The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-21
GERMAN SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.
The Subjects Discussed at Yesterdays Session
Of the German Methodist Conference.

The Sunday school workers of the Louisville
and Cincinnati districts, Central German Con-
ference, Methodist Episcopal Church, in confer
ence assembled, held their opening session Tues
day evening, in the church Of the Evangelical
Association, corner New York and East streets.
The delegates were welcomed in an address de-
livered by Rev. j. G. Schaal, pastor of the First
German M. E. Church. After organiza-
ton and the election of Rev. FL.
Grentzenberg of New Albany, as
secretary, a. Liebhart, D. D., of Cincinnati,
delivered an able and scholarly address, with
1.-The Fifty Years History of German Sunday
schools in the United States" as a subject The
Doctor is the editor of the largely circulated
German monthly, Hans und Herd" and also of
the German Sunday school publications of the
German M. e. Church DR.. Liebhart showed,
in very interesting manner, phases in the
history of German Sunday schools Attention
whole period could be naturally divided. The
first period from 1880 to 184S. The first school
was founded in the so-called Burk's Chapel,
in Cincinnati This historical site is occu-
pied by the wel-known Arcade" The be-
number of children The library was
small six Testaments and six primers.
the hymn-books in the shape of a
four-page tract containing ten hymns. This
was the period of attempt" The record is the
so called memorizing period from 1848 to 1872.
| The scholar memorizing the most Bible verses
| and chapters in same was the prize scholar The
| third is the period of systematic efforts from
J 1872 to the present. At the present time there
are as fruits of the labors &C. 900 scholars teach
ers and officers in German M. E. Sunday schools.
| The evening session was held in the church of
| the Evangelical Association because the audi
ence room of the First M E. Church is closed
| for repairs. The morning session, yesterday,
| assembled in the lecture room of the First Ger
| man M. E. Church After the opening exer-
| cises, Rev. III. G.. Lish Evansville, delivered an
| address ON the doctrine of Holy Writ, to which
| Methodism calls especial attention Rev. c. A.
| Militzer, Greenville, then gave an extemporane-
| Gus address on the same subject. Other adj
! dresses were delivered by Revs. M. George,
| Chilicothe and G. Nachtrieb. Louisville, KY.
| and j. c. Egy Dayton @. The total number
| of delegates present is fifty five.
In the afternoon paper on 1.-THE Sense of
American Independence in Our Youth in Con-
trast with the Piety of the Aged was read by
Rev. G. Bozenhart Among the other subjects
discussed were: How Can the Church Reach
the Young During the Week." by Rev. III.
Greutzenberg, and "Obstructions in the Educa-
tional Work of Schools" by Rev. j. c. Weld
mann. The evening session held il the
Evangelical Society Building, at the corner of
New York and East streets, and the evening was
occupied with brief discourses on scriptural les
| sons by Rev. j. w. Rocker, Rev. ]. II. Horst
| and Rev F. l.. Nagler. The proceedings of the
conference will close to-day, and this evening a
| festival will be given in the First German Meth.
/ odist Church, at the corner of New Jersey and
| New York streets