Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL CON-
VENTION.

The Orleans County Sunday School
Convention and Institute held its annual
meeting at Irasburgh, Wednesday and
Thursday, Jan. IL and ID. The services
were opened by a devotional meeting led
by Z, E. Jameson. The burden Of prayer
being for the presence of the Holy Spirit
during the convention.
A song service was a prelude to the
exercises of the afternoon, which was en-
tered into quite heartily, and was much
enjoyed by those present.
Rev. Mr.. Carr, in behalf of the citizens
and the churches, welcomed the conven-
ton to the homes of Irasburgh, and hoped
that much good might be given and re-
ceived.
The topic, "How may we increase the
spiritual power of the Sunday-school,"
was responded to by Rev. j. Walker, who
answered that each teacher must realize
that they have an individual responsible
ity and accountability, and that parents
must also aid by their presence and par
ticipation. The teacher must teach by
precept and example; the example having
more weight than the precept And the
teacher should carry each member of his
class to the throne of divine grace daily.
Bro. Butler thought the great need was
teachers who were full of the Holy Ghost.
Rev. Rufus King said we should recognize
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| tianity does not adhere to the child natu-
rally, but must be implanted in their
hearts and carefully nurtured, and tended
so that they may become Christians.
| Christ.
The topic 'Sunday-schools and mis-
sions" was responded to by Rev. J. A.
Bates in his very entertaining and instruc-
tive manner The unchristian world needs
the help of the children, and the children
need to be taught to be missionaries. 1t
will unfold christian character, for Christ
taught us to go out and seek to lead the
lost ones back to God. The lessons sug-
gest it, and no true Christian can help
being missionary. Our religion is looked
upon by the children as selfish religion,
and children hate selfishness; so let us as
Christians have charity or love for our
fellows so that the children may see that
the religion of Christ leads us to work
from love to and for the Lords lost ones,
and that we are trying in missionary
spirit to lead them to God.
Rev. A. III. Webb said the Sabbath
school and missionary work were analo-
gous, and that teachers and superintend-
ents should bring the matter of missions
before their scholars and teach them to
give. The speaker had learned from ex-
perience that the school and community
that gave the most for missions, gave
most for the spread of the gospel, and
had most to give.
The subject, ''The children and the
Church." in the absence of Rev. Geo. II
Parker, was responded to by Bro. 0. ii
Austin, who thought the duty of the
school and the church to the children was
the great duty. The family ought to b,
kept together in the church and the Sun
day-school, Let the parents always at
tend with the children and not send then
off alone. And the children of irreligiou
J parents should be taken special pain
with and cared for, and the teacher wht
has these under his care must let his in
fiuence be felt during the week, to over
come the influence of the irreligious home
The topic Temperance and Sunday
school work" was opened by Rev. III. F
Austin, who said the greatest enemy wit
: which we as Sabbath-school workers hav
, to contend is intemperance. That tn
, temperance work should be made prom
nent in every school, and he exhorted a
= workers to take more earnest stan
: upon this subject. He would have col
5 water army formed in every school, an
pledge the children to abstain from a
intoxicants 1t was much easier to kee
them temperate than to reform them a
ter they had become Incorporate. TIL
y subject was ably discussed by Bros. JOIN
son, Butler and King.