Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-23
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
THE STATE association IN SESSION
At WINONA.
Instructive Figures Showing the Growth
of the Work the Past Year-Addresses by
Rev. Vincent, Thomas Cochran and
Others.
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Special Telegram to the Globe.
WINoNA, Mimi, May 22.-The State Sunday
School convention met at this morning, and
after devotional exercises the report of the
statistical seer, tary was presented by William
Cheney, of Minneapolis. It showed an increase
OF 81 In the number of schools during the year;
whole number of Sunday schools in the State,
1888; scholars, ], 578. There is decided gain
in the average attendance. The amount ex-
pended for schools exceeds that Of last year by
$3.50. The
BENEVOLENT CONTRIBUTIONS
show decrease Of over $40, 900. The number
of additions to the churches are smaller than
last year. The decrease in two years is 1873.
In the number of schools organized there is a
decrease of twenty. Hennepin county shows
| ninety schools, gain of ell ven over last year,
with an increase of 500 scholars, and ten new
| schools organized. Olmsted and Winona
! counties also show improvement. Ramsey re-
ports more schools than last year, with an in
crease of 800 scholars; ffty-eight more addi-
| tions to the church, an increase of more than
81 600 in benevolent contributions; and $500
more expended in support of the schools.
Wabashaw county shows gain of three
schools and 500 scholars.
Winona shows total of fifty schools, in
crease over last year of 700 scholars, twenty
|
more expended in support of the schools.
! SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Rev. J. n. Vincent introduced the general
topic of Sunday school work. He said Sunday
schools were not now as when first established
and for many years after, substitute for day
schools for poor children. The schools of to-
day were not for children only, or for ignorant
children only. They were a
| VITAL AND IMPORTANT BRANCH
of church work, and he urged the necessity of
increased contributions.
Rev. NJ. B. Lewis, missionary of the Amer
lean Sunday School Union for the Southern
District of Minnesota related his experience in
organizing schools in frontier counties.
Mr.. Thomas Cochran, of st. Paul, one of the
presidents of the American Sunday School
Union, followed. He gave from the report of
Mr. Lewis work the establishment of thirty
four new schools, with 1874 scholars and IS
teachers during the year. Mr.. Cochran advo-
Gated more liberal patronage of
religious publications. Referring to
THE WORK OF THE UNION,
| tho speaker cited conversation between MIR
s. s. Merrill and Mr. Lewis in which the rail
road manager heartily commended the work of
the Union along the lines of the Chicago,
Milwaukee st. Paul railroad. He referred at
some length to the work among the foreign
| p'PuAfsSAoAs OspCCAd4Ay dnOAS Vic HCduul>
navins.
Aresolution was offered by J. A. MCGOWAN
expressing approval OF the work of the Union
and favoring the appointment of Hcandi-
navian missionary.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled and after dsvo-
tional exercises was addressed by Prof. Johns,
principal of the Mankato Normal school, on the
Three Essential Qualifications of Teachers -
These were Intellectual ability, industry and
} an aptitude for teaching. He argued that the
success of Sunday schools, like that of all
Others, depended almost wholly in the ability,
sincerity and earnestness Of teachers. Remarks
on this topic were made by several ladies and
gentlemen.
Rev. DR.. j. H. Vincent then addressed the
convention on the topic of
HOLDING YOUNG PEOPLE.
He argued that the world and the church
were antagonistic. The physical and sensuous
predominates in one, the spiritual in the 9th
er. Young people do not appreciate the stern
truths of religion. 1t required courage and a
kind of heroism in American society for young
men and women to ignore the claims of FASH
ion and amusement, and to be honestly and de-
votedly pious. Life in the church should not
be made odious to the young by unnecessary
harshness. At the same time the standard of
} religion should be kept up to the highest mark
and not lowered in order to entice the young
into the fold. The speaker ridiculed the prac-
tice of introducing
THEATRICAL REPRESENTATIONS AND TABLEAUx
? into church festivals. He always noticed that
! card playing theatre going and dancing Chris.
! tisns were never very prominent at religious
revivals. The safe rule was for Christian peo-
pie to have nothing to do with what were called
, world amusements. Children would respect
! the church more for being high and pure in itt
standard of right. The true way to win youn,
people to the embrace Of the church was tc
make the pleasures as we'll as the consolation
Of religion pure and better than any worldly
pleasure. DR.. Vincent's remarks were fire..
8 quently applauded:
e THOMAS COCHRAN,
q of st. Paul, then addressed the convention OF
4 Sunday school temperance work, and statet
e what had been done through the aid of tn
:, State Sunday School Temperance League, al
e organization wholly under the control of tn
|, women of the church. This evening DR.. Vim
e cent will address the convention on 'Old an
d New Fashions in Sunday School Work.