Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-18
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convened at the Baptist Church on Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock Delegates were
present from the Baptist Sabbath Schools
of this and Clinton counties. The weather
was unfavorab1e for the meeting, but the
anxiety of the people for the religious in
struction of the youth, was manifested by
their coming together at the appointed
hour, and maintaining the interest Of the
successive sessions till we go to press.
Rev B. Y. Siegfried, President of the
Convention, opened the meeting with re-
ligious services, followed by an address
contrasting the modes of instruction of 40
years ago with those in vogue at the pres
ent time. The long and varied experience of
the speaker, added to his poignant and vivid
presentation of his facts, attracted the close
attention of each one of the audience.
Reports were then given by the several
schools represented, showing large in
crease not only in the whole number of
scholars enrolled, but in the average at
tendance.
The afternoon session opened at 2 P. NJ,
MY Glass for Jesus" was the theme of
the first conference, in which almost every
Sabbath School Teacher participated. Bro
Cha's Rhoads remarks were calculated to
make lasting impression. He spoke of
the number of fakes in a snow storm; of
the stars and systems in iHimitable space;
of the sands upon the sea shore; and thence
tried to realize the power of God; the ex-
tent of his dominion; or the length of eter-
nifty. He asked his hearers to remember
that my Glass; is composed of immortal
souls, and that the solemn. destines of eter-
nifty are coming to them; the bliss of the
saints or the misery of the damned is to be
to each of them an everlasting reality. So
of the sufferings of Christ he died that IN y
Glass; might be saved. How then is it
possible to over estimate this question, or
to put too much stress upon the Teachers
obligations. The speaker considered that the
children of the Infant Glass were in the
Golden Age of the Teachers opportunities,
and that the time is not far distant when
the majority of conversions will take place
among this class the Silver Age includes
the scholars between 10 and 16 years.
while the Iron Age is the designation foI
those who come into the adult classes with
out conversion, and who, mingling with the
world, are so easily ensnared by its tempta-
tons and sins.
The closing exercises of the afternoon
session-the instruction of the infant class
cannot properly be described. Some *
children came in from the primary depart
ment of the day school, and received al
impressive lesson from Heb. 9:23-28. The
points presented were, 1st, What is me
diator? I'd, Jesus is our Mediator; and Sd
course of the lesson, Bro. Rhoads drew sat
isfactory answers from the children on ou
need of forgiveness, the Office of the Higl
Priest, the reason why God counts us gooC
for Jesus sake, and other vital truths con
nected with the lesson. The vivacity O
the children, their fixed attention, tn
eagerness with which they responded t.
the questions, made the occasion one loni
to be remembered, especially by those la
boring to instruct the juvenile classes.
The Institute reassembled at 6:45 p. m
passing over the interesting conference o.
the query "Am Imy Brothers Keeper?'
We feel it important to speak of the val
liable instruction to be derived from tn
address of Bro. Rhoads on Sabbath Schoc
appliances. Slips were circulated throug
the audience that suggestions might be pre-
sented as to specific helps, concernin
which the lecturers opinion was solicited
In response the following were successive
ly discussed, and commendation or cor
demnation emphatically rendered, viz: RI
: ward Cards, Banners, Library Books S.
l Concerts, Uniform Lessons, Notices, Mi
$ sionary S. s. Societies, S. S. Prayer Nee
= ings, Systems of Signals, Post Office an
s Teachers Meetings. The address occl
pied an hour and half, but was receive
with breathless attention to the end. =