The record-union., 1896-04-02

Days Are Going By so feelingly that
those who heard it could easily under
stand why he always sways his audi
ences and carries them along with MIN.
His musical powers have WORLDWIDE
fame, but, after all, to hear him is the
only way to understand the influence
he has always exerted over his hearers.
Rev. r. S. Cantine of San Jose then
delivered an address on the subject,
why Hold This Convention?"
He had thought, he said, that no one
,, could take up his subject, but the
brethren who had preceded him had
taken up the different points of the ad-
dress that he had prepared, and had left
him nothing but the exhortation, and
he proposed to give them the full ben
eft of that portion.
There is never a "how" without a
why" and if they investigated the
"how" and looked behind it, they would
find the why" Because the Sunday
school teachers come up to find out
how they can best teach, they will find
out why the convention is held. They
have come here to look into each others
! faces and learn to know each other
| Nothing has done so much to break
| school conventions in late years have
done, and when they come together II
| is hard to tell which are Methodists, OF
Baptists, or Presbyterians, or Congre-
gationalists.
He was coming to believe that 1t Is
not what the world calls the great
things that will one day be found great
in the eyes of the King. 1t may be that
the outlying Sunday-schools are doing
| the best work. There are two great
things that are necessary to the sue
cess Of the Sunday-school and are its
primary object. The first thing is the
conversion of the child in the class and
the bringing of it to Christ. Last Sun
day, in San Jose, although there were
three meetings and at each one there
were seekers after Christ, the Sunday
school was the most affected, and
number of the children were converted
T! to Christ
| We all believe in the conversion OF
children as a theory, but how many OF
us really believe in it? Children not
! only can be, but are converted, as truly
| and sincerely as older people.
There is something else beside the con-
version of the child, and that is the
growth, the holding of the child after
its conversion. 1t is harder to hold an
adult convert than to bring him to con-
version, and it is so with children also
The teacher should be skilled in the
Word" She should know it well enough
to teach it to the young minds to the best
advantage He used to think when he
was a boy that committing the Word to
memory was the best way, but he mad
changed his ideas since. Children often
learn the letter of the text without com
pretending the spirit of it, which should
be explained to them, so that they may
understand it.
Mr.. and Mrs StebbinS then sang sat
isfied," the music of which was written
by the former, and Mr. Sankey joined in
the chorus. The hymn was beautifully
rendered.
Mr.. Sankey then sang my Ain Coun-
trie," which he said he had sung many
times, both in this country and in those
across the water, even in Scotland. He
would be glad if anyone could tell him
where Mary Lee, the Scotch girl who
wrote it, is buried in this State, for she
died here.
It Is beautiful, both il. the music and
thef sentiment, and the singers render
ing of it made deep impression on his
hearers.
Rev. Trefren pronounced the benedic-
ton, after which the delegates mingled
in social intercourse and made each
others acquaintance.
Following is the programme for to-
day:
Morning-9 o'clock, praise service;
9:3O, appointment of committees; 9:45,
reports: President, Treasurer, Execu-
tive Committee, by Secretary, County
Conventions; 1870, conferences-prac-
teal Sunday-school thought gathered
from experience by pastors, superin-
tendents, teachers, primary teachers
ports; II, recess.
Afternoon 30 praise service; g
open parliament: Mistakes of Teach
ers," by Superintendents; Mistakes OF
Superintendents," by teachers; Mis-
; takes in SundaySchool," by scholars
1.-The Critics Criticised by presiding
critic; 3:15, address, Home Glass De-
partment. Rev. L. L. Writ of San Fran
cisco; $3.50, address, House to House
Visitation and Normal Class" D. P.
Ward of San Jose; 4, mass meeting OF
Sunday-schools (children's service)
conducted by Ira D. Sankey and George
c. Stebbins; address by Mrs. George c.
Stebbins.
Evening-7:30, praise service; 8, ad-
dress, How to Teach the Word" Rev
E. S. Chapman, DID,, Oakland; 8, con-
secration service.
1t is expected that there will be very
large turnout of the Sunday-schoo
children at p. m, and arrangements
have been made to hold services in the
basement if more arc present than the
church will hold so that all NAV hear