Zbt gnnisto iwtiori. ESTABLISHED M 1848. Pcuibi Etsht Widmsday Momio. Bridge Street, opposite tb Odd Fellow' Bell, MIFFLIXTOWX. PA. The Jchiata Skxtisil it published every Wednesday morning at $1,60 a year, la ad vance ; or $2,00 in all cases if not paid promptly in advance. No lubseriptlont die continued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. RATES OP ADVERTISING- . All advertising for less than thrwe asoaths for one square of sine lines or lee, will b charged one insertion, 75 cent, three $1.50, and 50 eents for each subsequent insertion. Administrator's, Exeoutor's and Auditor' Notices, $2,00. Professional and Business Cards, not exceeding one square, and inclu ding copy of paper, $8,00peryear. Hetieet in reading column, ten eents per line. Bier chants advertising by theyear at special rates. 3 "onlhs- 6 months. I year. One sduire S 8.S0 $ 6.00 $ 8.00 Two squares.;-.. 5.00 8.00 ll.Ort Three equates. . 6.00 lO.Ol) 15.HO One-fourth col'n. lO.Oft 17,00 25.00 Half column 18.00 2-."0 46.00 One column 30.00 45,00 tO.OO ft B. F. SCUVTE1EB, THE COHST1TOTIOI TBI ClO AMD TH SSroaCBHSST OS THS LAWS. EDITOR A5I FiftFSIETOK- VOLUME IXV, NO. 22 MFFLLNTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENN'A., MAY 31, 1S71. WHOLE NUMBEK 1263 iiiiili business Carbs. JOUIS E. ATKINSON, Attorney at Law, MIFFLISTOWJ", PA. jjCollteting and Conveyancing promptly attended to. OfEee, second story of Court House, Shore Frothonotary's office. JOBERT McMEEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MIFFL1XTOWS, PA. Office on Bridge street, in the room formerly scupied by Fira D. Parrer, Esq. LEX. K. McCLCai ATTORNEY AT LAW, 144 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. tct27-tf b. LOlL-EN", MIFFLINTOWN, PA., Offers bis services to the citizens of Juni- a county as Auctioneer and Vendue Crier. Charges, Irom two to ten dollars. Satisfac tion warranted noT3-Sm. dr7p. c. Ruxplo, 9 Patterson, pexxa. August H, 18'j'.-if. " lilOMAS A. ELI) Eli, mTLkT MIFFLINTOWN", PA. PH'ce hour? 9 A M. to S P. M. Office in I'.riiiiid'M building, two doors above the Srn t nt! olliri-. Budge turret. auglS-lf ID. S5B872, EL B., lliijLE -:P1IAT!C PHYSICIAN SURGEON iiaviuj t.er naiien'ly located in the bcrougli of .XliiiSii-iown, oilers Mm professional services i i liie ctiiiena of ibis place aud suriouuding i iiintry. tltlice on Main street, oer Bei'l'.er's Drug ft, -re. 1 IW-tf Sr. 2. A. Simpson I Treats all furms of .ii-stase, and may be con sulted an 1nii.j!i: 4t 1. 13 ()!lir i'l Liverpool V., cerT S.Vf i":.L.Y ai,d MOXDAV ap-r-. i itnieats can be i-nJe for oilier days. A' Joint 'i. I.ipu'n reiuriii'. Mitllintoa n. Jumat-i t'o.. Pa., Juuc lit, ls"l, till tven iiig lie. punctual iieTCall cu r uMnu hi!. K. A. SIMPSON". ,i,-p7 I-ivi-rpool. Perry Co.. Pa. 'Jittorttca at Saw, C01 SA.NSOM TIIEKT. PHILADELPHIA, sup IS lW-'-S KNT UAL CLAIM AUENCY, JAMES M. SELLERS. 14 4 S o I" T H SIXTH STREKT, J'!IILDH.rilIA. jfi. Bounties. Pension?. Hack Pay, Hore ("l.-iiiiii. State Oaimw. Ac, promptly collected Nu cU.i' ee f ir ioforuiation, nor when money is not collected oct:!7-lf IJCBAXON-MUTUAL PIKE IXSUKAXCE COMPANY, f .Jonestown. Pa. T POLICIES Perpetual, at low rates. No ureani ri- lis taken. This is one of the best conducted and most reliable Companies in the ttmie. . J. WILSON" ALLEN", Walnut l O., Juniata Co.. Pa., Apent for Juniata, Huntingdon, Franklin, Vultou and Bedford c 'tn'ie auglz-ly IX rERRYSVILLE. DR. J J. A PPL EB AUG It has established a Uri-ft and Prescription Store in the i.bnve-iiaiued place, and keeps a ge.nenl as-aoi-ttnent of DRUGS AS!) XED1CISF.S, Also all other articles usually kept in estab lishments of this kind. Ture Wine; ana L.quors for medicinal pur poses. Cigars. Tohaceo, Stationery, Confec tions (first-class). Notions, etc., no. IteyThe Uocto' gives advice free NEW DRUG STO RE. BANKS FlIAMLlN, Main Street. Mfflintoicn, Pa. DEALERS IN DBCG8 AXD OEDICIXES, Chemical. Stuff' Oils, ' l'aint8' Varnishes, . Glass, Futty, Coal Lamps, Burners, Chimneys. Brushes, Inf inrs Brushes. Soaps, Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes. Perfumerv, Combs. Hair Oil, Tobacco. Cigars, 0,10"s' and Stationary. LARGE VARIETY OF PATENT MEDICINES, selected with great care, and warranted from hi?h authority. Purest of WISES AXD LIQUORS for Medi cal Purposes. . . 