Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-07-12

future of Sunday School Conventions,
some of the appointees might be there.
and not drag out those that were un-
or had not been assigned to
the various subjects by the executive
That there would be Sun
day school in the future because it was
founded on a living thing and some
thing that will continue to grow. The
Sunday school can not die because the
living word can never die. This sys-
tenn of Sunday schools was such that
the entire English speaking world stud
led the same Sunday school lesson each
Sunday. There Is also living Christ
with the Sunday school all of
which will insure its perpetuity. The
Sunday School of the future is to show
US true christian character, and to be a
powerful aid to the christian church. 1t
shall be for, and worthy Of Christ. Bro.
Frazier said he was glad to learn so
much about the Sunday school. He
thought that the rs Psalm had some
thing to say about the Sunday schools
of the future. The word of God showed
that there should be progress. Christ
took little children in his arms and
blessed them and has told us that we
must become as little children In order
to receive the Kingdom of Heaven. The
Sunday school work was now a work of
love instead of for pay, as IN the time of
Robert Raikes, which greatly increased
its influence. The christian churches
now present a glorious front and are a
power for good in the world. Bro.
Bates was called on on, and said that
the Past, Present and Future of the
Sunday school was a glorious subject.
The future of the Sunday school needed
no prophet to depict, that it is going to
keep on growing greater and more infu-
entail in the future according to the
word of God which said that "the whole
earth shall be filled with the knowled ge
of the Lord" and no one need say to
his neighbor, "know ye the Lord for all
shall know him from the least to the
greatest" Bro. Walker being called
upon said that England of to-day was
the result of missionaries sent to that
island by Gregory, Pope of Rome, in the
year $50, being struck with the beauty
and manliness of some of her captured
sons, and now the prime minister Of
England, Mr.. Gladstone, Is engaged in
this Sunday school work.
Morning session July lst.
Service of Prayer and Song, led by
Bro. Frost. The singing under the
leadership of Prof. Cowles. The topics
to be discussed were then taken up in
order.
lst, Common mistakes in sabbath
school teaching" Bro. Ranney being
absent, Bro. Walker responded, saying
that we did not come here merely tC
have a good time, but to work, to gel
thoughts and ideas that would benefit
us. No teacher should go before q
class without thorough knowledge Of
the lesson, and that knowledge to be 9
sanctifed knowledge. The teacher
should prayerfully study the character
of every pupil so as to bring out the best
traits. Bro. Bates said one of the mis-
takes in sabbath school teaching was tt
interest with stories foreign to the sub
ject. instead of profting by the lessor
truths. Bro. Austin said one common
mistake is in not interesting our classes
in order to make it profitable. The in
terest always to lead in the direction O
truth. A great many teachers who art
truly pious, but have no tact for teaching
and are not fit to be teachers becaus,
they can not interest their classes, an(
some schools are dry, as dry as Eze
kiel's valley of dry bones, from superin
tendent to scholar on that account. In
terest should 60 before profit, that is
you must interest any one befor
you can make the subject profitable t
him. Sister Hidden hoped to be par
doned in not defining her religion
views more clearly yesterday. and sup
posed that all understand that the chic
end of man was to glorify God. Tha
this subject of interest was one of grea
Importance, and thought that teacher
should do more than merely ask tn
younger classes the questions, as lal'
down in the lesson and should tell som
pleasing story to interest the little chill
dren. She would tell them bear stor
or an Indian story if she could not ge
their attention without. The childre
should also be taught to sing in th
Sunday school, instead of having all th
singing done by few older ones, an
very poorly at that as is sometime
the case.
Sister Laura Eaton of Usage Ia, sal
she had class of young ladies and wa
very much interested in them, and foun
in her experience, that object teachin
was the best way to interest them; di
not confne herself to the lesson; coul
not teach with her eyes fixed upon
piece of paper, but wanted to use he