The. Huntiligdon Joupal.
Wednesday Morning, June 25, 1873.
READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Brief Mention--Home-Made and Stolen
Cherries in market.
The streets are dusty.
See new announcements.
On a high—The mercury.
Next in order—Mad dogs. .
Bobbing round—Tax collectors.
farmers are about going to grass.
The bathing season has opened brisk.
Driving a heavy trade—The soda water deal-
Broad Top is prepared to move 3,000 tons
of coal daily.
Read new schedules of the Broad Top and
B.& B. railroads.
Mach admired—The work executed at the
JOURNAL job rooms,
The public schools close next Friday until
the first of September.
The drought is becoming a very serious af
fair. Everything is suffering.
If you want cheap envelopes, with your ad.
dress printed on them, give us a call.
Senator Scott was appointed foreman of the
U. S. Grand Jury, at Williamsport, last week.
Visitors are wending their way to Bedford.
The boarding houses will all be full in a short
time.
The Stonerston•n bridge is to be covered
with sheeting. Messrs. Buchanan & Son hare
the job.
Maj. D. W. Mullin, of Bedford, illuminated
our office with his genial countenance one day
last week.
The pupils of Miss Burbank's school held a
pie-nic, in the grove, on the south side, on
Saturday last.
A wicked wag—The chap who stole that
half barrel of ale from an up town stable on
Saturday night.
The United Brethren purpose holding a
camp meeting, in "McCahan's Bottom," some
time during the summer.
Will somebody tell us where "Jaggerd
Forge" is? It islocated in Huntingdon coun
ty, but man a live where ?
Whiskey is sold in town somewhere. A.
number of dead beats were full of it on Sat
urday night. Where did they get it?
On Monday last we had the pleasure of ta
king by the hand our old-time friend, George
McAlevy, Esq., of Jackson township.
A fellow was sent to prison, on Friday last,
charged with stealing a sett of harness from
George Sumer, of Henderson township.
Harry Fisher, of the "Gem," will accept the
thanks of the printers fora treat of cronk beer.
It is just the thing this sweltering weather.
Hot, dry and dusty ! Everything is sprin
kled with sand. "Old Probabilities" has run
ons of water, and so has almost everybody
sloe.
We have 50,000 envelopes which we will
sell at cost, and print the address of parties
buying them at the lowest figure at which it
can be done.
Mt. Union has the man "who had his back
tanned" from wearing a new fangled shirt.—
He would now prefer most any kind of a shift
to this kind of a shirt.
TOE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL is one of the best
'weekly papers published in the State; it is
always chuck-full of interesting reading mat
ter.—Clarion County Republican.
Within the past few months the Huntingdon
sad Broad Top. railroad company haa introdu
ced the Westinghouse brake and put down 600
tons of new iron and 15,000 sills.
The members of the Reformed Sabbath
School held a very successful festival, last
week, at the Castilian Garden, for the purpose
•of raising funds to purchase an organ.
Capt. Brice X. Blair has received a patent
for a mail-bag clasp. It is quite a novelty,
and is a decided improvement upon the old
limber-jawed thing-'em-bob now in use.
Huntingdon, according to "Observer." has
a live dandy. Why shouldn't she have? Our
barbers know how to get up city gents to or
der. Huntingdon is becoming a city, verily.
About two thousand emigrants passed
through here, on three sections of the Way
:Passenger train, on last Wednesday. They
represented a number of different nationalities .
Henry Conprpost, Esq., that good old man,
has gone West. Away down to Q. We ex
pect him to capture several of those Western
"Granges." They are very common out there
now.
it is getting very hot, and as usual the wo
leen are adding a large addition to their back
Lair. They are determined that the hot rays
shall not penetrate to their craniums. Per _
haps it is intended to prevent sun stroke.
The Times is informed that the Doctor neve r
'objects to "Huntingdon Notes" when they
are genuine, but when they are based on
a false basis, and spurious, be cannot honor
them. They are protested.
We still hope that somewhere, in the not
far-distant future, some one will be found who
will start an omnibus for the accommodation
•of the town. For a judicious person there are
handsome prefits in store.
A lady was thrown from a horse, near Stone
Creek bridge, on last Wednesday, caused by
the animal becoming frightened at a passing
train of cars; fortunately her clothing alone
suffered serious damage.
Owing to the great length of the proceed
ings of the Sabbath School Convention we
have been obliged to crowd out the letter of
•'Junior," and as it will be stale by next week
we will ask hint to write again.
"G`lang, liambletonian!" "Tom" Miller
.and "Doe" Buchanan swear by that bay colt,
And sometimes, we fear, if they do not swear
at him, they do some hardsome thinking.—
Colts will be colts, you know.
The annual meeting of the Mercersburg
Classis of the Reformed Church, embracing
the counties of Franklin, Fulton, Bedford,
Huntingdon and Blair, which assembled• in
Altoona, closed on Tuesday evening of last
week.
Street Commissioner Hight was very severe
ly hurt, last week, while cartingfilling on one
of the streets, by his horse becoming unman,-
ageable. He moved about on crutches for a
day or two. He will be all right in a few
-days.
On Tuesday a week ago a child of Portu
guese parents died on the Way Passenger
train, between this place and McVeytown.—
The corpse of the dead :!bild was lbft here by
the mother,,and by orders of Mr. Steele it was
.deposited in the cemetery.
Harry, son of Maj. 3J, S. Wharton, fell from
a wagon, at the pie-sic ground, on last Satur_
.day, one of the wheels passed over his bead
and bruised him very severely.. No bones
were broken. Another warnipg to boys to
]seep off moving vehicles.
It is a g:eat pity that so many raantuama,
kers are such poor judges of the length of
their customers. Two-thirds of the dresses of ,
-their patrons are made apparently for huge
giants of women instead of dear tittle ducks
mot much higher than a item. barrel ; eanse
quently great lengths of stuff are dragged
through the putrid quids, filthy gutters, dust
and dirt of the streets. It is strange that
cleanly women do not revolt against finch ex
travagant and distasteful dress makers.
The Fir,e Company was out practicing on
Tuesday and Friday evenings of last week.—
They threw water one hundred and seventy
five feet, through an inch nozzle, easy. They
are determined to become a perfect set of
squirts before the 4th pros.
Altoona is reported to be so filthy that it is
confidently expected, in the event of cholera
penetrating to that mountain retreat, that ev
ery man, woman and child in the place wilt
be wiped out. We mourn for Altoona ! It
will be a good thing for Hollidaysburg, won't
Mr. Simon Cohn has erected a comfortable
station house, containing warehouse, telegraph
office and passenger room, at Coffee Run, for
the H. Sr B. T. It. R. Co. This was
much needed at this point. The people of
that locality appreciate Mr. Gage's manage
ment very highly.
There was a lively time at S. E. Henry's on
Sunday morning last. A swarm of bees, not
having the fear of a violation of the Sabbath
before their eyes, lodged - en a little tree in the
yard, and the way things buzzed around there
for a while was a caution. Squire Port housed
them eventually, but stings were numerous.
On Tuesday of last week a couple of roughs
named Morningstar and HelHogshead, got into
an altercation at one of the brick yards, and
the police were called out and seized and
bound them and then lodged them in thelock
up. One of them did some tall "weeping,
wailing and gnashing of teeth." Somebody
furnished them witn tangle-foot. The tem
perance men ought to look after this matter.
The JOURNAL job office is not inferior to any
outside of the cities. Our workmen are fully
as competent, and our stock is as good and as
cheap, so that there is no necessity for any
individual sending his work to Philadelphia
to be printed. All work that is not contracted
for at the Jousse., Monitor or Globe offices is
sent to the city to the injury of the offices here.
We are sure that our people have no desire to
injure those who support them, and that they
only want to know the fact to apply the rem
edy.
"Observer" did the Fire Company great in
justice by his unguarded statements. The
only drawback attributed to the "Hunting
don," at the Mobus fire, resulted from placing
the suction pipe, in the haste attending the
getting of the engine into play, in the mud.—
The first thing the managers knew they were
throwing mud at the fire. This was rather
rough on the fire, but it was not half as bad
as "Observer" throwing dirt at the machine.
