Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-06
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS
A Lively WrangIe Over the supply o.
Books.

A Lively Wrangle over the supply o.
Books.
The morning session Of the Sunday
School congress was opened by Rev. S
G. Smith, president, at the First NJ. E.
church with scriptural reading followed
nv PRAYER. Prof. Bradley, of Hamlin
university, then read very interesting
naner entitled "The Mistakes of Teach
ers }, which was thoroughly practical and
was listened to with profound interest.
The congress was next addressed by Prof
Townsend, of Iowa, an experienced Sab
bath school worker; Rev. ID. Morgan,
of Clinton avenue; DR.. Marshall, of Jack
son street, and DR.. Vincent. The re
marks of all three gentlemen were inter-
esting.
Dining the course of his remarks DR..
Vincent took occasion TO allude to the
demand for cheaper Sunday school litera-
ture and to censure those Methodist
preachers and superintendent who
would patronize certain rival
house in Chicago, which he
would not name, instead Of
the Methodist Book Concern. He
charged the establishment with plagiar-
ism as well as dishonesty, and alluded to
the difference between his (COok's) linen
leaves of IA cents, in manner indicat-
ing some little acrimOny.
At the close of his remarks Rev. d.
Morgan, under "Questions and Com
plants" which was made the order for
ten minutes, took occasion to remark that
sslf suitable literature could be purchased
of other parties at less money than the
Book Concern he thought, as loyal
Methodist preacher, he had a right to do
so. One and one-f0urth cents singly was
not much, but the aggregate of several
thousands was. He was poor Methodist
preacher, and could not spend $l.25 the
book concerns price for the Life of
Christ, but, in company with many other
of his brethren, he had spared IS cents
to another house for the same work.
Once while preaching in the grasshopper
district he had been able to raise only 81
for an outfit for his school, which the
concern charged SIS for, but could obtain
no discount, though the facts were repre-
sented The school had been supplied
free of charge by the rival house of Mr..
Cook.
The doctor replied with spirit, denying
that the concern had ever refused to dom
ate in such cases, and insinuated that
Cook was engaged in dishonest adver
Using dodge.
Prof. Bradley had known of instances
of the concern refusing to donate.
Rev. Mr.. Morgan thought it the duty
of the concern, if Cook was a fraud and
an impostor, to publish him as such, and
80. <ol no Ia,
charges he could not sustain.
The doctor responded in still warmer
vein, when, at his conclusion, President
Smith announced the publication con-
troverSy at an end.
DR.. Marshall, by special request, was
given moment, which he improved by
hoping if any reporters were present that
they would not be allowed to print the
statement that the concern had refused
to donate Sunday school supplies to the
grasshopper sufferers.
Rev. Mr. Morgan (springing to his feet
DO you mean to doubt my word?
DR.. Marshall-No, sir.
Rev. Morgan-If you do can substau
tiate all l say.
Adjourned to- p. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened by
the reading of paper by the Rev. ]. r.
Berry, of Minneapolis, on the subject of
:sThe Teachers Unwritten Text Book"
DR. Strong, president Of Carlton college,
followed in very practical lecture on
the Importance of early religious train
ing.
The Rev. Dr.. Vananda, Of Centenary
church, Minneapolis, read paper on the
relation Of the Sunday school
to the church, in which he gave
q detailed statement Of the work being
done by the NJ. E. church in the Sunday
school field. He was followed by DR..
Weichler, Jewish rabbi, who made some
very interesting remarks upon the i'm
portance of better teachers in the Sab
bath school and more thorough mode
of teaching which seemed to be very ia
yorably received The concluding exer-
cises were an address by DR.. Vincent, in
which he pointedly urged Methodists to
stand by their own publishing house, and
gave many interesting hints as to methods
of teaching, answering questions briefly
and clearly as presented by members of
the congress DR. Vincent closed the
congress.