The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-06-03

lie ut the doom Of those who refuse 4
give their aid for it, support. Turn GU
citizens, and attend the meetings of tn
society and help elect good, substantial
men for o6icen, thereby placing tn
thing ON sure footing and sound basis
securing to yourselves aud the countr,
at large . reputation for energy, enter
prise and perseverance,.
A. MEMBER.
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CON.
VENTION.
lola, ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS, !
NAY BOTH, 1876. I
The annual Sunday School Conven
ton of Allen County met in the Presby.
terrain church of lola, at 2 o'clock P. N.
In the absence Of the President, J. H
Spicer, Rev. 8. N. Irwin called the Con.
vention to order and conducted the de.
votional exercises. The Vice-President
of Salem township, MI. - Ferguson,
took the chair. Rev. 81. K. Muth de.
livered an address of welcome to the
Convention, after which the Convention
was organised.
The following officers were elected
President, w. g. Hendricks; Secretary,
". G. Allison; Assistant Secretary, J.
F. Garrison.
On u,okion n committee If th,oo ~po,o
appointed by the chair to enroll the del
egates in attendance.
Reports of the schools represented
were heard; reports indicate good pros
poets and interest generally.
Five new schools are reported as hav-
ing been organized during the year.
The President then suggested that we
have some music, which was followed by
discussion on the following topic: 1.-THE
relation of Sunday School children to
the Church." The discussion was open
ed by Rev. D. II. Snowden, followed by
D. c. Adams, Rev. 8. G. Clark, and
others. Discussion was animated, the
general opinion being that the school
should be considered a . part of the
church and every possible means used to
secure the attendance of the parents
upon the school and that children
upon the church services.
Session closed with music, and bene.
diction by Rev. N. Brown.
Convention adjourned till u o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
President in the chair. Session open.
ed with music. Prayer offered by Rev.
A. G. Daniels. After singing "Come
Thou Fount of Every Blessing" the
minutes of the afternoon session were
read, and with q slight amendment were
adopted.
The topic for the evening, Temper.
ance as Viewed from = Bible Stand.
point" was then opened by Rev. A. G.
Dsniela He said the Scriptures con-
denim drunkenness ~ crime on the same
basis with murder, theft, etc. The
drunkard is the criminal and should be
punished Is such by law. Total absti.
nence is not taught in the Scriptures by
direct command, but n IL strongly en-.
joined by the higher principle of love to
Christ and his kingdom. d. Hendricks
thought total abstinencs was directly
commanded in the Scriptures. He de-
fines Temperance - being the right use
of all that is good and total abstinence
from all that sevil. The vender of in.
toxicating Mquors i . greater criminal
than the person who il deceived thereby.
Rev. 8. N. Irwin showed that the scrip
lures condemn tho popular practice of
countsnaneing saloons on the ground of
increasing commercial interests. NJ.
Twins remarks were followed by music,
after which the discussion was again re-
sumed. Session closed with q Scotch
solo by Rev. D. II. Snowden and bene-
diction3by the same.
Convention then adjourned until 8
o'clock tomorrow morning.
SECOND Days PRocEEDINas.
"WEDNESDAY, May 81. 1876,
The first topic in the morning was
then taken up. In the absence of the
speakers appointed for topic, Rev. 8. NJ.
Irwin was asked TO open the discussion.
He thought We needed to teach the
spirit Of the scriptures moro and not
spend too much time with biblical
geography and history. Father Brown
thought there should be more devotion
in the WORK. Rev. 81. K. Muth thought
it essential to have teachers taught BY
the Spirit, otherwise they cannot teach
the spirit Of the Bible. Rev. Mr.. Clark
thought 10 need to teach the old spirit
Of the cros more. Rev d! H. Snowden
thought that it WAS essential 70 know
and believe what We teach. MrA E. A.
Templin thou hit it was not safs to place
an unoonvsrtsd teacher over . clas of
children; oos days Erroneous tsacling
may inculcate error tAat will. requiib