The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-10-20

DC luIuSeu VIII luS missionary anu IeIfl-
perance spirit First let us look near
home, and then look abroad. Home
missions and foreign missions together
But lac gave the temperance cause en-
phasis. He was willing to ride the tenn
perance hobby. We want to educate,
educate, EDUCATE the boys and girls on
the temperance question; teach boys
and girls to hate intemperance. Let US
educate our children to maintain pro-
hibitory laws. Let us teach them so
that they will stand up against wrong.
Try to get backbone into them. Let
us teach them to hate beer and tobacco,
TO. The magic arrow in the hands of
children can smite this great serpent
r. B. Foster discussed the question,
"The Peculiar Difficulties of Country
Sunday Schools" First, the poor
houses and furniture. Country schools
have, as rule, in the northwest of Kan
sas, very poor houses, many being sod
houses. Second, poor teachers. There
is poor chance to draw out good teach
ers. Third, more serious matter is to
have no teachers at all. He finds it inn
possible in some places TO get teachers
at all. Too much 81 wont" conscience
There Is great indifference upon the
part of parents, and the indifference of
protested christians. There are profess
ed christians who do not care for Sunday
schools. Too much indifference to the
thought of improvement. Too much in
difference to punctuality of time. The
disposition TO support union schools.
He believed in union SCHOOLS, but in
UNCONVENTIONAL schools more. The
Sunday school and church want to run
on the same line, which cannot always
be in union schools.
Mr.. Reynolds called attention TO the
base literature which was going into
the hands of boys and girls. Let us
counteract, by circulating library, this
pernicious reading. Mr.. Cook is pub
fishing some very cheap books, but good
ones, which help in this work. Mr.. Hen
dy has read the books, and knows them
TO be good.
Mr.. Humble believed we ought to
patronize our own denominational liter
ature. We want to teach our children
the doctrines we believe.
Mrs. Clark thought we could not do too
much in the way of mission work. Let
every Sunday school be missionary So
ciety.
Mr.. Haskell believed the difficulties of
the city schools to be as great as those
of the country. They are of n different
kind but just as formidable.
Mr.. Page deplored the fact that city
children had their minds preoccupied
with other things than scripture truths.
1t is hard to displace the bad and put
the good in its place. Doxology sung;
benediction pronounced by C. r. Rice.
EVENING SESSION.
"Rock of Ages" was sung, and Rev.
Bosworth led the devotions.
Rev. r. Cordley read some resolutions
which were adopted.
Rev. Milner read the following rese-
tions which were unanimously adopted.
ResOlUed, That liquor selling is the
great crime of our age; that the use of
intoxicating drinks is one of the great
est sins of our age; that total abstinence
is the one true and safe rule; that as
Sunday School workers we will cndeaV-
or TO inculcate the principle in all our
schools, and form their characters in
harmony with true temperance prin-
ciples; that we believe in moral sua-
sion, and the bringing to bear of all
Christian influences in retaining man.
kind from this terriblecur but as NOR
al suasion has been found insufficient to
stop larceny and other great crimes and
thereby make secure our lives and prop
perity, so it has been found insufficient
to eradicate the great crime of liquor
selling; that in each of these cases, to
moral suaslon needs to be added the
strong arm of the law; that as Kansans
and christian workers we stand by our
constitutional amendment and prohibit
tory liquor law and pledge ourselves to
use all honorable means to aid in Its en-
forcement; that we abhOr the lawless
spirit that is manifested by liquor deal
ers and their sympathizers in their de-
fiance of law; that we deplore the dis
position of some witnesses and Jurors
to perjure themselves in order to shield
criminals in our midst.
Res0lDed, This convention views with
deep concern and alarm the increasing
Dissertation of the Sabbath by railroads
in the running of Sunday trains; that
we deprecate this as q violation of
Gods law, greiyious wrong TO the en-
ployes who are thus robbed of day
of rest, and disturbance to the Sabbath
quiet of every community through
which these roads pass; that we earnest
ly entreat the managers OF these great
and influential corporations to withdraw
from their roads all Sunday work,
except that of absolute necessity;
that we recognize the fact, how
ever, in running these trains our
great roads are only meeting a
demand of a public-too largely of
Christian pubiic-who pstronize Sun
day trains. We therefore deprecate the
Sunday travel now so common, as a sin
against God, a menance to our best in
situations and peril to our future we'll
fare. We would earnestly urge there
fore our business men and all our people
to carefully abstain from a practice so
evil in present results and so threaten
ing to our future.
WHEREAS, We hear it reported that |
one of the leading state daily papers pro-
poses the issuing of 365 papers during |
NAC cali S1CACOJ ACNCooAbotlGA q kIC0b
amount of unnecessary Sabbath labor, |
therefore
ResOloed, That we most earnestly re- |
quest the publishers, in case the report |
Is true, not tn carry out the proposed |
plan, but rather to assist us in our efforts |
to preserve the sanctity of the Christian |
Sabbath.
ResoIced, That the Kansas State Sun |
day School Convention return its sincere |
thanks 10 MIR. VIM. Reynolds for his |
presence at our meetings, for his words |
Of instruction and encouragement in our |
great work, and we trust we shall have |
his presence and help on many future |
occasions.
ResoEUed, That this convention offers |
its most sincere thanks TO the people of /
Emporia for their earnest efforts to pre-
pare for the meeting of the convention,
and for their cordial greeting and |
hospitality. And We extend /
our hearty thanks to the railroads es-
pecially TO those who gave half-fare for |
their favors. Also to the newspapers /
who advertised and noticed the meet /
ings of the convention; and we further |
more sincerely thank the churches that /
have opened their houses of worship for /
our meetings.: and we thank the local /
committees who have Iabored so hard /
tor our accommodation.
ResOLced, That this convention tenders |
its gratitude to the retiring president |
for his impartial and effective work /
while presiding over Us.
]. F. Culver moved that the executive
committee should authorize the publ
cation Of the Kansas State Sunday
School journal. Adopted.
DR.. Page, the new president, was then
who made some very felicit
Gus remarks which were well appreci-
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