, 1875-11-13


Tho avopiug aeasion Of tho Convention wAs
opened By weil-executed voluntary by tho
choir. The Isay. d. Johuson, OF Hydo Park,
offered prayer aud road the Sc1pturas.
hit. 3. i. Jaoobb. m being introduced TO de-
1lyor an address, said TINT tho main portion Of
his discourse would bo found already prInted,-in
tile twontoth chapter Of tho Acts Of tho Apostleh.
This chapter bad boon collected becausa, in hiB
opinion, It WAS tho very model which tho Sab
bath-school teacher should follow. Thare should
bo etrong sympathy betweon tho tcachcr and
the pupil. This waa illustrated BY tho career Of
tho Apostle faul In Ephcsus. io Was among
the people, and knew al their sentiments, their
fsilings, thelr virtues. their hopos, and
Joys, and fears, and aspirations. He served
God with ats humility Of mind. lie waa
first and greatest Of suuday-schooI teaohcrs, and
tho result Of his sacred mission among tho
human heart was on = level with his splendid
powers as preacher and Al instructor.
Paul waa not dry p1eacher-ho told the story
Of jesus with tears. His l!fe was one Of eon-
would have staggered osbor men even to at
tempt. lie did not excuse .hituBe1t from
any trial, aud he had many hard struggle with
temptation. But he conquered all, and left tor
humanlsy tho pablsnt leBaon that man could
teach. III tho power Of Satan could not drive
Paul from Ills posltion-from what he had tosti-
Undergraduates to God aud faith In the ra-
doeninE blood OF tho Lord jesus Christ. This
men aud women Of Cook counsy-an example
that Messrs+ Moody and BAnkey had alroady yg-
orously shown In England and in tbs United
Esatss.
TAe choir suug I very besut,ful selection,
which MAE much AppAudad.
THE REV. pA. TIFFANY,
D. D., WAS naxs introduced. and aald he pro-
posed 10 ba brlef on tho subject OF bis discourse
the relation Of the sabbath-school to tho
Church OF the future. Il vas QUO thing 70 be
Fious, and another to be pious~edaoatodly. A
large amount OF education wsa enteslug Into the
piety Of thoae educated IN tho eundsy-achools.
There VA. tor example, ths education IN song
mind The woudruus sucoesa Of Moody and
6aukay was az much dua to tho singing OF the
latter ~ to the feryor aud eloquenco OF tho
former. During thu Was days, cnt1o regiments
bt.tle cheered themselves aud lig4tened the
! labors OF tue dAy by singing tho hymns which
| tile t;unday-school children had brought home
with thom and taught, There w.s aao
wAs NJ essantin! principle ot Sabbath school
teaching. And thero was also that wonaroIs
! knowledge Of niblo tsuths, which children could
never learn wose It not for the sunday.school
sya.em. Thnn theso VISA tho Indirect Influence
| Of the Sunday-echool on parents OF children who
] attended theun, because parents could not aHold
"a know lesa Of tho Holy Dlhle than thoi1 chill
dron. nt. Tiffany then took the ground that tho
| Christian church could not afford 10 loaa tha
good effects which Sunday. school teaching pro-
duced on tho teachers, ~ vol! 40 upon tho chill
dleu. lfe believed that tho experiences Of tho
wtbo men, who we're led BY the star 70 the
| manser at Dethlehsu,, whcre tue infant ohrtst
repoaed, would bo renewed. and that tho inno-
ceutn would, In tho future, lead tho MISC mon to
the stars. [GreAt applause.
"Ibe Cruc.asd Lord " was snug oS tho choir,
and the conVention sdJouraed until this mora-
ing,