Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-13
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL con-
vENTl0N.
A Jolly and Social Excursion
Party.
Scholarly Visitors from Abroad
A Harmonious Body.
Lightning Flolics.
Scholarly Visitors from Abroad.
A Harmonious Body.
Lightning Flolics.
Correspondence of the BEE

Neb., June 18th, 1S74.J
EDITOR OMAHA BEE:
The State Sunday School Conven-
ton opened i'm the Presbyterian
Church of this city, Tuesday eve
ming. Prof. ]. N. McKinzie, is the
Treasurer, and there are everal
Vice-Presidents and Secretarys. In
fact the usual machinery for the ac-
complishment of such work.
AT about 1:30 p. M, a train Of 10
ears arrived from Lincoln, packed
with human freight, closer than the
same ears were ever before packed
with cattle. Two engines, one bag
gage, two fiat, and thirteen box cars
made up the train. A heavy thun-
der storm i Lincoln, early i'm the
morning, de, 'yed the train nearly
an hour, ant prevented a good
many doubtless -'om joining the ex-
cursion. Yet the number on board
was variously estimated from 1000
to 1000. As jolly a lot of human
freight as ever my individual self
made one of. Although my hair
is turning white, 1 began to think
myself u boy among the other
BOYS.
DIR. Converse deserves thanks for
his willingness to accommodate,
and for his purpose to see personally
all details of the excursion COM
plete.
The centre of attraction was some
where on a straight line between
Mr.. Reynolds, of Illinois, and Mr..
Trumbull, of Connecticut. The for
mer hearty, genial, full of anecdotes
and illustrations, with a heart so
warm you car feel it beat several
rods away; courteous and gentle
manly, receiving a large portion of
the popular favor. 1t does a fossil
good to meet such a man OCCASION
ally. The dry bone i'm 5ibe SO much
enthusiasm they almost live.
Mr.. Trumbull, also gentlemanly
i'm his bearing, scholarly in his tone,
earnest and enthusiastic I'm his man
ner, like Mr.. R., yet unlike in many
respects, strengthens the unity of
the centre, or intensifies it, and a
dates a variety to all points of the
circumference. The general spirit
of the convention is earnest, practi-
cal, logical, genial. All S. S. work
should be courteous, systematic,
philosophical and spiritual. Zeal
without Intelligence it nonsensical,
unmanly and unchristian, and
should not be tolerated by civilized
people. Intelligence without con
secration may be good science, but
not christianity. A lesson for all
christian workers. Intelligence is
the strength of christianity. Chris
tianity adds beauty and grace to an
intelligent mind. A good lesson in
deed, but we are so dull and very
often do not know it; so selfish, but
do not often recognize tie picture
when II hangs in our own parlOrs,
how are we to learn such teaching?
Prof. Mckenzie, Wednesday eve
ming, delivered an address full of
facts, useful and instructive.
Less than One-half Of the children
in the State belong to the Sunday
School; S750,O00 spent annually on
the district schools, and the sum
was not too large /; $4,000 only spent
i'm Sunday school work. The quail
ty of the work wants system, stam-
ina and soul; yet very much has
been done very much more might
be done.
The convention is large, attentive
and enthusiastic. We have had q
stsplendid" time-if some of my
young lady friends will not think l
am appropriating a part of English
literature belonging to them.
The Inequalities of the city are
unbounded and fully adequate to
the occasion.
Rev. Mr.. Shirrell and lady from
your city are here with q number
of others. The superintendent of
the first NJ. Z. Church Sabbath
School gives a fine report of that
school. Some think that model
school owes very much to its Super
intendent.
The childrens' meeting this after
noon promises to be large and inter-
esting. Tonight we say goodbye.
May we have many more such oc-
casions.
Rev. Simon Barrows and Rev. J.
B. Chase with their wives, and two
other passengers coming from
Weeping Water to the Convention
on Wednesday, had their team
struck by lightning. One horse was
instantly killed; the other so disa-
bled that he will probably die.
None of the passengers were hurt.
ALPHA.