Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-05-07
Campbell County Sunday school Conven


ton
Convened at Good Hope, Lower Elk
Fork, April "a, 1873, Mr.. w. c. Hall, of
Jacksboro' chairman.
Rev. J. S. Lindsay, of the Executive
Committee, opened with prayer for the sue
cess of the convention.
An address of welcome to friends of the
Sunday School, ministers of the Gospel,
fathers, mothers, lovers of God and the
Bible, lovers of the Church, lovers of Jesus
and children, lovers of education, physi-
cal, mental and especially moral, lovers of
sacred songs, lovers Of fallen humanity,
patriots and philanthropists, was delivered
by VIM. NJ. Haskell and responded to by
Rev. J. 5. Lindsay, after which the follow
ing subjects were discussed:
1. The object of Sunday Schools.
1. The primary object is to lead to
Christ 1, c. religion, re. and HgO.
.. The ultimate object heaven.
II. Subject. The result of Sunday
Schools when properly attended-henefits.
!. To teachers-normal experience, self
education, reliance and energy.
2. To children-true refinement and en-
ulation.
8. To society-happiness, quietude, safe
III. Subject. The organizing of Sunday
Schools in every destitute neighborhOod
in the county.
A large and efficient committee of II or
IS were elected to thoroughly canvass and
organize in all such destitute places, of
which Mr.. l.. Jourolmon, Esq, of Jacks
boro', was chairman.
". Subject of discussion. The enlisting
of the church, parents and community in
the Sunday School work. This is to be
consummated by thorough revival in the
great Sunday School enterprise.
! V. Subject. Duties and responsibilities
of Sunday School superintendent. ESSEN
| tiqls-OiptU
| requisites, blackboards and good music.
| VI. Subject. Punctuality of teachers
and scholars.
l. A knowledge of the Bible, its history,
its biography, its geography and its doc
trines. Of God, His nature and attri butes.
OF man, his ORIGIN nature, fall and desti-
ny, of rememption, repentance, faith, re-
generation, sanctification, death, resurec-
ton, general judgment, hell and heaven,
9TH. Subject or exercise. The opening
of question box, the object of which wa:
the depositing and the answering of any
questions relative to Sabbath-schools ant
the Bible.
: The above discussions were conducted
by Revs. r. Donaldson, ]. w. Lindsey
. Lay, Smith, Haskell, l.. Jourolmon, Esq.
DIR. Jones, w. c. Hall, w. Mars and Hun
e ter. These exercises continued the mos
3 of two days. The second closed with
S grand childrens' jubilee.
e The following is the report of the stats
, teal committee: Sunday schools in Camp
r bell county, IS; officers, Sc teachers, 10
d average No. of scholars, 300; total, 62l
: Books in libraries 1921; Sabbath-schOc
d papers, 1873; conversions last year, Is.
e Six lof the thirteen schools continue
n during the entire year, summer and wiz
d ter. Seven are kept up six months Of tn
d year.
e Upon the whole, the Convention was
ID grand success. 4 great crowd was in a
d tendance, and the occasion develope
:! among the citizens a most commendab
p, hospitality.
ie The blessings Of the God Of the moul
h. tains and beautiful valleys, we trust, wi
d. longrest upon the good, kind and generol
f. people Of Good Hope-Lower Elk Fork
East Tennessee.
is Fraternally, WIN. NJ. HASKELL.