6S-PllESCttirTI0X3 compounded with greaTcar... mal070 ly New Tin and Stove Establishment, PcrrytvtVe, Jtiuiata County, Pa. rpiIP, undersigned has opened u a new JL Tin and Stove Establishment in 'be room on Railroad Street, next doer to the Tusca rora Hotel, where he would be pleased to see all who are in wist of Tinware. Stoves, o. He will also give prompt attention to all or ders fur Roofing. Spouting and Jobbing, alt of which he guarantees to put up with the best of material and in a workmsn-like man ner. Having had over ten years experience in the business he flatters himself that he can give entire satisfaction to the public. He keeps on hand tbe celebrated Nimrod Cook Stove, which is the best baker, most economical and heaviest plated stove now in use. lie will keep on hand the Oriental Heateia, and a general assortment nf the best Stovee toaaufactcred. JOHN DUXBAB. isrfllanfous. The Great Medical Discovery! Dr. WALKER'S C-UPOEJITA VINEGAH BITTERS, KnudreJj of Thousands Bar t-'.r'nonv to th.-lr Won:r-i-u Cnratlv LS-'r a. r, t Hi kit f ? WHAT THY? Cf - TUZT AITE NOT A VILE 5 "51 FANCY DRIN K,I Hade of Pcor nnm, Whlker, Front pirlt and IJ !"!! I.I ioriloctorpd.plced and twferenecl to plciM ttic taste, called " Ton l"S"M Apjet:ior." KcsTorcrt," that trad ttie t.p.lirr cn to Jrunkcnnta and rata, bat are a tnn Mailiclnr.madc from UieNatlre Kootaand UtrSiff Ci;:ornla, freo rrm nil Alcehollc fxluiulama. Thora: tiietitJF.AT Ul.OOU 1'l ttIFIEtC and LIFEGIV1XIJ I'UIN 'Il'S.Eaptrrcct Denovator aadlnviecratoro? tue 5yt;-ta. carrying off all polsonout matter and r.'St-.rlnc tlio blood to a healthy condition. No p rson fan take t'ufe l.rtcw accorilnx 10 dlr. llon and re-nalu !car nnw:!ll. For luanuioxlorjr HuJ Chronic Itiica riitltwt nnd inct. I)j-9iirl r Ijiii 2 ilju. Rilloam IteiJiitent nrn! Inter tnittent l'evera, I'.er.!e of tho llliMiii, I.iie.-. KiJueiH, aad Klttilclcr, Vicm Hit. trr 'uart b?ra rr.efit r,r.c?i'ilu). Hnch ?re caasi'd by VltintcU Clooil. wb'cli H xceraMy produced li dmafcnient of tad DitfKtive Orsciia. JVPKI'S1A Oil lN'UUiEiSTIOX. Hpi!a;iie, Tain in loc Sboal-Jers Couahs, l lcnt nt or t.'if Chest, Dlallnrsn, Socr I-ac-.suona of 'hi- St'inaeh, Iiad tast j In the M nth. Uulon At tr.k. ra::!tatlon of the Heart. Inflainma'.lon of the l.ucs.rtin ia t!ierrt;io::i of the Kiduoys.and a hen '..-.'J ether pu.alul bymrtuma, aru t.'io o5 cprinc )f !)yf pepsia. Th y lar'.-or.c the Stomach and tlTnnla;e Hie torpid lirrr atid bowcla. which rcndtTtt.om of un civ.ill.d eflcacy in cleansing the blowl "f all ii:i;i:rlt!M. and Imparting ccw life and rleor to t'.e w In. lc vtem. Fillt xlitN' niSEAES.Ernpt!on.Totf:r. f sit li'n-n n. D;jte-K, Spot. Ilmplca. rn.ttle., p :i. Car'jonr.!r. i:ia- Worms, Scalrt-:!eaa. f ori F.y.-, K.-ripi;lsa,!teX Scarfs, Dlaeoloratl j-a of tt. Ilau.ora ar.d U!aca of the Siia, i,f vLaWT iuxj c. i:t'.ur ire llicrMly das i;p r-i.:cj';lri t of tr.j lystta In a ttrr t.u.e by tLe use cf th.5 H.ttcis. t;no bot'le l fn-h ca.iii w!" eonv'.icc th-.' riviat iiijrcdulr.ut of th:ir is'irarivecT--:. tMvar.se the V:t ared Plood wiieTiever you find It imp-ir;tiMbin;ir. throo;:b thanUn i'riin . pic. Krurtl-'ns or 6or; clear-sett Wn yoa tind it cVtractrfl and lufrf-.h in the veins: cl.aie i: w:.e-. it I foal, and yonr f ielirn,- tfl t.ll yiu ahen. H(?ep the blood pare and too ! -'!! of tie jvm:ti will follow. 11N. TAPF.a-ld o'.istWURMS. lnrfcmirln t.is sv.tc:j of no trany thonsaud. are eo'.-cTiia'.Iy 0-r 1 ana remove i. For full directions, ri! cj.r:::c:l.y t':j circular aronud each bottle. . J.WM.KFIt. Proprietor. K. n. M' tlONAI P & CO., Ira?rist ai!o n. ATe-it. Sau Fraec!-;o. Cal and SO an ! 