The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-12
THE suNDAx-soHooL CONVENTION.
The Lutherans Have Perfected Their Or
ganization and Cotton Down to Work.

school has effected Its per manent organ
ization and has gotten down to work. A
large number of delegates arrived in the
city yesterday and others re.expected
to-day.
The morning session yesterday con-
vened at 10 o'clock, with Rev. A. j.
Huffard, of Pulaski, as temporary chair.
man, and Rev. g III. Fox, OF Salem, as
temporary secretary. The following
permanent officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Rev. 7. S. Brown, Of Salem; vice.
president, Rev. Paul SeiR, of Wytheville;
secretary, Rev. j. A. Huffard, of Pulaski;
treasurer, M. P. Frantz, Of Salem.
After the enrolment of the delegates
who had arrived and the reading of q
number of reports from various schools,
the remainder of the forenoon WAS spent
In the discussion Of the following ques-
tons: THE Best Literature for our
Sunday schools" by Rev. j. B. Greiner,
Rev. Paul Sieg, Rev. A. Phillip, Rev.
tor and the Sunday-school," by Revs.
DIR. w. B. Yonce, w. B. Brown, w.
Y. Cline and others.
Afternoon Session.
The convention assembled again at Q
o'clock and received the reports of other
Sunday schools and transacted some
general business.
The discussions in the afternoon we're
as follows:
"Some Elements Of Model Sunday
school Superintendent and his Duties"
by Revs. j. B. Greever, G. T. Gray, e.
Studebaker, M. o. Kreps.
BEST Methods Of Increasing the At.
tendance in our Sunday. Schools" Rows.
S. D. Steffey, G. A. Miller, D. B.
Groseclose, p. II. Miller and others.
Subject, THE Modern Revival and
Expansion OF the Sunday-school," by
Revs. a Philippi, Prof. F. v. N. Pain
ter, o G. Miller.
The convention adjourned at S o'clock
until o'clock p. m.
Evening Session.
The evening session was opened at
o'clock with several selections of m usic,
exceptionally we'll rendered by the
choir, under the direction of Irwin j.
Long. The audience was larger than
arrived since the afternoon session
The first half hour was taken up in
devotional exercises.
The subject for the evening was: In
huence OF the Sunday-sehool on the
family" which was opened by Rev. DR..
l.. A. Fox, of Roanoke College. The
speech OF DR.. Fox, was very fine and
logical effort, in which, while he lauded
the benefits Of the Sabbath-school on
the home, he pointed out the dangers,
that lie in the way in causing some of
the stern duties that are incumbent on
all parents to be relegated to the Sun
day school.
The time was" said the speaker,
when nearly every parent thought it
was his duty to teach his children the
catechisD. ThisHwas true not only of
the Lutherans but OF the large family
OF Presbyterians. This is gradually
groaing into disuse. There are several
schools, another is the spirit Of mac ton;
but the most frequent cause Is the feel
Ing thai these things should be dele
gated to the Sunday school"
Further on DR.. Fox remarked: "Better
send your son out into the world unable
to write his name or to read than throw
him into the world, in touch with all
the communicating influences, without a
proper religious training"
The speaker then went into the good
influences that Sunday schools had upon
the family, one of these was the in
crease in religious training. Most peo-
pie helped their children TO prepare
their Sundey-school lesson. This ID AIDE
them become accustomed to training
their children in scriptural topics.
The speaker then went On to. point
ont that with all its good work, the
Sunday school was just beginning it's
great accom- plishments. He criticised
common method in vogue among Sun
day school teachers Of simply reading
cff the questions to the children, while
they merely read the replies. mo
such lazy and incompetent teachers
would be permitted in public school,"
said Dr. Fox, NOR should they be in
the Sunday-school."
The address of DR.. Fox was followed
by an able and interesting talk on the
same subject by Rev. w. Y. Cline.
To nights service in the convention
VIII be sermon preparatory to the
holy communion. to be delivered by
Rev. DR.. Charles S. Albert. president Of
the united synod OF Philadelphia.
Compromised With Gannaway, OF Nelson
County.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Secretary
Carlisle to day compromised the case
against Postmaster Gannaway, of
Slaughter, Nelson county, Va, for vio-
lation of the internal revenue law by
accepting as penalty S975 and fine of
30 cents gallon on ALL gallons of
brandy. 1t WAS expressly stipulated
that the compromise did not debar
criminal action against him and applied
only to his case so far as the official
investigation had gone.
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