The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-02
MARSHALL COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INNTITETE

MARSHALL COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
INSTITUTE.
interesting DIscuSaIons on Various Top.
ics-J. KGmplO Takes a HAnd-The
Question OF sabbath and Sunday De-
bated-Next Meeting TO be Held at
MOundsVIIIC.
Editors Intellissnsor.
The second days session commenced At
$50 A. NJ, with DR.. NJ. K. Boyd, Of Came.
ron, President, in the chair. and was
opened with prayer BY Rev. Clancy.
The topic, "rhe Sabbath School, its Do.
fInition and Relation was discussed by
Revs. Burwell, Simpson, Clancy, Brown,
Atkinson and White.
The delegates present were enrolled,
showing twenty-five schools in Marshall
county represented by tiity.six delegates,
and seven schools by twelve visiting dele.
gates.
Miss Estelle !. Martin, Of Rosby's Rock,
n graduate Of the Wheeling Female Col.
lege, class Of 1875, read an essay on Sow
ing aud Reaping," which did her great
credit, and was read in a clear, distinct
voice, SO as to be heard by all.
A paper on "The Influence OF the
Bible" was read by Rev. Clancy, and the
subject DIFFICULTIES in Teaching Primary
Glasses was remarked upon by Revs.
Brown, McKeeand Lester.
The President announced the following
committees:
Printing-W. J. W. Cowden, DR.. Marsh
man and DIR. Woods.
Resolutions-Rovs Brown, Aughey and
Hall.
Meetings-Geo. Edwards, John Laugh
lin and l.. Il. Martin.
Officers = Revs, Pomeroy, Boswell and
FArrar.
An adjournment was then taken until
the afternoon, Rev, Morris P%ronouncing
1.-THE benediction.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On assembling after dinner the choir
furnished some excellent music, and
prayer was olferd by Rev. Lester, Of West
Alexander, Pa.
W. J. W.. Cowden, on behalf OF the
Wheeling Sabbath School Association,
presented the iraternal greetings OF that
organization, and Rev. Aughey% responded.
The question Of organizinga Panhandle
Association was discussed, and resolutions
adopted iayoring such an organization
and appointing a meeting to be held in
Wheeling on Tuesday, January ., 1880,
and requesting the cooperation Of all the
schools in the Panhandle.
The question box furnished a large
number Of questions, interesting and 9TH
erwise, some Of which were as follows:
Should women fill offices in Sabbath
Schools? Answered in the affirmative By
Rev. Burwell.
Should distinctive church doctrines be
TAUGHT Answered by Rev. Pomeroy.
Should object teaching be cultivated?
Answered by Rev. Hall.
Should persons not members Of the
Church be teachers2 was answered by
Revs. A.ughey, Clancy, Lester, Mckee,
Simpson and ]. Kemple, Esq.
Which is preferable sabbath" or Sun
day." was discussed by Revs. Mckee, Les.
ter, Pomeroy, Aughey, Clancy and Mr.,
Cowden.
Alfred Turner, Esq, made some remarks
on the subject, How can the spirit OF be-
neticence be ~developed?'
Officers for the ensuing year were Cho-
sen as follows: President, Rev. j. y. Bur.
well; Vice President, Rev. ]. A. Brown;
Treasurer, L. &. Martin: Secretary. Miss
Lille Netf; Assistant Secretary, DR.. Nc
Cullough. An adjournment was taken
until evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening had been set apart for n
temperance conference and after the
choir had sung an appropriate voluntary,
Rev. Morris, OF huntsville, Pa, led in
prayer. Rev. Aughey illustrated class
drill on scriptual temperance. Interest
ing temperance addresses were made by
Rev. j. p. Thatcher, Rev. T. +. Clancy, Geo.
Edwards, Esq. and Moundsville's new
legal light, Jacob kemple, ESQ.
Alter some u%nimportant business had
been Cleard from the table, Moundsville
was agreed upon-as the place and Wed.
nesdav, October Sth, the time for the next
meeting OF the association.
The large audience present rose and
sung the long meter ~doxology and was dis
missed by Rev. Brown %pronouncing the
benediCtiOn.
THIRD DAY.
In order to finish the business before it
the Association met at S O'Clock, and was
opened with prayer by Rev. R. V. Axis
son.
The topic, "How can a teacher best gain
the attention Of his class" was ex.
planned in nm interesting manner bv Mr..
7. NJ. Henderson, Revs. Clancy and Nor.
ris.
4 lively discussion followed on "Com.
mon Mistakes Of Sabbath School Teach.
erS, i'll which Revs. Pomeroy, Burwell,
Clancy, Aughey, Brown, Mrs. Snedeker,
Mrs. Brown and Jacob Kemple took part,
the Little Monitor" being completely
routed in a combat OF wit with the two
ladies.
Rev. Clancy spoke e~loquently on
Christ in every Lesson" and Miss Kate
Aughey read an excellent essay on "The
teachers cross and crown"
Resolutions were adopted thanking the
people Of Dallas and vicinity for their
hospitality, the officers for their services,
MeSsrs. Henderson, LOller, Burk and Par.
sons and Misses Morton, Booker, Bonar
aud Martin and the choir OF the Dallas
Presbyterian Church for the excellent
manner in which they had conducted the
service Of song, and the Association closed
It's interesting meeting.
NOTES.
The Association has become one Of tho
important institutions OF the county,
The best Of feeling prevailed, and as one
speaker said. the song birds Of peace
silently perched on the portals"
Mr.. +. NJ. Henderson was the efficient
musical director.
The crops are suffering and the farmers
long for rain.
The ladiestrom Moundsyille and Wheel.