Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-10-19


Sunday School interest throughout the
country?
DIR. Dobson and Rev. ]. G. Mason par.
ticipated in the discussion. Their re.
marks were forcible and we'll received,
and clearly evinced that much good can
be accomplished in this great work by a
thorough system of organization for the
county and the establishment of schools
under energetic officers and live teachers
in each of the several districts of the
sounty.
Singing by the Schools.
''Safe Within the Vale"
I'd. Should Sunday Schools be continu-
ed through the winter?
discussed by Profs. DUNCAN and Dill
worth. Rev. Mr.. French and Drs. Smith
and Dobson. The arguments preponder-
ated afirmatively and clearly demonstra-
ted that only inefficient officers and un-
faithful teachers would prevent a Sabbath
School to be discontinued ION account of
winter weather. Children will not yield
to an excuse so p%altry where teachers are
alive and jealous iutheir work.. No COM
munity that has the facilities necessary
for day school in the winter, is excuseable
for net having the Sabbath School and
few Sabbath Schools will be found worthy
the sacred name that have not sufficient
energy to carry them safe through the
chills of our winters
Singing by the Schools.
INTERMIssIoN.
Benccietion by Rev. Mr.. French.
EVENING SESSION.
Reassembled-Singing by the Schools.
Sd. Should the uniform lesson system
be dropped?
Rev. Mr.. johnson of Johnson's City
School who had been assigned the open
ing of this question being absent, Prof. H.
Pressnell advocated it af6irmatively. Col.
A. j. Brown opposed in an address Of
some length setting forth the impractical
bility of such a system in schools compos-
ed of pupils from infants to Bible classes.
Such a system would prove a failure with
out efficient, live teac hers, and with these
the promiscuous lesson system presented
advantages.
After singing by the Schools, Rev. j.
G.. Mason and Messrs. W. A. Nelson, d.
Presnell and +. W. Earnest advocated az
6rmatively. They claimed that the very
system enlisted the teachers interest, in
creased the necessity and a love for
teachers meetings; contributed to the
units Of q general exercise in lessons,
hymns and prayers; increased the Super
intendant's power and the pastors infu-
ence and made the parent a co-worker
in the coed cause. The reasonings and
experience set forth certainly impressed
the Convention favorably to the uniform
lesson system.
Singing by the Schools.
18th. What should be the qualifications
of Sunday School Teachers?
DIR. VIM. Smith opened this discussion
in a forciblc and happy address. Rev.
Mr.. Stewart, Col. Brown, and others fol-
lowed.
The Teacher should be e~minently a
live man. A live to p~unctuality. earnest
ness. study, and love for his work. Alive
with Christian zeal and full of the mis-
sionsry spirit.
Singing by the Schools.
Adjourned to Z o'clock p: 81. Bene-
diction by Rev. Mr.. Stewart.
NIGHT SESSION.
7P. M.-Singing by the Schools.
9Th. The Model Sunday School. III.
C. Atwater. This speaker gave the Con-
v~cntion his Model of n school comprehen-
sively. Model Superlntendents, officers
and Teachers, with model lessons libraries.
Sunday School papers. and music make
Model Schools. These must be had, and
if not found among the gentlemen, he
would nnu them among thc iaoieS- ~ia"H
speakers participated in this discussion
with some contrariety of opinion.
4th. Appointed Mr.. w. A. Nelson.
DIR. A. S. n. Dobson, DR.. w. II. Sewer,
and Hon. I'll. III. Carr to represent this
Convention in the Sunday School State
Convention to be held in the city of Nash
Vile. The schools at Jonesboro, Mt.
Bethel. JacksoD's school house, New Sa-
lem, Broylesville, Old Salem and Civil
Gap we're Represented in the Convention.
DELEGATION.
New Salem-Dr. VIM. Smith, John
Chase. J. ". III. Smith.
Jackson's School House-Elijah Cary.
Broylesville-Dr. A. S. N. Dobson,
Montgomery Harmon.
Old Salem-E. L. Mathes, VIM. Pat
tor.
Mt. Bethel-W. C. Keezler, W. A.
Nelson, Jacob Price. j. 8. Cochran.
Civil Gap-W. s. Strain. Madison
Miller.
Jonesboro-The officers and teachers of
the FIVE schools. Adjourned to meet at
the call of the President.