The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-21
CLOSING WORDS.
Yesterdays Meeting OF the Wyoming
Territorial Sunday School Con-
zg Ventiou.
Closing Work and Words Of an In
teresting and Successful Session.

session opened with scripture reading,
Isaiah 40, and prayer by President Pea
body and singing of hymn He leadeth
me-" by the audience, Mr.. Clark at the
organ
Teachers meetings and how to con,
duct Them" by Geo. MILFORD, being
first on the program, Mr.. MILFORD re,
marked that although he thought that
this subject belonged to the Sabbath
school superintendent rather than the
teacher, yet he was always willing to
do anything or nothing if it would ad-
vance the Sabbath school cause. He
would ommence by n short review of
the previous lesson. Then in the study
of the present lesson he would endeayor
to draw out something in regard to the
persons and places mentioned therein.
also in regard to Iheir history; thus it
is necessary that the one who conducts
a teachers meeting be conversant
with bible history. lie thought, too,
that it was just as necessary for Sab
bath school teachers to study their
lessons as for the minister to prepare
his m Notwithstanding Mr..
Wilford's opening remarks to the effect
that he did not think himself capable
of an exposition of this subject, the way
in which he calculated it and illustrat-
ed his method showed that he had made
it a matter of some study.
Rev. Chamberlain made a few re-
marks endorsing Mr.. Wilford's ideas.
Rev. Sanders said that instead of a
separate teachers meeting, his school
took up the lesson in the Wednesday
evening prayer meeting.
President Peabody stated that his
meetings were conducted somewhat in
the same way.
Mr.. Clark then presented some very
good ideas in regard to teachers meet
ings. He thought it a good plan for
the superintendent to assign topics to
each teacher for individual pre-
paration.
Rev. Chamberlain said that his ex-
perience verified Mr.. Clark's statement,
but his chief difficulty was in getting
the teachers to attend.
Mr.. Taylor's experience conceded
with Mr.. Chamberlain's as to the latter
fact and asked for i remedy.
Rev. bfr. Hall gave as his idea that it
was impossible to get n number of diff
ferent minds to run in the same line of
thought.
Rev. Banks asked as to the effect of
the combined teachers meeting and
prayer meeting upon the matter.
Mr.. Uhlen made some remarks as to
teaching children. He thought that
one idea impressed upon a child's
mind was better than an hour of dosui-
tory teaching.
Rev. Banks then called the meeting
back to the order of business, and after
singing one verse of THE SolidReck,"
Mr.. D.. r. Cowhick spoke upon the
method of conducting reviews. The
use of reviews is to fix facts in the
mind. A child would not know its
WI name from simply hearing it once.
Thoughts at first passed over are
brought out by Il review. A lesson
should be studied part by part. A
review should take a whole; as, if one
should travel through a beautiful
wooded valley to the top of a high
mountain, your first impressions are Of
separate objects, your last from the
mountain are of a complex whole. Mr..
Cowhick's paper contained many other
good points which the limits OF IL news
paper article will not permit us to
notice. Suffice it to say that if his sug-
gestions should be carried out, reviews
would be made more interesting than
they sometimes are.
Rev. Banks moved that the remain
der of the session be devoted to bust
ness. Carried. He also spoke as to
the ACCESSIBILITY or otherwise of having
the minutes of the convention publish
ed for the benefit of those who could
not attend.
Rev. Mr.. Chamberlain thought that
the minutes of the meetings were not
full enough for general interest.
Rev. Sanders thought that as some
of the addresses were from manuscript,
a fuller report might be obtained.
Rev. Banks concurred.
On motion, Revs. Banks and Sanders
were appointed to obtain the terms on
which the published minutes could be
had.
Rev. Sanders moved that the officers
be authorized to obtain such blanks as
were necessary for their use. Carried.
Moved by Rev. Sanders that the next
annual meeting be on the 9Th, 9th and
18th of June, 1888. Carried.
Moved that the county secretaries be
requested to hold their county conyen.
tions in the spring and fall, the date to
be fixed by them. After some remarks
the motion was carried.
The enrolment committee reported
the following delegates as attending
the convention Laramie-Mr. and
Mrs. A S Peabody, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
L Ulen, Miss Ida Webber, Miss Minnie
Weber, Rev. L J Hall, Stephen
Boyd, Rev. G G Craft, Rev. L S
ChaTsnan, A S Blackburn, Miss MAY
Dsaue, Masters Charles and Will,
| Peabody, Zelma Bennett. Miss Poll,
Garrett.