The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20

Mis- Msggis Duncan, Presbyt'n
Nrs- A. \ Jseksoa-
Rev. " 4 JaessOn. UB
=. J. h Pershlnz- lockwood.
John L BarssGs, Brethren Elk Lack
Miss Jean King, ResorIaed :. :. Somerset
Oliver KEEPER, LushsrAa
J. :. Bsrkn1sn- Samuels .
7 Gisdi. sperger, Lutheran,
Rev. ID. Sisft.
The brief reports from Sunday Schools,
made AZ this point, are omitted. in justice to
those who through modesty kept silent
E. Payson Porter then gave his Normal
Exercise on the True Theory Of the Sun
day School. % taken from the Ch2fauqua
series, ss follows:
/ The Sunday School Is not substitute
for family training Deut. 6; e.; Prov. -
6; Eph. 8, I; . Tin. !; 5.
, No. substitute for the pulpit. Ro. 10
1914 Is. 81 :: Marx I6, L.
S..Noi substitute for the prayer meeting
Nal. ,; l6; Acts l; 1918; Mat Is; 1880.
1. II IS for the more thorough study o:
Gods word by both old and young, thar al
may thereby grow in grace Cor. l2s-2S
teachers; Eph. fil-l6: Tim. 2-l5-
Vincent defines the sanday-school a:
= that department of the Church where ths
word OF God Is taught. for the purpose O
bringing souls 70 Christ, aud of building f1
souls IN Christ- Jas a worien defines il
as the assembly Of the church searching
The Scriptures y Again
l. The Sunday school Is s1iool
2. The sunday-schocl IS 8 department o.
the Church.
5. Il Is school of the word OF Christ
1. I. Is designed TO bring souls 10 Christ
s. Il IS designed to baild Up souls in Christ
c. The-gsre. it Is designed for the old. a,
well as the yolns. That all may be inter
es;ed. the school must be graded, 80 thar al
oaas be Interested.
Work. for the Night IS Coming wa.
sung. and after the Benedietion by Rev. D
K. Lsvan. conventioa adjourned % meet a
7.90Px t1l--
xa,s9Ar ~ fsss. SESSION..
Praise sersice was led by Rev. H King
song, All Hail the Power ofJeSus' Name
Prayer. by Rev. Jacob Smith Song. 0
CouldI Speak the Matehless Worth Pray
er, by Rev J. H. Pershing- Brother Knep
per then took the chair. and the Committe,
on Nominations made partial report, a.
follosSs
President, e. n Boyd. Prssb-ierian. Somerset
Fir-s yioc President, Z ID. Miller, o. B.. Rock
wood Pernaaent Secretary. W H. Ruppe'. In
iher7n. Somerset Asst Sec. r W. BiesecEer
Refsr7ned. somerset Treasurer G. W Shober
Church Of God, Garrett; Executive Committee
A Il Cafirofn, Jr. Methodist Somerset Dr II
s kimmeli, Disciple, Somerset Rev. ID l. La
van. kFacyelfcal. Somerset Rev. W A. jack
500. Unifed Brethren. Somerset, and Rev. J. II
knepper, Berlin
The report was adopted c y Boyt
then took his seat as President on motion
Ed. p yoeel was made Secretary OF the en-
ure session Of the Convention After sing
ing Love to Tell the Story" Elder voge
addressed the Convention
ABSTRACT OF Az ADDRESS BT ED. PETER vosK-
TAs Sefl04-Take ihe map Of TIE world Sd
draw q line around these countries where harbar
isrn reigrs ana yoa Ark thai psrtiar ofthe vcris
tions have the Bible and the seni-civflized hav'
only partial Bible light Japan and India h.
Bihie ideas in the Gays 9. Solomon AMI of II,
Apostles: sinee then tkey have 10; grown AZ
rican BushDen is Cue to the absence Of Bib,
IDEAS TIE Traditions OF The Aner1czn Lneizrl
concerniny the food. etc. sssw that they one.
had Bible ideas and their pre- historic relics tra
they were once 8 better pe-ple. In leaving Ii.
