, 1884-06-05

to consider when they come there that i
Is a place where they must behave them
selves Just as much, and to the same ex
tent, that they would if it were a day
school which they were attending. Ii
order to have discipline among the chill
dren and young people who attend the
Sunday school there must first be discipline
among the teachers in the school. They
must so conduct and deport themselves in
the presence of their pupils that they will
command their respect, and to make the
children have respect for the Sunday
school work, they must first show them
that they themselves have respect for the
work and the cause in which they are
engaged.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
paper Mr.. Taylor announced that there
would be a short discussion upon the sub
iect of the paper. Before any remarks
were made the congregation arose and
sang Sound the Alarm, Waterman F."
Mr.. Whipple arose and stated that he
believed there ought to be a high degree
of order and decorum in the Sabbath
school and this of course cannot be at
tanned f#ithout some sort of discipline,
and he believed that the superintendent
as well as the teachers ought to labor to
this end.
MIR. Clark, of Denver, followed and
conceded with those who had preceded
him. He had sometimes been at a loss to
know what the word discipline meant.
His father used to tell him that he would
discipline" him when he came home
late, and while he never looked at Web
ster to see what the word meant, yet he
learned what it meant in his case when a
boy. There should be discipline in the
Sunday school, but its fountain head
should be the respect for the place and
the occasion and the superintendent and
teachers should inspire this.
Mr.. Hamilton followed and said he was
glad the subject had been brought up and
he could coincide in all that had been
said on the subject.
Mr.. Case followed in about the same
channel of the speakers who had pre-
coded him. He thought there should be
as much order and regulation in the Sun
day school and ever more than in a day
school.
Mrs. DR.. Graham also made a few re-
marks and suggestions upon the subject,
merely emphasizing in an earnest way
what the others had said.
A solo was then very beautifully sung
by Mrs. j. H. Burlison, wife of the Pres
byterian pastor at Laramie City.
Rev. George Brown of this city then
read a very able paper on the Relation
of Sunday school work to society" He
said that society meant a great deal, it in
cluded almost everything and everybody,
and society covered quite a patch of
ground in this country, but the speaker
presumed that he would be pa rdoned if
he confined his subject to the society of
this territory. 1t was somewhat divided,
there were Christians and anti Christians
and this latter class is sub-divided into
those who are almost Christians and those
who are pretty near Christians, etc. The
speaker then proceeded to show the i'm
p~ortanee of the Sunday school work to
each of these classes. 1t was important
to all three classes and the Sunday school
is now and ever has been the nursery of
the church. From this fact if Sunday
school work is done and schools sustained
you will have something which serves to
build up the churches and also will have a
powerful effect upon those who are pretty
near Christians and almost Christians.
Mr.. Browns paper was att~entively lis
tened to and it was much appreciated.
The evenings exercises concluded by sing
ing, after which the convention adjourned
until $50 this morning.
Programme For To-day.
MORNING.
o Educational.
10 OO-Paper THE Sunday School Teach
ers Qualification and Preparation"
Discussion.
10 ~:iO-Paper Does Our Work Pay?"
Rev. Harvey.
II :sO-Buslhess.
AFTERNOON.
Q OO-Devotional.
2 :30-Paper Temperance in Sunday
school Work. TDTi.JioS'Rey G. H. Cornell.
8 :l5-Normal Class Work Sc Rev L. s. Chapman.
Question Box.
EVENING.
s .O1-Song service.
s :S-Paper "Co-Sunday School Organl-
LdllOno ....- ClHrK, Jr.
0 :Oo-Newly elected officers take their places.
Closing business.
Farewells.
Adjournment.