New-York tribune., 1876-05-20
EVENING MEETING.

The evening session of the Assembly consisted
of ,rrcs Of nddrrs.,. ON tie Sunday Schools of tho
| Church The Rev. Sir. Baker Of Detroit opened thr
meeting with the reading Of Scripture and prayer aitcr
winch tie Cal1nan, the Rev Samuel J. Ncos made an
| address. lie spoke substantially rs follows:
The struggle In the futurr is 20 be around the
Cnr al J.,,,s tri,t cam / overlook The care of
chiIen II j. hr solemn duty of tLo Curcl lo feed lie
,t ,,...i,r rl,ld that Ia, been taneL in tie sun
day-,ci oul w! beromo nn upright man; tat "ds the
! faith Tie old mmiHauts had; / wish We hal
a''g 10 ne Gi from % saaS S' pa Of tn country iac d
/ tnnee of which caused a difference OF tnne oi
anodt a hour first night the rooscr pm, ia Tie
/ coop nIy attention was attracted by l1 Growing.
pulioi ont my watch and noticed Tat It was ony
o'c,ocS bri rentnhcrrd that II was then midnight al
the lacn the rOu,cr cmc ii'in and a5 r had p'H nc
c',iomc O., crow 70 tut tnr hr could not brrak The
force o habit. - Win children ". riuNi ram ttrn up
viltu0usy aui r.,iousy in icsunfaN sehoo ami show
thrin good examples AMI hahs. II weirok a tIe Stats
ties ui chir THAT have ~ education the n'ih"f IS
enoilnous Eat th're is power In this nnd cd eating
/ the children | mean the Cstholics. and state tnr
/ fact not dista! y ng y, pni 10 tlo'r SfediL IN
l77G. ne Catholics oi This country iormed only ono
the Catloc Church IN 1870 $G0,oOuOoO; tue BaI
the McthVists o 600 900; AMI al the end of the next
decade the Catholics VIII outweigh any denomination
/ powerl You may say IL is due TO immigration
80 doubt u is rartly due to that but the real sect
/ Of their children. The Church that undefsakcs tO
| educate her children Will conquer.
4 J. Is.
| stlnualiy rs follows:
| two would attain success must have a better
! organization OF the school system. We must con
| si,lrr how we can utilize the machinery that we
| have The man or tho woman who undertakes
TO reach the Word OF God should be qualified for the
t,sl There are a class of teachers admitted into oar
schools WHO should have been allowed 10 under
take the cbarge Of n class. ! know sunday school
class yet she never teaches. Instead Of teaching tha
| Bible she tells ~ the Last drive she had and
| the last novel sho read The speaker compared
felcAers
after listening lecture Panthesm. heard to
remark on leaving the building, dldnt cure ior the
| lecture; what do We know about panther" III he
suggest some special drlll for teachers II We wond have
to instruct ihose who win teach the coming
generations In the hrSt place, young teachers must
uncisani hat teaching is Of the foremost and most
noble OF occupations. II Is not easy to become prof.
cent teacher An earnest inal SAM thi !, IS On one IA
every ten that becomes calah. teacher Teachers %
taught, historically and chronoiogisHiiy. man
who does not know his Bible Should De
r9nasea Con 40 fsa , , % a, t. th
Bopk they teach. and 10 those VINO have not knowledge
Of what taey undertake TO iinrs 10 1Iei thc reply oI
the Quaker 10 ls carraous irri- ,d Thee not better
take MP thy Cross and sit downf-wonld be- appro-
struulnte thought Some teachers would seem
10 aide the meaning Of questions us the doctor wouid
know how 10 ASK his questions just rs carpenter knows
how To pace the several pieces Oi bis work Your sab
bth-scOos have given this mltier efficient teachers
and correct training, careful study, and thanks you.
ia'bels a1u eitn, II IN 40 iouscI an experiment DuI
suicesS ~ Us ~ lhi- Ccn'ht ioar GO us me roman
who us > to tun the faces Of their children TO
t4e Let M tifn Ours ~ righteousness, Tor there
Oly reach tue roal source OF power
The Roy \. Il. Morely of Cincinnati followed with an
address Church supervision tho Sunday schools
lie said substantially:
Tho Sunday schools are dependent the Church in
the samo relation ~ that Of tn child to the parent, ahd
IL Is moot HING that the Church should exercise
restraint ana nHthorlfy over the superintendent
aud teachers IN the Sunday schoOls Many regard tie
SUNDAY school as pi where the children are hnrborcd
until tie Church conirs a!ong and takes them ira place
where lie children nrc TO he kept from evil influences
rather than one IN which the children To bc trained
| to serve God. There is tendency among other
people To secuaiza the Sunday IN order TO make
| IL more OF Success In numbers aud enthusiasm The
schools shOnd he made as holy may bo In their u-
nuencc, aud at to same lime should be conducted by