Telegram-herald., 1886-04-28
SOWING THE SEED
Or Increased Interest IL sun
day School Work.
BAPTIST CONGRESS N SESSION.
ne ADDRESS OF Rss D.. skeasoR--e A.
Governor Crosby Welcome The
Routine ~Ork Frosniasnt
People PrsSent.

Tue second Gistrct convention IT ghe
Michigan BApasg sunday school association
was opSBed la the auditorium of TIE toun-
tain - Bsptist ehareb last evening wllh
song service ied 81 the oombinea choiFs 90
the Founlain-st. and Second Baptist
churches Upon the foslfum sat Rev. Dr
Kendall Brooks. president 81 Kalamazoo
college Rev Kerr b. Iupper, of lhis aty,
+ A Hough oi Jackson, and Res 4. b
Fish Of Paw Paw After Dr brooks had
read portion of the scriptures qlarletie
composed Of H. A Stuart, Mrs u shedd,
Mis- Emma lOonis and J. A. Mar
quhar rendered ROek sf Ages. Rev L. b.
Fish, Of Paw Paw. then led in pra.e The
Introductory service closed Nlth thls prayer
and Hoa NJ = Crosby. superintendent %
the Fountain 81 Baptist sunday school
read al address of welcome. lie said that
he welcomed the delegates as earliest work
ers in the SUNDAY School department of
christian labor ana persons from whom the
local laborers expected t0 learn much during
the convention, as topics ot vital inierreIto
both church and state were arranged in the
programme. Continuing he said. " bile
Baptisis have denominauoual pride
In the maintainance Of their sun
day schools. still all appreciate and
are interested ia the forming OF the
religious character of the future fhe COM
parative ease with which the youths are in-
structed must be kept in mind and good
seed sown befoae their minds became ma
tured in ways of sin. We are NOW infercs
ed in the practical question, what shall be
the sunday hOol of the future. Shall We
give more pIcnics aud the like with less Of
the old fashioned gospel teachings, or a
happy union of the two? But it is not nay
province To discuss mel hOds or plans, that
remains for YOU. We want YOU 10 have
good time and see some of the possibilities
OF the Baptists in this thriving town.
believe that our Christian exten-
sion work will be best carried ON
by the planting of more mission
schools in different portions OF our
city. and If your coming shall awaken All
additional interest in such work, We cannot
do too much for you Let me extend Il cor
dial welcome To you.
Rev DR.. T. ; Henson. Of Chicago, was
the speaker Of the evening. The gentleman
is quite well known here, and persons who
have heard him lecture or talk are his adj
mirers. The gentleman said that be was
always glad to come 10 Michigan, for this
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visit. When be was boy he had an ambi-
ton to 20 to Congress, but lie was now
! ashamed of such j desire because u was
/ low, but he considered such a
1 congress as the present one worthy OF
/ the name and which had in view the furth-
/ erance of the most mOmentOus interests
I on earth. Now, said he. the school Is
4 of interest as central idea. We are 10 con-
/ slider the claims resting upon Us for the ad-
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were first called disciples-that means
learners A distinctive thing about
Christian is that he Is learner.
Now first | shall speak of the text
book of this school-a book that is literally
packed with Gods Thoughts" Or. Henson
next touched upon character, which, he
said, was the only thing that could survive
the crushing of the worlds material bodies.
/ The object of these schools was character
building, not reputation. man may steal
your good name and not make YOU poor in
deed. Character is what a man is in the
totality of his being intellectual, moral and
physical.
Some people think that in its incipiency
/ human nature is like piece of Parian
marble, which is 10 be shaped by the chsel
of life The doctor did not believe that.
/ He thought there was something in the
stock Men are born with peculiarities and
idiosyncracies. He considered that all were
born with bad characters. point TO be kept
in mind by Sunday School teachers. Some
/ people talk To children and call them Jesus
little lambs. II have a large family, but
there is not a lamb in them. Nor do
believe that il i because they are ministers
children. Ministers children are better
than other peoples | believe Once
when Sunday school was asked
if the members were not Jesus
lambs, little fellow yelled out, no; kids
I The doctor said that he never thought
that the slang phrase had Scriptura basis.
Continuing his address, be said that origi-
nality man was trinity with an animal
intellectual or soul. and God conscious ness
Adam lost the last. Only the other two
were left. The lost can be regained by
regeneration. We must realize that human
nature Is in ruins. and then now we are tC
reconstruct it. First, we need light. Sec
Ond we need 10 have our cOnsclences quick
ened. Teachers should teach with
courage their convictions. Third
after conviction then instruction
and nIurishment are needed The Bible
affords this believe that the man shC
reads all books except the Bible, does not
develop completely. while he who read:
the Bible thoroughly NAV gain knowledge
Sanctify yourselves by starving the old na
ture aud feeding the new Some people say
that We have got through with the Bible
We are not mp TO it yet The
address scinullated with fresh thought.
and wit, and closed with few
words expressing he qualification
afforded to the speaker by being present
A collection amounting 10 SIC was taken uT
10 defray expenses incurred in preparing FOL
the convention. The benedicii0n pro
nounced by Dr. Henson cias,d the exer-
Cises until this morning when they will Ia
continued al go clock.
There was a good sized audience present
including many from other churches, ane
the follc wing delegates from abroad
Rev I VI Teal. Pentwater. + A. H0ugh
Jackson Rev. J. Fietoher Plainweil. 7 J
Deizell, Greenville Ms Tucker Big Bar
ids, Rev J F Hill, Big Rapids Dr. Ken
dali Brooks Kalamaz0o. Rev. J. 3. Banker
Benton Hsrbor. Rev + ID Rundell New
Buffalo. :. T Nine. Mu,kegou Rev. N
" Powell and wife. Lowell, Mrs Robert
son. Lowell Rev Mr.. Beshv and wife
Oakhed, Mr. Brigham. Panwel Carsol
Oidheld Lowell. Mr Remington. Bovine
The Farmers Club-Horses
A. this time Of year farmers are TOO bus.
to pay much attention to anything exoep
work. and for that reason there was bm