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BUTLER, i J A., - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24. 188&
SABBATH SCHOOL CONVEN
TION.
Report of the Sixth Annual Con
vention of the Butler County
S. S. Association, Auxiliary
to the Penn'a State S. S.
Association, held at
North Washington,
September 6th
and 7th, 1883.
First session, Thursday.—Meeting
called to order by Chairman Rev. J. R.
Coulter; devotional exercises led by W.
M. Gr.'ham; address of welcome by
Hon. Wm Graham ; response by Rev.
J. R. Ccu'ter; notice being given of the
absence of' Rev. Taylor, Kev. Marshall
was ehoten to open topic assigned Rev.
Tavlor. "What benefits may be ex
pected from holding Sunday School
Conventions," opeced by Rev. C. L.
Streamer, co-operation, the pleasures
of social intercou r sc, mutual instruction
aud edification, the promotion of the
interests of a common cause, particular
ly the devising of best methods of in
struction in the Sunday School, also
means for conversion of children, mak
ing it fruitful to the soul, great need of
turning souls to Christ that they may
be fitted for places in the church and
even in the world; followed by Rev.
Stratton, thinks it will intensify and in
crease our interest in the work, our
love will also increase, get new ideas
and enlarges our ideas and views of the
work. W. M. Graham said stirring
up ideas is good. Rev. J. R. Coulter
s-poke of good results of agricultural
conventions so of others and especially
Sunday School Conventions. "Failures
of Sunday School teacher I #," opened by
Rev. J. 11. Marshall, want of interest,
want of preparation, thinks it a mistake
for teachers to mention last before a
class, teachers should examine com
mentaries anil helps and prepare in
order to teach with success, says some
are too profouud, should not try to ex
plain difficult parts of the bible, want
of application, should be made so as to
make it lasting. Rev. K. C. I)odds,
many fail by spending all the hour
lecturing before their class, thinks
question method better and then select
different members to answer, also seek
out those who haye the natural ability
to teach. Rev. J. L. Stratton says no
person can teach successfully without
preparation, the teacher should get
deeper than the surface to teach suc
cessfully, must prepare by praver,
•teacher should have a definite object in
view C. Daubeuspeck said pastors
should o.versee and know what is
taught aud whether teacher is a failure.
Rev. G. W. Bean, we cannot prescribe
a rule for teachers to go by as to ques
tioning or lecturing a class, want of re
sponsibility • has as much to do with
failures as living inconsistently, and too
many try to teach what does not be
long to the lesson. Rev. Streamer
thinks teachers should be methodical
should follow lesson helps, fails by
want of interest, also in making the
application. Rev. Coulter said teacher
became a failure by example of living
before a class.
"The necessary qualifications for S.
S. teaching," opened by J. W. Orr.
faith, next a belief in God, virtue, dar
ing to live righteously not caring for
the world, to hunger and thirst after
knowledge, labor to acquaint them
selves with Bible, to be without hy
pocrisy, teach and practice temperance,
also add patience, godliness and broth
erly kindness, charity for all. necessary
to make the salvation of the soul para
mount. Rev. Bean, teacher should be
interested in the work and undertake
it with a zeal, get hold of the class en
thusiastically and find something for
each one to do, think 3 the time will
soon come when Sunday school teach
ers will be chosen by fitness as other
teachers are; R?v. Marshall thought
Christian experience a necessary quali
fication
Adjournment—benediction by Rev
Stratton.
Evening service.—Devotional exer
cise led by Rev. Bean. "lluw may
the children of the Sunday school, be
trained in the grace of giving," opened
bv Re'v. Stratton, instill in their minds
objects to promote a good c.iuso, learn
them to give from pure motives, a duty
to give to the cause of Cbri.-t, impress
on them the good results tL it follow;
Rev. Streamer said yield to (J >d bis own
bv the grace of giving, a timj to give,
let the children know what the bene
fits are that arise from giving, let them
earn fairly and honorably for them
selves that they may give to him that
needetb; Robert Mcßride referred -to
iudividuals being called as co-workers
with God by giving to his cause; Rev.
Marshall, have them give their contri
butions for some benevolent or mission-.
ary purpose by actual giving; J. W.
