Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-01-13

Superinl lendcnfs Address
TOM. T.. 3. 8. t.e

Dear children, teachers and friends
it affords me the greatest.of pleasur
tenight, to appear before you agai
this Christmas Anniversary, the thir
time, for as YOU are aware, this
the third anniversary Of this kin,
that we have had together as mem
bers of the Methodist Sunday o
Huntington. The first Sunday schoo
organized in Huntington, was OF
Feb. 18th 1872. In August Of tn
same year the Methodist Sunda,
school was organized, and met tor
time in Burdick's Hall; from ther
to Gibsons Hall from there to Ing
hams Hall, and our last move wa
from there to our new and beautiful
! l;ttle church. ON January 24th 1879
Nc school. Of the age of ours Cal
boast Of a greater number of changes
Although our school is continual!
changing in its members in SO man!
moving away from the City. still ou
school at the present time Is as large
us it ever was although the popula
ton of our town has decreased a
least one fourth; and although OH
school is more than three years old
the Lord has only called on us five
times to give upone Of our number
to him, and how gratifying it shouh
be TO The teachers 10 know that those
who were called were ready and pre-
pared to meet their Blessed Savior
Oh. what precious privilege it is
dear friends, to teach our children the
way to Jesus, their best tr end. IL
know that by our advica and teach
ing and our example that we are
leading them to the foot of the
Cross, thereby, not only benefitlng
them by preparing them for Il life
throught etcraity with their Redeem
cr and Savior, but also preparing
them TO fill places Of honor antitrust
in this life, by teaching them to walk
in paths Of rectitude, honor and vir'
tue.
. Let Us here again con>ccrate oar
selves anew TO the Sunday sc'fQol work
and with our present experience, we
will be enabled to go OH TO perfec,
ton. Let us make our Sunday
school the model school Of the great
City We can do it easily if we ask
our Savior to guide ", and by put.
ting renewed energy TO the work ;
officers and teachers, let me beg OF
YOU to be so much in earnest that
your scholars can see ii in every ac-
ton ; let u get 50 near the cross
daily, that our scholars can see 10y
our beaming countenances that Je-
sus is within US, that he has set up
his kingdom within our hearts to
rule and reign over Us. When
teachers are filled with the Love of
Christ, their scholars will he atten-
tive and listen to them gladly, and
precious seed will take root and
spring up bringing forth some thirty,
some sixty, and some one hundred
fold. As in all schools some classes
must lead, 50 in our shool. the Ban
ner class this year, is the Earnest
Workers, Mrs. Wolcott teacher, con
tributing this year the sum Of.
To the various other classes ] would
say that in the coming year try to
excel the promise is for all to ac-
cept, but the reward is to those alone
who hold out to the end faithful. a
reward Of Il Bible was offered some
three months ago to the scholar,
bringing in the most new scholars by
Christmas; Mis- Daisy Bo>siucer has
earned the prize, bringing in five
new scholars, and now Daisy | have
the pleasure Of presenting this Bible
to YOU as A reward Of merit for your
earnest work and flilhfulnes', hoping
that it may prove to be II Lamp to
light vou through lifcs rugged way,
and at lat bring YOU through the
Pearly gates of heaven,
We will now partake of the, gift
of our friends; laying aside for awhile
dull care.