, 1874-07-06

N""ress by the fcv. john 11nil Mt tho sc
LII wv

! sUNDAY-scHoo1 UNION.
Address by the ncv. john 1lnll Mt the scn,
~, Centennial AIcrttnu.
lhe somi-contonuial meeting foltowtnr III,
iiftioth anniversary Of tho American SUNDAY
eenool oniol't Witch Saa instituted in May, 1s2I
was held yesterday evening in the Second prca c.
bytcrian Church. The audience wbinh yathorn,
70 take rart III the exercises Was yery largo MI,
ing not on]y the pows Of tho ch,rcl,
but largo number Of oxtra uoo1
Which had to DO improvisod n,our III,
aisles. The meotin. was presided over hv Mr.
| N. 8. Douton. There woro also with him m l tl.
platform tho Rev. John nall, D. D.. Of Nav
York; tho Row. J. N. Gibson, tho Koy. Arlhu,
Mitchell, tho Rov. @. L. Thomnson. and lha
Rev. 7. g. Ensign. ''N~
Iho oxerclses wore opened with n yorv heaut,.
III voluntary by tho choir, after Which tl,o 1,ov
q. l.. Thompson read Il selection of sorlnturc
The Rev. j. NJ. Gibson lod the uootinr in ,
prayer, which had spccnl md appropr,uta raj.
oronco to the object Of tho meeting.
Aftor the singing by tho nulionco of tho HYMN
BEGINNING, "All hatl tho powor Of Jesrs'
hano, the meeting Was addressed BIZ Tie Char.
man Of tho tueotlug. = 'Ao >Aa''
Mr. Donton called attention to the fuct that
shls was the first time the Union had beon bo.
~N1e 0taHA0A4QG 40E QFoE Ton VQAtH. kIo
explained the manner III which tho svston of
jubilee meetings waA inauguratod. Uo stated
that tho nov. Ur. Hall would speak thia ovoninT >
IN tue First Congregational Church. Tho cx.
nonhos Tor the past year had beon 500. 900, and
It was expoctea chat the expenses for the cur
rens yoar would bo not lcBa than Sill, 900, OF
this $50. roo would bo subscribed III tbs Nortl,-
west. lnolosiNg. he introduced tho Superintcul-
ent Of THO Union for tho Northwest, tho Ney.
Mr. +. q. Ensign.
Tho Rev. MIR. Ensign explained bis mothod of
getting up sybtelns of Suudny-schools III differ
ont parts Of the country. In prosecuting thoir
WORK tho society lad divided tho country into
several grana divisions, oasl overlooked Ly a
inng and visiting sunday-schools in llis district.
The Society lad prosecuted tho work now tor
fifty ycals, and In that timo no less than 8. 600
sllnday-schools had boon established in this
stale* In Iowa and Minnesota about 1900 had
boon organized in each State. Tho Bible had
boon taken as tho textbook Of Tho Society, and
with it they wcro fighting thor wny
tn tn tho most out-of- -tlc-wAy plnces Of tuo
West, whore they Ind recently opened not lous
IMAM 92a os sunday-achools. During tho lust year
iront!er schools. Ihoro WIS still groat work
Detore tho Society in tho new settlements Of tho
Northwest, where over 50O, ,00D uncultured chill
dren arc Waiting for tho advent Of tho s;unuay-
school.
:, The Chairman thon introduced to tho meeting
lIe KoV. Johu Hail, D. D., Of New YORK., who is
1t present engaged in travelling for the Society
~ ssd hoiding jubilee lnoetlngs in diGeren. citios
u. u tae Union. THO Doctor ia . massive man,
Win large, looulno head. aud hia STYLE OF
'poaklnK II earnest, eloquent, and convincing
". dall Thought it was great priritoga to be
per1nltted to Address 30 large M nlldlonce made
lp 81 tie cltlzena OF one Of tho most progressive
'ud influential citos in tho world. lis wiHbol
people would better understand how greatly |
ne ~" ~, future ;, OF child depended upon ,ts
running. children grew up as they we're trained, |
.ralnod III. they became worthless aud wickpd |
Members y Of society Trainod we'll. they bocano
I'D beneiactoors Of tho lnnd. Paronts could |
ot help forecaating what even fla
ear future Of thoir children was to
o: in Tie Uuitcd States tlloro wero
chooi.age Who wanted TO bo taught. Tic gueu-
ion arose, Who Is to do the teachne. and WHIT
to 10 taught 1t must be roniombcrel linz
10 tenching Of tho Bible, just as instruction in
r'tlng Or = arithmetic M needed to bo dono sys.
slaslea,y a'S " people who understood their bnsi.
ron Of ODDLY parents needed syeto m asiealy ai
Bible instruction. This cona
OF be obtained in tho common Schools
ne pest Bible teaching waa that
Tho ch.drou Of the vicious. tha
'tuerloss and notherlcss waits flung holpsoas
pom tho world. are especially tue fie obiccte Of
10 soclety's efforts. The work could only bo
1t4e PIupefly DT christians. The rnHnnnatl,il. |
Y OF undertaking tho work rontoJ t,.,n.. -,
t1ristians alIkn. Rut rono roaj ~ 1pui h1t
sun,i,,1 ~ III, ~ ~ nuno Aoou pe atFAld OF |
ihlthtuliy carrying it out.
Inreo things Haemol to bo neelful for
lccosa OF o SuuuAy-school teacher. Tia
ut waH creet1, Tho yonnv sbnniJ
taught to believe rirhtiv' ig sna enpu,a tnaa
l,,tod Ria cI,i,,,~a, ~ hoo, ~ ,ienty; Ihey
essod Hblo. Tho uoxt tb,ny wantod usn Sa u Inc
nscenco to onublo children to tn,so rirht III hs1H
tue teachings OF oreodH. 'r,,c tnir ssaa,,t;a
o product Of tho t,yo fnruor ,at .4a ; osaotlea,
:er. ""3 t's"' ''"t- !
We had heard that ch;coco voa . ro.. I
,al and progressive civ nar H. ,.a s",y pgac-
actical and procrossive aro,,.',t sa5 ""7 posn u
ls!on, the ypcaker cniicl attsn,;n', - ~. ~ con.
the Sooioty az shown ;t sho ~, w .lo mora
distributor, on tia init of tha Iaaatou
10 salieut points Of tia sumn,nr,, ~. tu
va: 'D"'5 ato ~ loA- t
SUMMARY oy ,vork rron, 1,..us, INV, t
Il: Schools orranizaI d Me.nn a J. t aS1S to March
sd: scholars in lien, 81 ,s57 sstaols yaa.d r. ies
led, sl7I: toacherA In lnsui 9i5s1 schoIars I'M IN q
IT. IT. i9o,5Ge; Bibles and Testamonts distributed. .
sa families 'Sitea' la,sa7; addresses delivered,
;,I;nmnrv 1i1 a, et,v ra,.., ,ro.,. ,o,, y
Ianis,i, oi.ys oontauna 11a tn,cos 70 aSs W Sshoois