The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-12
reported for the Rutland Glooe.l
ADDISON COUNTY SABBATH
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
Third winter Meeting.

SCHOOb ASSOC1AIION'
Third winter Meeting.
This association opened Its third winter
meeting at the Congregational church In
Bridport, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1870, ct
I01 o'clock, a. m.
The association was called to order by
the president, Rev. +. p. Hooker of Md
dlebury. and after season spent in praise
ard prayer, the following topic was taken
up for discussion "What may tie family
do for the Sunday school"
REV. W. n. BACON,
Of Shoreham, opened the discussion. lie
said
"We feel to second the voice Of The pas
tor that this meeting may be of gcat inter
est to the people. What may the family
do for the Sunday school? This refers to
abilities and possibilities. We Should find
ourselves almost in milenial state ii we
should carry out, ia Gods grace all that
it is possible for us TO accomplish. just as
the family is, so Is society. and SO is the
common school, and the Sabbath school.
The family, it is said, began in Paradise.
II is said IN the Holy Word thd the two
shall be one. The first pair lad their
training directly from God. In tie beaut-
full garden the mind of God directed the
first pair. The families since then have
been directed, under God, by the influence
of those who, by their natural Citations
should guide them Intelligent families Of
character give tone to the distric school,
and to the Sabbath school. III al of the
families bend oyer Gods Holy Word dur
| ing the week, the influence will make it.
self felt in the Sabbath school. This in
fluence brings Christian atmosphere into
the school and Christian spirit. Bring in
this influence and the beautiful fwers of
| Christian blossom will lend character and
fragrance to the Sabbath school and the
parish.
In lapland no murder has occurred for
sixty years. such is the christian iiluence
upon that community. How grea con-
trast to our own land. Let us abo for the
possibilities of ton;ng up the chIistin char
acter of our communities, and ID every
family labor to bring in more of lie sweet
spirit of Christ into the Sunday sclool and
make the school nursery for the ord.
REV. f. d. CRAFT
of Addison, said 1t is said that Roman
ism is chiefly religion of the church, and
Professionalism a religion of the family Of
late il is to he feared that we have got INTO
the habit of doing our work too much by
proxy. We hire our minister, pay him his
salary, and expect him to do all The work.
We send our children to the Sabbath school
AMI expect the teacher to impart all the in.
struction they may require, forgetting our
own responsibility. If the parent neglects
to exert that influence over the child which
it is his privilege and duty to do, it is moi
strange that children should grow up with
out the love of God in their hearts. Goo
has placed upon every parent the respon
sibili,y of training up children in the nur
ture and admonlion OF the Lord. Too
many of our families permit their childrel
to go to the Sabbath school without prep
aration and study. A few families make
this necessary preparation, and how easy
to distinguish these from the others.
In reading the life of Philip Henry w
are very much interested in the account o
his family worship. 1t was his earnest en-
deavor to make it attractive TO his children
and his servants, and many thanked Goo
, that that they were ever permitted to stay
under his root We should all thus Ell
deavor to make our family worship inter
esting and attractive to our children, 81
that they will be interested in it. The chile
is a gift from God to be trained for heaven
We should strive to instil into the minds o
children thoughts which should bring then
to find peace with God We need parent
who are consecrated to God We nee,
that the teachings and instructions givcl
us in public worship should be carried GU
perfected at home.
! tvprr tuNcu up IOr dauifsio
was, "What may the Sunday school do 70
the family"
, MIR. o. =. MEAD,
J of Middlcbury. opened the discussion II
, said:
, The Sabbath school work is the greo
work of the Church at the present time.
the children receive the right influence
the Sabbath school they carry that inill
| ence to their homes, and in that way W
/ reach the hearts of the parents, and in th
manner they are often brought to Chris
Where both parents and children are int
ested in the Sabbath school the religious il
, fluence in the family is in healthy cond
ton. Many families are reached throug
the influence of the Sabbath school, an
brought from degradation and ruin, in I'll
large cities, by teachers and scholars yisi
ing from house to house, and in this wa
eXerting their salutary influence. Til
may be done everywhere with blessed n
! suits. Where the Sabbath school flouiisht
e its influence upon the family and church
y most apparent.
e MIR. j. l.. BARKER
1 of Mddlcbury said
/. This question is one of great intere,
That family is model family which
: thoroughly engaged in Christian worl
!, There ale many families in every comm
!, nifty which are only religiously incline,
. How much may the Sabbath School do Il
i such families as these, where perhaps III
, Bible has remained for months uuopenet
y If such families are represented in the Sal
u bath School, where there are faithfl
teachers, their influence will reach the el
. tire family, and in this way the Sabbat
. School will exert power for good upo
: many families that might not otherwise
reached. Parents in wicked and irreligiol
} families are often brought to God throua
!, their children who have been induced
II come into the Sabbath School,
e REV. MIR. BACON
d of Shoreham said
T. = Music is the blossom of christianity.
Il we can get child to sing the gospel tn
IL child will be brought into the right wa
- All over Scotland they are now singing Il
y gospel, and with powerful effect. I'll
u child that sings the beautiful hymns in Il
=, Sunday School will sing them at home,
!. the house, in the garden, and by this mel
II dy the parents will be attracted, and q
families will be gathered through the swe
9 influences of song. Let us put all of i
y spirit of song into the Sabbath School.
l. DRA. A. J. BENEDICT
IF of Cornwall, said
" He had seen children singing Saba
Sc School songs which had brought irrelgio
at men to tears, and had exerted an nnuen