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

AHAg eetule iie latu FeacneQ the Eenltn
of his manhood. Near my own age,
associated with me ON the Board, one
upon whom had learned to lean
heavily in pushing our work I'm the
southeastern part Of the State, Bro.
Mckinney death comes very close
90 me. What his full rounded life
work might have been, we can never
know. But 81 one thing we are A.
sured-he fell with his armor on.
'uaiheriHg homeuari from evcry land,
taihering one By one
filsIn.s ar joining ihe heavenly hand,
Gathering one By our.
Thrir hroWs are enclosed On golden crowns.
Their labor stained garfne ntsare al Iaid dogn
"aihrring houicuard ifum every land
haihrring one hT one.
' W. - shall come 70 the riverside,
tieilering one By one;
hearer o. Wnters each cvcntido,
Gathering one by one.
Those OF you who may be pleased
% refer 90 the Presidents Annual
Address delivered last year before this
Association In convention assembled
~ Topeka, will find these words
I'VE mapped out plan Of work az
Ottawa which contemplated a lanve
gathering in Topeka Rt this time, and
the sending forth from this eonven-
ton OF an able evangelist, 60 give his
whole time 20 the work Of organizing
and upbuilding Sunday Schools. IL
COntemplates next the organization OF
every congressional district In the
state, then every county, and finally
that contamination most devOutly to
be wished, when every church on our
HmHm =.anHnean -.
shall support q well equipped sunday
School, and when In every Christian
family throughout our borders the
Importance Of early impressions upon
the minds Of the children shall be
duly appreciated" Near the close Of
the same address may be found these
words: standing az we do tonight
upon the Threshold OF lis labOrs, NV
confidence Ia the judgment Of my
brethren and in their devotion TO the
cause Of their Master implants firmly
within me the conviction that what
h here done will be done wisely and
well"
The work Of that Convention has
passed into ghistory. All believed
when Il adjourned that its work had
been done wisely and we'll. It was
probably the largest convention Of
the kind that ever met west Of the
Missouri River. It's members were
enthusiastic, earnest workers who
had come together for a purpose.
They had assembled for the purpose
Of moving forward I'm the execution
Of the plan Of work mapped out ut
Ottawa.
The large gathering was there.
Vigorous aud labOriOus work prior 10
the convention had accomplished
tkat. All were enjoying themeelves;
and lcarning valuable lessons from
Errett, Cline, Haley, Hopkins and a
host III Others from whose combined
wisdom and experience flowed forth
fountains Of information seldom
PLACED within the reach of the or,li-
nary sunday ScOOol worker.
The next thing to be done was 10
provide for the support Of q SUNDAY
School Evangelist On the esening
81 The secoud day OF the convention,
Isaac hrret, at the conclusion of an
able address setting forth the impOr-
tance Of the Sunday School work.
said All this means fifteen hundred 1
ooliars % sustain q State SUNDAY /
ScheOl Evangelist. We want to raise /
as much 81 the necessary amount as 4
h possible here and now. I make no
beggiug speech. It e. unnecessary
He was right. No begging was nee
essary. Nearly one thousand dollars
were promptly pledged ON the spot.
Within tWenty-fOur hours after the
pledges we've made, the Board had
contracted with brother M. IngeIs 10
take the field a. Sunday School Evan
geliSt- They had also arranged with
brOther &. e. Cline, Of Louisville.
KY, 60 spend two months In the State
conducting Sunday School Institutes
under the direction Of the Board.
Brother Cline gave the two months
work 10 q number OF the most impor-
tant towns In the state-without ex-
pense % our assOCiatiOn-hls rennuu-
Grafton being contributed by those
directly benefited.
Bro. Ingeis commenced his work
soon after the adjournment Of the
convention. He has given ne 8 years
faithful, untiring and efficient service.
His praises are In the mouths Of ali
who heard have him. He has but
one fault a. n Sunday School Evan.
gelisL That Is his mOdesty. And Il Is
not strange that an admireF and
former associate OF Knox p. TAYLOR
should be modest. brother Taylor
and Brother lngels will both be re-
lieved from their excessive mOdesty
when they grow a little Older) q
The value Of the practical instruc-
ton which brother Ingels has given
10 the people In the So addresses de- !
livered I'm the IS institutes which |
he has held, can never be estimated, / a
until this cOrruptible shall have J.
put on interruption, and this mortal
shall have put on Immortality" a
he has talked directly % an en- d
rolled church membership Of about :
lhree Thousand, aud to an enrolled
sunday School membership still
larger. IL one little pebble thrown
INTO the ocean affects the position Of
very drop Of water contained there o.
n ~ some young girl, an humble / K
eacher i'm some Of the schools visited, 2,
% the dignity and impOr. :,
ance 81 her work, should deveiope u
INTO Lucy J. Rider, q Mrs. Crafts or N
! Mrs. Ostrander n some bOy. y
IrOJsed 90 biblical study and filed / 4.
With the passionate zeal Of a great y
0ui yearning for the salvation OF his Z
should become the peer Of 81
be many great preachers whose very
lsmes are an inspiration, who will
itempi o. measure the effect Of the
abors of him who has taught 80
loEN valuable Lessons 90 hundreds of ~
now teaching the teachers OF a.
acceeding generations, whose classes nj
G teachers shall throughout all the -
ntare grow infinitely more nu- =
aerouse 81
When the last circling wave In the &C
wan Of life, st in motion by these n
ebbles uf truth. grown wider and Il
'ideF aud wider and wider. shall
ave washed the shOues Of = bound
- eteFnity-lhen, and not TIN then
lsy this work be measured.
When from hill and valley. frnm
wan and plain, from native land and IN
reign CLINE, all those included in "a
le lump % heaven leavened ia the ~
atsel by Brother lngel's teaching NJ
lail b. summoned 90 appear at the O.
eht hand % Him who sits upon the hs
nat white thrOne-then, oh then.
cher than Fubies and precious stones DO
Feeier than honey and the honey it
NIB viii be the happiness Of him Co
IN can ssy, Lord, these are the n,
,eavss which I bring from thv hnr. -
~ field. These are they whom ThOu II
~ given me through my teaching. on
And % on that glad day, 20 the If
gsnEelisl belongs the greatest honor. n.
10 viii presume 90 take the choDlef
credit from the brow Of the hnDll-
4 q those who have helped 20 sIss- A.,
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