The Saline County journal., 1879-10-23
KANSAS STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION

| NANSAS SuAIe SUUOAv SC0OOl
CONVENTION.
The fourteenth annual session of thu
Kansas State Sunday School Associa
tion convened on Oct. 2lst, commenc
ing at 7:3O p. NJ, in the NJ. f. Church
The meeting was called to order by the
Rev. G. S. Dearborn, of Salina, who
read portion of the 1l9 Psalm and
announced the Hymn, 81 need Thee
every hour" after which Rev. Rict
led in prayer.
Elder Dearborn followed i'm some
appropriate remarks, saying that ht
thought of no hymn more appropriate
for the opening of a Sunday School
Convention than the one just sung,
though he did not know that it was
composed expressly for that purpose.
The President, Hon. J. G. Haskell,
of Lawrence, then took the chair and
Rev. DIR. Bishop, of Saiina, made at
his request an address of welcome.
We have met, said the Dr., to promote
an object of most mOmcntus impOr-
taEce, an object no less than to make
Kansas an empire for Christ. The eN-
pansion ola christian civilization
whoever can discern what is great,
! what is commensurate with an enter
prise like this is welcome. We as a
| Sabbath School worker welcome you
10 our homes, to our hearts, and not
| only would We welcome those present.
but We would welcome to this work all
who are scattered upon tho plains and
among The valleys of our State who are
with us i'm this work, We would COM
mend them to the care and encourage
ment fthe God of Truth. On the subject
of sectarianism he said he would not
give the 18th chapter of John for all the
catcrhisms i'm the world. Where did
the Master say 'go ye into all the
world and..ieach the 10 every
creature" As well eat persimmon bark
for bread. Let us teach the children
the gospel and not the catechism.
Here is Variety, Narrative History,
biography, Parable, Precept-some-
thing for the movement Of intellect
and To irradiate and renOvate the soul.
This address was rich in varied
thought and the welcome it contained
was most cordial.
1.-THE old, old Story" was then rem
dered with will.
Mr.. Haskell then made a happy re-
sponse to the address of Dr. Bishop.
Ii was an exceedingly pleasant task to
say word of greeting to the choice
company Ofearnest workers assembled.
One of the best instructors had analyz-
ed the best -method of imparting In
structiun. lst, TO attract; Ind, to in
terest 3rd, to instruct. The same an
alysis was to apply to the State Con-
vention-growth and development.
There are different periods which mark
the growth OF the Sunday School work:
When the curiosity is excited; the in
tcrest is awakened, and finally the out
line becomes completed work and the
interest is illumined into charming'in-
structiOn. So the Sabbath School work
had developed from disOrganiZatiOn
into the present convention, recorded
as among the most valuable instruc-
tive forces in the State. The speaker
then referred TO the many friends who
had expressed an interest in the work,
hut were unable to attend, most ap.
prOpriately. He also referred to the
growing skepticisn, and thought that
the study of science was leading peO-
pie to Il more thorough study of the
Bible. and which has put belt of
Gods own light of the world" clear
round this globe. As Sabbath School
workers they were compelled to look
over world of skepticism and doubt.
He eXhorted them to teach "Christ
and Him crucified." There was no
evolution i'm attaining love. Paul had
almost confessed his failure to meet
philosophy on philosophic grounds
He referred To the tide of emigration
coming from the East and from the
West To our shores, and reminded his
hearers of their responsibility towards
these. They brought with them bad
influences which must be met. Their
responsibility and work was never
ending.
Mr.. Stowell, of Baxter Springs, one
of the Nice-Presidents was called out
and spoke i'm way of great cOmmenda-
ton of the reception committee who
had 50 well prepared for us that
as soon rs we were off the train, We
were requested to stand still few mo-
mrnts, which We did and the work
WAS done. We were each assigned his
or her place of entertainment.
+. T.. Sherman, from Rocks county,