Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-15

Bro. Austin, of the executive committee,
said that the two topics, intellectual and
spiritual training, were Intentionally
placed together on the programme, as
they were either of little use separately.
The one should not be advanced at the
expense of the other, but that together
they made a symmetrical character, and
what God had Joined together let nof man
put asunder.
Temperance teaching was then spoken
of by Rev. G. S. Chase, of Derby. He
thought temperance should be presented
as the other Christian virtues were, side
by side with them and impressed by BIZ
BILE truth. They should be taught con-
tinually in the schools. The church
should teach temperance principles and
not leave it for outside organizations to
do. IF the Sunday school is what it
ought to be, it prepares the heart for the
reception of all the virtues, and temper
ance then comes right along and is taken
up as religious duty. DR.. Freeman
thought the doctrine of total abstience
should be taught everywhere, and hence
it's place was in the Sunday school. DR..
Hurlbert would have each Sunday school
an organized temperance society of itself
and made an eloquent plea in behalf of
temperance. He was followed by others,
and everybody was sorry the noon hour
came SO soon.
The report of the nominating commit
tee was then accepted, re-electing the
old board of officers, with one addition,
as follows:
c. F. Ranney, Newport, president; J.
ID. Chamberlin, Albany, vice president;
Rev. c. H. Sweat, corresponding secre-
tary; I. d. r. Collins, treasurer and re-
cording secretary; Rev. A. B. Blake, mu-
steal director; Rev. ID. I. Qunt, Geo. H.
Blake. o. H. Austin, executive COM
imittee. '-'+''
The afternoon session began with a
service of song, led by Bro. Blake, after
which the children were addressed by
Rev. Messrs. Milliken and Bacon and Mrs.
Hopkinson. A collection was then taken
and the convention put out of debt with
small surplus for the next time.
The last topic, '.The adoption of the
Sunday school to all classes and ages"
was opened by Bro. Collins. He said it
was not simply nursery for the children,
not place to get together to spend
pleasant hour, not place to show off
superintendent, a teacher, a scholar, or
to advocate pet theory and force the
Bible to sustain it, not place to prose-
lyte; it is place to study Gods word of
revelation, the greatest, highest, broad
est, grandest work. Reading is not
study. The Sunday school is for study.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported the following, which were
apopted:
Resolued, That as we have met again in
convention, and have listened to and par
ticipated in the discussion of the various
topics presented, and heard reports of the
Sabbath schools of our county, our hearts
have been encouraged and our faith
strengthened in the work of the Sabbath
school as God-appointed means for the
spread of His truth and the upbuilding of
His kingdom in the earth.
Whereas, 1t has pleased God to lay His
hand heavily upon the families of two
pastors in this village, in one the head of
the family and pastor of a church Strick-
Ell with paralysis, in the other a loved
child lying cold in death; therefore,
ResolUed That the sympathies of this
convention are extended to them in this
their time of trouble; and our prayer to
Him, who holdeth all things in His hand,
is that His grace may be sufficient for
them,
ResolCed, That the thanks of this con-
Vention are due. and hereby rendered, to
the Rev. DIR. Hurlbert for his interesting
lecture upon ''The Bible in our National
History"
Resolved, That the thanks of those of US
who have come from other towns to this
convention are rendered to our brothers
and sisters for their generous, Christian
hospitality, which has received US to
their "beds and boards and to their
hearts as well.
Resolued, That the thanks of this con-
Vention be rendered to the Congregation
al society for the use of their church, and
to the organist for her faithful and effici
ent assistance during the convention.
The closing address was given by DR..
Freeman, and in it he alluded feelingly to
the Affections of the other two pastors
here and expressed sympathy for them.
The question for the convention was,
What shall you carry away with you?
We have been entertained, which is
equivalent to saying we have been profit
ed; and it is to be hoped we will all car
ry away more ample preparation for the
work and fixed purpose to do the work.
| With this the convention closed, the
general feeling being that it had been a
very profitable as well as pleasant meet
ing.