The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-15
SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORK.
THE LOUISVILLE CONTENTION.
First Days Night session-Second Dny--
Uniform Lesscns-Women on the rat
form-Foreign sunday-SchooI Work.

rorm-Foreisu sunday.schooI Work.
fReported for the Dispatch.I
Lor1svuJE, KY. June II, 1884.
The meeting tonight at the Opera
House packed every seat and standing
Mace. while there were large overflow
meetings both at the Walnut-Street Baptis
and the Fourth. Street Christian churches
The report OF Rev. DR.. Warren Ran
doInb. Of Rhode Island. OH "The Work o
tbe international Sunday-School Lessor
1 Committee - was an admirable sketch o
the history OF "Uniform Lessons" 1T
first introduction, its advantages, ana II,
progress until now In wellnlgh the waol'
world the Sunday schools are engaged
every Sunday in studying the same lessor
from Gods Word.
There Is some difference OF opinion as Il
how many shall constitute the committee
to prepare the schedule for these Inter
national Lessons" and as to how FAR th'
committee shall be instructed by the Con
yention, or left free to follow their owl
Judgment in arranging the lessons, but TIN
Convention has already voted that the com
mjttee shall consist, as now, OF fourteen
members; that a committee OF one IRON
each delegation shall recommend names t.
the Convention, and that the committee
when selected, shall be left untrammelleC
to make It's own scheme OF lessons.
Rev. Henry &. Woodruff, OF Connecticut
read very Interesting report on The worl
o. the Foreign Sunday-School Association
whose work is to push Sunday schools II
foreign lands.
Pastor Paul Cooke. Of Paris, made az
exceedingly nte' esting address on "Th'
Work in Europe" He said that he occu
plcd before the Convention very slngulal
nositlon-a Frenchman representing Eng
land before an American audience. Blu
after speaking briefly OF the work in Eng
land he gave some deeply-interestin2 de
tails OF his Sunday-school work in France
The last address Of the evening was made
on 1.-THE Work in Africa by Bishop .
Clifton Penick. who gave deeply interest
| ing details OF his personal observations ant
work in Africa, and made an eloquent ap
peal for 1.-THE dark continent"
Second Day.
Rev. DR.. A. G. Haygood, OF Georgia
made this morning a thrilingly eloquen
address on 1.-THE Neglecting Glasses" ant
Rev. 4. f. Cunning, OF Massachusetts
made a practical and telling address OF
"The Need OF INSTRUMENTATION
| Work."
TIL last hour OF the morning session wa
spent in 4 series of short talks from repre-
sentatives Of each delegation, and pledge
OF money TO carry on the work OF the Con
vention fer the next three years.
A colored brother from Chicago made
ringing speech, which excited great enthu
siasm, and which was in admirable tom
and spirit in his illusions to the white PEG
pie of the South, and their disposition t
help the negro in his religious work.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The subject this afternoon was. 9Th
| sur day Lesson y
a. What Shall We Expect from Schol
airs ?-M. Y. Hazard, OF Illinois.
(2.) 1.-THE Supplemental Lesson u. l.
IIurlbut. ID. D., OF New Jersey.
(3.) How Taught to Primary Glasses
Mrs. NJ. &. Kennedy, OF Pennsylvania.
AZ How Taught to Intermediate Class
es miss Lucy j. Rider, OF Illinois.
al How Studied in Teachers Meetings
Next Sundays lesson, Romans viii.
$3.50. Led by Rev. a. +. Schauftler, o
New York.
This programme was carried out will
Great enthusiasm, and was OF deep inter
est. The addresses were admirable, anC
the illustrations OF methods OF teaching
were models given by masters in the art
Your CORRESPONDENT does not believe IL
women speaking in public assemblies, ant
has not been by any means converted u
the idea that we should violate the PLAN
teachings OF Gods word in order L
keep step to the progress OF the age
tl.nf ma . Z
take the platform / should be glad to have
them all speak as well as did Mrs. kenne'
DIV and Miss Rider.
The delegation has continued TO III
crease, but the hospitality OF Louisville
has been more than equal TO the emergency
Indeed, the local committee announced
last night that they had then left sever
hundred homes" which they were
anxious to have occupied by delegates anC
visitors.
VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
| The following is a correct list OF thu
Virginia delegation present: Rev. j. vii
liam Jones, ID. ID. (chairman), Rev. j. Il
HaZen, d. d., Rev. W. A. Crawford, Rev
L. b. Turnbull. Rev. S. II. Riddle, G. W
| Miley, Rev. Carter Helm Jones, Rev
George b. Taylor, Jr., Marcus b. Almond
Rev. George c. Abbitt, Rev. John T
Belts, Rev. j. X. MOflett, Rev. James ii
Wright, Rev. George w. Hurt, Rev. a
Z. Funkhouser.
There is here a very large "lobby" o
the Women'S Temperance Union who ar
trying to push through certain Of thei
schemes, but the Convention has thus IN
shown very conservative disposition t
leave these important matters to the wis
dom OF their Executive Committee. |
cannot vet be prOphesied with certaint.
what the Convention may be led to d,
under the spell OF woman's elOquence anC
the magic OF her influence.
EVENING SESSION.
We had tonight again packed house
both at the Opera-Hou,e and Mt Walnut
Street church. | went to the latter place
where we had a splendid treat. The tOpi
for the evening was "The Bible" anC
was thus divided and discussed
a. The Word o. Godfrey. DR.. w. II
Woodruff, Of Ontario.
o. The Teachers Textbook and Wea
pon-J. ii. Vincent, d. d.
(3.) The Worlds Light and Guide-G. c
LOrimer, ID. D., OF Illinois.
DR.. Lorimer made the speech OF The
evening. and one OF the ablest and mos
eloquent presentations Of the Bible as The
lamp OF truth and guide OF life | eyel
heard.
| Third Day.
MORNING SESSION.
JUNE ID, 1884.
This morning we had the report Of the
Executive Committee on the appointment
OF the "Lesson Committee" who have
under their charge the arranging OF tn,
scheme Of 4" international lessons"
The committee explained that they had
great difficulties in having only fourteen