The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-02
Vermont Baptist Sabbath School Con-
vention.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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The session was opened with prayer
and praise meeting prayer by Rev. Mr..
Burchard.
Mr.. Sherman spoke on singing ~ a
means of grace. Music Of the Lord should
always be worshipful. All the music of
the people of God, in the church, the
prayer meeting and the Sabbath school
should mingle, and what is good for one 10
good for all these. can take q Sunday
school music book and neutralize the best
preaching in the country. Have good
cook, good instrument, leader who has
got a heart, and don't have familiar tune
played through before you begin to sing.
Solo music, to show off the performer, 10
an abomination, and 80 the bringing out
of small children to speak or sing.
Mr.. Peltz followed with an address upon
the Sabbath school work of American Bap-
lists. No abstract can do justice to this
able address and we leave it unreported.
After series of sacred song, led by Prof.
Sherwin, tho session was closed with
prayer, by Rev. Foster Henry.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The meeting this morning was opened
with sweet season Of prayer and praise,
led by Rev. Mr.. Henry.
The regular session was opened with
prayer by R,v. D. Stafford of Fairfax.
A brief time was occupied with reports
from Sabbath-scbools in different parts of
the state. These revealed, almost without
exception, an increase of numbers, and
many conversions and additions by bap-
tism to the churches from the different
schools.
Then followed blackboard exercise by
Brother Eben Shute of Boston, first illus
trating how not to do it, and then giving
an example of suitable exercise on the
board for the coming Sabbath
The next topic taken up was "The
Home and the School," The first division
"How can the school help the christian
home ?" was opened by Rev. Horace Bur.
chard of Brattleboro.
First--If the christian family are to be
helped by the Sunday-school, they mus
put themselves In the way of being helped,
they must be there.
Second-They must be willing to hell
the Sunday scbool. They must work for it.
Third-The school must keep alive per.
feet enthusiasm for studying the word o.
God.
Fourth-It can help the family by 1t,
library, and its music. would have diff.
ferent kinds of music In the sabbath
| school. Then the christian family need
| the influence of what may be called the
life of the school.
| Then We want cody superintendent
and IL he and the teachers are persons Of
large spirituality, their influence will reac
upon the religious life Of the home.
T.. NJ. Bixby-It may seem to us tha
the christian home needs but little help
but in the temptations of life on the
children, even of pious parents, every In
fluence which may fortify and strengthen
to resist evil Is of the greatest value. Herr
the school helps the family.
After singing, the next topic "How
shall the christian home help the Sunday
school," was taken by Prof. Sherwin.
A christian family taketo be one wher,
the heads OF family are christians, ant
the general tone of tbs family ID christian
Flrst-The first thiag the homo can d.
for the school is 10 give II Q distinct ant
cheerful recognition.