Orr, let the children know what a
grand thing it is to be able to give to
the honor of Christ; Rev. Bean said,
let them bear their part by givinga
part of God's gift back.
"The importance of temperance in
our Sunday schools as it relates to in
toxicating drinks," opened by Rev.
Dodds saying, it should be of the deep
est interest to the Sunday school teach
ers, the Sunday school a training
school, prevention better than cure as
but few ever reform .impress it as a
vital principle on which his future de
pends,-a.sin against- God, the welfare
of the chutch and the community de
pcnds'on the training of ihe youth
with respect to temperance; Rev. Strat
ton, insist on saving the young, iustill
irfg proper principles into their mindrf,
teach them total abstinence and to pro
hibit the manufacture and sale of all
intoxicants, except for medicinal and
mechanical or scientific purposes; R.
Mcßride thought mothers should teach
more temperance; Rev. 11. J. Smith
said, the axe ought to be laid at the
root of the matter as it was the vital
question of the Sunday school, the
children are here trained for good or
bad as it relates to intemperance; Rev.
Bean, our examples should be right,
principles should be taught, great
weight of responsibility resting on the
! young women of a community; Rev.
j Marshall, Sunday schools should exert
and exercise its powc.- u'so make good
use of and advance to a higher stage.
Adjournment—Benediction by Rev.
J. W. Alspach.
Morning session, epened with sing
ing and prayer. "What inducements
are proper to he used to secure attend
ance at the Sunday schools. Rev.
Streamer thinks best not to make the
exercises too long; J. W. Orr talks to
them and insists < n their attendance.
Rev. Bean, proper help should be got
for the children, furnish books, «kc.;
Rev. Alspach, teachers should labor to
induce them to attend and children
should be missionaries; R. Mc Bride
thought some one should visit Sunday
schools and show how to run them to
the best advantage, make them inter
esting and secure a oetter attendance.
"The duties of parents to the Sun
dav schools, opened by Rev. H. J.
Smith, set a Godly example, parents
should dedicate their children to God,
also should be .in the Sunday school
with them; J. W. Orr thought parents
too often given to fault-finding.
"The importance of encouraging
children to memorize the scriptures,"
opeued by Mr. Thompson, said it was
good as it is always with us, rivets it
to our minds. Mr. Mcßride thought
it good to strengthen the mind. Rev.
Marshall thinks it makes them more
prompt and ready to answer. Mr. Me-
Cracken gave his experience how he
early memorized the scriptures and
and now, when blind, it was such a
great comfort to be able to think over
what he had memorized when young,
exhorted young people to commit to
memory the scriptures as, when they
became old, they too might become
blind. Mr. Cubbison spoke of how it
becomes a tort and when there how
vcu have the ammunition ready to
fight the great enemy. Rev. Bean
said it strengthens us for Christian
work and makes us strong against
temptation. Rev. Stratton thinks it
very important to have it as a fund,
also for a foundation good to fortify us
against infidelity. Mrs. Jas, Cham
bers, teach them to memorize and en
courage them, as they will then have
the sword of the Spirit. Rev. Stream
er insist that from now on we get our
boys and girls to commit at least the
memory verses of the lessou. On mo
tion,
He solved, By the Butler County
Sunday School .Convention, that we
heartily recommend to all the teachers
of the" county that they hive their
scholars commit to memory the scrip
ture lessons of each Sunday, and that
they report to this convention at its
next annual session, the name of each
scholar who has conwnitted all the
lessons of the vear.
Resolved, That the names of all such
scholars shall constitute a roll of honor,
also that these resolutions with the
proceedings of this convention be sent
the county papers for publication.
Constitution being read .
Proceeded to get names of ali wishing
to connect themselves with the Butler
County Sunday School Association.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year : President, Rev. 11.
J. Smith, Butler, Pa ; Secretary, 11. S.
Daubenspeck, Bruin, Pa.; Assistant
Secretary, P. W. Conway ; Treasurer,
J. W. Orr, Bruin, Pa.; Executive Com
mittee, Rev. R. C. Dodds, North Hope,
Pa., Rev. J. W. Alspach, Isaiah Meals,
Wm. Graham and R. A. Mifflin.
