Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-04-22

question literally. All of the old could not
turned but the young might.
MIR. w. P. Washburn was in favor of the lait,
controlling the Sabbath Schools. He did no
want to throw the responsibility or the. e1tr
Question by DR.. Smith. ''If you deny thu
right of pastors in Sunday Schools, by wha
process of reasoning do you give him entrance
in his pulpitT' which was answered by Mr.
| Washburn.
Mr.. Jno. Meek, of Jefferson, endorsed Mr.
| Nashburn's remarks in the same connection
/ Mr.. Joseph Richards thought preachers should
give the congregation two sermons day, anc
counseled them to visit strangers and notice
new scholars.
Mr.. Wilson did not want to crowd the preach
er with unnecessary labor. If laymen were
qualified, preachers need not work so hard
Rev. Mr.. Eads thought the question was be-
ing misunderstood. He rather endorsed the
views of Mr. Smith, but would say nothing
standpoint. Pastoral labors in the Sabbath
School were exhaustive.
| Mr.. Rayl thought this the most profitable
question sprung in the Convention. The in
terchange of views was good, Get all we could
| of ministers.
Mr.. Eddings, of Blount, had come to this
| Convention to get all the information he could
| about the workings of the Sabbath School, in
order that he might go to work in his county:
| Mr.. /. F. Self, of Greeneville at the conclu-
SION OF morning service SIdLeu vi II6
! ty of DR.. Price, now deceased that the first
Sunday School in East Tennessee was establish
ed in Greeneville in the year 1905, by Rev.
Charles Coffin
After singing the old missionary hymn,
From Greenlands icy mountains"
the Convention took a recess until two o'clock,
and were dismissed with benediction by Rev.
j. j. Marker.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
I'M
two O'clock, and was called to order by the
President
The meeting was opened by singing the hymn
entitled
Come, sound his praise abroad"
and devotional exercises by Rev. j. B. Rankin.
Rev. J. L. Lloyd, from the Committee on
Constitution and Bylaws reported the follow
ing, which was adopted section by section and
afterwards as whole, unanimously.
CONSTITUTION OF THE EAST TENNESSEE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION. To
ARTICLE l. This committee should be known
as the East Tennessee Sunday School Conven-
ton.
ART. 2. The objects of this Convention
should be to promote the interests of Sunday
School works in this grand division of the
State. .--~-.F rrt
ART. 8. The officers of this Convention shall
consist of President, one Vice-President, in
each county represented. one Secretary, one
Assistant secretary, one treasurer.
ART. f. The President shall preside at the
annual and called meetings of the Convention
In his abse nee one of the Vice Presidents shall
take the chair and perform the duties of Presi-
dent. 1t shall be the duty of each Vice Presi-
dent to take general supervision and oversight
of the Sunday School work in his county, and
as far as possible organize Sunday School Con-
ventions in his county and other work that may
be necessary for the advancement of the Sun
day School cause.
U,l. no 0f t1o
Assistant Secretary, shall keep record of the
proceedings of the Convention, furnish reports
and supervise the publication of reports and
make up reports for the State Sunday School
Convention.
moneys accruing to the Convention and pay
the same on warrant of the President, counter
signed by the Secretary.
ART l. The election of officers shall be, on
motion, by majority vote of the Convention,
and they shall hold office for one year, or until
their successors are elected.
ART. s. The appointment of all committees
will devolve upon the President, unless other
wise ordered by the Convention.
ART 9. The Convention shall hold its meet
ing annually, at such times and at such places
determined by majority vote.
ART. 10. An executive committee of five
shall be appointed, whose duty it will be to
make arrangements for the next meeting of the
COnVeDIlOIl, Tile eHCeTIdlHmeQG Oh QcleRdIeS anu
the promotion of Sunday School works in every
way possible.
ART. II. The programme of exercises pre-
scribing rules and limitations, shall be held as
Bylaws and Rules of Order for the govern
ment of this Convention.
REV. J. L. LLOYD, -
5. B. CRowELL, Com.
S. P. ANGEL,
The report of the Committee on Statistics read
in the aggregate, which will be found else
where.
The number of conversions due to Sabbath
School influence was estimated at 995ofaverage
attendants during the past year, or l from
every IL.
Mr.. J. w, Gaut suggested the propriety of
selecting the time and place of holding the next
This was overruled and the Convention went
into the discussion of the questions Have
you Teachers meeting Have you Sunday
School prayer meetings? Are such meetings
The discussion was opened by Mr.. Atwell,
who stated Tentatively on the first proposition.
1t was used with good affect in his school.
Rev. j. L. Lloyd favored the teachers meet
ing, as did also Prof. Presnell, of Jonesboro',
and others. ~
Mr.. Gibson wished to know how many were
familiar with Sunday School prayer meetings,
and called for an expression of experience.
About twenty responded.
Mr.. Carson, of Blount, stated that less than
ten weeks ago lady had begun teaching day
school in that county, from which flourish
ing Sabbath School had arisen-prayer was of
fered daily for Gods aid and twenty-six per-
sons had been converted.
Col Stacy bore witness to the efficacy of
prayer meetings in the school o#
Rev. E. F. Feemster, of Greene county, said
that a rule would not apply in all cases. He
believed in childrens and ladies prayer meet
ings.
Mr. VIM. Vance, of Sullivan, was an adj
vocate of prayer and thought we could not do
too much for One who had done all for us. The
best part of his Sabbath School exercise was the
prayer meeting
After thorough interchange lof views by
other delegates, the discussion closed on this
subject and hymn was sung, after which
The Library, how best managed, = was taken
up.
system used in his school, which reduced the Ii
braians work greately. tk
Rev. James Lyon showed different system
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