Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-16

They should do themselves what they requir,
their children to do, The Sunday School i,
in no sense the substitute of the pulpit The
Sunday School is the channel through which
he minister reaches the youth Of the church.
A we'll, healthy minister has no right TO stay
out Of Sunday school. He works no harder
than the farmer. the merchant. the mechanic
or any other laboring man. He eau be in
| the Sunday school and let his personal pres
euce help the school. II he can't do il he
should go out Of the ministry.
don't preach much but can preach two
| sermons, attend Sunday school and =
social m citing every Sunday and gro~ fat
on 1t, II child cannot attend hu, one SER
vice let m come into the impressiveness of
the sanctuary. But the children are few
and far between Who cant so TO church. II
he want. TO sleep, cry or play let him do il,
and If you behave yourself he will soon tind
it out and behave himself.
The Sunday school is school not a series
of congregations for y man TO preach to.
The preacher is TO pour out what has been
revealed to him. the Sunday school is 10
draw ont what somebody else has learned.
In still broader sense il makes the whole
congregation obtain knowledge of facts in
history, geography, etc,
IL 10 also the whole congregation studying
God's word No, simply the children. OF the
church, but the congregation. In order for
this the pastor should constantly give notice
Of and an invitation TO the SUNDAY school
When he does this the majority of them will
be in the Sunday school. The Sunday school
10 also the place for the development Of the
conception Of the Christian life and the Bible
truth, II is an organized, systematixed work
~ ha n1ax lt,3.. IN
tell. Every Sunday school teacher should
drill and teach her class Christian thought
and living. Unfold to them the truth. aud
lead them to Christian lives and influence
The modern SUNDAY school is the great
home missionary branch of the church in
saving our land. The destiny of our ial
rests not upon the public school. but upon
the Sunday school, The time has come
when the children cannot receive religious
instruction in the public school. Three
fourths of them must receive such instruc- |
tion in the Sunday school or not at all. This |
is the responsibility rolled upon the church |
of God. How is this church going to gather
in this class: They are not reached by us in
the pulpit, but We can reach them by their |
children. They can be drawn into the church |
by their children who are members of the |
Sunday schools when You have brought the |
children here you have got the older ones |
Who are four-ffths of the merchants
lawyers. etc. doing business in keuncbec
county to-day. They are the poorest boys
Of 20 years ago. Thirty-dsc years hence,
four tfhs of the leading men will be The
ragged boys of to-day and not the sons OF
the best families. The church which gets
in all IT ran get in is the strongest aui al !
ways will be. The very life of the church |
is the Sunday school Bring the poor child
rem into your Sunday school and put theu
beside your best scholars aud when
YOU can bring a ragged girl TO feel that this
is my church you have got her. we should
have no church paupcrs. If church did |
not receive the ragged boy and put him be-
s.de the velvet dressed boy in the Sunday
or would leave it
over all aud through all ard under all and
sa,ursting all is the burden which should
res. on the teachers to save the young soul
When the young feel what can | do for
Christ, " they will go out because there must
be something to do for Christ,
DO not take the sun iav school work for
mere pastime, but as Gods place where we
are TO work out God. salvation.
The address was a most practical one, yet
it touched the vital points of his theme
The Sunday School Idea" II formed N
most fitting close to n day of unusual inter
est to the Sunday school worker and the ont
ii Ter as well. The exercises continue today
in accordance with the following programme
WEDSEsDAY.-9.0 800 A. NJ, Devotional ser.
vice. 3 30 A. NJ, Conference. "Whcn Is
The lesson well taughtf" Rev. J NJ. Frost
Portland. Questions and answers from the
1000 a. NJ. Address, "Iiow
,an business men and busy women prepare
heir S. s lesson?' Rev +. N. Peloubet ID.
D., Boston, Mass. 10. 80 A. NJ, Address.
Relation of primary department To main
school" Mrs W. +. Crafts, New York
100 NJ, The worlds convention. Its
membership Rev B. L. Snow, Willard
The topic. discussed, Lindley NJ. webb
Esq Portland. Its spirit and power Rev
c. ID Crane, New castle The work abroad,
Hon. W. l.. Daggeu, Strong. The outlook,
Rev. George Lewis, South Berwick Some
hings we can learn, Rev. r. T. Hack, Bel.
fast. Some things We can teach, Rev. q -
W hite, Bath. 200 +. M, Devotional ser
vice. 2l5 p. NJ, Conference. "What is
The aim of the Sunday schoolf' Rev. X T
Hack, Belfast. Questions and one minute
suggestions from the convention. "How to |
conduct childrens meeting" Mrs. Crafts.
45 p. NJ, the superintendents half hour |
What the superintendent wants of the |
school, Superintendent B. + Sands, Lewis |
lon. what the school wants of the |
superintendent. Mr.. G. A Woodbury. |
W 90 lfords, Is p. NJ, address, THE |
seven lamps OF teaching" Mrs. Crafts
100 p. NJ. address, Convention work
County, State and International" William
Reynolds. 700 p. NJ devotional and praise