The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-01

VIRGINIA BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
SECOND DAY.
Morning Session.

singing and PRAYER lied by Rev. w. a
Whatsoever, OF Harrisonburg).
The committee on nomination OF officers
reported the following, who were unani
mously elected: g. E-.... .3
| President: Hon. f. B. Winston, of Louisa
| Vice Presidents: First, Professor G. l..
Cooke, of Roanoke: second, Judge w.. h.
Barksdllc, OF Halifax third, John 4. NYnp,
Esq, of Bcrryvile, fourth, John Pollard;
Esq. Of King and Queen; fifth, Rev. A., b
Dunaway, Of Lancaster. Secretaries: Rev. J.
| William Jones, of Richmond, and Walter n.
johnson, Esq, of Buchanan. Treasurer: Z.
". Ferrell, Esq, Of Dlnvllle.
| In the temporary absence OF captain WIN
ston, Professor Cooke occupied the chair, re-
| marking as he took bis seat that though un-
| familiar with parliamentary law he would
| commend TO the Convention the heteaching OF
nober law: 1" Be Courteous" Love one
another" The following c3mmittee on Gre
| deptials was appointed e. Z. Mason, Rev.
J. III. Newbill and Rev. w. Ny, Wood.'.a :,
| Rev. c. Ii. Ryland, in behalf of the Con-.
miitec of Arrangements, stated that the pro.
erammc which they had prepared was in
| tended only rs suggestive. and asked tat the
| Convention make such changes as might be
| deemed proper. '-f ""- 'it@. = 49, "
| On motion. the following programme was
then unanimously adopted:
| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3lsT.-Nornina Session.
| 10. tl,clion of Permanent Officers.
! lOs. Address-The Study OF the Bible the Prac-
! teal Nj cd Of our Pcop'c-by Rev. W ID. IhomaS-
-. d., of Norfolk, followed by general discussion,
| opened by Rev. j. II. hincannon, Of BriSto-Good-
! IL. Essay-Re,ter Teachers and Better Teaching
How shall They BE Secnrci?-hy Charles l..
Cooke President of loliins Institute. General dis
cusson, opened by Charles Manly, ID. D., Of staun-
! Essential To- The FUN Development Of the sunday
| school Idra-by supe rtuteHdent j. II. hunn, OF
f;rrlyyille. General discussion. opened by Key. L.
| :. Runaway, of Fredericksburg.
| NigN Session s.. Addres<-slbow-Touchi in
| Our WorS-uy Professor j. L. N. Curry. LII. D.,
| TuuHSpaY, ArRIL 1sT.-1 1orntng Session 10.
| Mscell 1nc us Business Statistics.
II AddrcssVar stat WorS i,r Its Neeess,ss \,
! tom Query: Is the sunday cchool ana Bible Board
| the Agency We Need for ltsProSecuton: General
| discussion. " ,, r,,. c,,,,,
School as a Dcnolnnational Agcnt-by Judge ".
r. iarks dale, oi Halifax county GeGerai discus
| sion. opened by Rev. l. b. Lake, OF Fauqier
| yigit ScSsioa.-s. Sunday:Schoo Missionary
soci;,irs-Ihpir Ugjects and Hint Is TO The be;t
Hatcher. y. b., OF Petersburg. -
FRIDAY. APRIL 2D.-Mormiag SeSSion.-l0.
10 70. tssay--tirs. Plan for District organ!ze
| ,ious--.y pr j. Mason Evans of MiGdc'SX county.
|
| way. III Lancaster county. -,
-. Is the Uniform: Lesson system The One
hc>' Idpd T." %ener,i Use IN our rS scs nv
sion o,u n",! by W. ID. Eicc. Esq. OF rarinVlllc
| EihMctl Geography with illustrations by Professor
! Uri> Mas 'n Colun ban University
! 4fferu0on StS>iOn.-4. DisCusSiaii-A bEenfee-
! ism 1t, Causes and Curc-by hey. }. k. Bagny, OF
! puwh,tan. and Fulman upper, Esq, oi hich-
TiGLt Session = S. Mass-Mcc,ng, at which the
| general ,suj CT of sunday school effort In al us
l yl... 81 - irf lIrs
| Il nuluhcr ot the most active ana eloquent WORKERS
| IL The state.
| SOTt.--rhc closing half-hour Of each morning
session will be devoted 20 answering queries pro
| pounded through the Qu"Slon-boX. feV. w.
Hatcher. ID. d.. conductor.
4 oavel made of olive and balsam-wood
| from the Mount of Olives was loaned to the
Convention by Rev. Dr.. Z. c. Biting.
II being announced that Rev. DR.. Thomas
was detained by sickness from the meeting.
but might be present tomorrow, his part OF
the programme was passed by.
After singing Sunday.school song the
ESSAY OF PROFESSOR COOKE
was called for.
Professor Cooke offered as an apology for
presenting only the first rough draft of his
paper that tor the past two weeks he had
! been in constant attendance unon the meet
| iu"> of one Of the most powerful revlrais
ever known in his section one that had
already resulted in over five hundred pro-
fe>>ions Of conversion.
lie drew Il vivid sketch Of the noble work
| Of the Fathers, ard paid high tribute 10
their teachings; but he Insisted that their
teachings were not perfect, aud that their
| practice was defective from the very nature
OF the circumstances which surrounded
them. Their oncc.a-month s" preaching
cave the people really only twelve lessons a
wear. The sunday school had come in rs Il
most i'm portant auXillaIy-mul'ipll ing meet
ing< greatly iuc"easing the number of stu
dents Of Gods Word, and greatly improving
The character OF even the ministers them.
selves.
Regarding the Convention rs representa-
tive bOuy. aud including all classes OF teach.
crs, and that therc are many methods suited
to different classes and sections, he would
consider the question in its more general
bearings. How shall we secure better
teachers and better teaching:
! |. The commons school system Is one an
swcr. He paid high tribute TO the manage
meat OF the common scho BIS III virginia
These schools are non scctarian; but be re.
ljoic"d that they require that none bu, nordl
men and women can teach in them. de PAID
|!
schools IN Virginia, and earnestly insisted
that there should be the warmeSt sympathy
and most active cooperation between the
Sunday. school workers and these teachers.
The Sunday school must tiud teachers on
the field, and greatly needs the common
school rs handmaid and helper.
2. The college has an answer, and the col
lege bells of Virginia chime in unison with
each other aud with the Suudiy school. The
| Sunday school needs the highest literary and
| Christian culture.
| 3. Associations, conventions; &c., If pro.
uerlv conducted, have great power for in.
parting proper culture.
!, Ministers and deacons' meetings have
great value when properly Kept up ana sus
| tanned.
5. Woman has most important part il
This work. He coutrasted the mothers OF
! Colo,iial Virginia, who not only prepared
their sons fer William and Mary College, but
! followed them into the college, and even into
public lltt, wits their influence and control:
with The women CT France IN the days when
her iar-seeing statesman said, 1.-The greai
| need Of France is mothers" he vlvidly and
earnestly insisted that we need everywhere
| cultivated Christian women.
| 6. But, after all, the Church is the great
| school OF Christ, and we snould seek to have
all of our church-members in the schools,
that they may be properly trained.
| These poln's were elaborated into an ad.
| miIaole essay.
GENERAL DISCUSSION.
Rev. Dr.. G. Manly, of Staunton, opened
the general discussion with 4 most excellent
address, in which he made the following
points:
!. Our textbook is the Word of God, and