The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-10-20
AN INTERESTING SESSION.
The Sunday School Convention an
Instructive Affair.
The Instructors on En- Traine and
Politicians.

The Instructors on En- Traine and
Politicians.
This convention which lasted three
days was the most successful for num-
bers and interest of any yet held in
this town. The work proper began
on Friday afternoon, by which time
the two leaders had arrived. These
were Messrs. Homes and Mattheson'
Sunday school missionaries. Judge
Perkins was unable to be there, and
sent Mr.. Homes in his place. Mrs.
Smith was also absent by necessity.
Friday was taken up with the dis
cussion of "the teachers and his quail
ifcations," the Sunday school in rela-
ton to the church," and "Bible class
work" Papers on the above subjects
were read by G. e. Matheson, Rev. H.
McHenry and Miss Candee respect
lively. A number of other delegates
from Delhi and the, neighborhood
we're present and took part in the dis
cussion which followed. Mr.. Homes
wound up at the close.
''The management of Sunday
schools" "The work of the superin-
tendent, "Country Sunday schools"
and ''The power Of prayer in the Sun
day school, were the topics for Sat-
urday. These subjects were opened
by 0. F. Conway, R. J. Tyler, Elder
F. B. johnson and Rev. j. Sinclair.
In connection with the Sunday
schools in country districts, it was sug-
gested that the churches of the town,
two and two, should throw their SER
vices together in the evening and
leave one of their number to go out
and do work in the country every
Sunday afternoon. That suggestion
was found in great favor with the con-
vention. In connection with the work
Of the superintendent it was suggested
that there should be regular quarterly
reports of the progress of classes, and
for tbs. voting Of the money contrib
uted by the children,that the children
might feel that they were really doing
some work, and be stimulated to more
activity.
On Sunday there were union SER
vices of all the churches in the Pres
byterian church, and immense crowds
attended all the sessions. The fore
noon service, the Sunday school at II
o'clock, the Y. P. S. c. E. at $50, and
the evening service at 7:3O we're all
conducted chiefly by the two strangers,
the ministers of the town opening the
different meetings. Mr.. Matheson
preached in the morning a solid SER
mon on the subject, 'But ye are come
to Mount Zion," and was followed by
Mr.. Homes with some racy remarks.
Mr.. Homes took the Sunday school
in hand and addressed old and young
as class and used the black board
all the time. Mr.. Homes has pecul-
lar knack of holding old and young.
He possesses strange mixture of fun
aud solemnity. Half the time the
audience were kept laughing, and
anon moved to tears. AS specimen
of his attractive powers he held the
whole audience from half past six ur-
til half past nine o'clock, with scarcely
single person leaving all the time
With the exception of short addres S
by Mr.. Matheson at the evening se1-
vice Mr.. Homes conducted the work
from the time the young people met
until the time of closing. He asked
for questions on Sunday school work
to be handed in. His answers to
those questions we're surprisingly
clever and appropriate. For example,
in answer to the question "What
would you do with the bad boy in the
back seat, he replied "bring him to
the front seat and speak so as to inter-
est him. "What would you do with
young people who came to the Sun
day school for the purpose of spark
ing" eff it is real love it should be
dealt with tenderly; if it is seen to be
anything else use your best sanctifed
common sense in dealing with it. y
'How would you interest primary
class without blackboard" 81 would
never attempt it, nor should you"
"Would you ever scold Glass;" "No.
I wish had cannon to fire and a
laundering, no. and he tore the pa