The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-01
Nahonal Baptist, Rev. Mr.. Craig of Balti-
more, Rev. DR.. B.. Manly of Kentucky, J. Il ;,
| Tyler of Richmond, Rev. j. r. Whitley Of
Nanscmond, and Henry Taylor, Esq, of Bal.
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The Convention received the following tel
"RALEIGu, n. G." March 80.
"Fhe Baptist Sunday-school workers o
North Carolina send greeting. May the Lore
bless your deliberations. He Is now visiting
many OF orr schools with gracious ontpour
ings of His wondrous love. <hii &.'t'. s~f1
| [Signed1@ - ct. II. :PRITcHARb,
GID. HUFfaAM, .'&
| ''' - '"'a' I" "a. r. REDp #=
| Vi, - "J. NJ. HECK,
/ ..-. .. ...~. ..-,,. b. and Others"
The President was directed to return a
suitable response. ...... .,.,.
THE "QUEsTIoN. Hstta.
was then opened. Rev. DR.. w. E. Hat cher
took the platform. and the following ques-
tons were read and answered in DR.. Hatch.
er's happiest style:
! :, /. How long ought teacher to study
bis lesson? Will five minutes do?
i Answer: Yes, if be knoacs it by that
| study; but he should conscentiousIy de-
| vote to it all the time necessary TO make him
Thoroughly acquainted with it, that he may
| be prepared to teach it. ...,...
! 2..Oughta Sunday-schoo teacher to preach
| to his class? ...s. s-. ...... rs. ...s.,..
4 Answer: Not in the sense in which one
breaches from the pulpit. Preach by exam
| pie and by earnest words, but do not talk
your class to death. ,"...
3. What should teacher do if q sceptic
comes into the class and asks hard questions
| which the teacher cannot answer? + r y -I'''
Answer: Do not attempt it if you cannot
give a satisfactory reply; but be very cour-
teous to the questioner, and make good
impression on him and on your class. ,sr
4. Has not the disposition TO be funny and
witty in Sunday school addresses been car
red too far? i 3...'. ~ ~
Answer: An attempt to be funny which
| fails is great mistake, but fun may be used
to gain attention in order to instruct. A
speaker should never be funny at the ex.
pense of solid instruction.
5. Should secular instruction be given 10
the Sunday school? '-'
! Answer: Not if the pupils can get this in7
strucion in any other way.
6. Tell a superintendent how to make good
| teachers out of bad ones?
| Answer: One way is for you to become
better superintendent stop quarrelling at
| your teachers, and encourage them.
Z. What should be donc with irregular
| teachers: ... ~
Answer: Try to induce them to become
regular, or else get them out and others in.
| S. What part of the Sunday school hour
should be devoted to the teaching Of the les
son? ...... r.. 49,
Answer: The teaching should be regarded
as the chief business, and no one should in-
| terlunt teacher at his work any more than
be would a preacher in his sermon.
The mornin" session was closed with sing
ing, the benedictiOn being pronounced by
Rev. Dr.. Jeter.
| Afternoon Session. '-
After the devotional exercises Captain
John K. Num- read a wel-con>idered and
very admirable paper on g. 'AauN attendance
essential to the f'uH dere1opment Of the Sun.
day. school sdea.' He made number of
practical points, and earnestly argued that
as it was the LORDS day Bible-school in-
volyed the spiritual interests of the children
and the training of the converts. All who
| love Jesus ought to feel themselves solemnly
called to the work.
| GENERAL DISCUSSION.
The general discussion was then opened
| BY Rev. r. :. Dunaway, who ably and earn
eStly insisted that the motto Every child
| for Jesus" should be changed into Every
sinner for Jesus" and the Sunday school be
regarded as Il place for adults as we'll as chill
dren. He made the following points as TO
| how adult attendance would develop the
Sunday idea.
l. 1t would settle the discussion as to the
relation of the Sunday school TO the church
| bv turning the one into the other.
.. It would correct the popular error that
when the Sunday school is over, the children
| Ill hama
without staying for the sermon.
5. 1t would bring the great deSideratum
| of Jetter teachers and better teaching.
i. 1t would help the preachers by making
| them more careful iii their preparation.
| Tne,e points Mr. DunaWay elaborated into
| an address Of rare power.
Rev. Dr. Ii. l.. Way!and, editor Of the Nd
tondl Baptist. was called out. He begun his
address by recalling "reminiscences OF an occa-
| siou. thirty years ago, when Hcl2an Lin
coin of Boston. and Rev. DR.. j. B. Taylor and
| Rev. DR.. Jctcr Of Richmond. were the
guests OF his father (the late DR.. Francis
Wayland), 1T his home, in Providence, L. |.
lie did not "wash the saints feet" but he
did black the saints boots, and, though
boy then, he had, therefore, a vivid recollec-
ton Of what occurred.
He recalled soue amusing "reminiscences
Of that visit, and then passed to an able and
very facetious speech, which couvulsed the
congregation with laughter and made fine
impression.
Rev. B. Manly, of Kentucky, then made
one OF his enthusiastically sensible, prleti-
cal, and telling speeches.
The discussion was closed with q few eff
fectlve remarks by Professor Cooke.
| Nigh, Session.
| The First Baptist church was crowded to
it's utmost capacity Qower floor, galleries,
aisles, and platforms). The music, led by MIR.
| Minors Sunday. school choir, was unusually
sweet, and profound impression seemed to
be made. -... ..
After prayer by Rev. A. +. Owen, Rev.
Dr.. Curry was introduced, and proceeded to
deliver an address on
g ELBOW TOUCHING IN THE sUNDAY-ScHooL
| WORK"
After graceful introduction and strlk-
ling explanation of the military phrase
" elbow touching" he proceeded to show
that it implies:
| J. Organization.
.. Unity.
3. Cooperation.
4. Sympathy and utuai hcfpfulnesS.
Teachers meetings, church socables, &c,
were cited rs means of promoting elbow
touching, and the speaker insisted that there
is good deal of religion in old-fashloned
hand-shaking. He spoke Of the Importance
of teachers having q warm sympathy with
the children, and that he might sometimes
wander from the lesson if in doing so he
vandered into the hearts of the children.
He then insisted that the school and the
church should touch elbows; that all OF our
Great agencies should harmonlze; that the
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