The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-09-04
The Lutheran Synod and Sunday
School Convention.

large and interesting meeting of the
80 them Conference, with the usual Sun
dl School Convention of the Evangelical
Ill ;heran Synod of Virginia, was held on
IA g.. 9th, in the st. James Lutheran
Cal rch, near Fishersvile Rev. S. a.
el'ass. d. d. was elected President. Rev.
} N. Schreckhise. Secretary. and Rev. J..
H. Barb, treasurer. The members present
We're Revs. &. Beard, 7. w. Dosh, D. D.. /.
Il IL. Barb, q. A. Lee, S. A. Repass. d. D..
VI. Schreckhise. V. r. Stickley. G.. e.
S.itiey and Prof. j. M. Willis lay dele
gales, Messrs. d. Lands, John Hale. J.
A. Honff, J. ]. Masncup, G.. w. Shuey
alrl n. G. Watts. Invitations were ex-
tended Rev. A. l.. Grouse, of Tennessee
Synod, and Rev. D. p, Crickenberger. of
Southwestern Virginia Synod, to take
seats in the Conference and participate in
The exercises. An able and eloquent ser
mnn was preached by Rev. S. A. Repass,
| al II O'Clock, a. M, and at the evening
session, Rev. ]. M. Schreckhise opened the
81 'stion' What is the Scrptural teach
.ifS on the doctrine of ass urance % After
All interesting discussion of the question.
Which was INDUCED in by quite number
OF the members, the Conference adjourned
Until the next day.
Thursday morning the Sunday School
Convention met with the Conference. and
officers were elected to the Convention.
Messrs. G., T. Alphin, G. G. Berry. d.
Dull, j. +. Clemmer. J. Hale, J. ]. Har-
ner, James Jordon, A. W. Nipple, J. Pru-
fer, N. 9. Watts and Elias Dull, were adj
mltted as members of the Conference.
After an entertaining address to the
children of the Sunday Schools by Rev.
Crlckenberger, which was followed by a
discussion on Sunday School music. in
Which Rev. " R. Stickley and others par |
tlclpated, the children and all others
present, were invited to the grove where a
cable with abundance of refres hments had |
been prepared by the good people of the
neighborhood.
In The afternoon. the subjects. .sHow |
can punctual attendance be secured in
Sunday School ~ and 1.-THE value and need
OF thoroughly trained and consecrated
teachers, were discussed, consuming
nearly the whole OF the evening session
AT the close of the discussion number
OF resolutions were offered and passed. rela-
tive to the interests of the Church and
Sunday School.
The committee appointed to summarize
the reports of the schools present was then
heard, showing favorable representation
OF children and teachers, tho many of the
schools failed to report. After which the
Synod adjourned until Friday morning.
The question, ''Are the ambassadors of
Christ commissioned to make disciples of
the children OF unbelieving parents, bap-
tlzing them in the name of the Father.
ana the Son, and the Holy Ghost ?''
consumed nearly the whole time on Fri
day, many indulging in the discussion of j
thr question.
The following questions will be consid-
ered at the next meeting: what is the
Scrlptural teaching on the doctrine of /
Election and Confirmation ?,'
After rendering a vote of thanks to the
members of st. James Church and the
citizens of the community for their kind
ness and liberal hospitality, the Synod ad
journed.
The next convention of the Sunday
Schools will be held at Salem, Va. in Nav.
1909, III connection with the Conference.