3i Com-jterc Street, New 1 ork. SOLD BY ALL DIILGOISTS AND WKAI.rR?. JLNLTAVALI.KY BANK OF ; JOSKPII POMKUOY, 1'iesiJeut. ; T. VAN IRV1N, Gisbiei. i ninr.croBS. Joseph Pomeroy, ;Jolin J. Patlerson, Jerome X. Thompson, George Jacobs, Joku Ualsbacb. Loan money, receive deposits, pay interest on rime deposits, buy and sell coin and Uni ted States llomls. cash, coupons and checks. Ilemit money to any part of the United Slates and also to England, Scotland, Ireland and Germany. Sell llevcmie Stamps. In sums of Sinn at 2 per cent, discount. In Hums of S'iIKI at 2 per cent, discount. In sums of 100U at 1! per cent, discount. faug 13 186'J The riace fur Good Grape-vines IS AT THE lunhta iTalltn Uintprh, AXD GRAPE-VIXE SURSEBY. THE undersigned would respectfully in form the public that he has started a j Grape-vine N ursery about one mile northeast : of MiSintown, where he has been testing a I large number of tbe different vtrietiee of i Grapes; and having been in tbe business for seven years, he is now prepared to lurnisn VINES OF ALL THE LEADING VARIETIES, AND OF THE JIOST PROMISING KINDS, AT I, O W KATES, by tbe single vine, dozen, hundred or thou sand. AH persons wishing good and thriftv vines will do well to call and see for them selves. jgX- Good and, responsible Agents wanled. Address, JONAS OBERnOLTZER. Miffliniown, Juniata Co., Pa. EMPLOYMENT BUKEAU OP THE Young Ilea's Christian Association, Office. 11!3 South 7th St., Philadelphia, Between Chestnut i Walnut. If you wish to hire labor of any kind, write and tell us just the help you want, The wages you will pay. The best, and cheapest way 10 reach your place, and if far from Philadelphia, you bad better enclose Railroad fare We will do our best 10 serve yoa and give you all the information we can about the persou we send. Our desire is to assist the worthy, and no charges to either party. Addres- Sup't Employment Bureau, 123 South 7ih Street, Pbilada. Administrator's Notice. Eilate of Robert Quick, deceattd. TT7HEBEAS Letters of Administration on W tbe estate of Kohen Quick, late of Juniata eonnty. decead. have been granted to tbe undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and thoee having claims or demands against the estate of said decedent will pre sent them, properly authenticated, to March 22-6t Thompsontown. A Large assortment of Queensware, China ware. Glassware, Crockerywai. Cedar ware, ke., for ale eh6ap by MART I If & WALTERS. y z f511. ii; m km w jit i .rslte!; ; i'i $$ & Sit Mm S!i. feet's Comer. THE 8H15LG OXES OF THE BETTEK LASD. Far away in the land of the pure and bright, Is the City of God, with its golden light ; Ob ! there is our hone, and we ever shall stand 'Mid the shining ones of the better land. CUORC3. Oh beautiful home! 0 beautiful borne ! Where beautiful saints surround the throne ; How I loaf to be there, and forever, ever stand 'Mid tbe saining ones of the better Land. That beautiful land we are ncaring now. Where crowns of bright glory encircle the brew, Where the Tree of Life grows on that beau tiful shore. Where the flowers shall freshen to fade never mare. With palms and bright crowns, and our robes of white, We may nam tbe fair fields, with eternal de light. We may join in the songs of the purified band 'Mid tbe ahinine ones of the better land uito fool qjort. PrewdinffS ef Juuiata Conntr Sabbath School Association, held iu Miflliiitonu, ! JLay 16th and 17th, 1S71. i I Continued from last tr;ef;) j Rev. Phi doe was selected to arisiver t the question. I Tlie question drawer being opened, tbe following questions vcre read and an u'rs given : Quit. Is isiio'lit to hold singing schools on tlif abbiith for the sole purpose of learning .Sunday School music? The end of S. S. music is to miide the heart to Jesus S. S. sinzinz i a part of worship To learn the notes ) id in my opinion out of order, as that j might be attended to during the six days ; of the week. S. S. vinging on the Sab ' bath t-hould be a rvligiuu exurcise, not ! an intellectual ouu. j Q-tes. How m iy we influence pareutb to itttend our tabbuth School.-", and take a:i active wirt ? ! Ant. I know of no better way than ! fiir your pastor to go into the S. S. him ' self and tints influence them by his ex j ample to come up to the discharge of du ! ty.e ther as teachers or scholars, i Qurs. What is the best way to get the j attention of the scholars ? I. An. lie wide awaku. Tact, as spo I ken of by the previous speakers. It is as ! easy for a teacher to keep the attention ! of twenty scholars as five scholars, if ! his heart is in the work, j Q ui. Are superintendents and teach ! ers. a:4 silent in our schools as in this con j vent inn ? If so, have we cheerful and ! lively schools ? Ans. The duties of superintendents j and teachers do not re-quire talking, as in the association. Ve ought to be will ing to