Taking it all in all—including "Observer's"
letter—it was rather a dirty little business.
Roman loves a good segar. In a smoke he
finds the most profound enjoyment. One even
ing last week he stationed himself at the de
pot, on the arrival of one of the trains, placidly
enjoying a pleasant Havana. A lady seated in
one of the cars disturbed his equanimity by fling
ing a tract at his feet. He stooped down me
chanically, picked it up and read the title in
flaming characters : "Does it Pay to Smoke?"
It was an awful conundrum. It has disturbed
his repose ever since. He has asked himself
the question a thousand times since: "Does•
it Pay to Smoke ?" And you may believe it
or not, but it is nevertheless true, the subject
always "ends in smoke."
Air. E. L. Russ, who was for a number of years
connected with the Harrisburg Telegraph Job
Office, and who is experieneed and thoroughly
skilled in his profession, is now in charge of
the Jouneet. Job Office, and is prepared to do
all kinds of Job work in a manner that cannot
be surpassed by any of the regular city Job
Offices. This is the first time in the history of
the printing business in this place, that one who
has spent much of a lifetime,' exclusively de
voted to Job Printing, has been engaged here.
We hope this liberal enterprise will be duly
appreciated by our people, and that all those
who have Job work to do will give us a
trial. tf.
"HAVE You SEEN SAM ?"—The fol
lowing circumstances, which took place in a
local option town, are vouched for as being
correct
Au old-fashioned gentleman, who knew
nothing of local option, and who was partial
to a drop of the "0 be Joyful," when on a re
cent visit to the capital found all the fountains
that furnished him his former beverage dried
up. After interviewing all the places that
formerly quenched his thirst, without success,
he stepped into a grocery store to rest, and
while there a gentleman came in and asked
the proprietor, 'How is Sam 2" "So, so,"
was the reply of the urbane groceryman. The
inquirer after Sam's health immediately bolt
ed into a back room and was seen no more.—
Directly another person appeared, made the
same inquiry, and disappeared in the same
manner, and was followed at intervals by oth
ers who went through the same formulaas did
the first one. Our thirsty friend observed all
these movements. He began to cogitate, and
the more he cogitated the thirstier he became,
and the more anxious was he to see "Sam."
He left that grocery store, and after a circuit
of four squares found himself at the door of
the identical store that he had left. He felt
as if he had to do or die, and putting on a bold
face he entered and asked about the health of
"Sam." "So : so," was the answer. "Can I
see him ?" asked our thirsty friend. The pro
prietof surveyed him quite minutely and then
replied, "I guess so." Our friend lost no time
in entering that baek room. The furniture
consisted of one centre table. On that table
was a pitcher of ice water. By that pitcher
of ice water was a bottle of old Bourbon. On
that bottle of old Bourbon was printed in
large letters the word "Sam." A goblet was
also on the table and on the goblet the magic
number 10 cents was plainly visible. Our
friend slaked his thirst, placed his ten cent
Spinner on the waiter and took his departure
through a back do:r as directed by a printed
placard. Now we don't say that this took
place at Hollidaysburg, and when you go there
we would not recommend you to inquire after
the health of i'Sara."—Altoona San.
SUNSTROKE PREVENTIVE.—As we are
passing through the heated term the following
specific against sunstroke may save from ill
ness and death many whose occupation oblige
th.oin to be in the field or on the street:
"About a year since I saw in a newspaper
an account of a case of sunstroke, written by
the party himself. After suffering a longtime
from the attack, and having to a considerable
degree recovered, he experienced suffering
even from the rays of the moon. This led him
to the reflection that it was not altogether the
heat of the sun that produced prostration.—
After much research, he discovered that the
injury came from the chemical ray, and not
from the heat ray. Be was guided to this by
observing the fact that A photograph could
hot be taken through a hollow glass. Accord
ingly, he lined his hat with two linings—one
of orange yellow to arrest the chemical ray,
and one of green to arrest the heat ray. Thus
prepared, he went where the rays of the sun
were most intense with perfect impunity. It
is well known that the negro is seldom sun
struck. The color of his skin over the skull
being of the orange yellow, may assist in ac
counting for the fact. I practiced upon this
suggestion all last summer, lined my hat with
green and orange yellow paper, and had con
fidence enough in the truth of the theory to
neglect my, umbrella, which I had never done
before. I mentioned it to many, who tried it
also, and in many cases thst Apple under my
observation they uniformly asserted 444 the
oppressive heat of the sun upon the head was
much relieved."
COATS at a dollar a piece and Caps at twen.
ty-five cents each, pt IT. Greenberg's Cheap
Clothing Store.
LITERARY oTicEs.-The July number
of Lippincott's Magazine ; which forms the
opening issue of a new volume, contains the
initial chapters of a charming narrative of
travel entitled The New Hyperion," profusely
illustrated by Gustave Dore. This record of
a journey from Paris to the Rhine, gives prom
ise of much graphic and humorous writing.
The pictures which embellish it, coming as
they do from Dore's pencil, cannot fail to yield
a feast of art. "From Philadelphia to Balti
more," by Robert Morris Copeland, is an il
lustrated article descriptive of the beautiful
scenery along one of our most important
routes of travel. "With the American Ambu
lance Corps in Paris," by Ralph Keeler, is an
interesting paper, which no American can
read without experiencing a feeling of just
pride. "Our Home in the Tyrol," byMargaret
Hewitt, is continued in the present number of
the Magazine. It well maintains the interest
and attraction which it exhibited in the be
ginning. Will Wallace Harney's contribution
entitled, "Strange Sea Industries and Adven
tures," is full of information of a novel kind,
and abounds in anecdotes as exciting as they
are truthful. "Remarkable Passages in Shel
ley's Early History," by January Searle, is a
paper that will be read with interest on ac
count of the light which it sheds upon the
youth of one of the geniuses of English poetry.
In the department of fiction the most promi
nent contributions to this issue are the con
tinuation of Mr. Black's serial novel, "A Prin
cess of Thule," and the conclusion of Mrs.
Rebecca Harding Davis's story, "Berrytown."
The poetry of the number is notably good,
particularly a charming little legend from the
pen of Mrs. Margaret J. Preston, entitled,
"Franeesca's Worship." "Our Monthly Gos
sip" exhibits its characteristic features.
Scribner's for July.—" The Great South" I
series of magnificently illustrated articles be
gins in "Scribner's" for July. In the first pa
per entitled "The New Route to the Gulf," Mr.
Edward Ring gives ns graphic descriptions of
the movement of the army of emigrants into
the great Southwest land, and of the roman
tic
border life—past and present—of that
strange but now rapidly modernizing country.
An entertaining illustrated paper on "Low
Life in Berlin." follows this. One of the most
interesting magazine articles of the day is
Rev. J. A. Reed's defence of Lincoln from the
attacks of certain late biographers. Another
noteworthy article in this number is Dr.
Newell's singular autobiographic paser, enti
tled, "Recollections of a Restored Lunatic: ,
There are, besides the continuation of Arthur
Bonnicastle (in which is chronicled the death
of Old Jenks), stories by Adeline Tarfton and
Miss Osgood ; a bright little article on "Chil
dren's Magazines ;" a remarkable paper by
"An Orthodox Minister" on "The Liberty of
Protestantism," and poetry by MacDonald,
G. P. Lathrop, B. F. Taylor, Miss Annan, and
others. The Book Reviews are more than
usually full and readable, and the other de
partments have their customary interest.
Bret Harte's new story will begin in the Au
gust number.