The time for next aunual convention
was placed between June Ist and 15th,
1884 Place left for decision of Execu
tive Committee, after corresponding
with persons over the county and as
certaining where it is desirable to meet.
Adjourned.
.Afternoon session—Devotional ex
ercises led by Rev. 11. J. Smith. On
motion moved that all expenses of the
association be paid by treasurer. "How
shall we give all the exercises of the
Sunday School a more devotional
character," opened by Rev. C. L.
Streamer, thinks best to avoid extremes.
Rev. Stratton said prayers are to long
and singing sometimes too trifling. liev.
Coulter says we should n£t forget that
y.*e are worshipping God a::d dealing
with sacred things. "Children's meet
ing," addressed by Rev. J. D. Decker,
refered them first to the lesson of
Naomi and Ruth. Rev. Bean told
them how Ruth was blest by following
Qod's people, insists cn children learn
ing about Jesus. Rev. Strattou told
them they should be very careful about
choosing" associates. Rev. Streamer
spoke to them about the old people lav
ing their armor by and wished children
to get the idea that they are getting
older, try'every day to grow better, in
sists on obedience to parents.
Closing address by Rev. Coulter, he
first addresses the "children refers to
how parents are attached to their
children, asks the children to honor
their parents, speaks of the pleasant
meeting, expresses his thanks to the
association for his long term, speaks of
our need of increased enthusiasm, of
the work to do after the adjournment
of the Convention; impresses the dutv
of teachers making' preparation and be
ing present, next the duty of pareuts
to have their children in Sunday
school, get them helps and all they
need; he next asks the young men and
ladies to attend at Sunday school aud
teach, not to get too old tojhelp in Sun
day school—a call from God. Time is
passing and the experieuce of all the
country is that people are going to
their graves. Remember the good
things said at this meeting.
On motion, resolved, That the
thanks of this Association aud this
Convention are due and are hereby
heartily tendered to our President, Rev.
J. R. Coulter for bis presence at all
our meetings of this Association, for
the Christian kindness, courtesy and
efficiency with which be has invariably
presided over our deliberations.
A motion cf thanks was tendered
the citizens for their kindness in enter
taining persons attending the Conven
tion Reports from Sunday schools
were handed in and after a review of
the work the Association has cause for
renewed zea', aud not only members
lut all interested in the coming of
Christ's Kingdom should labor to
b:iag those out of the fi>M to Christ.
11. S. DAUBENSPECK. Sec'y ,
Bruin, Pa.
Letter From California.
NEWII ALL, Sept., ISB3.
I was at a Mexican celebration of the
independence of Mexico (which took
place in 1806 I believe) on the lfith
day of December. It consisted of bar
rooms without and dancing within,
kept up all the time from Saturday
night till Monday morning without
cessation. All the people are as black
asMulattoes. They had a barbacued
hog and it was all free ; we were in
vitei to eat and did so, and enjoyed the 1
meal very much. The large room had
no. ceiling but the rafters were deco
rated with different colored mosquito
bars, giving it a rather pretty effect
with a profusion of pretty mottoes and
tensel ornaments and the pictures of
prominent persons what took part in
severing the Spanish yoke. From a
high pole in the yard could be seen the
Mexican colors red, white and green, a
globe of wicket work covered with
bleached muslin concealed four candles
which were lit at night, for no other
use that I could sec but to keep the
drunken Mexicans from stray
ing too far from the festivi
ties of the night. The distance wo
traveled to get to this places iu a val
ley about a mile wide, was 13 miles,
and that the farming is principally
done by irrigation. On each side of
this valley is a wall of mountains as
rugged as'the Alps and as wild as the
Sierra Nevada's, where wild animals
prowl and the deer is found. We visit
ed what is called the Canunloes Ranch
an old and quite a noted place where
there is a wine and brandy distillery
and a large vineyard of all kinds of
grapes; those large, white Califoruia
grapes are in abundance, also oranges,
lemons, appricots, pomegranates, figs,
the finest pears I ever beheld, peaches
and apples, English walnuts and al
monds. In the garden was a fountain
falling into a pool filled with 3sh.
