The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-13
THE CONVENTION.
Gathering in the Trinity Re-
formed church Last Night.

formed church Last Night.
The Sabbath school convention Of the
Shenandoah and Mahanoy City districts.
held in the Trinity Reformed church last
evening, was an auspicious event. The church
was filed with representatives from Delano.
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, VIM. Penn.
Yatesville, Park Place, shoemakers and
Morea. and many people as spectators. There
were also noticed in the audience several
local clergymen and Sabbath school workers
not upon the program for active participation
in the meetings. proceedings
Mr.. A. b. scheirer, leader Of the Reformed
church choir at Mahauoy City, directed the
meeting.
After singing by the congregation, prayer
was offered by Rev. d. l. Evans, pastor Of
the First Baptist church of town, after which
there was singing by a male party under the
direction Of Prof j. j. Price. This was fol-
lowed by cordial address of welcome by
Rev u. S. Yearick, pastor of the church in
which the convention was held, and Rev. r.
NJ. Morrison, pastor of the Presbyterian
church Of Nahanoy City, made the response
in behalf of the delegates.
Singing by the congregation was followed
by an address on THE Sabbath school as a
factor in church work" by Rev c. H. Hig-
ginson, pastor of the Primitive Methodist
church Of Mahsnoy City. The speaker
maintained that the school is as important a
factor in the work as persons head is to his
body, or the body to the head.
Mr.. A. X. Smith, of Mahanoy City, took
up discussion of the subject and presented
the Sabbath school as the connecting link in
| childhood between the family circle and the
church. The school takes up the thread at
the home circle and carries It into the church.
Another interesting address was one by
Prof. j. M. Schrope, principal Of the Delano
public schools. His theme was THE Priyil-
eges and responsibilities of the Sabbath
School Teacher" The discourse demon
strated that the speaker had extensive
/ experience in Sabbath school work and his
frank and pointed remarks made a deep i'm
preston. A Sabbath school teacher has no
more right, he said, to be absent from his
class than a pastor has a right to
absent himself from the pulpit, unless he
give satisfactory reasons for it. The teacher
is accountable to the school for promptness in
attendance, preparation on the subject taught
and in department that will furnish an ex.
ample for the scholars to follow. Every
teacher should be such a model that the
scholar may be justified in saying 81 want to
be as good a christian as my Sabbath school
teacher is"
Rev. Lloyd Roberts, pastor of the Welsh
Congregational church of Mahanoy City, dis
cussed the subject with force and intelligence
paying Prof. Schrope compliment for the
able and exhaustive manner in which the
address had been made.
The Accountability of Christians Refus
inn fT oh ~ =. Al
was very intelligently and Interestingly
spoken upon by DIR. j. S. Callen superin
tendent of the Methodist Episcopal Sunda,
school of town, and the discussion on tn,
subject by Rev. T. P. Morgan was also yer,
interesting, as well as quite humorous. TIL,
latter maintained that the accountable,
was measured by the qualification of tn,
teacher. A person fully qualified to teacl
and refusing to do so is fully accountable
but he would give credit to anyone declinin.
to undertake that which he knew he was mo-
qualified for.
The musical part of the program reflected
painstaking preparation. There was duet
by Misses Lizzie Reese and Name Morgan
and a solo by Miss Edith Morgan, both O.
which were artistically rendered. The rendi
tion Of THE Heavens Are Telling" from
Haydn's masterpiece THE Creation" by &
united choir of 40 voices under the direction
of Prof. ]. J. Price was feature of tht
evening.
When collection was taken the audienc,
was invited to drop any questions to which
answers were desired into the basket Tn,
questions were so numerous that this part O
the program was curtailed. Answers wer,
furnished by Revs. T. NJ Morrison ant
Lloyd Roberts, and Prof. Schrope.
The Welsh congregational church of Maha
noy City was decided upon as the next plac,
of meeting and a vote of thanks was ten
dered to the pastor and congregation of tn,
Trinity Reformed church, the united choir
Prof. j. j. Price and all who took part in tn,
program.
After the doxOlogy and benediction by Rev
K. S Yeariek the audience dispersed.
Miss Anna NJ. Dengler presided at tn
organ during the evening and rendered ex
cellent service, particularly during the sing
ing of the oratOrio selection by the unitet
choir, when the merits of the artist are wei
tested.
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