Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-21

the following tcierFdfn 10 tuF fA5 i""u ~"
dlv-Scbool Convention now In session IN
Baltimore:
The Virginia state slnday-schooi Con-
yentlon sends ffaternal greetings 10 the sun
day-school Convention oi Maryland.
I. G.. DAsBIELL, President.
To which the Maryland Convention an
swered as follows:
To the Virginia State sundSy-School Con-
ventIon OF virginia:
We send you greetings, children of Christ
Read Job H.. 15-lG.
MARYLAND SUNDAY.ScHO0L CONVENTION.
The convention then adjourned to meet 81
sP. NJ.
YIGHT SESSION.
The convention resssembled al s y. NJ
Rev. j. X. Sturg.s. pastor OF Trinity Metho-
d,st church, in the chair Or. Dasbie'l una
void .blv absent, Charles L. Rady ana WIZ
liam Ellyson secretaries.
The meeting was opened with singing;
conducted by Mr.. T.. 5. NJ Valentine. ana
PRAYER by Rev. r. p. Kerr, Of the First
Presbyterian church, and Mr.. l.. l.. Marks
OF Petersburg.
The President then introduced Mr.. Charles
". Winston, Of Richmond. who made sur
ring address on ,ihe subject OF "The Rela-
tlons Of the Sunday School to the Home"
SABBATH SCHOOL AND HOME.
He said that The question involved two
very potent thoughts-ssbbath school ahu
home.
In our beloved State we claim to have
originated the Sabbath school. Hence Nir-
ginia loves the Sabbath school. The Vir.
eina home il regarded with yenerati0n,
and there should not be any antagonsm
between the Sabnath school and the home.
There should not he any indifference In re-
gard 10 the one or the other. There Is an
identity Of home work and school WORK.
in the home the genller influences are
exeried. Such principles are implanted In
the home rs will make the child good ana
useful. The Sabbath school proposes TO do
the same thing. There should he no rivalry
between them. One cannot substitute the
other. The Sabbath school can never i'm
pair the responsibility Of the home.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION..
True some indoent parents. continued
the speaker, suppose that the Sabbath school
relieves them Of the home work. Some will
claim that the Olden-time family system OF
gathering for instruction was better. Il 1t
fact that there i more or less home in.
struction nowY WHY It "a evident that the
increase ~ home instruction has nearly kept
nace with the Sabbath-scbOO teaching. sta
tistics will prove that there Is FAR more
Biblical instruction IN the home than Tor
merv. We do not intend 10 allow the Sab
bath school to relieve the parent OF BIZ natu,
raj Obligation 10 look after the religious
training Of the children.
The school and the home ought TO occupy
the position OF mutual helpers, and 10 do
this they must become scquainled-knOw
each other by in;ervisitation; also, by bring
ing all at home into the Sunday school. Can
this be done? Yes. lnculcate the true idea
that the Sunday school Is for old people a.
well as for the children. Let fslher and
mother come TO the school and bring the
whole family. Well, then,
WHAT CAN TIE HONE DO FOR TUE scIooL2
Let the home speak well Of the Sunday
school and never dlsparage II. Talk ii up-
let il have a good word. Let the home feel
an interest in the school, love 1t and feel a
hearty interest i'm il. and show this bY
making all necessary arrangements TO get the
children Off in good time. Also help them
10 study the lesson and prepare FOR the work.
Let the father and mother al bone seek thus
10 make the children happy, and IN doing so
inculcate principles that will terminate In
their salvation. Now. the school has duty
to perform toward the home. The school
can help the home By tho inmates OF The
home visiting the schools peclally mis-
sion schools may do this.
What an influence The Christian teacher
can exert by visiting the homes OF the
scholars and showing an Interest In the
children. The school can make the homo
bappief by implanting religious knowledge,
=, Oh fro of
sin you are benetiting the home. Make
a Christian OF any one member OF the home
and you have lit lamp that viii spread
light all through that home.
After the singing OF hymn the President
introduced Rev. j. L. Bushnell, OF Roanoke,
Va. who addressed the conference on the
subject.
"TBE QUALIFICATIONs or A GOOD TEACHER. "
In considering this question, he said, we
must look into the life OF the teacher. A
good teacher must be live teacher. The
life OF Jesus Christ Affords US an example OF
a teacher doing good. See the Christ ful>
hliing all Righteousness; see Him meeting
tempatlon. lie followed that blessed life
till il ended at the cross Well, well many
remember when 3 sainted mother took them
70 the Saviour and left them the legacy OF q
Christ. Cbrisrs life is the qualification OF a
good teacher-that L., to he like Christ. The
good teacher loves the souls OF the pupils,
aud the influence Of the teachings will ulti-
matey lead tue schOllrs TO love the Jesus
whom the teacher loves.
The good teacher must also have the
working spirit. Christ bad a working spirit,
and was found working Tor souls. Let the
Christian teacher have the Christ life, Christ
love, and Christ work, and God will max G
the work a success.
TIE SUBJECT DISCUSSED.
The question was opened for discussion
and Rev. :. :. Lambeth, addressing himself
to the subject, said: "The qualifications
can only be understood when we consider
the work. what is the teachers work? II
is 1.-The work OF the Sunday-school teacher TO
turn the faces Of the pupils toward God.
Put Christ, As living personal Saviour, into
the hearts Of the children. He then needs a
heart full OF faith. full OF love, and full OF
cOnsecraton to the Master"
Rev. W. L. Crawford. OF Winchester.
said: When our Lord called II. Peter he
asked him il he loved Him before lie sent
him out to teach.
Mr.. BEYNOLDs's VIEWS.
Mr.. William Reynolds said that another
qualification Is faith in what you teach. BE.
lleYe fully and earnestly all you teach.
Mean every word you say. God help every
teacher 10 be more intensely in earnest, aud
then you see the blessing OF God falling on Our
work. The teacher is an ambassador from
the Court OF Heaven to a lost and ruined
world. Let all Sunday-school workers en-
deavor to realize the great aud high calling
OF God IN Christ Jesus.
TO.DAY's PROGRAMME.
The following is the programme OF exer-
cises for to-day and tonight, at which time
the convention will adjourn:
Thursday Morning, March 21st.-9:30 10
10, Devotional Meeting; 10 10 IL, The Great
Question; IL to l., Primary Glass Work;
Papers from SuDaaY>SchoOi Workers blis.
Mary A. Apperon, Of Richmond; II to l,
Relations OF sunday School to Church.
Opened by Rev. l. J. Spencer, OF Richmond
Relations OF sunday School to Community.
Opened by Professor w. ". Smith, presi.
dent OF Randolph Macon College.
THURSDAY AiternOon.--4 10 Ais. Praise
and Prayer Service; AIS 10 5:l5. Teachers
Meetings, Sunday-School Institutes and Nor.
nal Clssses-flon. william Reynolds, thirty
minutes; 5:l5 TO 6, Question Drawer.
Thursday EVening.-S.to $3.50, Praise and
Prayer Service; $50 10 o, Cultivation OF toe
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