Aud nearly almost hidden from view
by the thick foliage was a small
chapel for private use, iu which
I stepped and found it resembled
a minature church within as
all the people hereabouts are Catho
lics and no church within 20 or 30
miles, they think they must have some
thing in the shape of a church. We
stepped into a cellar in which were
about a hundred of as old antequated,
ill-shaped casks, as any one ever be
held with all kinds of wine and braudy,
and several other kinds of liquors, and
at almost any moderate age.
The house was quite large ; it looked
more like a fort being about 100 feet
each way and a court yard In the mid
dle, and no windows visible on the out
side, and my recollection is they all
faced into the court yard. This family
is quite a noted family in that imme
diate vicinity and rather hold them
selves a step superior to the Mexicans
here, and are extremely kind to us
and also charge us a pretty round sum
for all we get. As as in a general
way, California is a very expensive
place to move about in. Railroad tares
are high ; also hotels, in fact, every
thing but fruit
I was down at Lost Angeles, about
a week ago, and found it a most lovely
city. The Tropical Foliage and the
Blue Mountains in the distance, con
trasted with the level valley, makes a
very romantic aud picturesque scene.
The Eucalyptus tree is one of the
principal shade trees, and has a won
derful fast growth, but the pepper tree
is the most beautiful shade tree I ever
saw. It resembles fine green lace and
its branches spread like the weeping
willow of which many can be seen,
along the irrigating ditches.
The streets are broad and thronged
with vehicles, and everything bears a
Metropolitan aspect. The business
aud other buildings are gotten up iu a
rich and most substantial style, and
the gardens of some of the private resi
dences are most superbly errand, sur
rounded by cedar hedges 10 feet high
and 4 feet'through, solid clear through,
and as delicate as moss on the outside.
The other day I saw a flock of Cash
mere goats, which are clipped like
sheep, in one of the valleys of these
mountains. They were very pretty.
JOHN.
Railroad Wrecking.
According to the report of Captain
Breck, Master in the case of certain
stockholders of the Pittsburgh, New
Castle & Lake Erie Railroad against
the Pittsburgh k Western Railroad
Company, the sale of the franchises of
the first named, company, under judg
ment and execution, was fraudulent.
In other words, it was an attempt at
railroad wrecking on a small scale, i'he
Master finds that the linaucial condition
of the Pittsburgh, New Castle & Lake
Erie, at the' date of sale, was not such
us to require or justify that proceeding;
That the sale was made in pursuance
of an agreement between certain gentle
men who wished to purchase the
franchises and property and organize a
new corporation, which was done; and
that to facilitate their scheme they cir
culated a statement to the effect that
the sale was intended to get rid of a lot
of bogus stock.
On the finding, those stockholders
who have brought suit are entitled to
recover against certain of the defend
ants, on the grounds that the sale was
in fraud of their rights. The value of
each share is fixed at $127, making an
aggregate of $155,751. To this is added
$40,010 interest since the date of sale.
The defendants are all well known
citizens and business men, and the case
has excited a good deal of interest.
Some of the gentlemen are entirely ex
onerated from any responsibility what
ever, legal or otherwise, but others
have not been so unfortunate. Excep
tions were filed before the Master, and
will be renewed in Court unless there
is an amicable settlement in the mean
time—Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette,
Oct. U.
A Strange Companionship.
PHILADELPHIA, October lfi.—Wm.
Briiiberhoff, of this city, is the owner
of an aquarium. At one time it was
well stocked with gold Jfish, which,
however, through the neglect of a care
less servant became reduced to a single
survivor. This one has been the object
of the most jealous care on the part of
Mr. Brinkerhoff, who objected strenu
ously to the introduction into his house
hold in July last of a large Maltese cat,
the pet of his youngest daughter. The
child, however, overruled her father's
objectiojs and secured a berth for her
pot, promising to guard the gold fish
i from its attentions.
That she had not kept this engage
ment was to-day proved to her father
as he entered the little parlor of his
residence and found the cat its sole oc
cupant save the gold fish in the globe,
for which grimalkin was evidently pre
paring to make a fishing excursion.
