Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-17
THE GOOD WORK.


Notwithstanding and Suggestive.
The meeting held in the Second PreSby-
terisn church Sunday evening was both inter
| eSting and suggestive. 1t was a union
| meeting of the congregations of the High
| street VI. F., the Second Presbyterian. and
the Christ Episcopal churches, held under
the auspices of the Clark County Sunday
School Union, and presided over by Dr. T.
ID. King, the vice president of the Sunday
School Union for this city.
After appropriate opening exercises. in
which Prof. h. +. Prince. president of the
Clark County Sunday School Union, and
Rev. DIR. Rust took part, the work of the
American Sunday School Union was pre-
sented by the leader. 1t is strictly evan
gelical and mdenOminatiOnal in its govern
ment, its members, and its work. There
is much work that it can do in
the most thiCklY settled portions
of our country, in establishing, supporting
encouraging and aiding weak Sunday
In this city the union is endeavOring to Sc
cure the sympathy, aid and encouragement
moral and financial of the stronger church
schools in the prosecution of the work
throughout the country. The union also
serves aS convenient connecting link
whenever the Sunday school workers of
several churches desire Ia unite for work
or to meet for council. The union also col
lectS valuable statistics. For instance the
reports fbr the last year show about 300
enrolled in the evangelical Sunday schools
of this city, of which number about 5000
are of school age. The state report. how
ever, shows that there are nearly 1900 such
children in our city; and these 5000 child
one who are not in our Sunday schools. the
Sabbath school workers of Springfield
should seek for most earnestly.
4 collection was taken up for the Sunday
School Union work. An address on the
work in the Christ Church Sunday school
was made by Superintendent T. F. McGrew.
Jr. This school has mission that is do
ing good work, the lessons being selected
to conform with the arrangement
of the church calendar. The
scholars are being interested in the work
for Others, yet with all the good that is be
ing done, much more could be accomplished
if the parents of the children would
give more time to home training in the
truths of the gospel.
Superintendent W G. Maitland. of the
High Street NJ. f. Sunday school. then
spoke of the work in that school. Many
encouraging features We're noted. Much
good work is being done, but there is much
more that could and ought to be done.
Superintendent GeOrge.W. Winger, of the
Second Presbyterian Sunday school, men
toned several methods of work used in
that school. He could report earnest
teachers and good attendance but felt
the need of more general inter
est among members of the church.
Prof. J. w. Richards then gave short
address on The needs of our Sabbath
school and how they can be supplied" Par
ents should feel their responsibility more.
They should not rely on their pastor or the
Sabbath school teachers for the Christian
development of their children. They
should see that their children 90 to Sabbath
school and they should go themselves if pos
sible. We should have more systematic
teaching in our Sabbath schools. Teachers
should use simple language and should give
their classes ideas that will not be too deep
for them. There is too much talking over
the heads of those we teach. The whole
church must cooperate in the work, and not
pull in different directions. Select n good
leader and then follow him when he differs
with you in matters of expediency rather
than of principle. The congregation was
then dismissed with the benediction by Rev.
Dr. Rust.
Such meetings must necessarily do, much
good by giving Sunday school workers
broader views of the work; and also by Sug-
geSting new methods to their minds