discharri a duty at the very mo ment it presents itself, whether it is talk ing in a convention, or working in a S. School. Next wetk may be too late. Qucs. What is the best mode of in structing the iufant class t Ans. Comes up in the regular pro gramme. The next topic of discussion being "The Relation of the Pastor to the ! Sabbath School." Rev. I). M. Black- welder said This includes the relatiou of the church to the S. 8 The intimacy of the relationship between the pastor and the S S. is affected by the fact, whether the S S is a part of the church or not Ur. Wing said at a S. S. convention in Carlisle "The S. S. is the right arm of the christian church." And if the right aim, then it is the duty of the pastor to guide and strengthen, and by co-operation wilh the superihtendent, teachers and parents make it as efficient as possible, lie should be the leader the father, so to speak, of the S. S. superintending the superintendent. The oversight of the S. S is committed to the pastor, to eee, 1st, That the superintendent is the best man for the place ; 2nd, That he discharges bis duty. Wherein he falls short, whis per to him, "This is wrong ;" and if right, commend and encourage him. In this way he directly influences the school through the superintendent. If tbe right kind of teachers aro not employed, make suggestions that will lead to the correct tiou of this evil. If the order is not good, he should see that proper order is eectired. This is the pastor's work, and it is very important. In my own case I consider it my duty not ouly to super intend the superintendent, but also as the pastor of the children, as well as of the adults, to address the S. S not too of ten, but occasionally. This is enjoiued by Christ's command "to feed the lambs". Not only should addresses be delivered in the S S. bnt sermons should also be preached for the children exclusively. Tbe pastor ought to discharge his duty to tbe children wherever he meets them at their homes, by tbe wayside, on tbe street. Mr. McLaughlin. What relation does the minister sustain to a anion 9. school ? Rev D. M B. If members of differ denominations unite in establishing a onion Sabbath school, let tbe pastors of tbe several congregations to which tbe parents of tbe children belong be invited to address the schools. None of the pas tors in that case would have the superin tending authority over the school that could be legitimately exercised in strictly denominational schools. Ques. The speaker said that the pas tor should see that the superintendent is the best man for the place, and that he should be a christian . Suppose such a one cannot be gotten, what should then be done ? Bev. Pardoo Import one. Rev. D. M. B. As the papers suggest ed sometime ago, borrow oue. We have to do the best the circumstances will al low. John F. Allen. We are a religious people in Fermanagh. We have a S. S. iu every school house. Wherever we can get 15 or 20 scholars together, there we organize a school. And we can get su perintendents and teachers that con't swear. But the preachers of Mifflin never come near us. We have just been hear ing the duties of pastors to Sunday school expounded to us. Let us have now a little practice as well as preaching. We atk, why do not the ministers of Mifflin visit us ? Are they not strong enough to walk out t If too weak to walk, are there no boises in Mifflin which they could get t Are there no hospitable people by the way who would entertain them, and send them on their way rejoic ing and reinvigorated ? Rev. Pardoe. I was out at Homing town last Sunday. The rest may answer for themselves. J. F. Allen. The Lord will bless Bro. Pardoe J. F. G, Long. I belong to a Union school. We ate visited frequently by ministers ; but we always invite them to come, and set the time, and then send a carriage to bring them to the school anc take them back to their homes. Proba bly if Bro. Allen and his friends would do likewise, the schools of Fermanagh would have more ministerial visits. J. F Allen Union schools belong to the Lord. I don't care what denomi nation the visiting minister belongs to, so that he is a man of Coil. On motion the discussion was closed, and after the 'irnp-ramuie for the evening 1 O exercises had been reported by the Busi ness