Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-18
SINGING.

| 6 How can we get more good teachers who are
| IN constant expectation of the conversion OF
| their class ?i
! Mr. David Richards opened the discussion by
agreeing cordially with tde views advanced by
the delegates who had spoken on the previous
| question. He thought efficient training was the
best way to procure them
| Rev Mr. Smith thought it turned ontwO points
some possessed a religion of conscience and
| others of the heart-a sense of duty and oblga-
| ton would never raise al. individual or cOngre-
| cation to the summit of Christian happiness
but the religion of the heart would.
Mr. Rule thought that an excellent plan to
/ obtain good teachers would be by changing
! them until good ones wore obtained and then
retain them.
| Mr. Haun was of the opinion that the great
| desideratum was early training. Accomplish
that and the work was done, with Gods bless
| ing,
be persons who had experienced change of
| heart He would not exclude those uucOn-
| nected, at all but combining the argument to the
question, piety was a great aid
Mr. o B Smith thought more good teachers
could be obtained by a rigid selt-examination
| and see if each was doing his utmost for his
| class and school; and in conclusion urged in
creased zeal and fidelity.
Mr. P Smith, OF Spring Place was Of the
| opinion that a teachers prayer meeting was an
excellent means of furthering this desirable
object.
MIR Gift believed in selecting teachers as the
farmers selected seed cOrn-by taking the best
workers at revivals, and those who, by persua-
sion and ex ample, exercised an influence on the
unconverted.
Mr. Calkins took the ground that love of the
work was indispensable to make a good teacher,
and prayers of church members were an efficient
auxiliary.
Rev Mr. Lyon hoped that the Craftsmanship
of the meeting would not prevent him saying a
few words. Too many acted from Il desire to
obtain the appreciation of friends, because re-
ligion was popular,
After singing and prayer by Rev Jas Park,
the third question How can we make the
Sunday school more entertaining 10 both young
and old ?" was taken up.
This was opened by MrWoodruf. He thought
that in the first place the room should be
pleasant one-children were led greatly by the
eye-a good superintendent would make a
school more entertaining. But the whole mat
ter rested on the teachers.
Mr. j Smith thought it best to try and make
schools interesting to the young. The old were
generally confirmed in their ideas, but children
could be taught. He thought singing one of the
means of entertainment.
Mr. Rule agreed with the gentleman who had
Just spoken, but believed that live prayer meet
ings would make schcolinteresting to both old
and young.
Mr. Davis said that people never were too old
to learn. He once organized a class of old per-
sons at Spring Place, sixteen in number, which
he called the spectacle class a library was
also essential.
Mr. Mitchell said shat good teaches could
make schools attractive. They should be cheer
full, and teachers meetings were Il source of
profit. Dry English grammar teaching was not
attractive.
Rev H Smith made beautiful alIuson 20
the ''old, old story ''of Jesus and his love"
and related an anecedote illustrating the power
Of the same.
Mr. Rayl said that if the ministers Of the vari- |
Gus churches in the county would preach SER |
mons especially to children, in another wear we |
would see great change for the better. Parents |
would 60 with their childred and could in time |
be induced to attend the Sabbath school.
Mr. Emory alluded to the origin ofthe British |
and Foreign Bible Society, which was caused |
by little girl weeping because she could not |
walk seven miles in winter, on account of sick
ness, to examine a text of scripture.
Mr. Richards made some very Interesting re-
marks in regard to Welsh customs.
The time for the discussion having expired |
the President gave utterance to a few practical |
suggestions. and announced the executive COM |
mittee for the ensuing year
J A Rayl, Q b Smith, i 9 Shepard, Knox |
vile r j Smith, Spring Place; Rev Henry |
Brown, Cedar Spring
Announcements for addresses at the First |
Presbyterian Church were made when the con- |
vention adjourned till this morning at nine |
o ock.
We regret that so few of our citizens were |
present at the session of the convention, but |
hope there will be a full attendance to-day
The following is the
PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
|. Devotional. a ..
2 Miscellaneous.
s. Question: How can we enlist the sympathy |
and hearty corporation of the church members |
in the Sunday School cause?
T. The best method of inStruCtInw the infant |
class?
s. Singing: How conducted to be productive |
of the greatest good in our Sunday School?
g. Is Sunday School ever justifable in clos
ing during winter?
{. What is the bestmeans of raising money for |
The support Of the Sunday School?
Adjournment.
ADDRESSES.
Were delivered last night at the First Presby-
erian Church by Revs J L Lloyd and j How
ard Smith, which were very instructive and