The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-31
Letter from JuhnstOWH, Pa.
National Lutheran Sunday Schoo
Convention.

JgHSsTowS, Pa, October 20, 1874.
Gd!iorI Ir:.Egsre,T.
Beautiful io- s!tus;.Ol-ibe joy Of the
whole region is Johcs;OSu. Happy Is
the convention now il session here 10 the
attention beirg received by il thousand
attendants. The pleasant Indian ScmneT
continues, its besuiiiul days smiling Sp-
pfobstion upon the work Tor humanity
row being considered. The iesture OF the
convention WAS the address Of welcome
by the pastor Of the Church, Rev. Dr..
Fink, briei extract Of which present,
IS i: IS 81 interest 10 al Sunday School
wJtkeTa:-
BELOVED FRIESD5 AND BRETHREN -
We greet you in the nsne Of Jesus Dur
ing the last few wetks many OF rs hsve
been together in our different syrodicsl
conventions, legislstipg and consulting
ioG the interests Of our VARIOUS congress
too. Of adult believers. We are here 10,
day a. the sctive, wide.swske worker:
10 the Masters vineyard, in the interest d
the children. To this the love 0. Chrii;
and Of souls corsIsintth &c.
II Is our privilege 10 take charge Of
Christs little ones, but have we well con.
Edered the truth that u i' only rk re.
Lyon Of CIiTiEi Ihieh t7ESJ q kindly n0tice
cf ctI!iTsal Where there Is no chris
uaniry there Is no care Of the infant soul.
TIE Atheist resrs his offspring with IS
little regard Tor The immortal part S.
when he reSls brute. Dsism and skep-
'iciSm Of all sorts never condescerd 10
little children IS such Northumberland
L4s no provision foi such; 10 the popular
sentiment Of Ausselneu, il is probable
that they are overlooked or despised, IS
We know their mothers TO be. And then,
WHIST shall We sSy Of Psganism, ancient
OE modem: The old PSglrs @. Syria
and Canaan did indeed take notice o!
Cdll!ren, but il wss 10 make them vic
I!nl, and their little oaes were msde 10
p.ss through the fire TO Noloch, and
we're embraced in his brLzen arms thai
They might thence tall into the flames
The polished Gentlles Of Egypt, Greece
and Rome had no eye 10 the infant
History Sod theology are silent IS 10 s1y
nurture or sdmonitlon OF the babe. OF
existing PsgSnisn on. knowledge Is
closer. and We ind our position sustained
The infant Hindoo grows up-it indeed
il escapes starvation snd the Gauges
AnidE. sceOes and ensigns oil enormous
vice. II Juggerns1t notices children, il
Is 10 crush them beneath his wheels Pe.
male infanticide Is prevalent beyond CON,
pulsIion. In China there are cities where
sSys missionary, the carts 60 about
before the dawn 10 collect the abandoned
little corpses OF the previous night.
It Il only the Bible thst teaches the
worth Of little children. And even in the
Bible, on this, IS on many other subjects
the light wakes brighter and brighter; Tie
privilege and Inheritance OF children be-
comes larger and nobler, and the notice oil
thsm more tender as we progress from
patriArchal to apostolic times. Every
where the inspired system notices chill
dren, but most OF all in It's later glory, the
New Testament l read that Moses d.
rected the father 70 teach the SOD; but 90
We ever read that Moses took young chill
dren in his arms and blessed them! !
read OF babes noticed in the ancient law;
but do ever read thst Aaron or David, or
Elisha said "Suaer little children 10 come
unto meP l read that Solomon said,
Train up child in the way he should
go" but where do We ind the Injunction
Feed my lsmbs!"
II Il our blessed Redeemer who Thus
EpAke; It Is hls religion only which nc
nS9 AtSe ehlGren IS such. He was him.
self child, BE WAS Larn o, a woman
and he Is The friend and sa''o, Of such.
We are called 10 inscribe Chrisrs,,n,
and image on human souls. Now, Is ~
have but one lifetime for this work, sbsI
we choose the old or the youugs II
granite rock were given 10 me ths, on i
might engrAve that name, would AZ.
tempt it, but almost hopelessly. Such /
Christian effort 10 the sged sinner. II
slab Of marble were given me for the san
purpose, l would cheertully make the en-
deaVor, yet the work Il lsborious. Sue
. Christian effort with men in their ptimC
But II q tablet Of wax were given mt
how easily, how swiftly, how Joyful
would my hand move in tracing the be
loved characters! Such Is Christian eI
tort with The young; such Is our tfEor
Therefore 1t e that you are here to.dsy.
And We welcome you in the name Of Ii
GreAH Master himself-we Welcome yol
In the name Of the Christian friends an,
workers Of Johnstown-we Welcome VI,
TO the Christian homes and altar An,
hospitality Of our Mountain CITY, sur
rounded BY the everlasting hills, nov
beautiful in their autumnal robes otmAn