Committee, the Association adjourn ed with the benediction. MAY 16 EVENING SESSION. The President opened the evening ses sion by reading tha 2ud chapter of tbe Acts of the Apostles, after which the hyinu commencing 'Come Holy Spirit, llcavanly Dove,". was sung, and a prayer offered by John M. Wimer. The minutes of tbe last session were read and approved. The programme for the evening, as ro-J ported by the Business Committee, wa announced by the secretary, and the dis cussion on the "Duties and Relations of Parents to Sabbath Schools" was opened substantially as follows, by Rev. H. C. Pardoe. There are three kiuds of parents, viz: the religious, the moral, and the notoriously wicked. The children of each of those three classes come to the Sabbath School. Havi ng been subjected to different training, tbey require differeut treatment. 1st. Religious We will never Teach a model Sabbath school unless we have a model home. Coming from religious homes, children should be preposesst d with the truth, so that all Sabbath scho ol instruction would be supplemental, cliuc h ing the truth already imbedded in t! le heart of the child. But to the shame of parents, be it said, they seldom tal:c much interest in the Sabbath school. The most energetic, untiring Imsiueiis men, who arise with the lark and proloi ig their daily labors beyond nightfall in temporal matters, are very lazy on tl e Sabbath. They lie in bed till a late hour, and when they arise read the r -ligious paper, and sometimes even tlie county newspapers, till the time for preacl i- ing arrives. They dress only a few minute before services Like the South Amer i can animal described by Agazzis, they are too lazy to open their eyes, and whe i they are opened for them they tre to lazy to shut them - They never attend Sabbath school themselves, nor do they see that their children learn their lessons. They send their children off to Sabbath school aud believe and hope ail is right; but never consider how much more effective aud easy the work of tbe S. S. teachers would becomo if it was secouded by thorough and careful trait. iug, and cheerful co-operation on tbe part of both parents at home. 2nd. Moral The class just spoken of the religous give their children, in most cases imperfect, but at least some spiritual training the class under con consideration none at all. Tbe pareuts attend no church, have no family prayers, do not pray themselves. What can yon expect from such parental ', influen ces 1 They do not say "come," but, go." They issue their precepts bat furnish no example. What more potent lesson can be given to the child than the presence of a parent in a S. S. Moral parent? cannot expect others to take more inter et in their children than they do them selves. ' , 3rd. Notoriously nicked. Here nothing but profanity, hard words, nnkin ! looks, and works of evil are met with from Monday to Monday. What better course can by pursued with children reared under such influences that to so indoctri nate them that they may go horn? to their parents as the preachers of the Word Their parents, who habitually absent themselves from the bouse of God, can only be reached through their chil dren. Pareuts are frequently dealing dishonestly with their children. They are not giving them their dues. They j havo culture, education and experience which they owe to their children, and ' which without home instruction, can only be attained by long and weary years of contact with the world. Parents should not be idle and leave all the work to be done by the S. school ; but on the con trary they should co-operate with it should be wedded to the S.S. Col. John Thompson My experience in Sabbath schools is that it is most dis hearteuing because parents hardly ever come into the Sabdath schools I go to Sabbath school regularly, and parents who live withiu a stone's throw of tbe church, never go with their children. It is uot because of their great confidence in S. S. officers, but because of their want j of interest. They send their children ! because it is customary, aud not on ac- j count of the good they think they will ' receive. One of the difficulties in our ! schools is to secure the regular attend- j auce of teachers. When teachers are j absent classes have to be consolidated