Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-13
BAPTIsTs In CONVENTION.

new Haven County sunday schesls
Hold Their Fifteenth Annual Oonven-
item Mt Calvary BapsIst Church.
The fifteenth annual convention Of the
Baptist Sunday schools of New Haven ooun-
~ was largely attended At Calvary Baptist
church yesterday morning, afternoon and
evening. There are twenty-three Sunday
schools In the association and of these TWEEN
~ sent delegates. The entire number of
delegates present was sixty-two.
The exercises began In the church lecture
room at 10 with an address Of welcome by
Rev. E. N. Poteat, pastor of the Calvary
Baptist. President D. L. Smith of the ASSOC
citation responded, and the exercises began
with discussion by Rev. g. w. Fennsll
upon "Our Association, How Can We Make
II More EffectiveY' Tho spirit Of the discus.
sion which followed was that some action
should be taken to introduce Professor Har-
pers examination on the book of Luke,
which will be held next February In Sunday
schools in nearly every part of the world.
The executive committee was instructed to
make this effective.
The treasurer's report showed 500 ball
ance. The secretary reported the total At
| tendance In the schools included In the asso-
citation during the past year % 1894, against
| 1861 for the previous year.
Dinner was served by the Ladies' Benevo.
lent association in the church parlors and
| when the convention again came together, al
Q O'Clock, the report of the committee on
emit from twenty Bible schools. The report
of the nominating committee was called for
and the officers proposed were unanimously
elected a. follows: President, D. L. Smith
Waterbury,; vice presidents, ]. P. Morrow o.
New Haven, Rev. J. II. Reid Of Deep River
treasurer, z. n. Plant of Plantsville; score
tary, George E. Robertson of New Haven
executive committee, Giles Potter OF New
| Haven, Rev. j. II. Mason OF New Haven
A. B. Ryan of Middletown, Rev. w. @
Frennell Of Middletown, Rev. ]. v. Gartol
of Meriden, @. Il. Brown of Wallingford
finance committee, e. 81. Plant of Plantsville
Il. Crisand of New Haven, w. A. Robbin
of Waterbury.
The rest Of the afternoon and evening wa
occupied with addresses upon various inter
esting topics of the work. These addresse
were iaterspsrsed with singing by Mrs.
Lines of Waterbury and Mrs. M. 8. Huxle.
of Bridgeport, with accompaniment by Mis-
Sadie Bright.
"Impressions," laying great stress upon thi
part Of the work Of instructing Sunday schoc
| children.
Rev. J. V. Carton of Msriden discuase
!, "Child Conversions" He thought they wer
In most instances as effectual and as lastin
40 those experienced in mature years. q
gave many instances of child conversion
which had come to his notice.
"Nature's Light on Spiritual Truth" we
discussed by Rev. A. 8. GumbArt of Boston
Professor @. g. Godspeed gave many il
tereating points to teachers In his them
"Teachers' Facts and Fruits"
4. Tho convention closed with an address b
, Rev. A. 8. Gumbart in the evening upo
'Ths Seed IL the Word" There must
D some relation between the spiritual and tt
= natural, he argued. The gospel is called u
!. | seed Of the flower of Gods Thought. W
must take Il 40 II is We cannot separate
or abuse II, else We destroy its life. Like Il
seed Of flower, 1t Ia scattered and strew
!. upon the winds, everywhere creating ne
!. fruits of its kind. II is intended for dispe
sion, north, south, east, west, everywhere
This seed 10 intended to be plan
. ed In every human heart. Thu
| We SEQ the blessedness of mission
: A church without missionary spirit
choking itself to death. As the embryo
: the plant is In the seed, 80 the embryo
God is in the gospel. Plant this seed
your own mind, or in the mind of other
! and 1t will mature In Gods own image.
conclusion the speaker urged that as Il
Z plant takes each atom Of Its substance,
o color, from the earth and places them
4 their proper place through the secret gull
ance Of the creator, SO all that Is necessal
IL to plant the seed with faithful hand al
: leave the rest to God.