New-York tribune., 1874-08-22
SUNDAY-SOHOOL REUNION.
WORK OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Al
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WORK OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AL
. FAIR POINT.
IECIrREs ON THE PRINCIPLES OF sUNDAY-sCHOoLs
AND THE METHODS OF TEACIuNG-sERM0Ns bi
DRs. TAIMAGE. DEEMS, TOWNSEND AND HAVEN
ILLUSTRATIONS RY SUCCESSFUL TEACHEhs-A
IMMENSE CROWD ON THE GROUND.
lFROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
FAIR POINr, Chatauqua Lake, NY, Aug. IL
On Monday last The Rev. wolcott Calkins OF Buffalo
Iectured ON The Tabernacle. model OF mh',"'
drawn to the scale Of inch to the cupi'' no
exhibited to the assembly Tuesday aftefhoo"
he lectured again on the same subject anu qu
tiops were asked and answered which sho"o"
careful and exhaustive study OF the Mosaic k'uS' W
all engaged the discussion. The model oil tne iaD %
naclc is small structure, 80 inches by TO- co'erc w.
the various curtains described in the Pentaeucn'
furnished with the ark the altar OF incense the 'p'oo VI
shew bread the candestick, and the altar III iroh' "
the Tabernacle and surrounded by the court. IL was
taken apart and put together show its construco"'
every point OF which was verified by ailusioh W VIZ
Pentateuch. Models like the one exhioi'ea ar
manufactured TO order, or may ne ren'cu "
a moderate sum by Sunday-schoos Dr. 1y'o',
who is in charge OF the Presbyterian sunday-scnoo
Roard Iectured on "H0w to Utilize the ouhu"'
school" and was attentively heard. At night the Nov
W. f. Crafts of New Hampshire addressed the auoieh
on the ''study OF Childhood" He thought one proho
characteristic OF the present age Is .he attention s
enlarged means Of Ds .ruction This Is as IL shouu W.
and promises large results the intelligence and virtue
OF coming generations. Dr. Chapn OF Beloit Concso'
Wisconsin. elaborate and valuable DISCOURSE
The Sunday school and Country" Liberty upuoi
law the ideal aimed at by the trainers oi the Coh
tuition and Dr. Chaplin showed how, throrgh the ihhu
ence of Sunday in giving thorough knowcute
and love OF the Bible which the cornerstone OF the ne
public this may be attained and the dangers WHICH
imperil it's existence may be averted Daring TINS aus
course Mr. Van LenDap. native OF Smyrna, IN hoich'
costume lectured to large crowd In the PARK OF faes
tine on the topography and history OF that sacred hu
On Tuesday night the Rev. ]. NJ Buckley of Brooklyn
gave very interesting lecture on Language ahu IL
lastration in Teaching" The elements entering ih'o
language he gave as folows Activity of mind clear
ness of perception, memory Of words syllable sueees
ton and facility in using the organs OF utterano'
selecting language nouns first sought, then verps
afterward qualifying words and phrases. Ieachers
should words in their true sense which express tne
thought and are understood by the pupil the words
and sentences should be short, grammatical and In
varied phrase To produce feeling dwell on the words
home mother. fear hope, love- and the ASSOCIATIONS
they awaken To acquire a good vocabulary read 'ho
Bible and Shakespeare hear good speakers taik cor
recy well In private. which is the Important thns'
and get the feelings interested In tho supec1' 'ni'
gives force and fuency Chrss power over the masses
was due to illustration. Spurgeon, Beecher, ldinase'
and others employ this largely as means OF moving
the people, Illustrations must not need to be ILLUSTRATED
resemble the thing portrayed must not be Too ao
sOrbing longdrawn out, familiar, or unfaniilar Inc
whole discourse was profusely aud happily illustrated,
and elected frequent and hearty applause. Al us
close the Rev. Mr. Tamage introduced to the audi
ence, and was most enthusiastically received He made
a short address, after which the assembly was dis
missed repaired the shores Of the lake to wit
ness q display Of fireworks and listen to music from a
select choir who in a steam yacht little way
from shore, ~
PRINCIPLES AND METHODS or sUNDAY-scHooLs
On Wednesday mOrning Dr. i. o. Haven, Chancellor
OF Syracuse University delivered an address on The
Dynanics Of Sundaysehools, or the Fundamental frn-
cples OF these Schools" He drew comparison be-
tween these and SundayschOOls, and showed that an
attendance upon Sunday regularly for ten years
would than equivalent to the time spent I'D tho
public schools Our Sunday schools should teach the pest
thought and should be not to have an ignorant
person in the world. He compared the dr'li OF the
Sunday-sehoo teacher with the Prussian aud French
service Of all ablebodied young in the army, aud
pronounced 1t privilege Of all III turn to be teachers
The qualities Of good teacher he divided into indspens
able valuable, and extraordinary ana promised In MS
next lecture give the Teachers Decaogue or Ten Rules
of Teaching The Rev. Henry Warren OF BROOKLYN lee
tured on "The Helps of Science in Religious Teaching"
The world and Word from the same source The
laws science Of material things must Illustrate the
laws and science OF spiritual things There are laws as
exact in spirit realms in realms Of mind aud matter
The establishing OF these with perfect certtude consti
tutes spiritual science. There is no more difficulty
In believing that law of the spiritual world should
contravene one the material world than tna one law
of the material world should contravene another; no
more difficulty in water standing upright as heap than
that the should lift millions Of tons from the ocean
and pour 1t in rain mountains hundreds or miles
away Science gives field OF illustration ever new and
daily broadening. Iron is converted into steel Dy
heat, Pittsburgh smut to diamonds By electricity,
sinner to a saint ny grace. God illustrates his own
nature by light" God is light" What is hghtf A
trinity one part visible-the iluminatve rays; two In
yisible-chemica power and heat The great discovery
of the conservation forces helps to comprehension
of the existence and unwearied exertlon
of God The Old Testament Is full OF illustrations OF
Gods attributes. Christ referred to nature continually;
SO should teacher He should have his hands fu OF
lies interpret every bird make every hshernan
suggest gathering souls Christ and sower the
scattering Of good seed and gathering hundredfoid
In the afternoon at O'Clock the Rev. T. DE witt Tai
mage preached to vast concourse of people sermon
from the text "To you, therefore, VINO believe lie Is
precious" He was listened to with profound attention
and interest pointed ont the ways in which Christ
Is precious to the believing SOUL
Dr. Deems of NewYork CltS delivered fine DISCOURSE
on Thursday from st. John 81: ~ am the voice of
one," &c. Chaos then order, evening then morning. Is
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