The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-25
NEWS OF THE CITY.
What the Democrat Reporters Saw
and Heard Yesterday.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
Their Convention Yesterday Beneath the
Trees at the Barracks.
Orations by Eminent Divincs.

school has Increased very materially, unt'i
no,v n has grown 30 that 1t may be said 70
have 4 systam peculiar to Itself no thorough ~
that of our places Of ordinary learning. The
teaobers are now thoroughly drilled In the
rudiments of theology, and classes are estab-
Iiahed among them wherein the best modes
If intoxicating Christian doctrines are care
fully studied In ante bettum days tho Sunday
sehool was place where the children went
through n dreary hour or 80 OF crude study Of
the Scriptures, and the end 81 the lesson was
hailed with much satisfaction by the pupils
Now all this is changed, and the desire is to
throw into the work the most
INTERESTING FEATURES.
Yesterday, at II o'clock, there gathered be-
meath the outrageous shadows OF the mag
noias and cedars at the Barracks probably
the largest reunion Of the New Orleans Sun
day School Association ever held In the State
The association is composed OF the pastors OF
the churches OF the Methodist, Presbyterian.
Baptist, Episcopal and other Protestant de-
nominations. tho Sunday school superln-
tendents and the teachers. II IL but In its in
fancy here, but from the zeal manifested yes
terday 1t will certainly grow in
ANIBGENiB AMI NhmbbIA5.
The day was all that could be wished. A
fresh southeast wind was blowing, making
the shadows on the green sward dance mer
rlly as the old treesswayed this way and that.
AT the opening Of the services tho sight Of 400
people gathered In the grove was an impos-
ing one, and recalled the days when worship
ers met only beneath the oathedrals OF ma
lures handwork. The band OF
THE THIRTEENTH INFANTRY
discoursed, In their usual artistic style, sacred
music at intervals during the meeting. After
all had reached the ground the president, l..
III. Gardner: vice president, Il. N. Butler, and
secretary, j Ill. Spearing, organized the meet
ing The executive committee were w. r.
Lyman, DR.. j. ). Copes, G: BIackwood. II. II.
browne. Rev. J. Braun, David Tamage, 9.
u, Shute, Rev. W., s. Alexander, Rev. d. L.
Mitchell and s. J. Bartlette.
!. All united IN singing tho hymn. "All Hail
the Power OF Jesus Name" and the clear
voices Of the numerous lady singers rang
through the grove, making the magnolia
laden air misty with music. A fervent prayer
was then offered by the Rev. VIM. Flynn. At
the close OF the prayer there was responsive.
service with hymns, tho president paItG.pa-
ting throughout
THE REV. J. d. WALKER, d. b.,
then delivered one of his characteristic, lucid
addresses on visitation and how TO visit. He
5PoAS vi WIG tHNAhVgs HstIR u uEy OHes WHILE
out any help towards its calculation. He
referred to the different kinds OF visit-the
social, the casual aud the last. the Angels
visit. Ha threw about his subject new fea-
tures, and spoke. to his hearers OF Sunday
school workers. He referred to the motives,
the purposes and the encouragement of the
association. Speaking of Visits he mentioned
those not ceremonious. There were those made
to win and induce friends to come TO the Sab
bath school to follow the example or Christ.
He pictured the pleasures Of such yisitations,
and the good wrought by them, Then there
were the
VISITS TO PARENTS,
who, even IL not pious were TO be first won
to the cause of Christ. Parental cooperation
our Saviour sought Then there were the
visits to bring back the lost sheep to the fold
when they had strayed away.
After hymn the Rev. Mr.. VIM. Finn fol
lowed on kindred subject,
''wHY WE VISIT"
showing the good to result from gathering
Into Christ's fold all the children who have
not had His light let In upon them. He spOke
earnestly for some time and was fervent In
his remarks. E.
When the reverend speaker had closed.
Jos. H. Spearing. ESQ.,, delivered report on
the progress made and the increase on the
part or teachers In zeal and energy.
A benedietion closed the first session. and,
at II As, all adjourned until O'Clock.
DASkeLS were HOW drought OUT auu tuS HSSo-
citation broke up into little groups about the
lawn.
Broiled chicken, sandwiches. and all the
good thin that go TO make up pteknickers
basket, v ere discussed with an appetite
whetted by the fresh air and beautiful sur
roundings.
THE SECOND SESSION
was opened with hymn. Mr.. George w.
Cable, in clear and forcibie manner, then
addressed the convention, his subject being
1.-THE Sunday School Association Its Aims
In well put sentences, and ia plain common
sense manner, he referred to the benefits
accruing to all from iudicious labor In this
vineyard. He spoke of the necessity Of mutual
encouragement and Of going about the work
In systematic manner Sunday school sta
tiHtics were exceedingly useful as now taken.
but 1t was not SO much to know how many
attended as to know OF the great unknown
mass who do not. These statistics have never
been gathered. He dwelt then upon the neces-
sity, In an organization OF this kind Of paying
the dues of membership that the work might
not be hampered. During the singing OF the
following a collection was taken up:
o. then what raptured greetings
On Canaan's happy snorel
What hitting severed friendships up.
Where partinRs are no more!
Then eyes with JOY shall sparkle.
That brimm'd with tears OF late:
~ Orphans no longer fatherlass.
Nor WIDOWS desolate.
4CH.-Halleluiahi Haileuiah to the Lamb who
one was slain
Hallelul4hl HaleIuiah to Him who lives
againl
THE REV. JOHN HARMON Mg@.@S
delivered an address on THE Teachers Meet
ing-Why Indispensable" 1t was full OF
poetic imagery, strong argument and dry
humor, and was well received by those who
heard it.
MIR. w. C. RAYMOND,
fn speech Of fifteen minutes, gave the teach
ers the results of his forty years experience
In the Sabbath school, aud pointed out to
them the manner in which many rocky places
might be avoided. He said superintendent
must ~ live man, one who can impaTt and
diffuse what biblical knowledge he himself
has, q worker and teacher. He was fol-
lowed by
MIR. SAM'L K. RUSS,
who as a superintendent, gave what light
ne possessed In the matter. In his address
he showed clearly that his school did not lack
agood superintendent, who was capable and
did good work The