The Aldine for July is a capital number, both
as regards its Art and its-Literature. It opens
with a full-page illustration, printed in tints,
and entitled "Catch Him I" It represents two
children, the elder of whom, a girl, is holding
her little brother up to a rosebush, on which
a butterfly is about to alight. This is one of
Mr. John S. Davis's studies of child life, and a
very excellent one, too. "Moonlight on the
Shenandoah" is the title of the first of a series
of five illustrations drawn by Mr. J. D. Wood
ward, whose themes are the scenery of the Old
Dominion, which is chiefly selected in this in
stance from the region around Harper's Ferry
and the Shenandoah. They are pieturesque
and beautiful. Mrs Eliza Greatorex trans
ports us back to Old New York, in her spirited
sketch of "Hell Gate Ferry," which is one of
the most characteristic local drawings ever
contributed to The Aldine. "A Dainty Bit,"
after Otto Meyer, is delizions enough to pro
voke an epicure and a lover, Other figure
pieces are the Morning Bath," by H. Werner,
and "You Naughty Children!" by A. Gabl.
The Literature of The Aldine is always as ex
cellent as, and generally more varied, than the
literature of any other American magazine.
There are in the present number four good
stories "Sugaring Off," a study of New Eng
land life, by Mrs. H. G. Rowe, whose name is
new to us; "Return in Peace," a study of old
home life In the State of New York, by Lucy
Ellen Guernsey; "The Comet," by Erckmann
Chartrian ; and "The Turkish Slipper," by
Maurice Hartmann. The poems are "The
Song in the Dark," by Mary E. Bradley ; and
"Sebastiano at Supper," by Margaret J. Pres
ton. Music, Art, and Literature are intelli
gently and independently discussed. Alto
gether the number is remarkably good. Sub
scription price $5.00, including Chromos,
"Village Belle" and "Crossing the Moor."
James Sutton & Co., Publishers, 58 Maiden
Lane, New York.
The July Number of the -Phrenological Jour
nal opens volume 57—certainly a venerable
magazine—in a most creditable manner. Read
ers must find the following among the special
ly interesting papers, which impart a high val
ue to the number. Salmon P. Chase, with
Portrait; The Problem of Government, which
every politician should read carefully; Sketch
es from Daily Life, illustrated ; Creating an
Atmosphere; Genius and Talent; How to Use
Phrenology, illustrated ; How I Gained it ;
The Shaker Problem, a defence ; James L. Orr,
with Portrait; Integrity ; Where will you Sum
mer; Complusory Attendance, a powerful dis
cussion of the Education Question.
Terms, $3.00 a year, or six months on trial,
for $1.50. Address S. R. Wells, 389 Broad
way, N. Y.
PROTECTION OF CEMETERIES.—AMOng
the acts passed by the Legislature was one
conferring police power on persons entrusted
with the care of cemeteries, and as this is the
time when flowers and shrubbery usually suf
fer from the depredation of vandals we publish
the law for the benefit of the despoilers :
"It. shall be lawful for the trustees, directors
or other officers of* all organized cemeteries
within this State, to appoint as many day and
night watchmen on their grounds as they may
deem expedient ; and such watchmen, and also
all of their sopperintentients, gardeners and
agents stationed on such grounds, are hereby
authorized to take and subscribe before any
mayor or justice of the peace in the township
where such cemeteries may be situated, an oath
of office similar to the oath required by law of
constables : and upon the taking of such oath,
such watchmen, superintendents, gardeners
and agents shall have, exercise and possess a ll
powers of police officers within and adjacent
to said cemetery grounds; and they, and each
of them, shall have power to arrest, on view,
all persons engaged in violating the laws of the
State in reference to the protection, care and
preservation of cemeteries, and of the trees,
shrubbery, structures and adornments therein,
and to bring such persons so offending before
a mayor or justice of the peace, within such
township, to be dealt with according to law''
To SUBSCRIBERS.—After June 30th,
our subscribers, both in and out of the county,
will have to pay postage on the JounasL. We
would advise them to pay but for the first six
months, which would be to the first of Tann
ary, 1874. The postage for the Joutmat. for
six months will be ten cents. It is altogethe r
likely that this odious postage law, as far as it
concerns newspapers, will be repealed by that
time.
A fine lot of Childress, Carriages for sale at
the sign of the Padlock.
jelB.2w] A. It. STEWART & CO.
THE UNDEVELOPED WEST; OR, FIVE
YeAns IN THE Thattironiss.—Being a complete
history of that vast region between the Missis.
sippi and the Pacific, its resources, climate,
inhabitants,natnralcariosities, etc., etc. Life
and adventures and prairies, mountains, and
the Pacific Coast, with two hundred and fifty
illustrations, from original sketches and pho
tographic views of the scenery, cities, lands,
mines, people, and curiosities of the great
West, by J. H. Beadle, western correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial and author of
"Life in Utah," •etc., etc. Published by the
National Publishing Company of Philadelphia,
Penna., which will soon be issued, and sold by
subscription.
As a specimen of the author's frankness we
quote from page 216
"This chapter is exclusively for farmers and
prospective emigrants. "so others need ap
ply." If any one of the lattter has been visit
ed by rosy-hued dreams of an elysinm to be
realized in Kansas, where man has but to tic
kle the earth with a hoe, and she would laugh
with a harvest of giant maize and wounderful
wheat ; where bovine beauties rolled helpless
with fat in perennial pastures, and the "hon
est farmer" lived in Arcadian simplicity, he
had better dream on and not read. But, on
the contrary, if he has heard only of "drough
ty Kansas," this chapter will do him good."
And as indicative of his happy style from
page 251 :
"All aboard for Yosemite and the Big Trees !
How the mind swells as these words are call
ed through the hotel, and the fancy paints
what is to come : visions of giant vegetation
and wonderous woods ; of riotous nature in a
tropical clime and fertile soil, exceeding all
the wonders of romance with growing reality;
of rocky canons and happy valleys ; of glacier
hewn cliffs, reared thousands of feet in the
air ; of waterfalls and mirror lakes ; of im
mense flumes, cut by living streams in the solid
granite; of majestic falls, and crystal cascades
foaming from a hundred hills."
A NEW SOURCE OF WEALTH TO BE
DEVELOPED IN HUNTINGDON COUNTY.—MT. Dee
ter of Northampton county, au experienced
Slate Miner, and Mr. Montgomery, have taken
a lease of part of a tract of land near Maple
ton, recently purchased from Asa Corbin, by
Messrs. Lowry& Eichelberger of Hopewell and
D. Blair and J. S. Blair of this place, and corn
meneed to open a Slate Quarry on it. Mr.
Deeter thinks the Slate will equal that of the
Lehigh quarries, and that the quantity is in
exhaustable. Genl. McComb is also opening
a Slate quarry in the same strata, on his ad
joining laud.
These quarries will be within a mile of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Mapleton, between
Rocky Ridge and Jack's Mountain.
LOOK ! Loon ! !—A Rare chance for buying
out a Store that is doing a good business, in
the best business location, and in a Railroad
town. Possession given whenever desired
between this and September. Best of reasons
given for selling. For particulars, address
MERCHANTS,
2t. Tyrone, Pa.
HUNTINGDON AND RROAD TOP RAIL
ROAD—Report of Coal Shipped: TONS
for the'weekending June 21, 1873... ..... _8867
Same date last year 6026
Increase for week 9 841
Decrease for week
Shipped for the year 1873 220,638
Same date last year 144,264
Increase for year 1873
A responsible person wishing an Estey
Cottage Organ can procure one, at one half
cash and the balance in nine or twelve months.
Apply to Box 234, 14nntingdon, Pa. [tf.
FRESH ARRIVAL OF MILLINERY
Goons.—Miss E. M. Africa has just returned
rom the east with a large and fashionable
stock of bonnets, hats, notions, assortment of
children's aprons, &c., &c. And every thing
in her line. tf.
Buy your Wall Paper,Wiudow Shades, Book&
and Stationery at Langdon's Book Store. It
is the cheapest store of the kind in town. tf.
TWO HUNDRED
WEST HUNTINGDON LOTS
FOR SALE.
Apply to
R. ALLISON MILLER,
No. 228 k Hill St
Fon RENT.—Three rooms and a kitchen, No.
422 Penn street, Huntingdon, suitable for a
small family or boarders. Kitchen and one
room furnished if desired. Apply to Mrs. L.
