Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-12
meet at 1880 for the address by Rev. z.
ID. Cowan.

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ID. Cowan.
NIGHT sEssIoN-KEv. T.. d. CowAN's
ADDRESS.
At the hour for opening the night
Sc sion the church wts crowded with
AN intelligent audience. The services
were opened with the singing of
There is fountain filed with bluod,n
&c, after which Rev. J. Il. Gold
man read portion of scripture, after
which Rev. Mr.. Morton offered up
fervent prayer. Following this WAS
another song, ":Sweet BY aud Bly,
after which Rev. =. d. Cowan, Of
JonesborO', delivered
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
In this address, the subject TO
which he called the attention of the
workers Of the Sabbath school was
Light and Love" These were the
two great levers by which the work
was pushed forward. The two must
20 together. Had God saw tit to give
light, men might have been as full OF
knowledge as the arch angel, but as
wicked as the angels Of darkness. On
the other hand, love without lgh
might make men as babes in limo
cence, but also babes in knowledge.
Light showed men what to do. Love
was the moving power-and gaze men
the energy to do the work.
In 1874, a clergyman wrote to pa
per in London, aud in speaking of
Sabbath schools, said How is it pos
sible that God can bless an institution
which is directly violating His law
How great the change in the times,
and to-day Sabbath School Conven-
lions are being held everywhere. A
vast amount of light has been thrown
on the Sabbath school work by estab-
fishing the international series of less
Ons. The idea that at one and the same
time in all parts of the world the
same lesson is being taught, inspires
the teacher and u vast amount of
light is thrown out. These lessons are
scattered al over the world, and are
being used not alone in this country,
but also in Europe, where they are be-
ing universally adopted. Great pro-
gress has been made in the Sabbath
school work, and but four years since
such thing as a Sabbath school cons
vention was unheard of; and for lay
men TO get up and instruct ministers,
as they had done this day, would have
been considered heresy But with
light, love must go, if it accomplish
much good. The great need of the age
is more consecrated teachers. The
minister in the pulpit is not the only
one called to preach. Every professor
of religion is called to preach Christ
preach Him in words, in the pulpit, in
Sabbath school, by their lives, in the
papers-in fact everywhere. The great
need of the age is consecrated, earnest
teachers who feel the importance of
their mission, who will work because
they are warm with the love of Christ,
and the love of souls. who show their
scholars by their actions that they feel
deep interest in their souls salvation.
such teachers can not fail in securing
the salvation of their scholars.
Mr.. Cowan's address was prin-
cipally strong appeal to teachers
TO be earnest in the work, and he gave
at length his reasons why they should
be earnest, We regret that we have
not the space to give more extensive
synopsis of his address, as it was really
mastery effort-one which can not
fail producing good effect, and we
feel that seed was sown in good ground
which will bring forth abundant fruit
to the glory of God. His address, as
will be seen from the report of yester-
days proceedings, will be published in
the Minutes of the Convention.
After singing Home over there u
and Jesus loves even me,n the Con.
ventiOn adjourned to meet in the
morning at o'clock.