Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-05-31

could be legtimately exercised in strictly
denomin ational schools. =
Ques.-The speaker said that the pas
tor should see that the superintendent is
the best man for the place, and that he
should be christian Suppose such 8
one cannot be gotten, what should ther
be done
Rev. Pardoe-Import one.
Rev. D. NJ. B.-As the papers suggest:
ed sometime ago, borrow one. We have
to do the best the circumstances will al.
low.
John F. Allen.-We are a religious
people in Fermanagh. We have S. s.
in every school house. Wherever we can
get Is or 90 scholars together. there we
organize school. And we can get su.
perintendents and teachers that cont
swear. But the preachers of Miffiin never
come near US. We have just been hear.
ing the duties of pastors to Sunday
school expounded to us. Let us have
now little practice as well as preaching
We ask, why do not the ministers Of
Mifflin visit US )? Are they not strong
enough to walk out If too weak to
walk. are there no horses in Mifflin which
they could getl Are there no hospitable
people by the way who would entertain
them, and send them on their way rejoic
ing aud reinvigorated
Rev. Pardoe.-I was out at Horning
town last Sunday. The rest may answe
for themselves.
J. +. Allen.-The Lord will bless Bro
Pardoe
j. +. G. Long, belong to a Union
school. We are visited frequently by
ministers but we always invite them to
come, and set the time. and then send :,
carriage to bring them to the school anc
take them back to their homes. Proba.
bly, If Bro Allen and his friends would
do likewise, the schools of Fermanagb
would have more ministerial visits.
J. F Allen Union schools belong to
the Lord. I don't care what denomi-
nation The visiting minister belongs 10, so
that he is a man of God.
On motion the discussion was closed,
and after the programme for the evening
exercises had been reported by the Busi-
ness Committee, the Association adjourn
ed with the benediction.
MAY I6-EvENING SESSION.
The President opened the evening ses-
sion by reading the 2nd chapter of the
Acts of the Apostles, after which the
hymn commencing
Come Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove.
was sung. and prayer offered by John
N. Winner.
The minutes of the last session were
read and approved.
The programme for the evening, as re-
ported by the Business Committee, was
announced by the secretary, and the dis
cussion on the Duties and Relations O
Parents to Sabbath Schools" was opene i
substantially as follows, by
Rev. II. C. Pardoe.-There are three
kinds of parents, viz: the religious, the
moral, and the notoriously wicked. The
children of each of those three class es
come to the Sabbath School. Havi AZ
been subjected to different training, tn ey
require different treatment.
1st. Religious We will never reach &
model Sabbath school unless we have q
model home. Coming from religious
homes, children should be preposesss, q
with the truth. SO that all Sabbath scho o
would be supplemental. cline 4
ing the truth already imbedded in t IL
heart of the child. But to the shame o
parents, be it said. they seldom tai Z
much interest in the Sabbath school, =
The most energetic. untiring husinei Is
men, who arise with the lark and prolor ,s
their daily labors beyond nightfall il
temporal matters, are very lazy on Il e
Sabbath. They lie in bed till late
hour, and when they arise read the 10
ligious paper, and som etimes even the
county newspapers. till the time for preach
ing arrives. They dress only few minute &
before services Like the South Ameri-
can animal described by Agazzis, the..'
are TOO lazy to open their eyes. and whe
they are opened for them they are to
lazy to shut them They never attend
Sabbath school themselves, nor do the.y
see that their children learn their
lessons. They send their children off to
Sabbath school and believe and hope all
is right; but never consider how mucf
more effective and easy the work of the
S. S. teachers would become if it was
seconded by thorough and careful trair.-
lug. and cheerful cooperation on the part
of both parents at home.
end. .NoraL The class just spoken OF
the religous-give their children, in
most cases imperfect, but at least some
spiritual training-the class under con-
consideration none at ali. The parents
attend no church, have no family prayers,
do not pray themselves. What can you
expect from such parental inAuen-