A. Hamer. DelB-2w
Farmers, A. R. Stewart & Co., have just re
ceived a large lot of Scythes, Snaths, Rakes,
&a., &c. [jelB,2w
(Reported by It. Dl'Divrrr, Esq.]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH AN
NUAL MEETING OF THE HUNTINGDON COUNTY
SABBATH SCHOOL CONTENTION, HDNTINODON,
Ram 110871—Met pursuant to announce
ment, in the Court House, at 101 o'clock, A.
N. Called to order by J. R. Simpson, esq.,
President. The Convention united in singing
the hymn, "All hail the power ofJesus' name."
a . Qpening prayer by Rev, A. G. Dole, of Hun
tingdon, and reading of the Scriptures by Rev.
J. W. Plannett, of Sharpsburg, Pa.
L. S. Geissinger, esq., was appointed assis,
taut Secretary.
Committees were appointed on Business,
Statistics, Finance, Nominations and time and
place of meeting, and Resolutions.
K. Allen Lovell, esq., John Porter, csq.,Hon.
David Clarkson, Rev. A. G. Dole,
and Antho
ny Beaver, esq., were appointed a committee
on business.
The interval occupied by the Business com
mittee in preparing a report, was occupied in
devotional exercises, consisting of prayer and
singing.
The business committee reported, Devotion
al exercises for the remainder of the session,
and verbal reports from the schools for the af
ternoon session, after devotional exercises.
Question proposed by the chairman, How
shall we praise our Master, and bring honor
to His name ? Remarks op this subject by
Revs. Plannett, Dole, Prof. Johnston. James
3lcßlroy, - Heller, and others, The re
marks were spirited, interesting and encourar
ging. Concluding prayer by D. Clarkson and
benediction by Rev. Plannett.
"Bible praise meeting." Exercises conduct
ed by Prof. William Johnston, of Philadelphia,
consisting of music, vocal and instrumental,
prayer, and the repetition of appropriate Scrip.
ture texts, participated in by the entire audi
ence.
Verbal reports from the schools of the dif.
ferent townships and boroughs, being next in
order, were received from the townships of
West, Walker, Union, Three Springs, Porter,
Shirley and Shirleysburg. The reports were
generally favorable, and indicated an increas
ed interest in, and advancement of the schools
during the past year. Most of the schools re
ported additions to the chtirches from the
Sabbath schools. Quite a number have adopt
ed the International Series of Lessons during
the year.
The business committee reported further
exercises for this session, from 3 o'clock to
3.45, Discussion, subject, ow can I become a
successful Sabbath school teacher? To be
opened by Rev. J. S. McMurray, of Hunting
don. From 3.45 to 4.30, Question, Should
competitive prizes be offered in the Sunday
school ? Opened by Rev. Planuett. From
4.30 till 5, the question, How may parents aid
the teacher in his woak ? Opened by Rev. J.
M. Adair.
Mr. McMurray in opening the subject as
assigned him, remarked, Ist. There must be
knowledge of the subject matter of the lesson.
We cannot teach others what we do not know
ourselves. Zd. There should be a good degree of
adaptation to the work of teaching, which al
most every one possesses to a certain extent;
some in a far greater degree than others, 3rd.
There is a great difference between performing
a duty, as a duty, and doing it with interest.
4th. There should be a personal solicitude and
sympathy for the scholars, and their conver
sion to God. This matter of sympathy is
something wonderful. It see,,s to be the se
cret of a Beecher's success in holding an au
dience spell bound, and touching a chord in
the hearts of all his hearers. If the Sunday
School teacher will aim at that point, and en
ter into sympathy with his scholars, he cannot
well fail of success. The speaker related one
or two touching incidents that had come un
der his personal observation, illustrative of
the influence of the faithful and sympathetic
teacher, in winning the hearts of his pupils,
and leading them to Jesus. All, however, will
depend very much on our personal piety. We
cannot feel much solicitude for another s soul
without the love of Christ. "More love, oh
Christ to thee." We all want it, and the more
we have of it the more we love humanity. be
cause it is the same love in the.christian heart
that brought the Saviour from His Throne, to
the manger and the cross. If actuated by the
love of Christ we will not esteem anything
hard. What we do will be done cheerfully,
and with pleasure.
Mr. -, The subject is one of peculiar
interest. No teacher is truly successful who
does not aim to keep in view the primary ob
ject of the Sabbath school, to lead them to
Jesus, and show them their need of a Saviour.
This requires all the power and ability of mind
sod spirit. We do not often feel a conviction
of the willingness and power of the spirit to
bless truth to the infant mind. We can scarce
ly define when that mind may be capable of
reasoning, but there is no child that can be
brought to the Sabbath school, but may be
led to feel and reflect when rightly trained.
An affecting incident was related illustrative
of this preposition, of a little boy, not fire
years old, but whose pious mother had instill
ed into his mind the principles of piety and
religion at that early age. Be sore you have
been with Christ yourself, and then you will
labor on, certain of success in pointing them
to Jesus, and sacking the aid of the holy
spirit.
Pref. Johnston. We cannot be successful
teachers without being daily students of God's
word. The secret of success is that sympathy
produced by communion with Christ in His
work. A revival that spread all through the
church, in the town of Montrose, was the re
sult of the labors of oae teacher, an humble wo
man, beginning to study the word as the source
of power to bring her children in the Sabbath
school, to Christ. She became a successful
teacher by introducing into the church, a new
member, the Lord Jesus Christ. This is with
in the reach of all.
Mr.-. Ia order to be successful we
need the divine blessing. The promise of the
Saviour to the Sabbath school teacher as well
as to the minister, is "Lo I am with you al
ways," itc. Sabbath school instruction is
simply another form of preaching the gospel
to children. When the Divine Spirit testifies
to the heart of the teacher then he is qualified
to explain it, to the child, in such a manner
as will be effectual, and attended with the
Divine blessing.
Mr.-. The teacher, to be successful,
should possess an experience of the love of
Christ. God has loved, not simply the Chris
tian Church in America, and other lands, but
the world, lying in wickness, and to that de
gree that He has sent a Saviour to redeem 't'
by his blood. Sabbath school teachers shou ld
press this thought, occassionally at least, and
perhaps frequently, on the minds of their clas
ses. The teacher, in order to be successful,
must bs a person much given to prayer, and
possesmd of a ;icing faith. It is the prayer
of faith, we are told, that even saves the sick,
and this is instrumental in the conversion of
all suci as are brought to the Cross of Chirst.
It should therefore always he employed, as
enjoined on us by the Apostle, "pray without
ceasing," lie.
J. A. Brown. An important matter is to
have the sympathy of the other teachers in the
same school. In ord ?r to have that our schools
should have uniform lessons. There is sym
pathy arising from the fact that they are pre
paring the same lesson, with a view of teach
ing different classes the same day. The intro
duction of the uniform series has been one
way of making more successful teachers.
Rev. J. W. Plahnett, in opening the subject
assigned him, said : In order to call out dis
cussion I take the affirmative. If the fact is,
at elicited in the discussion of the last ques
thn, that the aim and end of Sunday school
teachers is the conversion of the scholar, the
Motion that the word sustains has a tendency
t. the accomplishment of that end, because it
is not so much by prayer, or other agencies,
as through the direct agency of the word of
God itself, that faith comes. We are justified
iy faith, and the gospel is God's means for
saving the world. Our depraved human Da
um does not delight in God's word. The na
tural man receives not the things of the Spirit,
die. This fact is very largely true in relation
to our children. They are interested in nov
els, works of romance, history, or almost any
thing, in preference to the word of God. We
want to bring them to study word of God.
They do not realize its value, its importance,
its preciousness, and blessedness, as does the
Christian, and yet it is the very means by
which they are brought into this relation.
