Telegram-herald., 1889-12-06
THE SUNDAY Y-SCHOOL
The state Association Closes rs
Annual session.
10 BE held Il LANSING yEIT YEAR
The PTeeesdiuEs IA Def4iI-InterssI Iius :
P2pers Eeaa- hes. ker1 b Eappsr
Mas, a. kxpl&natioa II
seeming InbospitalltY.

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.nosn.ng. bul b. r. JACOBS. ulo vas
called 10 lhe chair, stated that auch
good could be d0ae w.th tew. Atter
dey01onal exercises Chairman Jacobs
made 3 roasng enthusiastic address
showing t4al las Asartaaa s3U ~ re n
TIE wOIk az tae Sundsy-seaOo song
service followed and alter taat Rev. l..
II. +. Jameson. OF Lansing. talked upon
practical HINTS 10 super fnteatsnts %
He dchaet las ideal OF q sap ruten-
delt. 4ud stated that he should nos be
religious hgure-head merely. Iu
cities thege OagAt u be- no difficulty m
Getting the right men, bat la small
towns and country district 10 VAS often
hard 10 hnd young and enterpTis.Dg
men suited 10 the work. Otea men
We're called by God 10 act as super.n-
tendents OF >Iuday-schO0ls, bat very
often they were elected through the
stlp d.ty OF those whOWere 10 mistaken
rs 20 vote for him. supern, dcnt,
uc thought, should oe an officer of the
church, SO that there might De 40 mss
take made 10y putting ln a popular but
not suitable man. Rev. Mr.. jameson
showed himself thoroughly conyersant
with the work and as remarks were
appreciated. a half hours discussion
followed.
W. W. Washburn, of Saginaw, not
i..e. l.
Preparations OF Teachers" =" tue next
paper, Art of Teaching" was taken
up by Rev. j. A. Johnson, of kalama-
100. lie treated his subject from the
standpoint OF the relation of the teach
or and his belief in the Bible 10 his
teaching OF the child. He showed that
all true teaching was the divine Light
of ChrIsts love shining through the
humanity of the teacher. Christ must
be reborn IN every soul IN order 10 in
sure real and lasting religious lnstruc-
ton. The relations of man 10 man
must also be carefully considered.
Owing to the shOrtness of the time the
reverend gentleman was obliged 10 cut
his address short. 1t was an enthusias-
tic and well pointed discourse and was
listened to with close attention.
The committee appointed TO decide
the place fer holding the next cOnvcn-
ton, reported IN favor of Lansing, and
that place was chosen by unanimous
vote.
The committee, TO whom was re-
ferrcd the report of the executive COM
mittee, made their report. 1t was
stated that some thirty counties of the
cghty-fOur III the association had not
contributed during the past year.
About S2l00 had been collected, but
there was the sum of S5O7 .05 pledged
that had not been paid. Some positive
way of raising the money IN the cOun-
ties which did not pay was recon-
mended. 1t was also recommended
that the State secretary spend more of
his time in the Northern Peninsula.
The association is in debt S404.60. II
counties could pay more than they had
pledged, the chair asked that they be
allowed to pay all they wanted. Kent
county was shown to be pledged for
about ten times as much as it could
pay, and this fact greatly amused the
convention. The calling of the cOun-
ties and the obtaining of pledges oc-
cuped a good deal of time.
Rev. DR.. Donnaily apOlOgized for the
apparent lack of hospitality displayed
by the Grand Rapids people. 1t was
decided TO raise the deficit in Kent
county and pay 800 for next year. 4
lengthy discussion of the best methods
| of raising money followed, and as the
result some feeling was shown and the
| time OF the session was entirely con-
| sumed before matters were settled.
The attendance was very good at the
/ afternoon session, and after the usual
| song service, II. f. Tyler, of Allegan,
/ gave an address on The Supreme Aim
| the Ingathering Conversion and Chris
/ tan Training of Our Youth" The adj
/ dress was carefully prepared and cx-
! haustive lie spoke of the material
success worked for by the business man
| of today, and the spiritual success:
/ looked for hy the minister and Sunday
school teacher. The worker should bc
well adapted for his work, and should
! be we'll trained. The supreme ann OF
! the Sundav-schoOl Is to educate tho
! youth spiritually. Its importance i
/ measured 10y Is spiritual results. Look
! into sacred history and sec who the
! successful religious teachers were
/ Teach with love. You can dc
| ANYTHING with those you love
/ When God would use the creates
1 of all power, he chooses love. Teach
/ knowing what YOU teach. Know 10 ex-
/ perimentally. You are teaching
patience; show them that y0u AT,
/ patient. YOu are teaching faith; snow
I them that YOU have faith. Teach w.tf
the power of the purified heart. 1t j
| an important thing 10 know about
1 cod. but lt is more important o. know
I cod. Have then heart purity and vOl
I Will not 20 TO Heaven alone. T. teach
/ ing I'm the Sundav-schOOi. first secure
/ preliminary individual study of th'
I lesson then get the scholars engaged 81
some kind of Christian work. AI IIf'
lisa school. The lessons Of the clas
/ hour are ipated or stTCnCt b,
/ the week work.
Tho committee on nominations pre-
/ sentod the blowing report. President
r. X. Warren Three Oaks. vc-prcsl
4 dents. Rev. +. II. r. Jameson, Lansing
1 Rev. r Noble. Grand Rapids. k.v. N
F. Richardson. Grand Rapids 4R.r. ! +
Loba. Grand Rapids. F !. 1ugg %
Lake Linden. Executive Committee
r. A. H0ugh, Jackson: Rov. Washing
ton Gardner. Albion. J II. Pitcher
Jackson. Rev. p. p. RgndeN. New But
falo. Rev. II. NJ. MOrey. Gpsilsnt
George Parsons. WateTvhet. Chas. p
Adams. Detroit Rev. g.. :. Armstrong
Jackson and the pastor OF tac Fro.
IS II Ran. st Church n jackson. Ib
Office III pres dent was vacant iD tn'
/ second fourth. fifth, seventh. eVath
fourteenth and seventeenth districts
and the committee recommeudot tG
following. second district. J r Blake
Union t.tv. Fourth district. -. :. boot
/ Grand Rapids Fifth district. Rev
A Jewell. Iona seventh afstriet. J..
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