The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-21

bearings upon the community the close unior
Of Church and State. The union OF State and
Church is close. Thisis q most Important view
of the question:. even In it's temporal bearing
Man was made by God to live In society bu
from nature he inherits many evil passions
The same man who looks with seorn and con.
tempt upon the maxims of the Church will, as
member OF hume n society. embody those
same laws In his constitutions and law.
The speaker proceeded to prove that In seek.
ing after social happiness man must work ur
the great truths OF Christianity; which fora the
real foundation OF society. Ii every human
being could be- brought to recognize the teach
ings OF the Old and New Testaments, human
goyernma at would not be any longer neces.
| silly. me speaker then showed the intimate
connection between the State and the Church
10 commence the work here. said Mr.. Ogden
we must begin with the children. III the Church
is to do some effective work It must come from
| the Sabbath schools. Young minds can be
| moulded into good or evil Impressions are sc
The speaker showed the responsibility oil
parents toward their children, and closed by
thanking The members OF the convention for
their Kind attention.
The address closed the mornings exercises
EVENING SESSION.
Devotional exercises opened the evening con-
| ference. The president introduced Rev. Geo.
Times, OF Philadelphia who.addressed the con
vention and spoke of the necessity of complet-
| ing the organization of the convention. The
speaker said that throughout the United States
sunday schools. In Louisiana there are 1877
Sunday schools. $4,000 teachers and $4,000
Mr.. II. p. Porter. OF Illinois. statistical Sec
rotary of the International Sunday School Con
yention. spoke about what has been done In and
by State organizations. He said that In the
United States there were 7.357,1b4 members Of
Sunday schools. The Sunday school work will
make greet progwresss In Loqsiana through this
said he. the State Sunday School convention |:
we were only u handful. but the people en-.
benets arise from this organization. First
imperceptiby new members are added: and
secondly, the moral effects of such society Is
felt by the schools Some States have organiza-
tons dating back number of years. and we
Can have a positive report In some States. From
the statistical books of the United States find
1889 Sunday schools and 1874. sH members"
New Jersey. for eighteen years, gained LAG
schools Of s13 members. The State of \ CIV
YORK. In six years, gained 14l7 Sunday schools
and membership of 2Ss.4 97. These figures
show that organization Is powerful indeed.
the reeioas CROWN S Of pos The e1P nerease
In Sunday school attendance In any county is
exactly in proportion 10 the amount of work
cussed thoroughly the importance of action Ia
Sunday school enterprises. and concluded by
saying that the Sunda, school work If proper
flourish In the state of Louisiana.
Rev. John Matthews. of the St Charles Avenue
Methodist Church. spoke. OF the conservation to
he rad prepared notes of his speech
which. being written, In large letters, on
Teryb ley pafes vii not be very long
college the highest development of the indi-
vidual Christian is what is wanted. Christ
came to cultivate the b art until its powers
with 1t. When the vases of antiquity were
moulded men gave their time and skill to what
every department Of Christian activity there
can be no success without conservation.
The word eonsecration Is peculiar one. |
have turned It over. upside down. until 1t
showed itself the strongest word In sacred Ian.
guage. Submission is strong word What do
you think IL cost Gen: Lee to surrender his
explained BY illustration. When the Roman
empire was at the height OF It's glory. and when |
tens Of thousands OF men were sacrificed 10
celebrate Roman holiday. once during these |
plays, man sprang into the arena and endeav-
ored to stop the combat. He was slain by the |
alter being stoned BY the popgaee
way from Asia to put stop to these plays or |
die In the attempt. When he was known to be
man Of God. when his motive was made known
such an impression was created In the minds
OF all that from that day up to now no Rladiato-
I is combats aver took place In the imperial
I noble purpose; he died consecrated. and this
Is what Is called a conservation.
There is necessity In eonseerating some hours
~ the week to Sunday school WORK. The range
Of Christian work is SO wide that no man can
axe care ut once OF all objects of usefulness. A
man Is not often great success
he narrow Wedged man Is the one who reaches
he height OF success. man must have the
courage TO leave out some things and say: This
hing, this one thing, l will do and this alone.
Then select the Sunday school for your
work: select 1t to occupy certain portion OF
,Our time to the conservation of your idea |
The manner In which Sunday schools are con-
lucted here Is not exactly what we call consecra-
ion: II 1t Is. then it's mighty little consecra-
ion, Consecrate yourselves this night to the
sunday school work: labor, pray and prose-
ute the good work faithfully and you will get
vour reward.
When TIE speaker had concluded. the chair
nan said that at -morrows meeting resolu-
ions would be in order.
The chairman also called attention to the
question drawer" in the vestibule Of the
hurch. In which questions In writing may be
deposited. to be answered before the conven-
ion on Saturday morning.
The following order OF exercises will take
,lace to- day:
Friday morning, II oclock-Responsive
,raise service, led by Rev. J. w. Finn of New
Orleans: report of the committee on creden-
ials; Sunday school work In New Orleans. re-
ported by Mr.. W. r. Lyman, of New Orleans;
sunday school work In the State. reported by
1, Goodale. of Baton Rouge; Stare Sunday
chool organization-Shal we have it? 2p. M.
dosing exercises.
Friday evening, o'clock-D: votional exer-
lses the work OF establishing and furnishing
destitute Sunday sehools-(an open discussion
hree minute addresses); address-The teacher
Winning souls, by Mr.. Ralph Wells, of New
y Mr.. b. I. Jacobs. of Illinois, collection for
lefrayfng expenses OF this convention address
losing exercises.