Now we want to induce them to study this
word, and if we can do so by offering them a
'reward - , do'we not accomplish a great end, and
bring them in direct contact with that agency
that God makes his power in salvation, and I
, ask whether it is not wise in Sabbath schools
and teachers to offer rewards to induce the
children to study the word of God. •
Mr. Clarkson. In order that we may have
two sides to this question I will take the op
posite. Experience has taught me that it is
holding,out inducements to children to be
come dishonest, and where the children are
all strictly honestitis calculated to discourage
some who may labor as bard as others, end
still not able to retain what they read. The
Sabbath school should be made so interesting
that there would be no necessity in offering
prizes. The prizes had better be used to 4ring
the teachers out. The scholars don't usually
lag. We have abandoned the idea of prizes,
an the children were never more anxious to
attend, because the school has been made
more interesting by the use of other means.
Mr. McMurray. It might be useful on the
principle that a cork leg would, in the absence
of the original limb.
B. F. Brown. What is the meaning of com
petitive prizes? I would have no objection
to giving small children a reward, such as a
ticket, or portion of scripture printed, with
the understanding that they commit them to
memory. They look upon it as a prize, but I
would object to the using of competive prizes.
Exciting an emulation to excel others is very
apt to produce bad feeling, and if used in that
way I object to it.
The Chairman explained that according to
the report of the leading Sunday school work
ers of England, the system of awarding corn
petive prizes to teachers, upon examination,
is pursued with good results.
Mr. Dole. Some may be induced to study
by kindness and affection ; others with all
this, still lag. Could not those be induced to
learn the Bible by prizes presented ?
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Mr. Dunn. Whether it would be right to
have children to commit passages of scripture,
is the question. "The letter kills, and the
spirit makes alive." I like the idea of giving
prizes to teachers, and, if any, they should be
given to those sluggish, careless, oold ones
who cannot take enough interest in little chil
dren to come out and instruct them. There is
too much indifference on thepart of the teach
ers and parents.
Mr. Plannett. lam glad to see that there
is a correct feeling on this subject. lam sick
of Willing peeple to do right. We are reaping
now, in the absence of a proper sustenance
and support of all religious institutions, what
has grown out of this price giving. You can
not raise means for any of these objects, with
out getting up fairs, festivals, lotteries, and
other abominations. We must give a man
twenty five cents worth of ice cream to make
him willing to give the same amount for the
cause of Christ. I an, glad we are abandon
ing ...system that will bring on the next gen
eration the evils we now experience.
Mr. Brewster. I would understand compet
itive prizes to be a slim of money or anything
else, set up between two. It should be called
reward, which no one, I think, would object to.
Mr. Porter. If the principle is wrong to
give a prize for advancement in school knowl
edge, is it wrong in christian knowledge? If
SO i;41t(11 11(1 lie OW(100 and condolluled,-- ,
Our seminaries and schools hold out prises
for high attainments. I can see no reason
why competition should not exist in the at.
tainment of Christian knowledge In the Sab
bath schools, as well as in every other depart-
ment of life. The very fact of excelling in
advancement in Christian knowledge is a re
ward.
Mr. Lovell. It has been taken for granted
'that this system is wrong, while only one or
two have given any reason for condemnation.
If right there is no reason for abandoning it
simply because assumed to be wrong. Where
a teacher honestly seeks to elevate his class
in the knowledge of the Scripture, and expects
that they shall understand them, is it wrong
for him to offer competitive pries ' ?' or for the
Spperintendot to offer a bible or other book
to 'the school at large, which may be useful
to them in life or perhaps lead to their con
version? Nothing so horrible in this. It is
well to look at this question in a candid man
tier,
Mr. S. P. McDivitt. I can see no good rea
son why the principle should be discontinued
of giving prizes to teachers for superior excel
lence in teaching. They are not hired, but
rewarded for superior excellence in teaching,
which is altogether proper. But this question
has nothing to do with teachers who place be
fore their pupils a reward which, with their
immaturity of mind and judgment, they are so
apt to confound with the object for which they
work. I have little thith in the good a hun
dred, verses. will do those who have committed.
them for a book or other prize. The custom
of offering prizes in our Institutions of learn
ins is fast going out of use except in some
few, for reasons which they consider good.
and which is not for us to examine.
The Business Committee reported further
for the evening session. Devotional exercises
for fifteen mtnntes, to be conducted by P. H.
Bence, of Three Springs. Discussion, Subject:
How best establish and maintain Normal class
es in oar Sunday schools ? To be opened by
F. H. Lane. Address by Rev. H. McCook, of
Philadelphia.
How may parents aid the teacher in his
work. Opened by'Rev. J. H. Adair. The in
terest of our Sabbath schools depends to a
considerable extent on-the parents. Parents
may aid the teacher by seeing that the chil
dren attend the school, in preparing them to
go, or bringing them there, and attending
themselves. Many of the children in country
districts are small, have quite a distance to go
and need to be helped there. Parents can aid
by supplying the funds necessary for the pur
chase of papers, books and tracts, and should
be willing to do so. The parent that stands
hack in this throws Lis interest against the
school instead of for it.
Mr. Palmer. Bow shall we get the parents
interested? In our school we have two ses
sions every Sunday, and of late an additional
one at night which is a review of the lesson,
to which the parents come, under the impres
sion that they are going to hear preaching,
and become interested in the lessonthemselves.
If we could adopt some measure to bring out
the parents, it would be a great success. I
was trying to count up how many of the pa
rents attend our school, and for the life of me
I cannot go three.
The committee on Finance was announced
by the Chair, as follows Messrs. Dunn, Henry,
Johnston, Palmer, and McElroy.
Committee on Statistics, Messrs. S. P. Mc-
Divitt, Brewster, Neff, and Woods.
Adjourned. Benediction by Rev. McMurray.
Devotional exercises led by I'. 11. Berme, Esq.,
and participated in by Messrs. Palmer, Lane and
others.
Question. How enn we best establish and main
tain normal classes in our Sunday Schools?
Opened by lien. F. H. Lane. We have in almost
every school the material out of which to form
these classes, which needs only to be brought into
requisition for this purpose, and it becomes the
duty of the Superintendent, officers and teachers
who best understand the qualifications of the chil
dren and youth under their charge, to make the
proper selection of those who are to form the class.
Let it ho the class, and not a class, in harmony
with all the officers and teachers of the school.
Who and how many shall form that class? Yon
have those oho are possessed of deep vital piety
and heart culture, who may bo modest in them
selves, and if called on to volunteer as teachers,
would shrink away and leave the school, rather
than assume the position ' b it you see theirmerit,
and that there is something in them for futnre
usefulness; then bring it into requisition and
place them in your normal class. If but fire such
in the school let that constitute the class; better
have more, but let it be at least five,in order to
make it interesting to them, and tey may feel
that they are a separate class, preparing for teach
ers, in the work that yet awaits them. Let the fit
ness of things to the end be held in view in the
selection of these from whom to draft and fill from
time to time, the vacant places of teachers by those
who will take their places as the known and rec
ognized teachers of the sehool.
You also want thew to possess an aptness to
teach. Many a well stored mind cannot commu
nicate what it knows. Others with a mistaken am
bition might rush forward, who with all the training
you could give them, would not make efficient
workers in the school. Then take the best material
in your reach, that can be quickest prepared for
the work of teaching. This is one of the "bows"
of doing it. Not leis important is the selection of
the one that teaches his class. Let the best abil
ity in the school be selected; one possessing the
deep piety of the soul, beaming in every effort; but
if you have not those that you desire, take the beat
material in the school or community. Your class
thus selected, your teacher may be either pastor
or layman. Be not delicate in choosing the latter,
and select one who can always be there, unless
Providentially detained. Time out.
The Pinapoe CommiGeo,throneh their chairman,
D. Dunn, Esq., reported 550 required to defray all
the expenses, almost the whole amount of which
was immediately pledged, and the balance raised
by a voluntary contribution.
Rev. W. C. McCook then addressed the conven
tion. Subject, The Messenger and his Message.
The address was suggested by the lesson, Genesis
45th chapter. Joseph had about the average
number of Sunday school scholars to deal with,
and was there alone with them, having a very im
portant matter to communicate, a very important
object to accomplish, and a wonderful revelation
to make to them. That is very much like the
teacher who meets his little impressibie minds with
his great message and truth to communicate.
