Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-04
Universalist sunday school Eoache rs
Institute.
SECOND DA

SECOND DAY.
Yesterday s exercises were opened with CON
ference meeting for one hour under the direc-
ton of Mr.. VIM. Mecorney of this city begin
ming at eight o'clock. MIR, Mecorney spoke in
his usual earnest style, making alluson to his
twenty-one years experience as superintendent,
and was followed in brief celebrations by Messrs.
II. n. Benson Of Troy, n, T., latina Balloa of
Woonsocket, r. l., II. Wilson of Ashfeld, A
Nickerson of Plymouth W. S. johnson of
Providence, and DR.. NJ d. Corker of Salisbury
At nine o'clock Rev. J. II. Farnsworth OF
Springfield, VT, read an essay on "The Wages
of the Worker" in which teachers were encour-
aged with the certain hope OF the best reward
possible for their earnest and faithful labors and
tolls in the Sunday school cause, in the con-
seriousness Of having contributed so much for
the furtherauce OF the highest interests of the
future generations.
At halfpast nine o'clock, Mr.. Charles Foster,
superintendent of a Sunday school in Taunton,
began his essay on the "Order and kind of Sun
day school service" He said the whole tone OF
the school should be religious; that the supern-
tendent should have absolute sway over it, and
should enter upon his duties only after the most
careful preparation. He urged especially the
carrying out of the motto, Gone thing at a
time" and if uetiye and energetic his duties
might be made both pleasure and success.
Rev. Dr. L. C. Bulles, of Salem, occupied the
next half hour with series of very excellent
and instructive suggestions on "Object teaching
and the use of the blackboard" detailing the
use of blackboard illustrations in making sub
jects vivid to the eye and easy of comprehension,
thereby aiding so much the comprehensive pow
crs of the young, who learn so much more by
object and example than in any other way.
He said a set Of scientific instruments, cabinet
OF natural specimens, or museum, would be a
very desirable appendage to each school, as a
means Of impartng moral and religious truths
from lessons CLEANED from the material world,
and the direct and intimate relation between
that and the spiritual,
At halEpast ten O'Clock Prof VIM. r. Ship
man of Tufts college began his interesting essay
on "Sunday school morals and manners" in
which he urged = higher standard OF Christian
courtesy and religious department among mem
bers of the school-a quality OF morals and
manners IN which much improvement might be
made.
The concluding essay Of the forenoon was by
Rev. Olympia Brown of Bridgeport, Ct. on
"The Press and the Sunday School" treating of
| the power Of the press and the claims Of the
| Sunday school upon its aiding influences. She
said the influence of the press was more yalua-
| BILE 10 the state than all the other educational
and relormatory institutions, and was more po-
| tent in the community for the conservation Of
order than au efficient police She claimed that
| not only should the UNCONVENTIONAL press quad
ruple its interest in the devotion of its ability
! and space to the further advancement Of the in
| tercgts of the Sunday school, but the cause de-
manded and urgently and rightly claimed dhe
most vigorous support of the secular press. She
also criticised the lesson papers nov pqblished
MS much needing Improvement in adaptation
to the proper furtherance OF the cause, and
closed with IN earnest appeal for the perfection
or all efforts and iHstrumcntalhies for the pro.
motion of the Sunday school cause,
A large number Of written questions were
then sent up, aud answers given.
At the close Of the forenoon session, the com
mittee chosen for the purpose reported the
names OF the following persons tQ constitute the
executive committee of the association TOR the
year ensuing: Rev,J, j. Lewis Of South Boston,
Miss AugGslg Lane of Gloucester, Mrs. j. b.
Babbilt of Worcester, Amos Merrill Of Peabody,
and Charles Il. Carpenter of Providence
lha. afternoon session was opened at two
O'CLOCK by an essay by Hon. Alden Sprague, of
Augusta, Me-, on the relation of THE Pastor
aud tue Sunday School, This he trented in an
interesting and instructive manner first speak
ing o. what the Sunday school owes TO the pastor,