Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-12-15
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Mn. EDrEoR:-I gas permitted 10 look In on the
second quarterly Sunday School Convention, Of the
Reformed Church, held in Liberty Center, this
county, ON Monday and Tuesday Of last week, Rev.
J. LSwandsr, Of Tim, was president OF the eonven-
ton.
PRoGRANNE.
Monday evening, Dec 5, 1881, the opening services
were conducted BY the pastor, A. Z. Baichley, who
is, by the way, none of your narrow constructed,
little diminutive preachers, but one who has large
degree Of the Spirit of our divine Teacher.
The exercises Of the Liberty Reformed Sunday
School excellent, and well worthy the attention
Of all present. Short addresses and recitatons were
made by several of the children which showed care
and thought by those little boys and girls who took
such an active part in the performance of their
duties
lst An address in general was made by Rev. j.
I. swander, of THIN.
I'd. An address to the children was then made by
Rev. D. W. Downey, OF Westeryille, o.
Benediction by the President.
Tuesday morning, December 9Th, 1ssl.-Devotion.
al services led by the President.
The first topic-The Relation of the Consistory.
"a Spiritual Court, and solemn assembly, TO the
Sunday School, was opened by Rev. John Ihle, of
Bellevue, o. He first spoke of the relationship ex-
listing between the .'Consistory' (church) and the
Sunday School, and that this relationship is based
1st On love. Love to God and love for his di-
vine cause either in the church or Sabbath school,
I'd. The relationship this cause demands of the
church. There is great responsibility resting on
parents and members Of the church of Christ in this
grand and noble work in looking after the spiritual
welfare of their children.
Sd. The church ought to be in possession of great
power, and this power will be made manifest by faith
and humble prayer. Sand when they had prayed
the place was shaken where they had assembled to-
gether, and they were all filed with the Holy Ghost,
and spake the word of God with bodness." Acts 4,
81.
The Second Topic.-Denomination Sunday
School and sunday School Literature, was opened
by Rev. j. F. Rusbridge, of Liberty Center, o.
lst. He advocated very strongly the utility of
Denominational sunday Schools, and the importance
of teaching the Tenets and Doctrines of that church.
if these doctrines were in harmony with the teach
ings of the divine word.
I'd. He denounced in the highest terms the im-
propriety of taking undenominational and secular
Sabbath School literature in preference to those
published by the church, which have neither soul
nor Christ in them, and those, too which have but
little love for the of God and the perpeuity
ofthe Church of Christ.
| The third topic-Temperance work In the Sunday
School was opened by Rev. S. A. Myers, of Mcclure
he showed very clearly the necessity of teaching
temperance principles, not only in all our Sabbath
Schools, but in the family, and the importance o
Christ's church living above suspicion, and pract
/ eyhihitinU tpyn hoth h,
example and precept.
| Several very earnest and faithful speeches were
made on ali of the above topics by Revs. ]. Zook
of Napoleon; John Ihle, of Bellevue; s. P. Myers
OF Fremont; A, E. Baichley, of Liberty; o. W. Dow
ney, of Westerville: J. I. Swander, of Tifin, ant
Mr.. D. X. Bowker, of Liberty, spoke only on the
temperance question.
An essay was read by Rev. swander; he advocated
very tenaciously the doctrines of the Reformed
Church, as suppose, in favor Of infant baptism
and said that he was baptized when four weeks 0l(
and that he at that early age received conversion o.
was regenerated (born again) and if he was not a
that time he could not tell the day when he was.
think that part of the essay referring to Infant bap
tism was not endorsed by the majority of the con
venton; for my part looked upon it as criptur
al ard unsound in theology.
Rev. Zook, of Napoleon, said that the doctrin
taught in the essay just read did not harmonize wit
his experience and the manner of his teachings, es
pecially that part of the essay referring to infant
being converted so early in the history of the
lives.
In the evening the question drawer was opene
and Sc ,cral doctrinal questions asked referring
the above essay and to be answered by the essays
Some of the answers, to my mind, were as clear
mud.
The fifth topic.-Sunday School Mission Worl
was opened by Rev. Zook. His semarks we
listened to with attentiveness and great profit. Re
S. P. Myers made the closing address. Adjournc
sine die. Benediction by the president.
UNCLE DAN.