Ist. Of the Messenger. I wish to suggest some
methods Ey which you may accomplish that which
every worker wishes to fio. The Word method has
fallen under some simpioion and is associated with
the idea of modern inventions, ihrabering, black
boards, object lessons, /te., which our fathers never
learned, I wish our good old fathem and mothers
would recall the experience of early days, when
they were the most tremendous radical revolution
ists that ever stirred the hearts of the people;
when the very idea of Sunday schools was revolu
tionary. There is, however, substantial agreement
as to those things that are absolutely essential to
the work, and one of the first of these essentials is
the single eye. “Cause every man to go out from
me," said the Prince and Lord of the old empire of
the Nile. Ah, brethren, if we could come to our
work in such a spirit as this; with the great
world with its dealractiaz thoughts and cares to
go out from us, and with ourlittle class, alone, no
intruding gyptiart near us, and alone with our
scholars and our Qod, work out the work Ha has
given us to do. But this spirit or rnnseeratim. to
the blessed Lord, and to Iliswar'a, must bu taught
in the closet, in order to make us saccoYful in the
work that lies before us.
The second qualification of the messenger is the
tender heart, Joseph "could not refrain himself."
When a man is in Joseph's condition, when he
cannot refrain himself from telling the t'old, old,
story," I think that man is in the very hest con
dition to go into the Sabbath school class, and as
the messenger of the Lord of Hosts, win hearts for
the Lord. Emotion is necessary. FteicAtite men
tell us there is enough electricity ida single drop
of water to make a thunderbolt. lam glad they
don't ;take thunderbolts. The drop of water,
falling tint of the cloud so softly, merging with
the million drops that find their way from the
murmuring brooks to the river and the sea, they,
if they hare a thunderbolt in them, by the power
of their gentleness do a beter work for God than if
they had thundered in their passage never so son
orously.
We epos' cif the bard heart& of our children. I
think it begins a little nearer home. If the tender
heart were in the teacher's seat, would it not Sow
out and touch with answering tenderness the
hearts of the children? The mere verbal knowledge
of the word of God, without the love, which is the
molivepower, is of no value,
3d, I would venture to suggest the sympathiz
ing nature. "Come near to me,"said Joseph. When
you see a class where the little beads are all bent
over in a circle, with the teacher's head bent down
and all feeling Joseph's invitation to his brethren,
"come near to me," you have no doubt but that
class is getting along well. The sympatltizing
nature has drawn together, and the hearts are as
near together as tug heads.
The i s qiialiiication is the spiritual aim, "God
bath: seat me before you to preserve life." What
ever else the aim of the Sunday school, there must
be this, the spiritual aim, to save the soul of the
child; not only saving from the penalty of sin,
but from the power of sin. Whatever our denom
inational Shibboleths, cannot we bore miiite in the
blessed wrrit of our Master, saving the child for
Him? cannot we inscribe that on our folds that
our object is to save souls ? If so, as messengers
of God we shall appear before our schools well
equipped for the duty that lies upon us.
A sense of his father's peril opened the dumb
lips of the eon of Crcesus, when he turned back the
Spartan sword upraised against the life of hits pa
rent.
The teacher is sent of God. The Sabbath school
is no human invention. It is as old as Christian
ity; as Hint who sold, "Suffer little children to
come unto me.' It is older than that; it is as old
as the Pascal service when the father was requir
ed to gather his children around him, and tell
them the meaning of these things. It is older than
that ; it was in woven in the very nature of wo
man and man, when they looked upon their find
born and felt that there was a convenant relation,
between that child and the God who gave fife to
them, and to it through thoM• Thq SalfdaY school
teacher must. stand before his Clue, and say, as
Joseph said to bfs brethren, God bath sent me to
teach with authority, and not as the scribes. I
know it is hard to do it without the single eye, the
tender }mart, the sympathizing nature and the
spiritual aim.
What is the message ? Will there not be one
answer here to-night? Jesus only. We see it
here,, in this little incident, around which I have
woven the thoughts of the evening. Joseph, wham
Christ was the ante-type, was he not the Saviour
of life? And we stand with his message in our
hearts, bearing it to the child, teaching Jesus as
his Saviour from the penalty and power of sin.
How beautifully Joseph presents this truth, "ka not
angry or grieved with yoursevea." Wass a man
is angry with himself Cara is not repentance. Sor
row over your sloe, that 'you have offended your
Saviou,r.: Ms hard to occupy the right extreme
but Joseph had it, and we can have it when we
present Jesus first as the Saviour, second as the
comforter, wiping all tears from hispeoples'
and finally the message we have to tell our chil
dren is that Jesus is the commander. "Baste
you," said Joseph, “and go up to my father, and
and say unto him, come down unto me. Tarry
not." Ile put them to work immediately. Let
the child know that there is something else to do,
prayer to that Jesus, as his Saviour, comforter,
and commander, and then I am sure that the mes
sage will bo told in all its power. If we have the
spirit wo can labor successfully, looking for God's
blessing on the hearts of our children. We CM tell
them the "old, old story," ail the better for its
oldness. That will be the beginning in your heart
and the ending in the heart of the child. That
will be the eternal song, when teacher and child
and messenger with the message, shall have gone
up before the Giver and author of messenger and
message, and we shall sing the song of Moses and
the Lamb.
The Business committee reported for to-marrow
morning, let Verbal reports of the Schools through
out the county. 2d. Bible 403:0n, taught by Col.
Wm. Dorris.
Committee on nomination of officers for neat
year, and time and place of meeting, appointed,
as follows : Ft 11. Lane, D. Heck, P. H. Bence, B.
P. Brown ono 11. Knode.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY HORNING.
After devotional exercises, verbal reports were
received from the townships of Morris, Mapleton
bor., Jackson, Huntingdon bor., Henderson, Clay,
Cass, Cassville, Coalmont, Carbon, Birmingham,
Brady, Barre and Oneida.
The business committee reported further business
for the morning session. Object Teaching by Dr.
J. W. Ker. Subject—What is the Design of Music
in Sabbath School, and is it now appropriate as
used? Reports of committee and general business
of the convention. Nor the atternoon session,
Children's Meeting in the Presbyterian church at
2 o'clock. Evening session, Praise and Prayer
'meting at the Court House, to be cora:acted by
Prof. Johnston, to he followed by five minutes ad
dresses on the importance of the work before us.
Mr. Dorris. In opening the Bible Lesson no
signed him said. It struck me'this morning in lis
tening to the reports, and learning therefrom,
that the international series of lessons had not
been universally adopted, that there 'mutte some
thing wrong in the postal facilties. These papers e
have reached the farthest end of the earth, China,
Japan. Intii s, and the entire Christian Werld. I
was amazed to find that they had notreaehed Run
tingdon county, and hope that before you leave
this house to-day you will all determine to intro
duce these lessons in your Sabbath schools, and if
you write for them to-day you can have them next
Sabbath. They will be a blessing to your school,
and to every school in the land where used. It is
a glorious thought that all through the Christian
world, the Sabbath school scholars are engaged
this week in preparing the lesson we will have to
day, fee next Sabbath. They have been a blessing
to me. I have been a reader of the Bible from
boyhood, and to some extent astudent of the Bible,
and yet I never knew that there way so much of
Jesus Christ in the Old Tesatment; that Ile stood
out on every page, till I commenced the study of
the international papers. lie then proceeded to
illustrate in an able clear and forcible manner his
method of imparting instrnetion, with the aid of
the international series of lessons. The exercises
were participated in by the audience and were in
teresting and instructive throughout.
At the close of this lesson, Dr. J. W. Ker, of
York, Pa., introduced the anbject of Object Les
son instruction, as pursued by him in imparting
information in the doctrines and truths of the
Bible, to a class of small children. This system,
as illustrated by means of charts, black.board les
sons, and other objects, addressed to the eye of the
child, was very interesting, and his very able and
clear elucidation of the subject was listened to
with marked attention, evincing, as it did, a great
amount of thought, skill, aptrese to teach, and
thorough knowledge, not only of Bible truth. but
of the most effectual manner of presenting them to
the mind of the child.