Bible they le,t growth The Ten Tribes Of Israel
noizfers IN par. never returned from captivity
while Biblical Jueah cane hack. and the Jew,
to-day exist The south American States ces:
no comparison with the United States: they hare
noB- biole-reacinx Catholicism Il their Censfifn
tions The same factor brO1xht on the frecch
revolstiop-
Psgsuisn. seeing cur prosperity. reaches cut
for the bieae ard is blessed. Lock NJ The sand
vich Islands Al Madagascar. md at Japan Il
the frzHco-Prussasn var every Prrssisn soldier
had biele IL his knafsack, and trianphed- The
osSo so sl France contasn eEly three ler cent Of
frO.es-anis yet they Tlrnish the bratns OF the Ia
ton The Waddirxton II nistry OF nine under
Mcmahon, con aimed five PrUtestants, fEclndinx
the Prime Air.ste-. Are the Catholics as proni
nsrt IL the Kingdom Of Great Britain, where The J
Constitute % Per c.nI Of the population. or II
PRUSSIA where they are about une-thirds The
English language Il aooGt 70 heooEerhe language
o. the vsrt Japan las put 4 into her pablsc
schools. Il h the language Of Bible-rea.ins
peopse- The boitec States stands at the head oi
tie govtrrtaents of Ihe world Here came the
Plixsim Fathers with ep=n Bibles, the Haxssaot:
sur superiority BY sending as the statue Of Lib
e-fy krlighteniax the World
Tao CaEreA.-sible-readinx Protesariisu i
ess-yvhere superior 70 Catholicism in n0-AlE
thr.G and enterprise Whea al any TINE Pre
'estauts n part ioEsook The Binie they failed Th<
norrruyersy abonf creecs IN EEfope rIled the z,i
yers!iies =ith ia11els- When these inrdels a.
taoked the Bible arc Protestauts rallied aroSrd
the Gospels ard Christ Instead Of c-eeds Chris
t-An men axzin tiled tie professors chair
The ie2iezliers Tor a pursr Bible triumph arr
abundant " hat nezn< the iounx Mems Chris
ti4n Association, begun IN Lec50n in Is+4. The
kvengencal Alliance. Of the sane place IN Isse
A1e The International Bible Lessans. of InGiau-
zI1lis. N l.73- Other matters nearer hone an.
q veixhty tnPo-tsnce. might be mentioned bu,
thsse sn.nee g prove the proEositson The Stedy
SAFETY cffhe Nation
Ho, Reapez Of Lifs's Harvest was
then sung The Sunday nights COLLECTION
was announced TO amount TO sis.I2. and .
collection OF Is was taken up.
Mr.. Porter then spoke on The Field ia
Review-County, State snd Nation in
which he traced the origin and progress Of
the international Sundays school movement
taking as bis mo.so Prov. ss-s3. The uo-s
started in Pennsylvania, where now nearly
"a per cent. of the population attend sun
day-school. lfwecan work II up to - pe,
cent. We will be the banner State. Adjourn
ed with beae1iction.
sUEsaf MORNING SESSION.
Convention me. at 80 An. The oper,
ing exercises were coadacsed by Rev. D. X
Lavan Prayer, BY " b shafer so,g. = !
Need Thee Every Hour II absence o:
the proper officers. Brother :. Knepper ras
voted into the Chair Rev J. H. Kuepper
then discussed a Business Mems Relation 70
the Sunday-sch Is Moralizing Agent
He showed the Sunday-schooi 20 be such q
moral agent IS befters the community and
makes il profitable for legitimate business.
and therefore concluded that the business
mans relation 10 the Sunday school shou d
be an active and helpful one This was hap
PLY illustrated by many striking incidents.
A general discussion Of tine question was
participated in By yogel. King. Smith and
Porter. Afser singing, the following add
tional delegates vere enrolled