The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-26
SUNDAY.SCHOOL WORKERS.
A Review of the Proceedings of the Recent
State Sunday. SchOOl Convention.


NEW ALBANY. June 25.-The twenty second
annual convention of the Indiana Sunday school
Union was held in Centenary NJ. E. Church, be-
ginning Tuesday evening" the ed inst, and
continuing through Wednesday and Thursday.
About one hundred delegates, representing near
~ one-half the counties of the State, were in at
tendance. An excellent programme was carried
out. Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists and
Episcopalians mingled together terms of the
greatest intimacy and harmony, and
no would have been able to tell
to which denomination they severaly
belonged. During the progress of the proceed
ings greetings were received from various
States and Territories, and messages of Chris
tian fraternity were returned. Several gentle
men, from Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, North Caro-
lima, and Pennsylvania, being present, were in
vited to seats as corresponding members, and
participated in the discussions.
These annual gatherings designed to re-
view the condition of Sunday schools in the
State. to plan for more effective work,
and by prayer and converse, to
stimulate pastors and teachers These
ends were all reached on the present occasion.
The report of the statistican partly official and
partly by estimates showed an attendance upon
the various schools of nearly four hundred
thousand a slight increase over previous years
The work of the union was presented to the
eyes of the convention by means of mammoth
chart or map suspended in the rear of the pulpit
upon which, by various marks. are exhibited
county and township organizations, the
number of schools by denominations.
the destitute parts of the State,
etc. The treasurers report was an admirable
document Amount received by the union for
State work. $l.258; expended, 1869, leaving
balance in the treasury of $3.50
The convention occupied but little time in the
transaction of business. For the most part
every item was thoroughly considered in com
mittee and presented to the body in such form
as to provoke little no discussion. AS result
there was ample opportunity for the handling
of topics of vital interest to every teacher
The method pursued calculated to secure
thOroughness and freedom. An address or pa
per, prepared with care. opened each theme, and
conversation thereon followed. In this way
THE Value of Christian Education" "The
Spiritual Side of the Sunday. school," 1.-THE Rela-
ton of Young Men to the Sunday school," Our
Young People" and impressions of Childhood"
successfully brought forward. The ad-
dresses Of Bishop Penick, Hon. j. F. Mckee,
Rev. c., Y Pond, Rev. G.. l.. McNutt, DR.. Gil
BERT DR.. Hobbs, Mrs. Dennis and Faith Lati-
merr were received with marked favor
The entire session of Thursday forenoon was
devoted to the interests of primary classes
Three of the most successful workers in this
vile, Mrs Kurtz. of Princeton. and Mrs. Hush
er, of Lafayette-presented papers. A free con-
versation followed during which many valuable
suggestions were made and all felt that they
had been greatly aided. 1t was indeed rare
treat 20 listen to these godly women, whose in
telligenJ faces shone with the love they bear to
little children and to the Master. While this
topic was under review, unconverted man
who had listened with closest attention to Mrs.
Husher was greatly moved, and remarked,
laai ay-
hibitions of Christian character that have
seen. Their simple. modest and sincere speech,
and their evident desire TO be useful to the high
est degree, proofs that they are true follow
ers of Christ"
At one session, when fully three hundred per-
sons-deiegates and citizens-were present, this
question asked: How many before
their fifteenth year sincerely resolved
themselves to Godl" All in the house five
responded in the affirmative. 1t was afterward
discovered that quite number not members of
church were In attendance. The object OF this
inquiry was to support view held by one of the
delegates, that very few persons pass their
childhood without an effort toward religious
life, and that the church is culpably neglectful
Of the young, in failing to nurture them and
help them to stand firm in their good purpose.
1t was believed that a very large portion of the
adult population in this country was in early
life TOR time secretly religious and with proper
care might have been openly and permanently
committed to Christ and the church.
The officers of the convention received and de-
served hearty thanks for their services during
the past year. Mr.. Leyering, of Lafayette. the
president, has visited many counties, inspiring
the faint-hearted and consoling those who were
in the midst of difficulties. Mr.. Conner of New
Albany. the secretary, by correspondence has
kept himself familiar with every part of the
State. Mir. Meigs, of indianapolis, the indcmit-
able treasurer, gathered in the money and man.
aged the finances for the eighth year with rare
ability. And the statistician Mr.. Finney, also
of indianapolis, has his head full of figures that
will not lie. These all the fright men in
the right place." and might be elected for life,
were it not the purpose of the association to
rotate it's officers The list of these is follows:
W. FL. lowering, Lafayette. president; Rev. l..
L. Carpenter. Wabash, vice president; Charles
FL. Conner, New Albany. secretary; Charles ID.
Meigs, Indianapolis, treasurer; Jasper Finney,
Indianapolis, statistican. q.
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