The subject of Music in the Sabbath schools, was
opened by Dr. Wilson, of Birmingham. Music
will draw. Its effect is to bring those there who
would not otherwise attend. It prepares the mind
and heart for the discipline of the Sabbath school.
It allays contention in the family and in the school,
and touches the evil spirit at once. The melody
of our Sabbath school singing and praite, should
be the expression of our thanksgiving and devo
tional feeling toward our Heavenly Father. It is
intended to elevate the desires, and purify the af
fections and feelings, in order that they way bet
ter show forth the aspirations of the heart towards
God she Father and Jesus ttw blessed Saviour.
While come of the music now used is quite well
adapted so thin purpose, there is conic that is not,
and I sm locking feoward to the time when, so far
us the music is concerned, the difficulties will be
pus out the way by the introduction of an interna
tional series of musical productions, which I think
could be accomplished readily, by looking a selec
tion, so that our schools would all he singing the
same song. We would in a very short time, bring
in those elements that I am sure would elevate the
departmeht to a much higher plane than it now oc
cupies, and is likely to occupy until this arrange
ment be brought into operation.
Prof. Johnston. One thing that should beluok
ed at by Sabbath school superintendents, is appro
priateness in singing. Instead of this., sometimes
the question is asken "What will go, good?" There
is a power in the fitness of things, that goes right
home to the hearts of the children. Oh for the
time when there will he an appropriateness about
our Sabbath school singing; a reason for the langs.
nage and a fitness in it which shall move us up to
a higher life.
liar. Palmer. We have had an organ in our
school for some months, with great benefit to the
school, and its influences and benefits have extend
ed to the family circle. Would recommend the in
troduotion of an instrumental as well as vocal mu
sic in every school.
Mr. Dunn. Wo want more worship in our Sun
day schools. I have been met by cavillerssa.ying,
you must give children something they like. What
would the depraved heart like ? But if you teach
appropriate tears and the glorious old songs of
praise, every child, whose taste has sot become
corrupted by the trash that has been sung, will
desire them. My &dries is to carry home the sug
gestions mode about the spirituality, the praise
and the Drayer of music.
_ . _
Mr. geCOok. The irrepressible spirit of child
hood takes right bold of the sweet songs of Zion.
The interval that separates mirthfulness from
early tiplidtuartvorship, it if be wide one: la
leaped in a moment. There is, in theconstruction
' of the mind of the child, that God implanted dis
position which makes even the joyousness of
childhood to be in full 'aympathy with all those
glorious sentiments which sometimes we throw
out of the Sabbath school tmoaq,se not conceived
to be appropriate to *laced, There is philoso
phy as well as common sense in teaching the ohild
to lard these old psalms and hymns. The Sub
bath school is for instruction, and hymns are for
instruction. We sometimes forgot this, and do
not teach the ohildren what is in the hymns.
Take these dear old hymns and psalms. and stand
up before your children. and explain every word
and v‘mtcuee. and if there are any peculiar asso
ciations bring them iu. and you will be astonished
to find how merle more they will know of them,
and how much louder they and you will ho of
them. In dealing with children nothing should
bo taken for granted. Many expressions of scrip=
tore are nonsense to men who brave not been re
ligiously brought up. The teacher often takes it
for granted that the child understands the meta
phors when it does not, and will get false and
ridi.mtlens impressions unless you take pains to
make every thing clear. I fear we do not always
estimate rightly the missionary power of eurhym
nology. The true basis of Theology lies in these
hymns, and they do save the seals of children.
The glorious hytue, ''Just as I am without one
plea," he., on one occasion, aecamplisheil what all
my theology and reasoniag could not do. inleading
a soul to Christ.
Discussion closed.
The committee on Milieus and place of meeting,
reported the following:
President—T. W. Myton, Esq., Huntingdon.
Vire President.—Dr. G. W. Hewitt, Alexandria.
Secretary.—W. A. Fleming, Esq., Huntingdon.
Treasurer.—Wm. Dorris, Esq.
Place of meeting, Huntingdon. Time, Wednes
day and Thursday of the first week of June, Mt
Report adopted.
Adjourned with doxology, and benediction by
Rev. Barr.
In the afternoon, et 3 o'clock, pursuant to pre
vious arrangement, the Sabbath schools of the
Borouo, all assembled in the now Presbyterian
Char* where some five or six hundred children
were assembled, together with teachers, officers
and spectators, making altogether, about twelve
hundred of an audience.
The exercises were of a character appropriate to
the occasion. They were opened with prayer by
Rev. J. D. Thomas. and consisted of vocal and in
strumental music, conducted by Dr. E. J. Greene,
of Huntingdon, and Prof. Johnston, of Philadel
phia, iu which the audience all both young and
old participated.
The juvenile assemblage was addressed, success
ively, by Rev. J. M. Adair, Dr. tier, Rev. J. Kist
ler, Prof, Johnston, Dr. Wilson, and Rev.McCook,
in very neat and appropriate speeches, suited to
the comprehension of the children, which were
listened to with respectful attention, after which
tbu oonventiou adjourned, to meet in the Corr!
House in the evening.
The devotional exercises consisting or scripture
praise and prayer, were conducted by Prof. John
ston, and participated in by most of the large
audience assembled, with a degree of solemnity
and earnestness, well befitting occasion.
J. R. Simpson, Esq., chairnian of the meeting,
on taking leave of the position occupied by him,
in a brief address to the convention, congratulat
ed tiara on the increased activity and zeal mani
fested during the year, in all parts of the county,
in the Sabbath school work, as evinced by the re
ports, the hopeful appearance of future advance
ment, and the abundant reasons for thankfulness
and praise to the Giver of all good for the fa
vorable circumstances with which we are surround
ed, and concluded by introducing to the audience,
his successor, T. W. Myton, Esq., chairman of
the convention for the ensuing year, who, in a few
brief remarks, returned his thanks to the conven
tion for the unsolicited honor conferred upon him,
in selecting him as chairman, and expressed his
determination to discharge with fidelity and to the
best of his ability, tho important duties connected
. .
with the positioti, ^ and in conclusion urging upon
the members of the convention the importance of
ca-operation in the good work, that the cause of
Christ may prosper and bring forth such fruits as
have been hitherto unknown.
Dr. Ker made a brief address to the convention
on the subject assigned, urging the importance of
developing the latent and unused talent, by hold
ing township meetings over the county, in addi
tion to the annual county convention, and thus
getting the people to work.
. . . .
- Prof. Johnston followed in come well-timed re
marks on the same subject, urging tho importance
of earnestness, and tho consecration of all our
talents to the work of saving precious souls.
Some appropriate and touching remarks on the
same subject, were made by James A. Brown.
On motion, Retol.4. That the President of the
Convention have the privilege of appointing one
vice-president for each borough and township in
the county.
On motion of Rev. McMurray, Raml red, That
we recommend the President of this convention to
arrange for the holding of a aces convention in
each township of the county, to consist of the
Sunday school workers of the different denomina
tions, together with the ministers thereof; and if
unable to attend in person, to send one of the Vice
Presidents to superintend and preside over the
convention. . . _
A few remarks were made by the chairman, on
the importance of every teaoher carrying.home to
his class something of what we have learned here,
that they. with ne, may be prated.
Rev. Dole made some remarks on the impor
tance of earnest prayer and self-preparation, on
the part of the teacher, before coming before his
class.
Wm. P. Orbison, esq., moved that a vote of
thanks be tendered to the friends who have come
front a distance to assist es, and gave us so many
encouraging words, and good lessons, as well as to
the retiring President, for the faithful perform
ance of his duty.
. .
The resolution was adopted unanimously, by a
rising vote.
After singing the doxology, tied from
whomall blessings flow," and benediction by Rev.
McMurray, the convention adjourned.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE•
Letter from Orbisonia,
ORBISONAS, dish koundy, clone bout 17 dimes
1870 dree dimes.
