Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-12
iIou. John Sherman.
Letter from Stanton.

Correspondence Of The Alexandria Gazette.
STAUNToN, Va, July l0.-In company with
a number of persons, ladies and gentlemen.
delegates to The annual Sunday School Conven'
ton Of the Baltimore Conference, NJ. E. Church
South, your correspondent started on Monday
last from Washington viz the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for this city. Our route through
the historic Monocacy Valley, tho mountains of
Harper's Ferry and the beautiful and fertile
valley Of the Shenandoah, girtcd with hills and
studded with wheat shocks-the rich garden OF
our State, from whosclap is poured the treasures
which 90 so far toward building up Baltimore.
GA board the train at WASHINGTON We found IN
tho through cars number of delegates from
the Sunday Schools of Baltimore, and all along
the road the train was boarded at tho stations
by others ca route to the same point so that
by the time of our arrival in Stsuuton our party
was very largely increased Here safely arrived
We found that ample preparations bad been
made for our reception. and homes provided
for delegates and visitors expected from ali
parts of the States # Maryland and Virginia.
Our little Washington party we're assigned
quarters I'll the American Hotel, kept by n. w.
CartweI, most comfortable place, where every
attention is paid vs., and where We f1d quite
number Of delegates from Virginia and Mary.
land. This Sunday School Convention is fast
growing to DO one cf the more important inter.
ests of the Methodist Church 10 these two
States. 1t was organized some II years ago, and
had for some time fer its president Dr. 5. H.
Williams, formerly Of your city. For the past few
years the presiding officer has bacn L. y. Ma.
g1uder, esq, Of Baltimore, OF whom Ho5n'oe
| oc,l1 b, o,,l ~ fhn-n cpho KNOW QlO, aDC any
discrir,ioa 90 tnoso who do not would be made
quate. As Sunday School worker, and as an
organizer Of bodies Of this sort, and as an adj
ministrati9e officer he ls smp = uneycelIcd.-.
The personnel Of the convention Is excellent,
the best men coming up from all quarters OF
tho country, preachers and lawyers. engaged
actively or interested in the Sunday School
cause. They make body of men and women
whose Influence for good is doubtless felt where
ever it reaches The business of the conveo.
ton, so far, has been besides the routine bust
ness Of reports, a.. discussion on the first day
of the Subjects Are our Sunday Schools con-
Quoted properly and are the study OF the
Scriptures and the conversion of the scholars
the sole object Of our system? The leader 10
this debate vas Rev. A. ". Wilson. He was
| followed by q plumber Of others, ard 10 the
afternoon the question Of oatechetlcal instruo
ton of children. To-day the feature Of the
| morning was most mastery address by Rev.
g. G. Biting, D. D., formerly OF your city,
who though a Baptist, is heart and hand with
his brethren, the Methodist, here on the sub.
Jet of Sunday School libraries. The Injurious
| effect of the current periodical literature, the
religious novels of the Sunday School library,
and the loss to the church of useful information
By the absence of its tex! books Of religion we're
torcby dWelt upon. II.