The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-07-29
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy.]
From Sunsbury Township,
QOarterIy ConventfOn Of the
Christian Sabbath school
Association.
BEALLsvILLE, July 1S, 1878.

BEALLsvILLE, July 1S, 1873.
Ed SPIRIT; Your correspondent had
the pleasure of attending the last Quar-.
terly Convention, for the present year, of
the Christian Sabbath School Asso cia-
ton of the 10th Missionary District of
Ohio, which was held in this place on
Wednesday and Thursday, the 16:h and
7th inst
Quite respectable number Of Sabbath
School Superintendent, delegates from
chools and visitors were present during
its sessions, and the universal opinion Of
those connected with its Interests was,
that it was one of the finest and most en-
thusiastic Conventions ever yet held by
the Sabbath Schools Of the Christian
Church.
The Delegates assembled ip the Chris
tian Chapel of the town at 8 o'clock P NJ,
of the first day, and spent the afternoon
principally in the appointment of com
mittees, and such other preliminary busi-
ness as necessarily came before the Con-
vention, and closed the session by gen.
eral discussion of the Sabbath School
work of the District.
In the evening a large audience gather
ed and listened to the address of Wei.
come" delivered bv Elder j. D. Olmsted,
followed by Mr.. Albert Ellis, President
of the Association, who briefly reviewed
the work of the Sabbath Schools in the
counties of Monroe, Noble, Guernsey
and Belmont, and recommended more
comp lete and efficient organization Of all
the materials necessary to the perfecting
of the work in which they were engaged.
The actual work of the Convention
proper commenced on the morning of the
second day. After devotional exercises
at s 80 A. NJ, according to their printed
Programme, the report of the Correspon-
ding Secretary, DR.. G. H. Kemp, OF
Bsrnesyille, was received.
The report indicated that the Associa
ton hsd, within its jurisdiction, over 80
Sabbath Schools, Nut Of that number only
about 90 had responded to the call for
statistics.
In the Schools reported, we gathered
from among the many items Of informa.
ton, that there were enrolled about 1,20O
scholars, and that upwards of $500 had
been collected for local school purposes ;
and that the schools in the District were
in better working condition generally
than ever heretofore.
The remainder of the forenoon was de-
voted mainly to the discussion of the
questions "Whats Wrong ?""The Work
of the Church in the Sabbath School,
and 'sThe Finances Of the Sabbath
School"
The afternoon session, however, was
| the more practical one of the Conyeu-
ton. At l o'clock promptly, James
Gates, Of Captina Church, led the devo
tional exercises, after which sabbath
School Apparatus" was opened by L. W
Jones, who exhibited in word pictures all
the various paraphernalia of the Sabbath
, School Room, from the Superintendent
bell to the large wall maps of the Holy
!, Land
At 3 clock Model Sabbath School
was organized in the room ard practical
ly and successfully conducted by DR.
Kemp, Superintendent of the Barnesville
School, assisted by H. NJ. Hickok OF
Stenbenville, and R. c. Graves, of Cam
: bridge.
Teachers were appointed, and the en-
tire audience was organized into classes
and the minuti@ of regular Sabbath
J School session, with the most approved
methods of the recitation of lessons, by
, means of blackboard exercises, lllustra
ton teaching and oral reviews, was de
monstrated to the satisfaction of those
who were present, and with much prof
to all who were Immediately connected
with the Sabbath School interests of tht
District.
The lesson taught VAS that of the In
! ternational Series for July 27, viz: "Th'
Temptation of Christ" and fine analy
,f sis of the same was written on the board