i If parents were present they could take ; charge of classes. j John W. Speddy. Parents ought to! attend the Sabbath school because they j can control their children better . than j any others. Rev. D. M. B'ackwelder. Endorses! Rev. Pardoe's remarks, aud asks the ; question "What would be the best meth-' id for H. S. workers to get parents to do ; lieir duty :u this part of Christ's vine- j yard?" My method as superintendent,! was to go to the parents and invite them ' ; lot only, to send their children, but to; irome themselves. The fault lies some- t inies at the door of the minister, at other-! t t lined of the superintendent, or, it may I e, of some of the teachers. 1 have '. nearly always succeeded in ge.tting chil- i Iren to Sabbath school, whatever the; character of t ho pareuts, if I urge them j to go. If objections are nride, answer j them, and press home upon fathers and mothers parental responsibility If they :annot come themselves, persuada them , ;o send their children, and see that they study their L-ssous. When children's: hearts are softened aud their consciences , enlightened, they can easily be led to ! Christ. ' Rev. M. Allison Nothing can exempt . a parent from giving his children reli- J gious training at home. The good Book says, "Train up a child in the way he i should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." All tbe laws of God , place this responsibility on tbe parents, j Tbe Sabbath school is only to take the j place of parents who are ignorant or de-1 linquent. I once thought and an nonuced the. idea iu a sermon that tbe children of pious parents should not go to Sabbath school, but am convinced I was wrong, because, if the children of pious parents are withdrawn, very few would ho left. Moral parents oppose tbe Sabbath school more than all others, and are the last to be converted. I was as tonished once on passing the window of an infidel's dwelling to see him directing his little daughter to read the Bible for the purpose, as he alleged, of instruction. He himself was a most reckless unbe liever, defying God and determined and bitter in his opposition to the christian religiou. Another infidel told me that he never broached bis views before his children, resolved that they should follow their own judgment as be had done. One of his soi)3 was a member of tbe Bible class in one of my churches, and became eminent for piety. If, however, parents will not come to S. S. themselves and will not encourage their children to come, we should exert ourselves to prevent any op position to their children attending S. S. The children may eventually bring in their parents. It is the duty of parents to bring their children to God, and no supplemental work can supply it. The exercises were here Varied by music by the choir. The question drawer was then opened and tbe following questions and answers read to tbe Association : Ques- What should a teacher do who feels his own disqualification, not having the love of God in his heart ? Should he quit bis class ? Ans. By no means. Let him put him self at once nnder the instruction of that best and most willing Teacher our dear Savior. He npbraids none. He will not break a bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax His class will then become tbe way to Christ. Ques. What is the best mode of taking np collections in the school and keeping accounts of the same 1 Ans. Let every class haven pane, and let tie scholars alternate is having it, and make collections during the week ; plaut corn and sell the crop sell id iron Reports should be made monthly. In some schools a. banner is given to the class raising the most money. Que. How shall we best retain our young men and women in our Sabbath schools ? Am. 1. Have an adult main and fe male Bible class, taught only by some competent gentleman or lady. Let the boys and girls pass from the lower to the higher ones as soon as there is the 'east disposition to think " I am too big to go to Sunday school." 