The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-19

county Nnnihf Sciion convention.
The Semi Annual meeting of the TaTa
County S. s. Convention. was held in the
NJ f. Church OF Toledo, Tuesday an |
Wednesday t last week.
We give copy Of the programme:
TUESDAY AFrERNooS.
2:00-Opening Exercises by the RI 81
dent.
2:15-What brought you here. Qaes-
ton BY the Pastor; Response bv thu
President.
Sabbath Soho | work in this County.
Opened by Rev. l.. Catlin, Tama City.
45-Encouragements and Discourage
ments Of the Sabbath School work Open
Cd by Rev Kingery, Buckingham.
800 Manner of opening and conduct
ing Sunday Schools, Rev. F. lIurd, Of
Mnntour
3:15--Hclps: Blackboaris, Maps, etc.
Their use ana a buse. BY A. II. Sterrett.
$3.50 SuperntenIent's Meeting. Ad-
iournment.
EVENING SESSION.
;:Oa.-Our Wants: 4 oreater recerenre
for GDi's Word: increased instruction IN
IL, Mstor1:: q more Mr1agh k.onledge Of
il lar aoay. How shall We meet these
wants. Rev. Gilbert, Bu bingham. and
Revs. Dixon and Stewart
WEDNESDAY FoREN Don.
:00-Opcning Exercises.
915 How shall we impress Parents
with their Sunday School duties? Revs
Messner and Chills
9:45-How shall we most successfully
get the children to Sunday SCHOOL, ~
Fisher.
lO:o0-How shall I study the Lesson
Mr.. Beale, Of Mnntour
l0:l5-Thc Theory Of Teaching the Les
son. Mr.. Blake, Montour.
lO.30 Teachin. Responsibilities. F.
j. NJ. Wonser, Tami City.
1855. S. Lesson. Rev Bailey, Tole
do
11:0o-Relation of the Church to the
Sunday School Rev A. Cordner.
l1:l5-Quarterly 8. s. Concerts. Rev.
Kcphart, Toledo.
l:3O-Miscellany and adjournment.
AFTERNOON sEssIoN.
1:OoLPrayer Meeting.
:3o-Children's Meeting conducted by
Cole an Onser.
800 Miscellany and adjournment.
With few slight .t.rstiols the pro
gramme was faithfully ca ried out The
questions considered were such as to elicit
thought and awaken discussion. The
topics were eminently practical. and
though there was the usual anDunt Of
trtc, prosy speech, and empty rhct
oric, there was eooi spirit in I'll. me-
inr. and those ate lding ii could not fail
of getting some substantial good. The
meeting was much better attcn lei than
the one held in TAM City last spring. A
larger number Of the pastors aid dele
gates were present, and there was more
general attendance on the part Of the
people of the place. This was gratifying
and we hope it indicates rising interest
in Sunday Sbhool work, throughout the
county. Several appointees, however,
were absent, and the Convention felt this
was fact much to be dcplored. Measures
were taken to prevent its recurrence so
far rs possible, and it is hoped that At the
annual meeting to be held in Traer next
MAY there will be no vacancies to be filled.
Though the attendance, rs we have sal !.
was better than at the last meeting, it
was by no means rs large US it should
have been. There seems to be Il negli.
gence on the part of christian people 10
our county, about attending these Sabbath
School Conventions which detracts very
materially from their interest and success.
If the people would attend more generally
they would give new impetus to the s.
s. cause, and make the Importance and
value Of S. S. work better appreciated and
understood. It is greatly to be regretted
that the people Of Toledo, who ought to
be in the advance in every good word and
work, did not manifest livelier sympathy
with this work and assist more in this
Convention by their presence and active
parti ipation in the exercises. Those who
did attend were greatly profted, and
many s. S. workers went from the Cor
vention with warmer hearts than they
brought to it, and will enter anew upon
their work with quickened zeal and more
consecratsd devotion 70 the religious
cause.
A very interesting feature Of the Con-
vention was the "Childrens Meeting.
The children assembled in the Church at
half past one o'clock Wednesday after.
noon, and sitter few minutes spent in
singing, addresses were made by Rsvs.
Turnbull, Childs and HOLMES, whsa the
ehfl1Dso were 1is4ieeed.