Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-03
Campbell County Sunday school Conven


Convened at Good Hope, Lower Elk
Fork, April "a, 1878, 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. M. Haskell and responded to by
Rev. j. S. Lindsay, after which the follow
ing subjects were discussed:
/. The object of Sunday Schools.
L. The primary object is to lead to
Christ 4. e. religion, re. and ligo.
2. The ultimate object heaven. s, --,s-
III. Subject. The result of Sunday
Schools when properly acknowledgements.
l. To teachers-normal experience, self
education, reliance and energy.
2. To children-true refinement and en-
ulation. sttt
8. To society-happiness, quietude, safe
ty and strength. ..-s- t.,.--1 .--.-,.r.,-
III. Subject. The organizing of Sunday
Schools in every destitute neighborhood
in the county. Et ss 7'ts
A large and efficient committee of II OF
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 en- terprise. q On
". Subject. Duties and responsibilities
of Sunday School Superintendent. Essen.
tials-piety, tact to govern, punctuality;
VI. Subject. Punctuality of teachers
aud scholars.
1. 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, sanctiication, death, res urec
ton, general judgment, hell and heaven
18th. 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 an(
the Bible.
The above discussions were conducted
by Revs. r.. Donaldson, J. w. Lindsey
Lay, Smith, Haskell, J.. Jourolmon. ESQ
DIR. Jones, w. G. Hall, w. Mars and Hun
ter. These exercises continued the mos
OF TWO Gays. Inc second closed with
grand childrens' jubilee y y q ~ ,
The following is the report of the Stats
teal committee: Sunday schools in Camp
bell county, 10; officers, So; teachers, IS
average No. of scholars, 800; total, 62l
Books in libraries, 1921; Sabbath-schoo
papers, 1893; conversions last year, Is.
Six tof the thirteen schools continued
during the entire year, summer and win
ter. Seven are kept up six months of tn
year.
Upon the whole, the Convention was
grand success. A great crowd was in at
tendance, and the occasion develope'
among the citizens most commendabl
hospitality. III
The blessings of the God of the noun
tairls and beautiful valleys, we trust, vii
long rest upon the good, kind and generou
people of Good Hope-Lower Elk Fork
East Tennessee.
Fraternally, VIM. M. HASKELL.