For this purpose, apparently, it leaped
upon a chair at the side of the glass.
The fish showed signs of consciousness
of the cat's approach but no fear. On
the country, it rubbed its nose against
the glass and splashed its tail in the
water as if to attract the cat's atten
tion. The gold fish came to the surface
blowing in a manner which Mr. Briuk
erhoff characterizes as impatient. Upon
this the cat, raising itself on the edge
of the bowl, reached over a paw. The
gold fish swam gently directly under it,
when the cat softly stroked its back,
purring meanwhile with great content
ment.
The fish.however, seemed still unsat
isfied,and darting »wav from its strange
companion, swam rapidly about the
bowl, and then sought bottom. The
cat remained in its position as if puz
zled. Shortly afterward the fish came
to the surface again and snapped at a
tiy which was crossing the water and
rested after having done so on the edge
of the bowl. The cat, seeming to ap
preciate the situation, with a single
swift movement caught the fly and
dropped it into the mouth of its finny
friend The latter then submitted con
tentedly to the back scratching endear
ment which it had before received. Mr.
Brinkerhoff ascertained from bis little
girl that the strange companionship had
existed for some weeks, but she had
foared to tell of it, as her negligence
had allowed its formation.
Score One for Greene.
A Greene county turkey shooter
cc'ives this account of his paralizing a
lot of professional sportsmen, who
went out to show the bush rangers
how to shoot: 'Take one of tbem tur
keys and tic her 1,000 feet off.' And
after they did I took six bullets and
asked them to mark 'em. 'Now,' says
I, 'here's a piece ot paper on which is
writ where you'll find them marked
bullets when I git through shootin',
and with that I handed the paper, fold
ed, to one o' the men and commenced
to fire.' When I was done they looked
at the paper and it read, 'Stomach,'
and sure enough, in the turkey's stom
ach they found the six bullets How
was it done? Why, jest by my takin'
advantage of my knowledge of nature.
I knowed turkeys would pick up' any
thing, so I loaded light and struck the
turkey's bill every time, so that the
bullet stuck there. The bird would
put its head down, scratch off the bul
let, look at it a minnit and then swal
low it, and so it did the whole six.'
—The youthful "rake" is not as use
ful as a fine-tooth comb.
—lt takes only a grape skin to make
the dude lose his balance.
—A tongue-tied man should beware
of the matrimonial knot.
—Every dog that has a bark should
be launched—"into eternity."
—That man grows gross, sir, who
waxes fat by not paying his grocer.
—Many a fellow has tried "to fight
the tiger" with chips—and failed.
—"No time like the present," re
marked the boy with the new gift
watch.
—The girls are gathering and press
ing autumn leaves, and the boys—well
they would prefer to press the girls.
—A man is known by the cc-ipany
he keeps, but a woman is known by
the company her neighbor entertains.
—A young man in town was 100
full for utterance last Saturday night,
lie had been visiting several beer sa
loons during the evening.
—:Michigan boasts of a man ninety
years old who was never known to say
an ill word of a fellow man. Then he
is not a musician.
—lt is rather surprising, but we do
no hear of many homicides who are
proved to be so insane that they wish
to be hanged for murder.
—Winter is drawing near and while
oysters are the natural successors of
strawberries, hot coffee is easily spliced
on cold lemonade, and roast beef on ice
cream.
—A Brooklyn young lady, who
prosecuted a faithless lover for breach
of promise, testified that they had, "by
actual count," exchanged 30,000 kisses
by mail.
—When a man has nothing higher
to worship than his own impudence it
is natural for him to spell God with a
small g and begin his own name with
a capital letter.
—Sin is yery much like the ordinary
North American mule. It may be very
tame and docile at the front, but in the
rear there is always a sly kick hidden
away, and you'd better be on your
guard.
—lt must have been a terrible state
of affairs, that caused the Psalmist to
at«k: "Who can stand before his cold?"
IP his day the remedies were few and
doubtful; how much happier should
this generation be, that has a house
hold remedy, Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup;
so wonderful has been its cures that
millions rise up and call it "blessed."
THE MAN lfl THE MOON.
Oh, the nun in the Moon has a oriek i:i his
buck ;
Whee!
