The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-07-04

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proper knowledge Of the responsibility. Teach
great aim OF all Sunday schooi work is bringing
| scholars to Jesus. If you think it does not
matter whether or not souls are brought to
Christ You have no right IN the Sunday school.
lesson % MEANS rs n tHerefore You must Sw understsnd
| it Yourself. You can conquer your class by
being yourself. Don't lean too much on lesson
Don't hurry The mind may act in haste, hut
not the heart. Commentaries should never
take the lace q thought. Teachers are train
vigorous. earnest, working teachers. Ie was
the subject of'Chid Conversion" lie spoke
1ile training Of children. iIe said there were
nine different words In the Jewish language that
have been translated children: Samuel grew
in grace. Jesus was trained by his parents, Pau
said to Timothy you have known the scripture
| from your youth lie asked the question: do
we pay as much @ ATT attention TO the raing Of the
parsnts read the Bible as they ioved as well
boy VI M HIM c~
| Shall We secure iloir version. First, create
expectancy; Ho said hs lad heard u great
expected to be converted. Second. When one
nas grown old and their habits are formed 1t
With the child, let It not be during exci enenl
o1 rev1vals; Lut let them be won quietly to
Jesus; How may we DO it in the SUNDAY
prayer meeting. teachers teach OF the love o1
Jesus. yet iu;lOi His love, and, you can draw
| them ts: Tim. Many make objection to child
| conversion ON the ground that children cAnnG.
understand the mysteries, OF salvation. They
uo not appreciate the oDiigatin. Is that tine
reason We join amy socic,y' Children do not
| hold that they are nos worse. have heard
many a man say: IL prolessed Christ when IL
ciliiu. l grew cold and went intO sin. but
| alway.; there was that Voice calling me back. |
was never satisfied till had again come back
toJesus;, Doh't Keep them back for fear they
will not hold out Let them TASTE Gods love.
| Iney will conc back. lie gave Instances OF
several conversions If clllu.e! tnat had come
under his own observation. TWAS an excel
lent di c ursc.
Thursday morning at e. desot'or. Geo. NJ.
Palmer gave 4 good paper Vn County Institutes
| I'd, we get improved methods OF work. Sd, il
efests people. Thousands of children are
growing up without Chris, and doe. no, tie
school institutes are best held in country neigh
bori'oods: IL brings out and Interests m.Iny
who could not be reached otae:wise. Organl
| and carry il back To those who could not come.
! he Sunday school Is the h )pc of the nallun
Minnesota IS Ju,l la;l!ig the corner stone o; her
greatne:s. Some Ole has SAID how shall we
II i'll cur Stiliig people III he Sunday school. i
tnink good va, Is TO build !. WAL ol Old people
! around thcm To k .ep them in. ID. G. Homes
followed with i sIil.e sa!.> on County In
>t4tu.cs-h1w i hold them" Quoted 1.om Is,
~ San !, 2nd e:llpter how Gol punished the mouse
brought young children to Christ. Found OIL
gst SaV on n the or ts OF RsEes
| OF ii, he Said we might gam wisdom no.n tual
10 make GU: county conventions 4 success au-
ver1ise: lax Of them, tell your neighDvrs Of it.
Tie spoke III The state giving $1,000 to hold far
mers institutes, to iea.n how to care for horses
Gows. !ls' ailu even potato bugs. bat not one
Morgan, III, State Sunday School secretary OF
iowa, vas then callsd for ami gave il iitlle OUT
ike Of tie work in Iowa. REV. ". T.. Miller
Ga,c all Interesting Chalk talk on lost, but
| saved. and lost eternal:y. Several reports from
counllcs were read. d. {. Holmes gave sketch
vt the work i'll The southwestern counties, and
Mfs MArkanl gave report IRON town ninety
MI eS north CT i)u.uth, representing the extremes
Uf Tho state. ~. IL. Ccilcher S;.lu he hoped NE
coun:ies ,a, , al ;loug ;:e line b..twcen the two
would take pattern. TEe suhi,ct of co-oper,-
tNu ol h:.t.onalitics in Sunday school work was
then taken NY, kcy. G. 9. Chris Jansen. OF Min
neapo:is, sl',i not all schools tat are held OH
Sunday are Biole scno ,ls. He was followed by
Rev. l.. e. Saeaic, PASTOR of .ha coloied Bap-
H,I church, Of st, r,I:ll. Motion WAS made and
people. l. n. kargen tho II spoke few words,
after M ~ Wi.lcilRvy: &: X; Merrill introduced the
Sa.u i'c did not ike the name Of mission schools.
lie preferred ,hem called branch schools. Every
Gnu.Hh isa ranch OF the true ylnc: Said there
3'.V'O CHI! drcn not in any Sunday School. Drew
these children were not trained in the princi:
iss Of II ii':anitS Sp"ke OF The nesd' and
nccus to help. it is IN an evil 10 any chur ch
| n"S to any thing. 1t viii surely Gle. Gave
an l!l> lde..t of Scotch preacher who in a ser
inJii To his congregation said ''lh. world il
| wrong 81 &c up. 1t must be turned right size up
nr, ZIG i'Dy5 are to do IT," lh"rr is ll h work
needs be done in the ci!es and the c,lrrhes are
tile ones to d'it Many can I've lruusit to God.
tie Na' followed ty Or. Williams. Of Window,
wh" gave sone etrne1L wUriS Oil mis- ion work
BY our sciioo.s in the country" Mr.. William,
is al able sneaker and told wta: Cottonwood
county had done in putting \ mi ,.ionary IN the
field. They decided they needed q missionary
THURSDAY evening Hon. i. W. uoyt spuke on
Disc!plneald s'rlcr OF eXeTci les. The rer,aind-
er, vi tle az .criiHun was given up to the ladies'
MIS-. }. RI. Randall gave 4 fine PAPER on Nor
NAL supplementary lessons. Primary work
was ti!en introduced. >nd opened BY a delight
ful song service led ny Miss Huugh. MISS Car
| le Pond then called up class of children and
showed m~tilGd II teHcliinE 4 primary class
cues loned then on last lesson so to coNnnct
With nt xt The Importance Of pi imary work
was then ilr .:ed by Mrs. Wells
Mrs H. Pratt then gave ! paper on "The
HindlanceS 10 primary work" she wa . follow
ed BY Mrs. +. :. Lee. VIII" gave u fac paper on
the sue e>S uf primary work.
The closing evening session WAS opened by 4
song service le:l by orchestra. after which A. H.
Heath, -. H., deli, cred All eloquent address on
Encouragement TO Tcachers.'' Bishop Fiz
gerald tEen gave paper on Teachers true and
false"
1t was decided to hold tho next state
Sunday school convention at Winona, some
time In June lSy0. l.. W. Campbell, OF Minnen-
polls was elected President, and H. r. Critch-
ett. secretary. Convention closed after few
closing remarks BY the president.