Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-25
SCHOOL coNyExruor.

Ihc ohoohh rohooi convention OF the Presby.
tsry Of Ilunilngdon met. according to pre,iou.
announcement, 10 the clearheld Presby,eriao
Church. on Tuesday. Dsc i7th, at 2 o'clock D IN.
The hrst half hour was spent In devotional e1er.
9 ses. cOndue,ed by Rev. N. II. Miller A delight
ful spirit PORN Gated this service, In which per.
sonal eonsecration and dependence on the IIoly
aho.t were the prom nen, topics Of though, aud
prayer
The Convention Was then formally called to
order by Rev. II. \. Batter, Of the perm ,nen,
committee on Sabbath Schools Of the Presb,,ery.
who requested Mr.. David she.sley, Rev 4. M.
Moore, d. D ,ni Or. A. NJ. Hills, to pre..,,
nominations for pc rmanent officers Of the body
They reported as follows , Chairman, Rev. 8 II
Duiheld, Of Altoona second church Secretary.
Mr. G j Kegol, Of Tyrone church. The report
was accepted and adopted.
Rev. Mr. Dufheld, as Chairman. announced
that Cyrus Gordon, E,q. would welcome the
visiting dele gate', which he did Ia a neat and
earnest address
The roll was then made up, showing that about
twenty Of the seventy or more schools Of the
Presby,,ry we're rePrsen,ed by some sixty del.
egaIes The small abundance was doub,le,.
owing to unfasorable vsahsr and extremely
rough roads, which gave Nis, to a sugg, suon
later in the sessions, that ~ time holding the
meeting oe changed to a mse favorable season
Of the year.
The Rev. L. l.. Haughawout,vf the Mill Hall
church, Pre- sb,iery o. orthusberlaud, being
present. was invited to partieip,a 10 the exer.
eisrs a NJ
The lesson for next Sabbath as,pught to the
teachers, by Prof. N. Foster Browne Of Lewis.
town. A " Free Conversation" inter,aersed with
prayer and praise, was then conducted by Rev.
d. II. Campbell, Of Ansonville, during which
facts Of interest as :, the present condition Of
several Of the schools we're mentioned forthe on.
couragement Of those present
Rev. M. Campbell who was to preash the
opening sermon at 7 p. b having been detained
his place was mos, acceptably filed BY Rev, l.. l..
Haughawout. who, upon very short notice, div.
cred an excellent pract ical discourse upon (Aets
l. chap, sv) ."Ye shall receive power after that
the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and ye shall
be witnesses unto me-" &c The Rev J. s. Nc.
Murray, Of the N. E. Church. was invited to sit
as a corresponding member Of the Convention.
Tho question " Is the Sabbath School tho
chlldren's church." was then discussed, havrg
fra been stated by the Chairman. 1t ELECTED
much interest, the almost Unanimous opinion
seeming to be that the sabbst, School was val
liable accessory both 10 homs training and to
church worship, 1t was by no aesns a substitute
for either. The origin of the diurch was said to
be in the family, and the church as 1t is now, an
aggregate Of families engaged 1, the services of
God. The importance of whole 6,mies attend
ing church services, both sabbAthpn week day,
and Of tho children taking their rlace between
their parents in the family pew, waa strongly in.
sisted upon.
WEDNESDAY nORsISG
Convention met at O'Clock, and ipent haif an
hour in devotional exercises, led 81 Mr. Q. J.
Kegel, Of Tyrone.
The Normal Cas-, subject " The Bale True"
in the absence Of Rev. b. II. Barron, vas con p
Quoted BY Rev. WIN. Gemmili, Of BieIlh This
exercise was very intersstdE, ia, min ,3sJf the
convention responding pro@p " to tie ius,tions
OF the leader, while many questions came from
those who desired Information
The neat topic for discussion ' The best order
Of exercises tor the sabbath School ssrride, was
opened by Rsy. X. Criuenden. The speaker,
who ia the missionary Of tho sabbath school
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