, 1875-05-13
SUNDAY-SCHQOL. WORK,

TIE INTERNATIONAL oorFEnEScE.
DAIT1uonE, May 12.-Tho international Sun
day-ScAooi Convention assembled promptly 1t
$50 shis morning, E. A. Durnell, Of Illinois,
conducting tho s1erciaee, which wcfo opened by
singing "A~ake my soul In joyful lays" The
arHt chapter Of Acts wss then road, tho Chair
mau and enttro Convention roadiug alternate
yesare After prayer BY sir. Crittendcn, Of
Ohio. tho devotional exorclnes wore continued
fer half an hour.
President Pelt7 then took the chair. and the
regular business Was begun By tue discussion Of
tho theme, How to securo pupils from tho M
oyAngolized massos" The discussion was opened
by ths Roy. Y. J. Wyllo (ProabStosian). Of
Pennsylvania: 10 argued that the uneyangel-,
lied Of ungospelized must DO brought under the
influence Of the Church or Sunday school, which
may bo done BY individual Or personal work. In
sorao OF tho ohurchea there WAS feoling OF too
muoh "rcspocsabi!lty they were dying Of In
tense " respectabillty tho nssses. who needed
the influences OF tho Gospel, noycr entered
them. Tho duty Of tho Church WAS not merely
to build rlaoes Of worshin. There waa work for
tho members, - we'll ~ tho ministry. IIe advo-
catod open.air meetings and cottage prayer
meetings. thus carrying tho Gospel into neigh.
oo organized. They should 30 forth two BY two,
as Christ scnt out His Disciples, and carry tho
Gospel into cve1y nciehborhood. Tho way to
roach the unoyangelizod maasss uaa to go for
luling 10 the church oditicen Of tho present day,
Tho speaker sald churches must he provided for
tho many, and not costly placos for the few.
REPORTS oV rRoaREss.
Tho call Of tho roll Of Staten begun yesterday,
for rePorts Of tho condition Of 6uudsY-schoo1s
and sunday. y.nchool work was then resumed
Without exception. work WAS represented ~
progressing fayoEEsbly,. =, ;.
Committee, to which mss referred tho resolution
offered yesterday In regard 70 appropriate reprc.
aentatlop Ut this organization Ut tho Centennial
Rt Philadelphia. submitted = report recommends
Ing tho entrc matter be left to tho various Sunday
school Unions, denominational and private pub-
fishing houses. No action was had on tho re-
port.
A dispatch was received from tho Wisconsin
State euudny-Hehool Convention, In session At
Whitewater. aa!utin8 this Convention.
Tho ordar OF hunineas for Tho afternoon, the
question, '1Iow to Secure More Pupils from the
Church for HAbbsth.sohoola" wAs discussed ut
length, and the Convention adjourned till oyen-
ing.
At Tho evening session tho ltey. John Q. Fos-
ter, Chairman Of tho COMMITTEES on Ensollmcns.
reported tweuty-Royen States, tho District Of
Columbia, and three british provinces ropre-
sentod BY aal on tho door OF tho Convention.
The NeY. John II. Vincent, OF New York.
| opened tho discuaslon Of tho question Of tho
| ovsuing, viz. ~ How to secuEo more efficient
cooperation OF tho homo OF family influence With
Hunday.sclools," In an eloquent address. Tie
discussion waa continued by tho Nav. J. T.
Whitly, Of VlFguls, and tie Rey. ssptimus
Joncg, oi Ontario, Canada.
The Nev. Duncan MaoQEegor, at Manchester,
Eng, pext addressed the Convention on tue
| WONDERFUL WORK or MOODY AND HANKET
| at Manchester, which he had reoepty witnessed.
They were doubling and trebllnK church n,e.n-
bers. He hoped tho Prince Of Wales coa!d bs
brought under tho inaueucc Of Moody. for he
| WsH tino subject for 1t.
At the conclusion Of MscG.egos's addross, tho
Convention requested Tho Ter. Dr.. Jacobs to
prepare dispatch from this body to Moody and
BAnkey expressive Of it, deep interest aud sym.