The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-12
international Sunday School
Convention,

The President read dispatch from
London as follows: Church Of England
Sunday School teachers send Christian
greetings and their best wishes for sue.
cess in our common work. The follow.
ing response was sent We cordially re.
cipFoGate your greeting. May the cable
through which we speak symbol our
unity as Christian workers.
The Chairman Of the Executive Com
mittes submitted report detailing the
work Of the COmmitte for the past year,
which was adopted, A resolution, Ru-
thorizing the appointment ola committee
to consider tho propriety Of having this
organization represented at the approach.
ing Centennial at Philadelphia, was re-
ferred to the Executive Committee.
AT the afternoon session Rev. L. n.
DOty, Of Ohio, chairman Of the Commit
mittee on Permanent Officers, made
the following report; For President,
Rev. G. A. PoltS Baptist, Of New
Jersey; Vice Presidents, Rev: J. L.
NJ, Curry, D. D., (BaptiEt), Of Virginia;
Hon. james Ferrier, Of the Province
Of Quebec, Canada; D. II. lngerSOll, OF
Minnesota; Hon. John B, Gordon, Of
Georgia; John Z. Searls, IT,, Of Connect
iCut; Mckee PEBBLES, Of Illinois; Rev. A,
Steele, Of Indiana; A. O. seigler, Of Iowa;
Henry ChiCkering, Of Massachusetts;
Rev. VIM. Paxon, Of Missouri Rev. t,
l.. Flood, Of New Hampshire; Samuel
Clark, Of New Jersey; j, H, Kellogg,
Of New York; A. D, Caldwell, Of North
Carolina; Hon. G. O. Davis, Of Ohio; Rev,
G. p. Hays, Of Pennsylvania; Rev. g,
Harris, IT,, Rhode Island; Rev. ]. s. Cir.
adean, OF South Carolina; Prof. H. Pres
nell, OF Tennessee; DR.. Thomas Kennedy
Of Virginia; A. s, Pratt, District Of Co,
lumbia; Rev. ssptinuS Jones, Province Of
Ontario; Rev. E. McCurdy, Of Nova
Scotia! Rev, E. stubbs, Of Delaware;
r. II. Wilbur, Neb; james VIM. Wood
wood, Md. SecretarieS--Rev. b. W. Rice,
Pa; Rev. NJ. B. Dewitt TennS Alfred
Andrews, Province Of 0ntariOi Z. @.
Chaplin, Iowa; Eben Shute, Mass. FL
nance Committee John W. Ray Metho.
Dist, Ind; A. Fuller Crane (Baptist),
MIDI g. H. Stuart (EpiScopal), Philadel-
phia. Troasurer-F. A. Ferris Presby.
ANtW Aulh
Tho chairman Of the committee an
nounced that the Vice Presidents not
named above would be announced hereaf.
tor. The report was unanimously y adopted
Raw. David Mills, Of Georgia, aud Dan.
lei McIIear, Of Toronto, were requested
to conductthe new President to the chair.
President PeltE returned thanks for the
honor.
The roll Of States was called for re.
ports on sunday school system and the
present condition Of sunday school work,
when the following gentlemen reported
in the order named: John D. WaLtles,
for Connecticut; Rev. L, StubbS, Della.
ware; Rev. DR.. Presbury, District Of
Columbia; Rev. Mr.. Chapman, Province
Of Quebec; Rev. Wm. Millard, Province
Of Ontario; Rev. David Wills, Georgia;
Robert Cowden, Ohio; DR.. 0. COggeshall
Indiana; Rev. F.E. ingalls,, Kansas; RObt
Grant, Iowa; Rev. d. =. Young, Ken.
tucty; Rev Alden Baker Maine, Rev. H.
A. snultz, Maryland; Rev. H. NJ. Parson,
Massachusetts; VIM. H. Plant Min.
nesOta; Rev. j. b. Atcleson, Michigan;
Rev. W. p. Paxton, Missouri X, II,
Wilbur, Nebraska; 9. K. Stout, New
Jersey. i'1I 'N'oH 'I"N tWn
The reports without exception were
most satisfactory and encouraging. In
most Of the States not only the State but
county organizations were In successful
operation with the most happy results,
ndincreasing public lhterestih the work.
Mr.. ingalls,, In making his srcport, ro.
marked ihat Sunday Schools we're now
organized In every county In Kansas, OK.
cept those inhabited by Wild Indians and
bufaloeS. ,a'' 'H.
During the delivery Of the reports the
proceedings were varied with occasional
hymns. .
The Chair announced the following
Committee on Enrolment Of Delegates
q. W. Wells, Pennsylvania; A. ". Walker,
South Carolina; J. 0. Foster, Illinois; W.
II. Williams, Virginia; Robert Cowden,
Ohio.
When Mr. Stout, Of New Jersey, had
concluded his remarks, hymn was sung
and the benediction pronounced by Rev.
Parson, Of Missouri.
Adjourned to Sr.M.
At the evening session Rev. Dr.. War.
rem Randolph, chairman Of the Uniform
Lesson Committee, submitted the report
Of the committee on the subject Of uni.
form lessons In Sunday schools. He
said that the convention at indianapolis,
In recommending and agreeing 10 a uni.
form system Of lessons, had inaugurated
system Of Bible teaching moro general
and more thorough than had ever before
been introduced, the beneficial results OF
which were being felt In almost every
land. The report urged the Importance
Of unity In Sunday school teaching and
uniformity in lessons. 1tgave detailed
statement OF several meetings OF the com.
mittee, and their final agreement upon a
system OF uniform lessons for 1874, 1875
and 1870, the work for the last named
year having been agreed upon at a meet
Ing held In November last, and a schedule
Of lessons already given 10 the public In
several Sunday School papers. The re.
port states that In compliance With re.
quest Of their English brethren the les.
sons for 1876 are somewhat longer than
heretofore given, and are also made 10 al
tett,ate once In three months between the
Old and New TeStaments. In common
with the general Christian public, the
Committee have marked with aniaEement
and delight the far reaching influence Of
their work. These lessons are largely In
Use throughout our own land by the Meth
odiStS, pfesbyterians, BaptiSts, EpiScop"'
lians, CongregationAlsitS, Luthetana MO
ravi6ns. Friends and ASventls@
and many others. A bhgh!y iho hos'
TO be enumerated by aiany mllllons' lions
Each Of these denominations have Sun
dSv S nsrioJicSls devoted to the exposition
T " IosSonS rj and private enterprise has es-
IsbI;SS"d many more. Our lessons are
,o'd"v Ia Use In France, Germany, swe.
Jsn Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands,
Switzerland, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Syria,
Hindoostan, Burmah and China, and old |
Mexico Is sitting down with US TO the study |
Of these scriptures. One set Of Sabbath |
studies IL going with the Sun around the
globe TO unity nations.
At the conclusion Of the report Rev
John Hall, Of New York, member Of the
Committee on Uniform Lessons, addressed
the Convention on the labofs Of tho com.
mittee and the magnitude Of their work.
There had never been an enterprise that
aimed at anything 30 vast, and the good
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