West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-06-08
STATE s. s. CONVENTION.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING.


the President requested and COM
manded all the sweet singers
in Isreal to come to the front, and
opened the session with devotional
exercises as follows:
Singing, "Safe in the arms OF
Jesus"
Prayer. by Rev. Henry R. Cole
man, of Louisville, KY.
Singing, "All hail The power OF
Jesus name"
Prayer, by Rev, G. E. Manches-
ter.
Singing, 81 need Thee every
hour"
The topic for the evening was
THE TEACHERS WORK.
/. Preparation.
2. Class Instruction.
In the absence of Rev, J. A. Moi
felt, the appointee, Judge G. l..
Cranmer consented to open the dis
cussion.
He disclaimed any purpose Of
making a speech. What he should
say would be by way of suggestions.
Eighteen hundred years ago Voice
in Judea spoke, Suffer little chill
dren to come unto me-" but it was
reserved to late years to take up the
important work of sanctified educa-
ton of the young. Coming to the
suggestions; there is labor required; ;
work involved. The faithful teach
er has work, and hard 'oork. "No
excellence without great labor" is
emphatically true here. No half
way work will do. Teacher must be
ahead of his or her work must
dniue the work ; ought to study the
lesson every day, at least a week
before teaching it; in study of the
lessons ought always to be two or
three weeks in advance. This ena-
bles him to analyze, and connect his
work.
Teacher should prepare abundant
ly; should know more than he ex-
poets to teach. You can't impose
on Il child. 1t will know whether
you know. Nonsense to say you
haven't time. The busiest man has
the most time. The busy man sue
ceeds. To the busiest men we must
go to get anything done.
Prayer is of first Importance
prayer, solely for the child's CONVEX
sion We want no teacher who
does not seek to save the child.
Teachers should be converted.
We want specific, not general
prayer; prayer with point; can't
expect conversions without it.
The speaker closed with an Incl
dent of lady teacher, who had a
scholar converted every year, in an
swer to special prayer.
Singing, "Waiting is the Golden
Harvest"
"Class Instruction." the second
division, was discussed by the APP
pointee, Rev. N. R. Hamer, in what
we considered one Of the best adj
dresses of the convention, closing
with fervent appeal to teachers,
beseeching them to have constantly
in mind the leading of the children
to Christ. eve took brief notes of
the address, but as the brother,
yielding to our request, has promis-
ed it for publication in our next
issue, we will not allow our notes
to do it injustice, as doubtless may
be true in other instances.)
COLLECTION.
President Barnitz, here announ-
ced, that the next thing in order
was an exceeding and blessed priv
ilege of Gods people. What costs
most is worth most. Though the
Sunday School work costs less in
West Virginia than any place he
ever knew, it can't be done for
nothing.
The Executive Committee spent
almost nothing, $40, but the In
ternational Convention calls for $40,
besides SIS, due from last year, $55
in all. Don't give grudgingly.
Money so given does no good Mis-
sionary chapels and churches
builded by such gifts, burn down.
While the choir and audience
were singing, THE Cross, the
Cross, the blood-stained Cross" the
baskets were passed, and $3.50 col
lected