Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-11-20
RESOLUTIONS,

Your committee, to whom was assigned
the duty of drafting resolutions expressive
of the sense of the Iron County Sunday
School Convention, respectfully submit the
| following:
WHEREAS, The Iron County Sunday
| School Association, according 10 appoint
ment, met on November 10th and Hin in a
convention. TO deliberate concerning Sabbath
| Schools, within the bounds of the county.
we, its members, deem it our duty to en-
| body the result of our deliberations in the
| following resolutions:
First. That in order to increase the eff
cheney of Sunday Schools, the President, Tor
| some other responsible person. of the town
ship, appoint two suitable persons, (if prac.
ticable, of different denominations), whose
| duty il shall be to canvass the neishborhood
of their respective schools, ard, in spirit of
kindness, and without contention or discus
sion, to use all laudable efforts for bringing
as many as possible ubder the influence of
Sunday SchoO! instruction.
Second. That we regard with decided dis
| approval, and as endangeriug the most
precious interests of our churches, the GUS
tom now generally prevalent of SUNDAY
| School scholars absenting themselves from
| the regular morning church service, and we
call upon all lovers of our common Christi
anity to take 4 decided stand against this
| practice. In their varied and multiplied
| labors. we have reason to fear, that the clergy
have not eXerted as great an influence as is
| desirable IN This direction, and we kindly
urge upon them the importance, so far as
practicable, of adapting their regular Sab
bath ,EserYices to the capacities of these
younger members Of their respective charges
Third. That teachers should not only
themselves study the lessons carefully and
prayerfullv, but strive to secure, on the part
of their scholars, careful study of the same:
to this end, using such helps as they NAV he
able TO obtain, and where none are at hand
to read the Testament, the lessons to be Sc
lected by the Superintendent but in no case
should the lesson helps be allowed to usurp
the place of the Scriptures. Either the
whole Bible or the Testament should be in
the hands of every scholar, aud used at every
recitation. Both Superntendents and
Teachers should seek to impress those un-
der their care with sense of the satredness
Of this God given volume by the due read
ing and practice of whose precepts thew
may become wise unto Salvation.
Fourth. That, so far as practicable, all
adults, whether church members or other
wise, should enroll themselves as learners.
not only for their benefit, but also for their
influence in securing the attendance of their
children.
Fifth. That we believe we'll conducted
Sunday Schools are highly conducive TO the
prosperity of any community, both in very
considerably increasing the membership OF
churches, and also in the general intelligence
and secular prosperity of those localities in
which they exist; and we hereby cordially
invite all who are in need of help in the
way of organizing and obtaining books or
lesson papers to apply to the President or
Secretary of this Association, who will do
whatever he can to this end.
j. MARKHAM, Committee.