The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-05-21


probably mp better work under SINH
lar circumstances has ever been done |
In any sister State. Let us pause long |
enough % thank God and take cour-
age.
But we must not stop too long for
congratulations and the giving Of
lest we begin to think and
say, sit is enough" "SOul take thy
ease.n Morgan MoEgans IN the Clsris-
tiTn Standard uses the following beau
tifai language IN expressing q pro-
found truth "There IL no rest In the
whole realm Of nature from the rust
ling leaf 70 the WhiFiing sphere; nor
viii the millennium Of rest dawn upon
this benighted world until the gospel
shall have been proclaimed 20 all the
nations Of earth.n Brethren, our
time for rest Il not yet ~ hand. Faith
fniness 70 the Master requires that
we should still Be found
ssTolIinr On. telling %, tsIiing On tsIlIng en-
Is ths Uork 10 the vera We are ser
''' Lei S' ). fellow the pstl thsi ear Ha.,sr
vim THE balm Of Ms counsel ear strength
La Us do With cur night What cur hHnds
hnd 70 Do.
The task Of establishing upon q firm
aud permanent basis the sunday
school work Of the Christian churches
Of Kansas has been accomplished.
But upon the foundations bFOad aud
deep which have been laid, there IL
yet much building % be done. A
supersIFueture must be reared, the
outlines Of which appear ~ yet but
dlmly ia the most fertile brHiu OF our
most thoughtful architects. This su-
peTstrueture Will not spring up In n
night, i'm q year, % In decade. hut
slowly, a. our forces grow stronger, ~
our knowledge Increases Is our ex
peTienee Widens.
Standing here IN LeavenwOFth and
looking back 20 OttOwa, we can see
at a glance what, In q year aud half,
we have accomplished In building nc-
eording 90 the plan agreed upon there.
We have accomplished the holding
Of large and independent Stale con-
venti0ns, giving valuable instruction
10 all who attend them. We have SC
compiished the maintenance Of sn
able Evangelist. We have accom-
DIished the permanent. establishment
81 one district organization. To com.
plete that plan we have yet to establish
ORGANIZATIONS In siK more diatFiets,
and In over one hundred counties.
And o well equipped sunday School
in every church with q due apprecla-
ton Of the importance Of early i'm
pressiOns upon the minds Of the chill
dren in every Christian family IL, a.
vet, seen only by strong faith away
of through the mlsts Of the indefinite
future.
The question that presents Itself 10
Us at this time is, how are we TO en-
gage our forces during the year that
Il before us? They are drawn up In
line awaiting the commands 70 issue
from this convention. Are those CON-
mands TO be Fall Back !" "Btannd
Still 20 or "FOFWardW2
In ringing that will not fail to In
spire confidence, and that cannot fail
TO be heard all along the line, may
God give us the wisdom, the courage,
aud the will to thunder.
FORWARD MEN-STEADY-CLOsE
UP!n
II ~ uDN lQn1iUAU lOl NhG
ensuing year TO educate every Chris
tian family in the State. IL may not
be possible for US TO effect q single
county organization. It probably is
not best for as 10 attempt another
district organization. But looking
toward all these ends q IS possible
for as 10 make material advances
Allow me now 10 call your attention
to the fact that during the past year
Brother Ingels has been able 10 reach
only about twelve per cent. Of our
membership. At this rate II would
take him eight years 20 get around, no
allowance being made for growth.
What does this fact suggest2 It sug-
Rests that following in the wake Of
Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky, zoe
need more EpangeliSts. What does
the need OF more EVangelists snggesR
We need more money. What does
the necessity for more money sug-
gest d? II we get more money, we are
the people who must 60 down into
our pockets and help 10 make the con-
tributiOns.
When Brother Ingels entered upon
his work, he was instructed by the
Board 10 make his appeals for money
very moderate, and TO devote his at
tentiOn chiefly to teaching. Work
ing in harmony with these instrue-
tons, be has secured pledges which
promise us an income OF about hve
hundred dollars per year for the next
five years.
It Is not my desire TO push things
toe fast. Large bodies moving for
ward should move steadily. Spas
mOdic movements and OvercrOwding
which has q tendency to produce
should be avoided. But y
can DO no harm for me 10 say that u
our association had guaranteed In
come OF three thousand dollars for
next year, it could use every dollar OF
It In doing important aud much
needed work.