Whimui!
Aiu't you sorry for him ?
Ami a mole on his nose that is purple ant! black;
And his eyes are so weak that they wntc-r and
run
If he dares to dream even that he looks at the
sun ;
So he iust dreams of the stars as the doctors ad
vise.
My!
Eyes!
But isn't he wise—
To dream of the stars, as the doctors advise ?
Aud the man in the Moon has a boil on hi* ear;
Whee!
Whing!
What a singular thing !
I knew! but these facts are aatfceutic ray
dear—
There's a boil on his ear and a oara on kis
chiir—
He calls it a dimple—buTdimples ia—
Yet it might be a dimple,turned over you kaow
Whang !J
Ho!
Why certainly so !
Might be a dimple'turned over, you know !
Aud the man in the Moon has a rheumatic
knee—■
Gee!
Whizz !
What a pity this is!
And his toes have worked rouad where his
heels ought to be.
So whenever he wauta to go north£he goe«
south,
And comes back \jith porridge crumbs all
rouud his mouth,
And he brushes them off with a Japanese fan.
Whing!
Whang!
What a marvelous man!
What a very remarkable, marvelous man !
J. IP. U.
—A good sculptor ought to .make a
model husband.
—A tender place—between the loco
motive and car.
—How would you enjoy being treat
ed like an oyster—made to shell out.
—The world's estimate of a man is
drawn from the shine on his coat and
nose.
—Kissing babies and making church
donations are obsolete political practi
ces.
—ln Africa salt is a delicacy. A
man might make a fortuue selling
pretzels.
—Enterprising Pittsburgers con
tinue to "chin" about building another
Exposition.
—When a man becomes so conceited
that he can't be taught he and a fool
wear the same cap.
—A profession of honesty by some
people makes us think of a blacksmith
with a white silk apron on.
—Coffee-tinted lace is the latest.
The ladies wear it to the theater; it
matches their escorts breath.
—When you get in a towering pas
sion you sit astride a horse that is like
ly to run away with you.
—lt is a very popular saying that
we should put off to-day wo
ought to have done yesterday.
—At the White Mountains the girls
all comb their hair back from fte fore
head. That is why it is called a bang
up place.
—Before handing your last
over-coat to your wife for repaid, it is
a wise plan to go through the pockets
carefully
—Connecticut is the land of steady
habits. It is also the place where the
Chinese can buy their idols at manu
facturer'# prices.
—When a man kicks a can of nitro
glycerine he gets a large amount of in
formation, but so suddenly that it docs
him no good.
—Mr. D. P. Crosby, Pottstown,Pa.,
says: "I used Brown's Iron Bitters for
indigestion and debility and am much
improved.
—The man who runs for office also
runs the risk of a divorce from his
wife. No man knows how wicked ho
is until his political enemies writo his
life.
—lt is said to bo a good plan to burn
a little sulphur in the cellar occasional
ly. The fumes sweeten the air and
kills the germs which taint tho butter
and meat, and they will do no harm in
a sanitary way.
—"Let us plaj we are married,"
said little Edith, "and I will bring my
dolly and say : 'See, baby, papa.' "
"Yes," replied Johnny, "and I willsay:
'Don't bother me now ; I want to look
through the paper.'"
—lt's a poor philosophy that makes
a fortune in crooked ways and tries to
smooth matters over by giving a moie-.
ty of the interest thereof in charity..
The old English proverb pnts H strong
enough when it says, "There bo those
who steal a goose and give the giblets
in alms." J
—A New York Judge who was try
ing a man charged with robbing a
woman of her gold watch as she was
stepping on a horse-car, did a neat
piece of cross-examination. The man
claimed that the watch wa3 his, and
the woman mistaken In identifying it
as hers. Suddenly the Judge asked,
"Where's the key?" The prisoner
fumbled in bis pocket and said he must
have left it home. The Judge asked
him if he wound it very frequently
with the key, and he said yes. Then
a key was procured, watch and key
were handed to the prisoner, and ho
was told to wind the watch. 110
opened the case but could not find any
place to use the key, because the watch
was a stem winder. The sentence
was five years and six months, and the
thief had uot a word to say.
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