Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-04-12
SUNDAY READING.
Hamblen County Sabbath schools.
MORRlsToIyN. April 4th. ISL

MoRRlsTowN, April 4th, 1671.'
| EDITORS CHRONICLE: The second regu-
lar meeting of the Hamblen County Sab
bath School Association occurred at Union
School House, near Wits foundry, on the
Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap and Charles
ton Railroad, according to appointment on
Saturday April LIST. After the usual devo-
| tional exercises an address of welcome was
read by Miss Caroline Snoddy, of Union
Sunday School, and responded to by Rev.
A. W. Wilson in n few well chosen re-
marks. After the reading and acceptance
of the minutes of the last meeting the dis
cussioH of the question, ''What should be
the great aim or design Of every Sabbath
School teacher" was opened by j. G.
Hodges and continued by Mr.. Emory, Mr..
Wilson, w. ID. Smith, Mr.. Moser and Mr..
Summers, showing that nothing short of
the conversion Of every scholar should lJe
aimed at. A committee on statistics was
then appointed, and while the meeting
took recess of thirty minutes to partake
of refreshments the committee received the
reports of schools.
On reassembling the committee read
their report, showing 13 schools represent
ed or.reported, with total of 1853 officers
and teachers and SIS scholars. The re-
port also showed that while some schools
in the county had not yet recognized for
the summer and consequently were not
reported, still, more schools than usual had
continued through the winter. The next
question-"Can parents be consistent
christians while they neglect to accom-
pany their childred to Sabbath School %
was opened by Rev. A. w. Wilson, and
continued by j. c. Hodges, Mr.. Emory,
Mr.. Moser, w. ID. Smith and Mr.. Sum-
mers. The question being close one, the
remarks were very earnest and showed
some diversity of opinion. The "auestion
hpVD nnNt ipuaofiCrota1
very interesting. The answer to the ques-
ton-"How can we make teachers more
regular in their attendance ?n led to the
adoption of the following resolution.
Resolved, That the secretaries of all the
schools of this association be, and they are
hereby instructed to keep roll to be call
ed the troll of honor,n upon which shall
be reported to this Association at each
quarterly meeting the names of all teach
ers who have missed no meeting of the
school during the quarter.
In order TO have the basis of voting bet
ter understood, the words in the Constitu-
ton reading lone vote for every ten schol-
airs, " was amended so as to read zone vote
for every ten scholars in average attend
ance." The call to the East Tennessee
Sunday School Convention to be held at
Knoxville on the Goth and 21st of April,
was then read, and four delegates appoint
ed for the County. Each school was also
requested to send one delegate in addi-
ton.
An Executive Committee was then ap-
pointed TO prepare business for the next
meeting, and the thanks of the Associa-
ton extended to the school at Union, for
their hospitality. The presence of Rev. /.
Emory, the $. :. Missionary, was, as
usual, the means of adding materially to
the interest of the meeting, and after
short address by him the Convention adj
journed to meet at Beth Car, near Lead
vale, on the Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap
and Charleston Railroad, on the first Satur-
day in July. Though the day was UNI
pleasant, the attendance was very good
house crowded and the interest and at
tention seemed undated to the close of the
rather lengthy exercises, and the Associa-
ton feel encouraged at the evident increas-
ing interest in the cause. The exercises
were interspersed with music from the
Happy Voices" the book used by the
Sunday School at that place. An extra
train was run for the accommodation of
those who attended the meeting.
t. p. SUMMERS, President.
:. b. CRowELL, Secretary.