, 1879-03-07

THE FOURTEENTH METHODIST suEDAY-sCHooL
CONuNEss,
conducted by tho Rev. Dr. Vincent, Secretary
VI the Methodist SundaY-Sehool Union, began
yestertlay morning IN The Clark Street Cliurcl,
with an attendance Of about lou Sunday-school
workers Of this city. Among thoso present
were the Rev. Drs. Crafts, Parkhurst, Willing,
Stone, Williamson, AtrtedIsh, Edwards, Marsh,
Caldwell, Foster, Patten, Hitchcock, und Linc-
barger.
Thc exercises wcrc commenced by tl.c Ruv.
.Jolln Williamson, why discussed tile topic "Thc
BE- Msthods NJ; % 9; . Ieaehy the Doctrine Of
thing to be taught In the Suuday.schoo!,
a,d It should be taught ulcro not
ihcolog!cally, but cxpcrl'gcntallY. The first
ilca to ineulcato IN the minds Of the young was
made against Suntuy-scllool work was lint thu
Sunday.school was not cyangeltcaly up to pAr.
Il was not sD muc1l established for tho purposu
Ct converting children as instr9ctIng the young
In geographical and historical kns,wlcdge. The
great remedy for this cfcct would bo tic teach
Ing Of Chrallun purity.
Tlie papcr waa followed By n general dis
cusson. III which tic Koy. Dr. Edwards took
part0 Thrrc weru, ic said, two points coulIg
into focus III thcao days conccrult,5 Juvenile
w0rh,-ouo regarding Justification BIZ faith, nlld
tile oll!er Christian purity.
The Rev. Drs. Caldwell ntd Pnttcn also spoke
up0n the sai1,o subject.
Dr.. VINCENT spoke Of the 8unday-school rs
being secondary to The Church, and aB means
t0 advancing tho Church. Tile true MctholIst
sdca Vas that the suudny-school was not tile be-
oil and do.all, but that the Church was OF prior
Il,c Acy. ". T. Stowcll, Of Janesyillc, found
fault with tho Methodist Sunday.sclool work
because Tue "ld method Of tcaching tic Bible by
hcArt had bctn abandoned.
Dr. Vincent stated tllat there was more mem
orizng Ut the Bllle now than there had ever
bec1,-not purc learning by heart, but acquiring.
Scripture III s.rn way us to enablu the youth
to remember 1t better tltau under the old way Of
learnlnH ny llcart lln suggested, however, to
remedy certain deficiencies, lint thero be sup
lsleniental lesson of About ten minutes for the
study Of tlle catecnisn, Church hymns, etc.
TIE NEXT PAPER
rtad WIS by tile Rev. Dr. Meredith, on 1.-THE
reachtng ~ thu Doctr!ne Of Justification In the
Sunduy-Sellools." The tleEcluticles Of tic
tencl.crs iu reference to this doctrine resulted,
according 70 Mr.. Meredith, In scndlng somo
Of t'rm principles and established ideas. The
idea tlat morality was sultic!cnt for character
must oe eouabattel. II tile eatechis,n could ba
Erollnd into tho children, ftwer would culne
haxy ideas of thu great truth OF Gods WORD.
Or. Vincent tAllcd On the Methodist Sunday
scllDol literature.
Dr. Foster suggested tl.at number Of
papers, !eavge, mud lllagaziacs now Issued might
Presiding Elder Willing said that there was a
great delslatnl ios literature by yuutsls who wero
TOO u!d inr Juvenile papers md not old enough
The Ilcy. alr. parkhurst found fault with this
yearntta, n'n objected tu such literature US all
it!spcetloIi OF ClArk stsret newsstand would
roycal. Nothing should be doue to cater to
Dr: Vinecnt did not mean tint the Chlrcl,
SHOULD cater to this tustr, but there might bu
want such US Dr. Wilhsg had suggested.
TlIe tFcsdnE Eliar explained lint lIe diu not