2. Let tlie parents not say 4 Go," but "Come." Ques. Is is right to hold teachers' meet ings on the Sabbath day to transact busi ness ? Ans. We ought to be willing to spend a week day evening in so blessed a work. What are "stocks" and "dry goods" and posting accounts when compared with the salvation of souls Q'tes. How are Sabbath schools to be carried on, if none but those who feel that they are bom of God aro to be teachers ? Ans. It is not always practicable to say that noue shall teach except profes sing christians. There are degrees iu coming to Jcsns. Many are seeking the light in a very modest way. No notori ous sinner should teach. Better have larger classes and fewer teachers. There are always christian women who are anx ious to do duty in the school. Seek them out. Qws. Should1 pupils be allowed to re cite questions and verses more thau once, and be rewarded each time 1 Ans. I think not. Tbe system of re wards is not judged to be the best policy. Sometimes it is well. Qws. Why is it that so many of the Sabbath schools report do conversions 1 Ans. Something wrong. Too little knee work perhaps. The ideal Sunday school has more or less of fruit in con versions. Heart-searching, less depen deuce upon instrumentalities, patient waiting and dependence upon the Spirit will give success. Que. What shall be done to get more vim into our superintendents ? Ans. Let the teachers manifest iutense enthusiasm for their work. Bring the superintendent along to the county con vention. ".Modes of Teaching" being under con sideration James C. Doty. Esq., said The quuliticalions of sup't , as laid down by previous speakers, are applicable also to teachers. In addition to what has al ready been said on that subject, I would say that sup't and teachers, should he thor oughly iu earnest and pnt their souls in- to the work If the teacher is prepared, the nest question is what mode of teach-1 ino- al.nnl.1 h u,lnto,l In rBnrol tprmi . b-" we might answer, that different natures require differeut methods, and that one should be adopted which seems best adapted to the characters uuder our im mediate charge. But to iuvestigate tbe subject more carefully, as a preliminary inquiry we ask. what is to be taught T Truth. The object of secular education is to train us to think to grasp thonght not simply to instil knowledge. On the other baud the real object of the S S. teacher it to inform the clllld to form iu the child What never existed there before. The naturally depraved heart must bo regenerated an i sanctified and the soul, wandering from tbe paths of virtue, restored through faith in Christ to the lost image of its Creator aud all this through the effect of divine truth up on the heart. How is this truth to be communicated ? 1st. Teui A Precept By precept I un derstand a rule to govern us morally permanent principles, such as is denomi nated the moral law. Let all the schol ars familiarize themselves with these precepts 2nd. How shall these precepts he fangit ? By memorizing them. ' This is important, because when old tbe memory fails. What is learned when young, for the winter of old age, is remembered when all else is forgotten. If anything is to be memorized, what is more impor tant than God's Word ? 3d. Not only inculcate precpt but also doitr'ne. Not abstrusely as a theolo gian, dealing in "ologies." Children can master doctrines, if taught in the right way. The existence of God, his attri butes man, his origin and fall Christ and his work, though involving the pro foundest mysteries, are all withiu the com prehension of the child. The child can master tbem as eaily as it learns the al phabet or the rudiments of arithmetic aud grammar. Children are inquisitive ; they ask very bard questions. A child sees chairs, carts, &c, asks its mother who made them ? The augwer is, man. Who made tbe trees, horses, &c. ?j God. God made things with life man things without life. Who made God ? then asks the child. Answer, no one. "How then can God live, if no one made him?'' Ah, there is the end of reason and faith begins. 4th. Ins si upon the catechism. I fear we are drifting too far away from this. The sasoesa of tie Cabo?i:s is dae in a great measure to the Use of tbS Cathie chism. By means of ibis, thoughts and truths, incomprehensible at the time, are acquired and a fund of information is stored np to draw upon in old ag. ' The objection is made at times that children cannot understand the truths elucidated in the catechism. Neither can they nn derstand the alphabet when they cont inence to learn it yet they learn it De nominations should agree upon a cate chism which would be unexceptionable to all. 5ib. Teachers should teach very cor rectly, and as thoroughly as possible. 