MISHTER TEARPERN, Esq. Dot utter olt dich -
man vont reights you from Timm' Walley is
mine bruder. He call you olt Tarbarraw,
now i say dot ish not nice, if he ish mine
bruder, i alvays call beples mishter or squire,
dot ish so. Now, Mishter Tearpern, i elms
vaunt to reight you von gobd ledter for der
Casimir, dish long dime ago, but dish darn
Nic wiffie and dery fool Gremmels to reight
to much fool dings fur der babers, dot job so.
Und mine bruder in Timon Walley he tell you
some dings bout dot Globe breecher rant i
don't likes, dat ish bout dracking him from
dot viddows house in der shnow; vy dot vans
no harm, dot ish vent i loves to saw, dot ish
good, i likes to man rant loves ter vimons all
ter dime. My mutter she vans a vimon, too,
dot lab so. And we rest in der book dot goot
breechers musht visit der fadderliss undder
vidders, dot ish so. Und den be make not
any more dracks in der snowfrom dot vidders
house dill next vinter and den mabe he gits,
his feet frose den he ish not long for dish vorld.
any more, dot is so. 0 i dot it . Vas not nice
to plame him for loven der vimons, and dot
wash not reight for dot man vat tolt you to hit
dot breecher above ter glass i ; dot rash mean,
i nefer like to make fool mit a man mit dot
kind of inflichun. Und you know we read in
der pook of ten pat poys vaut come out of ter
roods, and eat all ter Bears up because to
make fool mit an olt man rant nefer used
Doeter Chases hare invigerashins. Dot breech
er ish von nice man, dot job so. Mishter Tear
pern, dish ish von nice place; we have Butch
nice beples here. i tell you we hash some
goot vidders here.
- Mr. Tearpern, ish it true bout dem big bugs
taken tar spree up at ter Tree Springs nod
drinkin up all ter big bottle dot vosh more
as too feet long's, if dem big bugs do. dem
dins some uv dem musbt have felt from
grace, dot ish so. Umd now tay hat petter
read ter Globe baper a vile. i sped ter little
pot's will git von big bottle up at ter Tree
Springs now and lern too drink 'noisy too,
and tiuk tap will make big bugs too ; dot ish
not nice, dot ish so. Now, Mishter Tearpern,
von you gits dis ledder i vont you go down to
Mishter \roods and dell him to dry and gits
me and mine brnder Chake on ter Chury,', and
owe viii chart do vaut ever he vonts done, dot
ish so. But don't let na body no vent you
dells him. Ghost visper dis dings. NowMish
ter Tearpern dot ish all dish dime.
Cmuster,
ter rest of my name is ter same dings as my
bruder.
HIJNTLNGDON MARKETS.
Correet2,l Weekly by Henry & Co.
flyerrinenon, Ye., June 24, 1=
Superfine Flour $ G 60
Extra Flour 760
Family Flour 8 6tl
Bed Wheat
White Wheat f 1 6a
Bark per cord 8 00
Barley --, as
Butter
Brooms ? doz 2 50
Beeswax ? pound 25
Bee. ? bushel - 200
Beef 754 8
Clovetseed ? 64 pounds 4OO
Corn VI bushel on ear 55
Corn shelled_ 6s
Chickens it lb.. --
Cum Meal VI cwt
Candles V lb
Cranberries Vi quart
Dried Apples Vlb •
Dried Cherries V lb..
Dried Beef
FZlsers
Flaxseed T 4 bushel
Hops . f pouad .......
»...._....» ....... ... 1
Hants smoked
Shoulderl23i
Side ..
Any ton OO
!' ar d it!'neoi
Large onions bushel lln
Oats
Potatoes ? bushel.. -...-- 5Oa6C.
Plaster ill tan grc.wsd ..... -...- ...... ........-......--- l3 Ou
Rage -
Rye.. Vs
Rye Chop Tt cwt S us
Rye Straw lit bundle...... lb
Wool washed 4k44
Wool unwashed lna
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
PIIILADELPfiIe, June 22, 1073.
FLOUR AND MEAL.—Flour coatinnes greatly depress
ed and prices are unsettled, being now fully $1 a bbt low
er than they were at this time lest month. The demand
is extremely limited, being entirely confine.] to the wants
of the home consumers, and there are free sellers at this
concession. odes of superfine at $444 30, extras at
to 5 ;Si, 100 bbla Whkonsin extra flashy at $7, 2010 bids
Minnesota do. do. Mir and good rt $76,7 20, 200 bble
do. do, choice at $7.75, 500 obis Pennsylvanht do. de. choice
at $6 50406, 100 bills Illinois do.iki. at 50 0., and 11/0 bble
high grade St. Louis do. do. at 09, and 4000 Ms city mills
family on private tenus Bye Flute isdoll, with farther
sales at $4 50. In Corn Meal there Ia nothing doing.
GRAIN.—The Wheat market, in sympathy with gear,
and influenced by unfavorable cable advices and increased
receipts, is very dull, and prices are unsettled and lower.
The sal. are 50,000 bushels good and choice western red
at a 54®1 60, 1000 bushels do amber choicest $1 66,1600
bushels choke western wlute at $1 75, 2800 bushel, amber
spring nt dl 50, and 1200 bushels No. Ido at gl 48, Rye
is telling . at 75e. Corn is gruffly unsettled, and it is diffi
cult to glee quotations: The receipts are large and the
stock accumulating. Sales of 85,000 bushels western yel
low at 534056 c, 15,000 bushels alartern mixed at 53417 56c,
end 7000 bushels damaged at 25®40c, according to quality.
The damp condition of so large a portton of that arriving
is a great drawback to an active trade. Gets are less ac
tive and prices are materially lower. Sales of 40,000 bush
els western white at 466_...48c, and 23,000 mixed at 40443 c..
The receipts to-day are as follows ; 3037 bbie flour, 7200
bushels wheat, 44.800 do corn, 35,000 do oats, 340 bbM
whisky.
artiageo.
MOON—BLACHART.—On the 15th inst., by El
der L. B. Whorton, Mr. J. Omar Moon, of Pal
myra, Otor county, Nebraska, formerly of New
Granada, Pa., to Sties Mary Blachart, of High
land, Gage county, Nebraska.
gtatio.
M'CALL.—On the 12th inst., in Henderson town
ship, James M'Call, aged 62 years, 3 months
and 20 days.
Miscellaneous
1873.
CARPETS!! CARPETS !! CARPETS!t
SPRING STOCK.
AT LOWEST PRICES!
JAMES A. BROWN
h eonstrnaly - receiving at his new
CARPET STORE,
HUNTINGDON, PA,
525} Hill Street.
Beautiful Patterns of Carpets, fresh from the•
ooms of the manufacturers. His stock eomprisea
BRUSSELS, INGRAINS,
VENITIAN, WOOL DUTCH,
COTTAGE, HEMP,
LIST and RAG CARPETS
CARPET CHAIN,
COCOA AND CANTON MATTINGS,
FLOOR, STAIR AND TABLE
OIL CLOTHS,
ands large nook of
WALL PAPER.
Window Shades and Fixtures, Drugget, Velvet
Rugs, Door Mats, Extra Carpet Thread and Bind
ing. I make a specialty of furnishing Church.
and Lodges at City Prices, and invite Furnishing
Committees to call and see goods made expressly
for their purposes.
Buyers will sore mousy and be better suited by
going to the regale+ , Carpet and Oil Cloth Store,
for any of the above goods. I defy competition
in prices and variety of beautiful patterns.
I have also the Agency for the °rival
HOWE SEWMG MACHINE, IMPROVED,
so well known as the beet Family Machine is the
world
Call the CARPET STORE and see then.
JAMES A. BROWN.
Feb. 14,1872.
SAMUEL T. EICEOLEON.
BLAIR & NICHOLSON, •
sue.... to Henry Stark, deceased, No.
la North Third street, Philadelphia, have on
hand and will sell at the Lowest Pricer, a large
and well selected assortment of all kinds of Gro
ceries, Tear,'Spices, Fieh, Cheese, Syrups, Tobac
co, ao.,
Orders by mail will receive prompt and careful
attention. [nov2o-Iyr.
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126
1873.