The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-22
THE LORDS VINEYARD.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS DISCUSSING
HOW 70 TAKE CARE OF IT.

Pleasant Sessions of the Ohio State Sum
day School Convention-Happy and In
teresting Addresses and Soulful aud
Inspiring Music Convention Personals.
Over three hundred delegates to the
Ohie Sunday School convention had en-
rolled their names with the reception
commitsee and been assigned for enter
tainment this morning and there are
| probably as many more who are stopping
with friends or at hotels, who have not
registered. Six hundred is a 10 estimate
of the number of visitors in the city today
and still new recruits are arriving.
The delegates are a courteous, clean,
| good looking set and they seem to be
| getting more genuine enjoyment out OF
| the convention and their associations here
than anybody that has been in town for a
| considerable period of time. The list OF
visitors embraces sll ages of both sexes.
Preachers are plentiful and bald headed
old deacons who taught Sunday school
half century ago are fairly represented,
together with an attractive galaxy of good
looking young ladies who direct the youth
full mind in the Sabbath schools of Ohio
today. Everybody is enthusiastic and
wide awake.
At the first regular business session
Tuesday afternoon Rev. H, A. Schaufller
Of Cleveland, practical looking old fell
low, who seems to be just bubblinR over
with common sense ideas, spoke on the
theme, "The Use of the Eye and the Inns
agination in Teaching" He wanted more
illustration and more object lessons for
the eye and less abstract reasoning in
ponderous language, for the teaching OF
the youthful mind the lessons OF religion.
Hon. o. T. Corson, state school coms
missioner. who is quite q Sunday school
man, spoke vigorously and with good
effect on "Some elements of success in
public school teachers which should
characterize Sabbath school teachers"
He thought as much care should be em-
ployed In selecting teachers for Sunday
schools as for the public schools and he
did not believe that Sunday school
teacher who was success at euchre
party would be success In the Sunday
school room. He also wanted some dis
cretion and some life manifested in the
reading of the scriptures. He thought
variety was good so that the boys would
not hollow "chestnuts."
Prof. H. M. Hamill, one of the leaders
In literary and Sunday school work OF
Illinois, gave a normal lesson on the
subject of "The Sunday school recita'
ton"
"Sundsy school management" was the
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EVENING SESSION.
Tuesday evening Prof. E. o. Excel
opened with q half hours song service.
The church was packed from the pipe
organ to the south wall and everybody
seemed to have his voice with him. Such
music has never been heard in Canton
since the chorus OF the morning stars that
the poets tell about. Every one sang and
they just seemed to let themselves out to
the last notch. The effect was sublime to
say the least.
After the singing Rev. Edmonds on be>
half OF the people OF Canton and the First
Methodist church extended welcome to
the visitors in an eloquent address.
President E. s. Lewis, D. D., of Cincin-
natl, responded on behalf of the conven'
tion and then Rev. W. G. Moorebead, d.
D., of Xsnia, a professor in the Theoiog-
ical Seminary, spoke on "Our Inspired
Text Book" Mr. Moorehead is man of
genius and soul and his effort was mas
terly one.
Prof. Hamill presented greeting from
Illinois and after song the meeting ad-
journed.
ToDAYs MEETINGS.
"Love not sleep, lest thou come to pov,
erty: Open thine eyes and thou shalt be
satisfied with bread, ,''saith the scriptures,
and accordingly large number of the
delegates arose before breakfast this
morning and appeared at the church at 6
o'clock for early prayer meeting. The
session was led by Rev. F. NJ. Whitlock
of Monroeville and quite an interest was
manifested in the services.
At $3.50 o'clock the convention proper
opened with workers conference under
the direction OF Prof. j. S. Roger of Ver'
sailles. A number OF good points for
workers were brought out at this confer.
ence and then William G. Doering of Gin
cinnati took the platform and spoken ems
Enthusiastically on the subject of "The Con-
vsntion Teachers Meeting"
Rev. c. N. Pond of Oberlin, statistical
secretary submitted his report which
showed that out of total of /, 1874 ,057 chil>
dren in the Ohio the Sunday schools have
gathered in 64l,1l8. Including teachers
and officials the Sunday school rolls show
737,319 names or 20 per cent of the State's
entire population.
Rev. Lewis of Cincinnati, chairman of
the executive committee; L. ID. Boyer of
Swanton, treasurer of the Association ;and
General Secretary Marion Lawrence of
Toledo, also gave In their reports which
were accepted, After some little discus.
sion on plans of work the convention adj
iourned for dinner.
WORKERS CONFERENCES.
At the noon hour today a series of
workers conferences were held at differ
ent churches in the city, y,where plans were
discussed and ideas advanced for the
better equipment of those who participat-
ed, for their respective labors. The pas
tors met in Simpson M. e. church and
were led by Rev. w. b. McCauley of Day.
ton. Trinity Reformed church was given
over to the Sunday school superinten-
dents. The primary workers held forth
in the Trinity Lutheran church with Mrs. /.
j. S. Ostrander OF Brooklyn, presiding,
Prof. b. V. Irish of Columbus, editor of
day school text books, directed the higher
teachers' meeting in the Baptist church.