6th. Another method is Object Teach ing, latterly very popular. 7th. Blackboard Exercises. On motion tbe nnestion was laid on the tablo for tbe present. Music by the chotr. The Committee cn tbi Constitution reported a draft of a Constitution, whicti was on motiou recommitted!. The Buainess' Committee reported A programme for to-morrow forenson's ex ercises, after which the Association ad journed. MAY 17 MORNING SESSION. After devotional exercises, the Associ ation was called to order and the minutes of the last session read and approved- The Committee on the Constitution reported. The Constitution drafted by the Committee was taken up seriatim and after ttnmerous corrections adopted. Reports from Sabbath schools were called for and read. On motion the 2nd section of the Stb article of the Constitution was suspended and a tax of SI. laid on each school. The delegates for each school then re ported and paid to the Treasurer. The following persons were eletted delegates to the State Sabbath School Association : Priinarii Mrs. Prof. Wilson, Pr. T. A. Elder. Alternates Miss Carrie Stambaugh, Tohn T. L. Sahm. The Executive Committee having been increased from eeven to eleven, the fol lowing additional members were elected : Mias Sallie Irvin, Mrs. Meloy, Miss Han nah Thomas and Miss Mollie Parker. Reports from schools were read. Answers by the delegates to the qnes tion Wliy are you a Sabbath school teacher ? 1. Because I love the cause. 2. For the snaie reason that you are a minister. 3. A duty I owe to God 'Faith without works is dead." 4- Be cause I feel it to be my duty to try Ut lead the young to Jcsns. 5. I want to do som1 tiling for the dear Sav ior, who has done so muck for me. 6. Because the children como to be taught, and I love to teach them- 7. If I love Jesus I will labor for in whatever station I am placed, for his glory and honor. S Be . cause 1 love Jesns. Because he says. Go work iu my vineyard." Because the wases is immortal souls. Tbe tore of Christ constraineth us. The Committee on Resolutions having reported, on motion the resolutions were re-committed to the Committee, and tho places of Beidler and Rev. Shindel, ab sent members of the Committee, were sup plied by Brothers Doty and Blackwelder. The Committee was directed to report this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Association then sang "Dear dying Lamb, thy precious blood." On motion a children's meeting was appointed for this evening, and Miss Mollie Parker aud Mrs. Brown were chosen as a committee to announce thw appointment to the schools of MifHin anl Patterson. "Sunday School Literature" ieing th topic for discussion. Rev. P. M Black welder said, Once S: S. books weru solid, publications of the American Tract and Bible Society. We regret In say such h not tbe case now. For tho last 15 or 6 years our S. S libraries have been filled with trash, and substan tial books can only be obtained after over hauling long catalogues and by special selection. Many uf the new publications are no better than novels in fact, are novels published frequently in series of 10 or 20 volumes. It is needless to state the evils of novel reading how it in jures the mind, heart and conscience, and lays down false and deceptive rules of action, and in not a few jiistauces lead to infidelity. The paMTc taste has be come vitiated, aswl demands fiction. Curi osity must be gratified. The objection i made tha good solid literature will not be read. This is a mistake. Ministers. S. S. teachers and officers, and the church membership ought to take hold of this" matter, and, if possible, expurgate this kind ofliterature, substituting that whicb will pay to be read. After a report from the Business Cour- mittee, ihe Association adjourned. To It eoHclud'.d nut wi. Mrs Liucoln returned to this conntry the other day. She is Still clad in mourning, but looks well. She Iras been abroad with her son TLaJdeus for about two and a half years. Thaddeus was at school eighteen months iu Frankfort. Germany, and for threa montia in Ixia-
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