The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-21
GENERAL ASSOCIATION.

Address by DR.. Mulch of This City
Other Doings of the Convention.
Hartford, June 2O.--Over one hundred
clergymen, besides several laymen, We're
were in attendance yesterday at the an
nual meeting of the general association
of Connecticut. The following officers
were elected:
Moder ator-Rev. William H. Holman
of Southport.
Scribe-Rev John P, Trowbridge of
Eastford.
Registrar and treasurer-Rev. Joel S.
Ives of Hartford.
Assistant scribe-Rev Quincy Blake
ly of South Glastonbury.
Nominating committee-Rev. Charles
F. Clarke Of Whitneyville, Rev Charles
Fl. Smith of Plymouth Rev. Lewis w.
Hicks of this city.
At the councils session Tuesday Rev
Joseph H. Twichell offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
Voted, That committee of three be
appointed by the chair to consider the
ACCESSIBILITY Of the form of special nc
tice, if any, to be given at the annual
meeting two years hence to the centen-
NAL of the birth of Horace Bushnell, oc-
curing about that time, the committee
to report upon the subject at the next
annual meeting.
The Rev, Joel S. Ives suggested the
names of the Rev. Joseph H Twichell,
the Rev. DR.. J. w Cooper of New Brit
ain, and the Rev. William Fl. Holman,
the moderator, as the committee This
was adopted
New Standing Committee.
The new standing committee of the
association will be: Rev Frank A.
Johnson of New Milford, the Rev. Will
liam w. McLane of New Haven, the
Rev. Henry H. Morse of Milford, the
Rev. 0. w. Means of Enfield and the
Rev. Joel S. Ives of Meriden The an
nual meeting Of the association in 1901
will be held in Plymouth church in New
Haven
Pastoral Instruction of the Young.
The Rev. William j. Mulch of New
Haven opened the discussion this fore
noon on Pastoral Instruction of Young
People" The teaching of abstract truth
to those of immature minds is apt to
become empty words. But concrete OBJ
jects may be presented, picturing to the
chld's mind the truth that is to be con-
veyed. 1t is the drawing out of inter
ests that must be sought. instruction
that has no reference to what interests
the child is worse than no instruction.
The child will have no comprehension
of the abstract principle of neighborly
love. But the story of the Good Samar-
itan will illustrate the idea effectively, if
it is told with vivacity and clearness
No true enducation can al monty at in
tellectualism 1t must lead uD into
character. The best Intelligence must
be used in giving spirituality and relig-
ious training. Parents must be made
to feel the necessity of cooperation
with the pastor in guiding the young.
Lack of interest in this direction is
damaging. Children are falling into
evil because of the lack of Christian
nurture. Ministers might become more
effective in the community If they
should preach less and teach more.
The discussion was taken part in by
the ev. Cyrus Stimson of Bridgeport,
the Rev Oliver II. Bronson of Sims
bury, the Rev. Wilbur Johnson of Can
terbury, The Rev Alexander f. Irvine
Of New Haven and the Rev N NJ
Calhoun of Winsted. The latter said
it was not what the child carried away.
but it was the prayer. the solemnity of
the hour and the music He thought
childrsn's sermons a folly They would
get good from being in the church. The
Rev William c. Stiles of Stonington
thought that young children ought not
to be in church Sunday morning. There
might be a genius who could talk to
children, but he would have to be gem
ius to interest them. Some of the meth
DDS and all the spirit of the day schools
ought to be taken into the Sunday
school President f. G. Woodwork OF
Tougaloo university was called on for
a few remarks. He held that character
should be the great aim of education.
He believed in catechising the pupil.
The words Of the catechism and of the
Bible learned early in life have been
of unreasonable value. He feared that
the present tendency Is wrong, and he
would call men and thinkers back to the
old foundations Life Is broadened by
the learning of the great truths of the