Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07
Sunday School Convention

Minutes of meeting of the Sunday
School Union of Laporte district, held in
tirs; Church at South Bend; j.. Nebe-
kers preSiding-Singing conducted by
Messrs. Marsh and Stover-Nov. 9th,
18th and 18th The following programme
arranged by the executive committee, was
carried out:
MONDAY 9TH.
Z to T:30 p. m.-Address to Sunday
School workers BY Archibald Beal.
800 to o-hesponses by +. Taylor
and Dir. TEco. rayel
TUESDAY 2STn.
8 80 to 9 a. m-keligous devotions
led by l.. Neheker.
yto y:30-Object teaching eXemplifed
by q. Nash.
9: 80 to lO-Discussion opened by G.
NJ. Boyd
10 to IU:3O-Sunday School government
by James johnson.
~ :ou 10 1l-Discussion opened by G.
Skinner.
IL to II .30-Class teaching by NJ. n.
Walworth.
IL 80 to 12-Discussion opened by
John +. Early.
so to 4 p. m.-Reports from the
Schools, and general discussion and re-
marks.
Z p. m.-Children' Mass Meeting, adj
dressed by John Robinson, }. .. bender
and u. ". Nash.
WEDNESDAY Doth.
$50 to 0 IL. m.-heigious, devotions
led by T.. skinner.
. TO 9:o0-Essay, The Sunday School
as Il means OF Grace, by }. +. Larry.
goo 10 1U-Discussion opened by l..
Nebeker
1ut to 10 :30-Essay, Best Method of In
FAINT Glass Instruction, Il. W. Lawhon.
1870 to 1I-Diecusoion opened by G.
W. Nash.
IL to IL :3--Question Drawer, John
Browntield.
Moo to 12-Criticism of answers by
all
/ 80 to PIP. m.-Miscellaneous business
z to Z :o..-DeSt method OF Preachln.
to Children by j. Robinson.
800 TO ) :o0-Love east, led by +
Taylor.
The various exercises were interspersed
with suitable music
The Committee on Resolutions, con
sisting of Messrs. Early, Lawhon and
Nash reported the following resolution:
which " ere adopted:
Resolced, That, us members of the Tn
ion " hc have had the pleasure OF attend
Ing The SESSIONS OF The present meeting
we have been pleased and much lTotltet
Oy the essays, audieSscs and discussions
and yet moie SO by the Hne religious
split manifested Throughout the sevcra
sessions
Resotced. That the attempts to seel
power over our schools by methods O
novelty, ale often injurious, yet NC com
menu The Use Oi lessons With points o
objective attIaciiveness, as OF especial val
ue TO children OF the present age OF ma
terialiatic tendencies.
kty0lecd. i hat, " lille order and system
are Of much importance in the govern
ment on u school. they should not bind
to a slavisl mechanical routine.
Iiesol0ed, That successful class teachin
requires the best and most vigorous Use {
the mind and soul power OF The teacher
and hat Incidence and caTelessness in
teacher deserves the strongest condemns
lion.
Res0lred, That the practical directnes
of applying divine truth To the heart ant
, life, obtained in the answering and ash
ing of questions the power OF music o
the SENSES OF the soul; and the inf1uenS
, of assimilation by contact, with the ca
nest and trustful simplicity of childhoo,
taken together make the Sunday Schot
"a means of Grace" potential in develop
ing the best types OF christian charact'
which the church now contains.
ReSo5Ued, That the conception of an il
!; fant class in the Sunday school, origin
ted in the most intelligent christian col
l viction, regarding the nature and demant
OF early childhood, and that it should
f the constant purpose ana endeavor
teachers, by the use of scriptural trutl
impaired in lessons and hymns, to
keep the children in Chris. that they ne
er go astray.
e Resolced, That it Is preferable that Sc
mons directed to children should folio,
ing the Saviour's example) be preached
mixed assemblies of botn parents al
children.
&c Resolved, That the prevalent social vic
). of the present time call upon us TO d
). mand OF the s. s. teachers OF the distri,
!. renewed diligence and taithfulness, al
u that the attention of Superintendents
o called to this resolution
e On morton it was resolved that t
If next meeting of the Union be held
: Plymouth
J Rescued, That the essays of Mess
l. Early and Lawhon be forwarded to 4
Western Christian Adrocote, with reque
q. for their publication
Res0lCed. That the paDers of the Distri
~ be requested to publish these proceeding
T. ResotUed, That the thanks OF the Uni,
p be hereby cordially rendered to the CT
> zens for their hospitable entertainment.
JOHN P. EARLY, Sec'y.
8 P1upa O11th Market