The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-08-30
sunday School Reunion.


On Tuesday, Sept. I'd the s. 8. Of the
original Carbon Circuit will convene in
Craig's Grove at behigh Gap, to spend a
pleasant and profitable day togetheE The
local committee of arrangements will spare
no efforts to fnake the Grove as comfortable
as possible. An organ, an organist, and a
leader of singing, will BE secured. Gospel
Hymns No. l, and Happy Songs, will be
used bring them With you. The follow
ing programme has been arranged for the
occasion:
PROGRAMME.
1. Devotional exercises from $3.50 to 10 O. IN.
O. Addresses to children and singing from 10
to IL a. m,
ing from II to 1l:30 a. m.
4. Sunday school workers normal school
from 1880 to 2:3O p. M, to be conducted by
Brother w. w. Bowman
ToPIo-The Place and Purpose Of the Sab
bath School.
l. What the Sabbath School is NOT.
Consult the several texts lndicated.)
First Statement-The Sabbath school is not
substitute for the family; Deut. vi, 60
Deut. iv, o! Prov. xxi, 9; Eph. vi, a
Deut. xi, 1921 Tim. /, 8.
Second Statement--The Sabbath school is
not substitute for the Pulpit, John Xxx,
81 Rom. x, 1915 Isa, Iii, 7, s 2 Cor. v,
1T-2l Mark xvi 10.
Third Statement The Sabbath school is
not substitute for the other religious
meetings of the Church Heb. iii, IL, l3
Nal. iii, IS; Acts /, 10, IA; Eph. v, Is, 10
Mat. xviii, 10, 20.
2. What the sabbath school Is
Fourth Statement-The Sabbath school Is
that department of the Church of Christ
in which the Word Of Christ is taught for
the purpose of b. inging souls to Christ
and of bruilding up souls in Christ; Deut.
XXI, IL, 13; Neh. viii, 5-s Cor. xii. 27-
81; Luke ii, 40; Col. iii, IS; Eph. iv,
11-16.
y. The Sabbath school is a School. 1t is
Tor the teaching rather than the preach
ing of the Gospel, although it should at
tend to both. 1t involves the processes Of
teaching, of questioning, of personal ap-
plication, of hand-to-hand effort III the
development of thought and of self &C.
tivity. 1t is in fulhllmeht Of the divine
command, " Go teach" tits in imitation
of the divine example of Him who spake
as never man spake, the great Teacher,
who used illustrations and asked ques-
tions, and made direct, personal appllca-
tion, who taught individuals and small
groups, and elieited FROM his pupils re-
marks, opinions, thoughts questions, etc.,
of their own. 1t is the Church becoming
now what all the followers of Christ were
at the beginning-disciples.
~ The Sabbath school is department Of
the Church of Christ.
81 The Sabbath school is school of the
word of Christ.
A. The Sabbath school is designed to bring
souls tc Christ.
5.) Tht Sabbath school is designed to build
up SOILS in Christ.
o. The Sabbath school is therefore de
signed for the old as we'll as for the young
Its true motto is not "Feed my lambs,
hut "Feed my lambs, feed my sheep"
CLASS DRILL-On the Place and Purpose o.
the Sabbath School.
l. Recite the three statements as to W a
the Sabbath school is not?
q Recite the Fourth statement and the sil
subordinate definitions of the sabbath
school.
5. A grand childrens meeting from 8 t.
4 p. IN.
All these exercises will be under the super
vision of Rev. c. X. Fehr, P. b., of Allen
town District.
The following preachers and laymen will
address the children's meetings: Revs. Jas
Bowman, j. M. Rinker, j. G. Bliem, d
Lentz, and Messrs. W. C. Weiss, c. S. Weiss
II. Arner and Levi Wentz.
We have been requested TO state, that i
the weather should be unfavorable Tuesday
the Reunion will be postponed until Thurs
day, Sept. 4th.