The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-09-06

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Leader.
Proceedings OF the Elders and
Sabbath School Convention.
Reported for the Register.l D
The Elders and Sabbath School
Convention for the West End Of
Greenbrier Prosbytery convened at
st. Adams, on the ed of August, at
SP. NJ, and was opened with de-
votional exercises, conducted by the
Chairman Of the Committee, Rey.
Barr, Of Charleston, who was expect
ed to address the Convention on "the
relation Of the Ruling Elder to the
Sabbath SCHOOL, being sick could
not be present, the order of exercises
was suspended, and by request, Rev.
Allen of the Baptist church, deliver
ed an address on Missionary work in
Burmah, and especially among the
Karcins. The history of this re-
markable people was very interest
ing, and the address was of a very
instructive character. ~
Thursday mornings session was
opened with devotional exercises in
which the choir Of the church rem
dered very pleasing and edifying as,
sistance. miscellaneous Business
was called for and after receiving its
share of attention, the convention
spent half hour or morein discuss
ing the subject assigned to MIR. Barr
At eleven o'clock n recess was taken
and all hands repaired to Mr.. Hans;
ford's grove to attend d basket pic
mic. 1t was a perfect delight to be
there. Everything went "merry as
a marriage bell" The forethought
Of Mr.. Hansford was seen every
where; in the swings, croquet ground,
tubs Of ice-water at various places on
the ground, well arranged seats, &c
The people of ST. Adams, old men
and children, young men and maid
ems, turned out to the picnic. The
old ladies all stayedat home, or turn
ed young upon the ground. As a
kind Of grace to the dinner, the
crowd was gathered together, and
"Happy Greeting" was sung with
spirit by the Sabbath School. under
the direction of one who would make
an excellent address," after which a
most excellent aGGsGss was delivered
by Rev. J. c. Brown. Then Tie din
ner was spread, and hugely enjoyed,
For one, l can say, but one thing was
lacking to the fuller enjoyment, that
as-capacity-which would have
been supplied if Bro. Tippctt had
been present. Dinner over, and an
hour or more of recess enjoyed, the
convention was called together in
the grove and spent the first half
hour in speaking on "The Sabbath
School Library" which was followed
by an excellent and suggestive paper
on "Tho way to prepare Sabbath
School Lesson" by Rev. f. Eells.-
To this succeeded a Conference on
the Ruling Elder" Col. Hill was
called up and stood for a while under
a cross-fre of questions what Ruling
Elders ought to be and should do,
which received prompt and satisfac-
tory answers. The Colonel seemed
to DO quite ready ut answers. He
must have had good discipline, eth
er at home or abroad. But when
questions descended upon a lower
Hill, the answers did not come quite
so glibly, for he was soon "corncred,"
whether this was because he is &C.
customcd to being corncrod, at home
or abroad, or because tho questions
were hard "deponcnt saith not. -
Home influence has a great deal to
do with u mans conduct abroad, you
know. "Tho Conference" was quite
pleasant and wo hope profitable, but
like most good things IL came to an
end, and recess was taken for the
night session, which was opened in
tho Hall at s o'clock by order, or re-
quest of our Elders as to time, which
with a well trained man amounts to
an ORDER The night session was