, 1879-07-25
RELIGIOUS.
The Sunday.School Convention
at Lake Bluff Camp
Grounds.
Several Interesting Lectures on 8aored
and Secular Subjects.

OWING 10 ule uatnp nt1l Gully WGaLktE All0 oHcES
cast sky, which durlng tho morning hours
Threatened 10 pour forth delugc at any
Thc programme for tho day vas ono Of tho
most interesting Of tho meeting, aud was hearth.
" appreciated By those who bravcd tho b'nsta
which hnvo served to prove Chicago's supetlori-
" as q surntner.resort.
In the carly morning the regular Tcachcrs'
Conference was held, being led by B. schcr,ner-
horn, nss!sted By ". Il. Jacobs. Tho subject
discussed was tho "Wcekday Work Of
Teacher" Miss Marion Cooley, OF Dubuque,
Ia., then favored tho audience With some solos
in sacred music.
At 0 o'clock Mra. D. N. Cooley, OF Dubuque,
In, read paper on the subject OF ss Children in
tho sunslny.schonl." She spoke Of the intiu.
ences To be excrtcd over children, md referred
to parental, home, aud aa teachers tntlilcncc:
The Interest OF ihc children in the Sunlny school
should be kept IN through thcso accurica.
At 10 o'clock the Rev. Il. u. Rh1Eaway daily.
cred n lecture On The " Siuuiattc ['outnsula,h H.
lustratcl by mnpa mud charts. This proved to
TO very interesting, rs tie speaker had travelled
all through thai country, atiIl Wns nble to olVo
hts tarore very good itlca Of Its character, ts
connection with blb,e history, atd other points
Uf Interest. -
:. FolIowlrs Ibis lecture OF Dr. R'tlgo~ay, Prof.
A4AAt4lA @AuAtGHbs Als 4Irt AHhFElGA ~
IN "Genesis md Genltgy.n He aa!d that the
titt,o was limited, md It would not rnRb.e him
TO haEdp the subject as whole. and no would
refer tho part Of Genesls Ia The clergy for their
ucctiug link bc.wcen geology and tl.e oarly hts-
tory OF munkinA. It Is aIways wish Of Rctcn-
lists TO traco tho history Of lnan as lnr hack rs
possible, auu often tl,ey resort to Ingenious
often the occasion OF tho publication ot what the
Dogtor WINS pleased % call "bosh." lIu de-
scr!bed the. growth Of peat, which is formed
q dcsaycn yegctaole matter, anil ln.be'l-
sa 9se. IN Of aaa9f wss 9sn tic f. 0G sss ssav'Fed 4
the French scientists were attacked BY tho
speaker, ns ho thought that t!Ie growth Of pcpt
WINS much more gradual thnn ho!tl by, them. a
description VI thu cone.shnped drpoalt situated
GU the s1ures OF Lake t'cucva. Switzerland, wae
gircn railroad had been constructed through
this region; d pass Through tllr cone was neces-
sltatcd, and was cut. This served to allow Of ar
examination Of the dtlfereut strata, ind II llad
WIS exceedingly slight. The nEe Of tho cone In
question was proved to be 4,0M years. There
nrs tnd!cutlons On tho eurtta's surface Tint seuo
4000 years ago occurred great wnscr disturb
with tho Deiuge q tra'iIiion. There is
not scrap of Gint nor fraEn,c,lt
Of bonc tl.at can be proven to bo more thau
5,o00 years old. md something must bo wrong
ag s yeaps Tha oeo1 81 ~ en @ Ato tooH haEe @
Michigan III an example, and described the mall
rcr In WHICH tic shores were worn away, rear
by yenr. by observation the un,sual erosion
may bo determined. In somu places tho aunl,al
erosion Ia as much Ms one rntl, which Is very
lnrgc. The Doctor illustrated his lecture by
blackboard drawings, and his remarks were
sptccl with characteristic wlttcasms. Thls
lecture was looked upon Us tho fcaeuro III tho
day.
Toward noon tho eky conzed, md tho Mt
tcntlant pleasant. weather drew many people
frpn the surrounding towns.
At2 g ~: Mrs. ]. F. Willing, assfstod hY the
lecture on Tic subject Of "The Niaceabccs."
