The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-12
run RUTAND DAILY GLOBE FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY

90 our schools who are there only as
matter of convenience The teacher should
have n higher aim than simply TO bring out
intellectual thought, or geographical and
historical facts. Coming into the Sabbath
ecbool TO labor, we should have definite
idea. We should carry ourselves into the
class with that idea. | do not believe that
we should even labor with the idea that
there is an insuniciency of the divine
agency to bring about these results. God
has placed these agencies in the hands of
every Sabbath school which will enable 1t
TO labor with beneficial results. If teacher
enters into class simply to teach the his
tory or the poetry of the Bible, or to be
confined simply to intellectual thought, he
will rise no higher But if the teacher en-
tiers the class with a determination to lift |
the hearts of the class to God and His teach
ings, then shall we see the gracious and
glorious results which come from the work |
of prayerful, earnest men. This is the |
work which we may expect that God will |
bless We expect that children who have |
had teachers thus inspired will come up
one by one into the circle Of the church. |
This is the one prominent idea which should |
govern every teachers heart
REV. l.. c. PARTRIDGE.
of Salisbury said
We read in the Bible that the cxpccta-
tons OF the wicked shall be cut off. We
are led to infer from this that the expecta
tons Of others shall be fulfilled We see
thousands of men laboring day by day,
with no expectation of doing anything ex-
cept simply to live. But here is work
which leads us on towards the infinite
We should have our young friends under
stand that our church creeds are not of
cast-iron, harsh and unyielding, but that
our hearts are warm, reaching out toward
and ready to receive them.
REV. L. T.. HOOKER
of'Aliddebury said
/ have been laborng in the Christian
ministry since 1861. | feel condemned
that majority of the Sabbath schools in
which have labored are not members OF
the church of Christ. ! feel that | have
labored hard, but | feel guilty in that |
have not labOred expecting proper results.
| feel greatly encouraged because so many
OF the children in my parish are recently
coming to Christ. We should reach up
and lay hold of the power of God to aid
us in carrying on This great work.
DEA. $. JAMES,
of Weybridge SAID
Teachers should be impressed with and
| feel the power of Gods truth in bringing
children to Christ.
| Mr.. Bacon discussed, with great force
and earnest power, the duty of bringing
children into the church. No condensed
report would do justice to his fervent and
| interesting remarks, which were listened
| to with great attention.
REV. w. W. WINCHESTER,
of Bridport, said
"Our opportunities for labor to effec,
the object alluded to in this topic is brief.
The trouble with our Sabbath schools often
is that we are ever getting ready to dc
something in Gods good time. We put
too far from us the expected results. We
should. instead of this, improve the passing
hours We build too largely on future ex
pcciatons. We aim too exclusively to ge
The lesson to rccite it well, and discuss il
intellectually; we should follow this will
our prayers and entreating hands wthou
rest until work is accomplished fol
Christ. which we do not now see. Whei
the Sabbath school goes on, day after day
and no one comes up from it to announce ;
willingness to stand up for Christ, we al
most feel as though, alter all, the Sabbath
school was Il failure. Our work is 10
done, but is scarcely begun, unless eacl
teacher feels 1t n duty to lead the classes t.
the Saviour This feeling ought to GLOW
and burn in the teachers heart, and max
the class hour of the Sabbath the most de
lightful hour of the week.
MR.. S. Il. NJ. CowLEs,
of New Haven, said:
81 have attended these meetings fo
several years, with n deep love for the Sal
bath. school work. enjoin upon teacher
nuclily in the great work resting upon yo
III your heart is not in the work you can az
complish nothing Teach the children Ill
der your charge to learn to love the Savior
Thus shall blessed results by brougl
about"
DIR. FRANKLIN BOND
of Cornwall, thought that the difficult
was that we did not sufficiently expec
children to come to Christ, and therefor
did not labor effectually to that end.
PROF. H. NJ. sEELEy
of Middlebury College, said he had fel
great solicitude about these meetings an
their results, hoping that their power Nigh
result in much good He hoped that a
abundant blessing might come to the pee
| pie of Bridport, and that Gods preciou
spirit would be here, and that this wi
prove a new era in the history of ever
: Sabbath School teacher present.
DEA. $. o. WRIGHT
of Weybndge, said;
There is much labor lost in our churches
; Sabbath Schools and prayer meetings, be
cause we do not rightly dirict our Labor
Do we strive to bring the children into tn
church, or are we not waiting for them t
bring themselves to us ?
The discussion OF this topic was close
by Dea. a. j. Benedict, and NJ. b. Wi
: hanson of Cornwall, in appropriate r,
marks.
> The Convention then united in Prais
and Promise meeting, opened by singing
l. ,'Oh. happy day that fixed my choice
on Thee, my Savior and my God"
= At the close of the Promise meeting IL
D Convention adjourned until evening, and
. oouniiful supper was served at the Tow
Hall by the ladies'.
b EVENING.
After short season in prayer and pra
the following topic was discussed
GLOW to make the influence of Sabba
school teachers more effective"
+ After an interesting discussion by Re
;. j. l.. Slason of Shoreham, Rev. Mr.. Wi
c chester and others, the meeting was close
The convention was largely attended al
n was of great interest to the people of Bri
J. port,nnd the many who came from the su
e rounding towns, Notwithstanding Il
y severity of the weather.
1t is understood that the next meetil
will be held at Salisbury on Wednesda
February "a.
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