Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-07-10
Sunday School Convention

The Thirty fourth annual Sc ;sion o.
the Sunday School Convention Of the
Baltimore Conference, Methodist Epis-
opal church South, began here Mon
d y at Trinity Methodist church Rev.
j. Fl. Light, pastor. The annual sermon
vas preached by the Rev. J. ]. Linger,
OF New Market, his subject being "Ihs
Gospel" based on Timothy AZ,
"Preach the word"
In the course Of his sermon, Mr..
Ringer said: "If there be any strong
feature about the Gospel it is found in
the fact that in q sense it will not
propagate itself. The preaching OF ten
fifty or hundred years since will not
suffice for the present. Human nature
Is alike depraved in every age and IN,
every cline, and this Gospel muat be |
preached, and constantly preached, |
until the latest and youngest child of
man shall be redeemed, regenerated
and disenthralled."
The preacher then asserted that1by
the preacheing OF the Word the world
is to give an account OF the incar nation
Of the Son Of God and to have present
I'D the purest and beet and first system
II law and morals ever offered. Con-
'luding, he said;
1--WE can boldly preach the Word,
because, let. it contains good news TO
II men; End, it reveals just such 9
saviour as fallen humanity needs; 3rd,
is the final dispensation OF God to
ian. Anu the consequence of accepting Y
rejecting it will mean everlastingI
fe or everlasting death. Finally, there
no better medium for the diffusion OF
le Word than through the Sunday
,hool. Tell the story first told in Je-
Isalem, and which we are commanded ID
repeat to the end" pr
Within the bounds of the Baltimore q
'nfarence, embracing portions of a
aryland, West Virginia, Virginia and NJ
District of Columbia, there are $40 ia
Inday Schools, $40 officers aud m
achers, and Al, 500 scholvrs, making W,
otal of nearly $4,000. The officers OF "a
8 convention are; President, Hon.
L. Walton, Of Woodstock, Va; sec
AIRY, W. W. MILAN, Esq, of Wash A.
,ton, D. @. tn'
At the conclusion Of the sermon to. VIZ
int "social hour" was held at which rel
re present the visiting delegates aud re
lgregation, numbering several ,in'
,dred. Refreshments were served nol
= committee representing the church, ~,
the occasion was most delightful o.
enjoyable one. uu
he convention will remain in SO ssion Wv
Il Thursday noon. An excursion to 10, ,es
Natural Bridge has bee arranged p''
Thursday afternoon.
he first business session of the
lday school convention of the .
timore Conference, NJ. E. Church.
to, was opened with formal greet. tim
and respon.e. The address of Nv
come on behalf Ct the Sunday All
DOL was made by Mr.. William r. 'ec
lnedy, the superintendent. His apo
refs was recital of the historic cies
ings of Lexington and Rockbridge, Oot
names being mentioned as zoe
Houston, OF Texas fame; "Big
t" Wallace, the noted Indian fighter;
op William Taylor, tbs great .
can missionary; Mccormick, OF l
er fame. and other natives Of the in |
'ty. Those not natives but adopted, Ho,
toned, were Congressman, Cabinet a "a
'er, and University President 49,:
lam L. Wilson; Matthew Fontaine tn'S
ry, the pa th-fnder of The sea. and A
great soldiers Lee and Jackson Lex
ev. ]. Fl. Light, the pastor, extend bad
reetings in behalf Of tie church. blair