At 0 o'clucl1 iho ltoy. X N. Hat!leld, OF
Evanston, lccturel on tue subject Of u Defecss
IN HuntinySclIool Tonclllng anl Literature" llo
fa1lIt with thc bcst class Of Bunay-school worit-
| crs, especially as tleru ,scro many before him.
lie thought tho first troublc was with tncom-:
petent teachers, who Ind not gone to tic school
woru inportuncd by son'o frlcsdss Or bccauso OF
nssoc1atlons surrounding them. The lcasons ar0
uitenttlnes hurrte1ly skfnlnod over, because the
teacher has not the ability to securo the ntten.
lion Of ule class: Unless the class ts instrtc:cd
mcasuro tho teachers capacity, mud net nccord-
| !ugly. Another trouble Is the want Of dcflnlte
ntt, by tho teacher lie should know why and for
what lle is.wurking. THIS Is highly essential, fol
unless onoB MIN Is ccar h!s work il Intellectual,
rl!o work ut n Sunday-sct'ool teacher y ,he de-
vctupu.cnt Of tho character aud the build lHg-u
Of u Christian nlau. There Is not given the
honest, thorough Christian work necessary to
III adequate preparation of lessons by our Sun
day.selluol teachers, There is no oxc.iso for thls
neglect, hs they lnYo NIL the conyonlcncos N the
sllapo of "lcsson-papcrs,' y magazncs, etc. There
are many dappc1 young men IN cach Sunday
school, whoso lleads arc rs empty as Gourds, who
hayo money to spend ut the livery STABLES, cigar.
stA,ltls, asld places Ut that kind, but who nnyei
| invest in these 6unaay.selioO holpcrs. Ton
mintucs, aftor they opcn tlicirnlouths. tho TAB
scnce Of anyth!nE except cast wind, !" rs tho Doc
The girls were not Overlooked by the speaker
'rlnlr habits Of elaborate dress OIL Sundnj
was condemned ia the regular ssercotyped tortn
Tho speaker thought that tic Scriptures dill no
rccotyo sufficient attention IN our Sunday
schools. lie believed that when copy OF til.
New Testament could !o Ind for five cents, ant
the whole OF Gods Word for Iuartoro Of dol
lar, that "lcason leaves" ct't,tainng only foN
verses, should bo dispensed with. Thls tno
with to approval Of tho congrcgation. It Is
he continued, q burning 6haulG That this ign0
rnnce Of tho Scriptures should bo tus tolerated
Tho toaChlttg WIS mt sufficiently personal, MI,
do. The Doctor thought the Church moro re
lgfaus than moral at tho present time. Nor
attention should IN paid to tllu practical, instGa
Of 10 tho theoretical lilo believed tlnt had Il,
Church Of to-day tho morality and bilsiucsa f.
tegritY Of tho t$unsiurs 1t would exert d twofol
power.
few concluding rcmarlts wcro made cor
cGrnhng aonio prrnIctous books foun.l IN ou
Aunluy.scliool lbrarios, especially those whir
treat religion with contempt. Tic .CouEregs
tIoM wcru exceedingly nttontiYo during this q.
dress, aud seonaed to take It directly to lcaF
Wlllln tho speaker WAS conticmnhlg tobncc0 at,
strong drink, MI elderly GGntluman III TIC nlfl
esica sud tint 10 "aopeu he would not loay
Ti,v Kcy W. II. Blackburn followed Or. lin
tlcl,l With lecture OIL tl'e Methods OF Bib
History" Tho reverend gentleman treated til
subject at sumo leugth, alul bundled IL Ia
hasterly 1nnnnrr.
In tho evening, at . o'clock, pFof. II. s. Ca
hart, OF Evanston, delivered All interesting Ice
ure Oh "lalyanisn Mllu the Eloctrc Light.
liz sud that tlle world Of sc!enca had bcun Il
formed, tu a0luo extent, on tho anbject Of elc
: lricity for 2,400 years. At about tint peTlu
nmheF Has fund to posstss tue prnperty
frIe,!onal attraction. Until about a century as,
; however, tuis knowledge had occn staEnan
0 H4lvani gave an impetus To further rGaeareh 1
: Ata seeing frogs twitcblnE on tho iron railing (
I his balcony; lis subseagsnt observations Arl
, inE FROM this s!ngular fact, resulted in tho dt
.. ctycry ot tho battery which bears lis nun
! The Two guHorai kinds of electricity Rru fri
l tlonal, statical, or high funston, a,ld galyan!
1 tl,tutAlc, or luw tension. 1t was tls tatt,
a wllteh tho experiments Illustrated. A sma
fo]f, . kvfp nri r<,