The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-04
Sunday School Convention at Cen
treville

treville
The local s. $. Convention which
was announced to be held here CON
vened in the Evangelical Chuch on
Friday evening. The audience was
over the message from
Rev. s. p Remer of Lewistown of
his inability to attend. The open
ing address was then made by Rev.
S. Auiund of New Berlin who spoke
of the history of the Sunday School,
their uses, benifits &c.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
The convention re-assembled Mt
$50 o'clock with only part of the
speakers present. After devotional
execises, Rev. $. Aurand was elect
ed President, Rev. W. l.. Beaumont,
Vice President, s. +. Sheary, Sec.
JOS. Kerr, Treas.
The subject Ideal Supcrintcn
dent" was taken up by Rev. w. l..
Beaumont, followed by Prof. A. f.
Gobble and Rev. j. ID. Shortiss,
claiming an ideal Supt. is one i'll
which all good qualities of II super.
intendent were united, must be Il
man of system, to be well qualified
must be n specimen and govern by
example. The plainest proof of &
doctrine is the practice of it. Henc,
II Supt. should be in charge of hi'
school seven days week. H'
should have it ON his brain, ON hi'
conscience and on his heart all tn,
time. Should begin his Sunda,
School work on Sunday morning be
fore he gets out of bed, and keep II
it until the following Saturday night
He should dream about it when h,
sleeps. In the place of secret pray
er, on the street, ut his work, in Iii
DALI. vocation, he should be n super
intendent, praying, planning, prac
ticing. Has always something t.
say about the love of the Lord Jesu
Christ and having his work in hi
heart and the work in the heart hi
aim is to bring his school to the foo
of the cross.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
LIST. subject Sunday School ol
ganization. This subject was abb.
discussed by Prof. A. f.. Gobble an
followed by Hon. j. A. Smith.
lst There must be Il willingness
to organize there must be scnti
ment, children are to be taught tn
word of God. One man must b
the head, the Superintendent. Tn
chief aim must be to bring the chi
dren to Christ, Who arc.to be con
suited, classification, made of retain
ing scholars, discipline &c
2nd subject How can mission
airy spirit be cultivated i'll children
This subject was opened by Rev. j
ID. Shortiss and further discusse
by Prof. VIM. Meyer and Prof. A
Nj. Wonder. Claiming that there i
spirit of love in children. The
have n Willingness to give, ther
should be desire on the part of tn
school to cultivate that love. Their
must be u desire on our part sam
as to cultivate our fields, &c. Nor
has been accomplished in missio
work the last twenty-five years tina
III century before. The Apostoli
church was all missionary. 1t
founder was n missionary, so are n
its members or should be the pres
ent day.
Bird subject How can Sunda
School be made interesting and n
tractive and yet fulfill it's mission
by Rev. w. l.. Beaumont. He coI
tended that the school can be mad
interesting by the manner of con
Quoting same by superintendent
and teachers, by having good sins
ing, by having good organ, chi
dren's day, Christmas excuses &c
but its mission must be fulfilled b
bringing the children to Christ,
, teaching them doctrines of II hol
religion as revealed in the Scripture
Adjourned by prayer by Hon. j,
Smith.
{ EVENING SESSION,
= After devotional exercises the sui
: ject Relation of the Sunday Scho
= to the Church" was taken up !
Prof A. Nj. Wonder of Freebur
, followed by Prof. A. E. Gobble an
, others claiming that the Sunda
School is a part of the church,
what the nursery is to our orchard
duty of the church to work for Il