The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-20
A SUNDAY scHooL CONGRESS.

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To be Held in this CIty-The Topics to be
Discussed.
At the last session Of the West Virginia
Conference OF the Methodist Epi'copaI
Church, Bishop Msllalieu, with the con
Currence CT the Presiding Elders, arranged
for o serieH OF Sunday School Congresses
to be held during the autumn at various
points through the State. Dir, A. H, Gil.
let who has charge OF the department oil
the South and West Of the Work
Of the Sunday School Union
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will conduct these Congresses /;
he will be assisted by Rev. W. L. David.
son Of Wyoming, Ohio. Both Of these
gentlemen are wide awake Sunday School
workers OF largo experience; they have
been Engaged In this work through the
West and South and have succeeded in
arousing an interest in Sunday School
work that Is sadly wanting here in West
Virginia.
Congresses will be held in Wheeling
and Moundsvillo for the Wheeling
District. Every school in the
district should ~endeavor to partiOi.
pate in one or the other OF these congress.
&c, and both il possible. The pastors,
and superintendents are ex.ofiCio NOM
bers, and each school is entitled to one
delegate-eleCtsd by the school; and all
Sunday school workers and friends are
invited 10 attend. While the meetings
are in the interest Of the Methodist Epis.
copal church, o cordial invitation Ia given
to other churches to participate. Pastors
and superintendOnts throughout the
district, should II possible, attend to this
matter and see that a teacher Is elected as
a delegate. The dates for the Congress
at Moundayille, are October 2S and 20;
for Wheeling, October 20 and 2~7-Iues.
day and Wednesday Of next week-The
Congress here will be held In the Fourth
street church. The first meeting will be
held at 2 o'clock, Tuesday.
The topics that are to be be discussed
are as follows:
OBJECTS.
1t is the design Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Sunday School Congress: /. To call
the attention OF our people to the sunpay
School work OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. 2. 10 discuss the Methodist
Theory OF Sunday School Organization aud
methods OF work. 8, To encourage, espeC.
among Pastors and Superintendent,
the study Of our Church Discipline on the
subject OF Sunday School government and
4. To old In tho training Of
our children and youth to appreciate the
doctrines, usageB, and benevolent enter.
pfisOs OF tho Church. 8. To increase the
value Of our experience and counsel when
We attend aa we should, IS frequently as
possible, Union Sunday School Meetings.
CONE OF THE SUBJECTS TO De DISCUSSED.
/. Methodist Episcopal Theory and Leg.
on the Sunday School. 2. The
School Constitution recommended
~ tho General Conference. 8. The Place,
and Duties OF the Quarterly
Conference Sunday School Commit.
zee. a. Our Own Sunday School
Organization, Departments
md Claims. 8. The Sunday School
md Benevolent Societies. Missionary
etc, etc. y, Tho Sunday School
nd the Temperance Work. 4 Tho Pre-.
iding Elder aud the Sunday School
Work. =. A Methodist Preacher In
and his Sunday Schools. 0. Tho
School and the Glass Meeting.
Q. The Bureau Lesson Byatem and lie
djunCts. IL. Our own Sunday School
literature.