The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11

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The. religious services were con.
Quoted by Rev. B. Holland.
Brothers "A. 8. Prather, ]. A. Will
son, and O. q. Milncs were appoint
I'd committee on the nomination of
permanent officers.
The comlnittoe reported as follows,
Rev. James Haynes, President
DR.. VIM. Bnrkitt, Vics-P President !;
Rev. ID. G. Smith, Secretary !; Rev.
G. w. ShA n, Assistant Secretary.
The report was unanimously adop-
ted.
Rev. AS. Prather was appointed
to report to the Daily COURIER.
The following persons we're APP
pointed o committee on Finance !:
Revs. W. r.. Cowles, g. W. Burkltt,
John Haynes, 3. r. Kitchener, and
G. Lawrence, Esq.
Tho session closed with tho sing
ing Of the Doxology, and Bensdic-
tion by DR.. Power.
ya AFTERNOON SESSION. isae
The FIRST halt hour was spent in
interesting religious services, con-
Quoted by Rev. J. A. Wilson; after
which the question, "The relation of
the Sunday School," was taken up.
The discussion was opened by Rev
J. Z. Simmons. @ q
He said that, as he understood il, tho
Sunday School was not originally
designed to teach religion; but after
ward the church adopted it as an in
strumentality for the advancement
of the cause Of Christ. H a
The 8. s. was not what it ought to
be in it's relation to the Church. He
thought the Church had not yet
walked up to the importance Of a
thorough theological training.
4 The man who went into the pulpit
and preached error to the adult, was
not as dangerous rs the teacher who
instilled into the mind Of the child,
The spiritual life Of the Church
should be carried into the Sunday
School.
He thought that only religious
persons should be employed.
| Rev. James Haynes thought that
the SIS. was calculated to create in
the minds of the children, . love fof
the house OF God.
i The books placed in their hands,
led them to love pure literature.
1 The child's head must be- right, il
1.-THE heart is made right We wanted
to teach the children as soon as pos.
sible. The S. s. provides for this
Then they were taught TO sing
This prepared them to sing in the
Church. 500
Rev. w. f. Cowles said he war
: very fond of revivals in Sunday
); Schools, but that was not all. AL
the training necessary to thoroughly
furnish q christian unto every good
work, was needed in the Sunday
School.
DR.. Power heartily endorsed the
idea that the Sunday School was q
part of the Church. Men must know
the truth In order to teach it to 9th
ers. The uitimatim Of Sunday
School work was the salvation of The
children.
Rev. |. .. Kemble remarked tina,
ministers were not allowed to teach
until they were tested so should
teachers be qualified for their work
4 w. Tackaberry, Esq, thought thai
tbs relation of the Sunday School tc
the Church was about the Same q,
: the relation Of the parent to thu
child. If children were not converted
: there was fault. If the SCHOOL,
we're not securing the conversion O
: the children, the Church was a
fault. ~.
= Rev. o. l.. Schreiner thought sys
;. tematic work was absolutely neces
sary to success.
Rev. John Haynes believed tina
/. four.fifth of the conversions in tn,
: church werc from the Sunday
> School. He thought itjust as necea
: sary that there should DO systemati
: work in the Sunday School his in tn
+ ministry. II was bettor to study b,
: subjects.
\ Rev. e. l.. Briggs said that w
. must not conclude that tho worl
l is all done by the Sunday School
We did not keep before our mind
the fact thnt the Sunday School wa
> q nursery to tho Church. The chill
: dren did not attend church scrvic,
(. as they ought to do.
The discussion was spirited ant
: profitable.
An essay on the mutual Relation
Of The Pastor and Sunday School,
J was read by Rev. G. G. Mines.
On motion of Rev. B. Holland
Bro. Mines was requested to furnish
a copy of his essay to the Contra
Christians Advocate, for publication
w. Tackaberry conducted thu
Question Box exercises, which wer,
, highly eresting aud instructive.
Among the questions proposed
and answered were the following:
"CaD not the blackboard be made
to express the sentiments OF the
heart as powerful as words can be
made to express them 2" Ans
"More powerfully"
s.Do not men take moro time tl
improve the way to heaven than &c
walk therein?" Ans.-"In too many
cases they do" W
eff children may be taught the
gospel by blackboard illustration
may not adults ? And would it moi
be well for the preacher to take .
black board into the pulpit with him
to mako known the way of life2'
Answer by w. Tackaberry. He
thought that the minister might
sometimes use to great advantage
the blackboard in tho pulpit.
Tho session closed with benediction
by Rev. g. w. Shaw.
EVENING sEssION-TUEsDAY.
| A highly interesting childrsn's
meeting was the order of the COCA