Tennessee is ear
nestly requested to send delegates. Where
there, are conventions already organized
where there are no organizations OF the
kind, let each school send us at least one
live representative.
We would urge, the appointment of a
delegate the next Sabbath after you receive
this call, and that you send the name by
mail to +. f. Atwell, chairman of the Re-
ception Committee, Knoxville, Tenn, so
that you can beassigned to places of enter
tainnent.1 As kE AA
Arrangements have been made with the
railroads for delegates to pay half fare
coming to Knoxville and return free.
Allow us to urge upon you the: import
ance of filing up the enclosed report for
your own school, and as many Others as
you ear, ,and should no delegate attend the
convention, please send the report by mail.
,Come-z.to Knoxville and work with
brethren in common cause-to take part
in all our proceedings. We want earnest
workers. Talk about the convention in
your schools-call attention of Christians
and Sabbath workers to its objects, viz:
To arouse, to instruct, to encourage.
Have this call printed in your county
papers and ask the editors to call attention
to it editorially. Above all, pray for the
convention while in session. - -
Now is the time to work. Just as the
new buds and blossoms are opening out,
let us open the new Sunday Schools, and
open them SO thoroughly that they will
not close the first frosty day in autumn.
We want schools that are asleep aroused,
and new ones organized and set agoing.
We append list of questions that will
be discussed in the convention. Think
over them, pray over them, and come pre-
pared to say something about them. Come
] the Spirit of our Blessed Master. Study
the things that make for peace, and may
the God of all Grace be with us in all our
deliberations, guide US in all our efforts,
and crown us all at the end Of our journey
here, in Heaven
- What can Sunday Schools and Sunday
School workers do to extend their influence
in East Tennessee?
What kind of lessons should we use?
Comparison of the one lesson system with
the old plan. }Tk
Objects of the Sunday School. Are we
sufficiently alive to the value of the Sun
day School as an agency for bringing men
to Christ?
What are the duties and responsibilities
of parents and church members in regard
to the Sunday School?
Where is the minister's place in the
Sunday School? ts. 9frr
Have you teachers meeting? Have
vOu Sunday SohoOl nrayar Oaaatinro
such meetings desirable? If SO, what are
the advantages
The Library How best managed?
REv..JAMEs PARK,
Pastor 1st Presbyterian Church, Knoxville.
-, REV. NATHAN BACHMAN,
I'd Presbyterian Church, Knoxville.
REV. E. E. Hoss,
M. e. Church, South, Knoxville.
Rev. J. r. EADs,
-1snssr M. e. Church, Knoxville.
1sss y REV. J. J.. LLOYD, -
Baptist Church, Knoxville.
REV, J. HOWARD SMITH,
Rector Protestant Episcopal Church, Knox
ville..
REV. G. d. FRENCH,
Pastor M. e. Church, South, North Knox
vile. . IS sI1T ANyIhT
REV. G.. w. COLEMAN, n
Pastor M. e. Church, North Knoxville.
]. A. RAYL,
OF the Executive Committee of the State
S.. S. Teachers Convention. stue
- SO eT. II. HEALD, Iss@As~s
Jos. r. MITCHELL,
w. w. WOODRUFF, Committee.
- 8. P. ANGEL,
j. w. GAUT,
East Tennessee papers friendly to the
cause please copy. lvv