The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-06-04

ago in travelling ip one Of the northern
counties of the State, over one os those al
most bOundless aud, then, uninhabifed
Prairies. On damp, iosgy day, my pathway
became dim and DINNER until l vas with
out road; and having become be-
wi.dered ~ io the direct,ons. was emphat-
icaliy lot. After wandering about Tor some
time finally discovered q house in the dis
lance and .leered for il To ask directions. At
NV call i lady ar,-sred At the door You
know ladies ATE prove rhisi for giving direc-
tiunsl srd I sid ic her. Can Won tell me
the way To- Mr.. J"a ~'?' Sine promptly re-
piled ~ saving. Where d"-s he iive?'
told her th., vas Just what desired Ia
know.
And nov, brethren of the convention,
though Ne ar. very Ia. from being lo-t, We,
u l. we'll iJ take GAR fscSonIngs- See put
where We are, aud whether We are in the
channel .r r-ar t;,e >h..si-.
IL ~- ar clear ni the rucks lets put on
every Is,uni I'll --esr, aud hoist every yard
III ca,.va-," ur sn,p WI. bear ard 90 proudly
-aiiin. out n;nn the great open sea with
banner. in-cr;b4,i, ''Es-cGe the Peri-hin.-
\ piunv.r SUNDAY -cho,l worker says u
ias,> grit. grace aud greenbacks tn run
sch;.ol>. Hes right. Ii takes all
III tnr>c. We are pretty well supplied
already with grit, oar >O'.rce oi grace u H.
aud only requires the asking !;
but th.. gr--nbacks we haven't IN large
quantities tine year ago we collected less
than seventy i've dollars with which We
have bought all the stationery and s,amI~,
paid for the printing Of all blsnss, ciTeu-
Il
primers bills. railroad fare and all the eS
p~n-.> for o:.ice, time. muscle and brain, f'r
the wh.l. Suu,iav >ct,uui work al the Stale
ii Missouri. Ter the term ri one year. VIII"
can beat that insrci-.ing? IL l. a grest
mental strain. though on the m;.thrmaticisn
aId there arr but !ew xho would MT break
down uadsr IL IN a irw years. Too large
demand upon human endurance N"w We
" ant no -,laT:ei "ihcrrs In all this SUNDAY
>ch".l iab,r. Ia l. service iur him who
Irw.,.i, lii-rsliy. But we mu-; furnish the
mc.n-. Our work demands the employ
men, ..s In,.ucy AID w- are compelled u u-c
IL. We will al! agree To ihi-, hut how are
We io get il, There ought To- hc y little
trouble I'm obtaining eEosisn iuT actual otlice
I aIh fully persuaded that
The iitli. SUNDAY >ciI"oi C,.ildTrn, Il the
Sial... will furnish nj. the ni"siry actually
needed To carry on our w.rk, 10 We will only
give them the opportunity. supply them
with mite boxes" aud they will gather IN
a su.li,.cncv ior the PURPOSE. We will
suux that an eiiIrt has been made
al all. saw nj the Iowa State Convention
money False; I'm {. ,i,tlrrrnt wsv and they
wrr~ yui,. successful IN il. n1tIc-i county
,s-..ls rt.,..,ty,I.
Ia paw iOr twenty-five to lilly
aud nI.T. dollars inr the work. Think how
much that wou.i hs.. AID vet not doll ar Ia
the -cI,a-,I H.. un .ny ri the counties Whether
xc adopt this ut thr, plan ior raising the
money, certainly every onr will agree that
we need II, and this convention ought To
a.iop: some plaza and L., ii be siirctu'ily
car. ie,, cut. This Is the important nrr'i
Just nov.
With the money Ia psv for printers ink
and tin, necessary stationery aud Postage II
would greatly surprise III what could h.
lone within one year IN this glorious cause.
Ii the state association will. through >"use
agency ur other. supply these c,-sary ar
,ic!.-s anil indeed fIsni-h all the means alb
.,!ute.y required in the prosecution III the
work ard certainly IL should do ~, then u
host oi earnest men and women will be
found ready ic donate the necessary time
and lsi,or IN doing the work, and our noble
stat. will svon take her proper piac. at the
front in the great Sunday School army oi
tn. world. Speak Of the pIans-e-pecislly
the I tile ckii';ren--aii should s-,i-, in this
i,atter, ar each county So much.
And now iew words in regard To cur
-
every one wuuId consider the perfection
there Is or NAV b- ia our organizations IL
certainly recommends it>cls To- the good
sense 81 EVERYDAY observe how easily
aud well ever part al iusts themselves To
every other part and altogether forming \
most perfect whole without jar or friction.
With the Lords blessings upon our earn
est erdeavors what grand results may We
not reasonably .xI.c, ir"m such smooth
" working association. State. dlstrict,
county and township workers, every man
j., hi, place and all controlled Ivy the spirit
IL the Master. Thus let Us labor In one
united effort for the salvation of the chill
.Iren Let us remember the Injunction of
our Dear Lord to ''OccHPy I'LL onas.'
OF course every organized county will
hold annual conventions. This, Of course,
is necessary toperp-,uaie the organize tions.
so al-o with to~nShip-, they should hold
conventions at least once year.
But l desire Ia emphasize the great I'M
portance of holding district conventions
These will lie OF great benefit in extending
the acquaintance nj Sunday School work
e.s and III enIsrying and liberalizing
christian efforts and promoting enthusiasm
,x~..s.l..,f .k...Is
not cease "a urge the necessity Of these dis
,rict conventions. AID now to all oiiicer
and workers let ne saw, insist upon every
christian, every one who proposes To low
the Savior, every church member bein.
engaged in the Sunday School cause j,
som. capacity ar other. There Is a Cal
now Tor every soldier Ia the cross. Hav
them report ut once, AMI II the held
wanting send them out To establish nev
SUNDAY Schools in all the destitute locaii
Ties. Omnibus like there - always roou
! for one more.
| Another point, when Won are written .
bv brethren "a YOU NAV be duri0E the me- 4
vrarl for information of any kind rePl
promptly, III ,inIy and fully, 80 that th
cause may not H. hindcrcd by any fIiinr
u,s,n vnur part. Never tell your correspor
dent To- ask neiyhbor Il. when, with yer
little trouble, YOU can get Your neIshbo'
information and with your own IN ready
return by next mail. In our work ever
individual sou!d he \ committee to look n
ter the Sunday school interests of his o~
vicinity, and he ready nj \ moments noti'
,o report all he knows To his fellow worker
Every Sunday school worker ongh;, at lea
Ia know how many schools and schoia
there are in his own township. AMI ought
be able To report that information TO other
and this being done, our statistics woul
offer 4 far better showing.
But To close, ask each one OF you
suffer Yourself to contemplate Tor m
men, the grand possibilities OF the gre
Sunday School can>e. Think OF where
was when We were children and what i; NJ
i. and then grasp il Won can the va
drous heights to which it il possible for
vet to attain. What magniiice
views will thus be given you,
YOU look out upon the coming future, Viii
in little while, BY the blessings OF
E mighty t;od, may be reached and enjoy