The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-06-17

Cabin Run.
Treasurer-Mrs. Anna McHenry,
Saltwater.
Fieldsmen-H. r. Bower, Berwick;
Home Department Secretary S. ID.
Neyhard. Bloomsburg.
Delegates to State Convention
Rev. Albert Smith, Prof. R. Kocher,
Howard Hess, r. F. Whitmoyer, w.
c. Thomas, J. l.. Wolverton, J. p.
Kline, ID. A. Shultz, Cyrus White, H.
NJ. Yocum.
An open parliament on the strong
and weak points in your Sunday
School was conducted by Rev. B. c.
Conner, Of Bloomsburg. Some OF
the strong points mentioned were I:
Faithful teachers, blackboard work,
prompt and regular attendance of
Superintendent, good music, Home
Department class.
Some of the weak points were :
No teachers meeting, unfaithful
teachers, not enough Bibles in the
Sunday School, failure on the part
of the school to hold the boys beyond
a certain age, a seeming indifference
on the part Of teachers for the saliva
ton Of souls.
Cordial greetings from Hon. John
Wanamaker and DR.. c. J. Kephart
were read in the convention and the
audience was then dismissed with
prayer.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
An excellent song service was fol-
lowed by devotional exercises on
"The Gift of the Holy Spirit " con-
Quoted by Rev. G. H. Hemingway,
of Bloomsburg. He said, "to accom-
plish anything in service for the Mas
ter we must have the Holy Spirit.
He will be given to us. The only
way to have his help is to prepare for
his reception. The preparation neces-
sary is a patient waiting before God
in prayer and we shall have this gift
from the Father"
The roll call of schools followed
and Ioa schools reported by contribu-
tions and 81 by delegates. There
were 2I pastors present and II super
intendents.
The study of child nature was then
discussed by Mrs. Barnes. She said
we must fit our teaching to the nature
OF the child and in order to do this
the child must be studied. Character
is the stamp set upon life by its acts
and as the early years contain the
germ of life childhood is the right
time to teach right ideas. A child is
IN unconscious relation to God, and
1t is our duty to bring him into con-
sciousness of this relation. We can
only reach child through his indivi-
dual life. Teaching a child consists
in training a child to think, feel and
work. To teach child to think and
feel without teaching him to work is
not real teaching. We must also
keep in mind the limitations of a
child. (I) A child is limited as to
his power of attention. Never try to
keep his attention on one thing long.
(a) A child's power to reason is limit
ed. Teach by means of objects.
CD His power of imagination is limit
ed by his experience. Use illustra-
tions that are familiar. Above all in
your teaching, love the child so much
that your life will be mirror of the
divine life, so that in your contact
with him the divine life may shine
through you"
The report Of the committee on
resolutions was accepted as follows
WHEREAS, another years work of
the Columbia County Sabbath School
Association has passed, and God, our
Heavenly Father, has showered bless
ings upon us and permitted us to as
semble in an other County Conven-
tion be 1t
ReSoived that it is with a pro-
found sense of our duties that we
come before His presence with hum
BILE and grateful hearts to pay homage
to Him who created and preserves the
world, and that we implore His divine
guidance as we go forth to begin
another years work in His name.
I" That We recognize the import
ance of the work done by our execu.
tive committee and the district presi-
dents. go That we urge upon our
Sunday School Workers the adoption
OF Home Department in each Sun,
day School and the use OF the Bibles
as text book in the Sunday School,
(A) That we pledge ourselves anew
to the overthrow of intemperance in
its many forms. (5) That we extend
our hearty thanks to the people o.
Benton for their kind hospitality and
to all who have contributed in an,
e way to make this convention sue
= cess. (6) That we endeavor in the
!, coming year to live nearer to Chris