Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12

ltheD tenn ptfAuce IN All Things. But
he thought they had u higher object in
view, and that was the COW, rsIou of
souls. TheChutch aud Sabbath schools
had nothing to do with the temperance
movement.
Mr.. Thus. l.. Moses wanted children
taught ten pcrance.
Mr.. Rhea, OF sullivan county, said
he loved the temperance cause. He
had been laboring in ii for 40 years
and was sorry that any one would
throw cold water on such question.
tie spoke very feelingly on the su tjeCt.
He also touched on the tobacco subject,
aud held that tobacco was stepping
stone to the other. His time being out,
he was granted five minutes time,
which he used TO good advantage in
behalf of the great temperance cause
Mr.. G.. d. French was i'm favor of
teaching temperance IN the sabbath
school, but was opposed to organizing
temperance societies in the schools.
Rev. O'Brien, from Grpeneville, was
strongly in favor of teaching the tenn
pcrance cause. Greenevillt had felt
the influence of the temperance move.
ment and great good resulted. He
spoke very feelingly on the subject.
Prof Presnell thought the conven-
ton had nothing to do with the tenn
perance question and temperance So
cieties.
Mr.. David Richards said the reason
temperance and beneficiary societies
had to be organized was the task on
the part of the Church to do her. duty.
When the Church does her full duty,
acting out the principles of these So
cieties, there will be no need of them.
Mr.. w. j. Hicks thought that tenn
perance, as part of Gods cause,
should be taught in the Sabbath
schools, but he was opposed to turning
Sabbath schools into temperance or
CARNATIONS.
The discussion on this subject was
then declared closed, and Mr.. w. p.
Washburn next illustrated How to
conduct Sunday school with uni
form lessons by holding a graded
school with adult, intermediate and
| juvenile classes. Lesson, Ruth |, lG
to % inclusive
The school was opened in regular
form, and each class given certain
| time to consider the lesson, after which
| Mr.. Wasbburu reviewed the different
classes, which review proved quite in
| teresting, after which a number OF
| questions were addressed to Mr.. Wash.
| burn by delegates in regard to con-
| Quoting schools, and free interchange
of ideas were had.
On motion the Executive Commit.
| tee were authorized to appoint ten
delegates to the International Con
vention, and upon examination they
found nine who were willing to go, as
| follows: Rev. p. ID. Cowan, Rev. J
p. Cannon, Rev. J. S. Porter, Rev
| H. +. Morton, w. H. H. Gaines
VIM. A. McTeer. Rev. w. r. Murphy
Rev. II. A. II. O'Brien and Prof II
| Presnell
Adjourned until l:S0 o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened
by prayer by Rev. p. d. Cowan ant
singing.
The Chairman then announced tn,
following
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Leon Jourolmon, Chairman, Thos
l.. Moses. Charles DePue, Prof. II
Presnell, Felix T. McWhirter.
On motion Rev. p. d. Cowan wa
requested to furnish the Secretary o
the Convention with a synopsis Of hi
address for publication in the minutes
The question box was next in order
and thirty-eIght very interesting ques
tons were asked and answered.
The question How can we secur,
pupils from the unevangelized masses
was next taken up and discussed. Rev
| E,n1nrU rSf m II
regrets that the unevangelized wer,
not being reached as they should. II
the cities you can find many empty
seats in the churches while the streets
are always thronged. Fifteen years agt
he worked as missionary in larg,
city and he brought numbers to tn,
schools. He illustrated how the worl
was to be done by church north h,
visited. He visited the church an,
the pastor shook everybody by tn,
hand, the consequence was he Away
had a crowded church. He VISITED
the Sunday school and having
straightforward superintendent VIII,
did not become acquainted with hi
scholars or teachers, and the result
was poor school. Years afterward
he visited the same church and school
| bhC Bhctol SOiu anu lb ItSd
tions and warm Superintendent, ant
a crowded school. The secret of sue
cess is heart full Of the love to CO.
and faithful work.
Mr.. David Richards said that b
was one on committee in town il
Pennsylvania, whose duty it was t,
work. up this interest. They aske,
everybody they met and visited ever,
house, and thus brought nearly every
body in the schools.
Mr.. Burnett, of the Shieldstowl
school, gave the experience of tina
school. 1t had gone down to a mem
bership of only So. A committee wa
appointed to work it up, but did moth
ing. Mr.. Gibbins, the Superintend
ent, with heart full of the love O
God, two Sabbths ago, instead of goinI
to church went from house to house ii
that neighborhOod and urged the par
ents to bring their children to school
and the result was that in two week
the school increased from IS to 8
members. This is the kind of worl
needed.
Are weekly collections desirable
Mr. Rayl thought if there was any
thing that was wanted it was to en-
deavor to practice giving. Some mel