Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-09-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
WHAT HAPPENS AROUND US.

Living in vain-The blood.
Apopular woman's club-A broomstick'
Almanacs for tho year 1880 are out
Farmers are sewing wheat in earn
est now.
TO study the world is better than to
shun it,
1--WE study to please" is the motto OF
young girls hunting for husbands.
Political advice-if at first you
don't succeed, lie, lie again.
What the sewing circle is to the
woman, the barber shop is to the men
What a glorious thought it is that the
Influence Of the almighty dollar ceases at
the grave.
Now is the time to spoil valuable
books by pressing autumn leaves be-
tween the covers.
OF all the various methods proposed
for the reduction of the postage none
are more practical than this; Get
married.
1t brings smile to the face of mankind
to see Fate shake its fist at the man who
parts his hair in the middle, says the Dan
iclsonvillc Sentinel.
SUNDAY School CoNvENTIoN.-The
Sunday School Convention held jointly by
the Western and Middle confelcn of the
Maryland Synod of the Lutheran church,
met in St. Johns Lutheran church in Me.
chanicstown, Sept Bird at : 80 p. m. The
very inclement weather and the meeting
of the Virginia and Allcgany Synods pre-
vented a number of clcrgymen from at
tending; there were, however, fourteen
slcrgymcn aud about twenty lay delegates
present.
St. Johns church was neatly but most
aprroprial ely and tastefnlly decorated and
the attendance at the opening sessi u filled
the spacious audience room.
The session was opened by greetings
from the ST. Johns Sunday School, which
consisted of responsive exercise, setting
forth the motto and doctrines held by the
school. The motto tf the school is love,
and when this was announced four little
girls came forward with large letters made
Of flowers. which after rccilny appropriate
passages Of scripture, they placed them in
position upon the Bible lrsN. a wclcom"
address was made by Rev VI. G. Wire,
and welcome song sung by the school
after which Rev. p. BcrsslreSscr OF
Wayncsboro', sponded in very neat
speech to the welcome extended the con
vcntion.
A committee was appointed upon.ar.n
ing and Kcv. Owen If iIagcrstDwn IN .lc Il
speech of ten minutes to the school, after
which he delivered an excellent address
upon the subject assigned him for this Sos
sion, viz: The proper idea and sphere OF
the Sabbath School. IIeswas followed hy
Rev. johnson OF Emm,'sburs and Rev.
Bowers of Mycrsyille, who made a Short
speech upon tive subject, after which the
convention adjourned until Thursday &, .
a. m.
On Thursday morning the convention
was duly organized by clccting Rev L. A.
Mann chairman, and Rev. Nj. l.. Caller,
Sect. Lay delegates were cccivcl and the
question under consideration further dis
cusscd.
DR.. Dichl being absent, Rev. Bcrgstrcss
or opened the topic for discussion "Ihc
relation of baptized children to The cAascIl
and what is involved in their religious
training" But at this time Dir. DicIll ar,
rived and at once entered upon the subject
assigned him. During his remarks Ii"
made use of an illustration which called up
Rev. Owen and which elected an earnest,
pleasant and entertaining discussion be.
tween these brethren.
The afternoon session was devoted to The
reading of an essay on the qualifications
and duties of Sunday school teachers, by
Rev. Cutler of Martinsburg, w. Va, after
which free remarks were made by a NUN
her of the elcrgymen. BY motion, Rev,
Owen made speech on "thc value OF peri
odicals over against Library books"
A part of Tuesday night was devoted t"
a chlldrcn's meeting The house was again
crowded. Quite a number of the Lutheran
Sunday school from Emmitsburg came
down in q body and took the seats which
were reserved for them.
Revs. Cutler, Lamott, Floyd and Beard
made speeches, after which Tie children
were dismissed and the regular order Of
exercises resumed. Rev. Bersstresscr an
nounced the topic, ''The best method of
cul.ivating Sabbath school Benefcence,"
and gave us most excellent speech, after
which Revs Mann, Bowers and others Of
fered valuable suggestions
Friday morning was devoted to discus
sions respecting the best method of study
ing the Bible. The best order of opening
AMI closing Sunday school, and the adop-
ton of resolutions looking to the dividing
Of the Conferences in Sunday school dist
riots of three or more charges in which
Sunday ecbaol Conventions shall he held