Telegram-herald., 1889-12-05

after whloh Rev. T. II. + jameson, of
Lansing, offered = ferysn1 PRAYER iof
the SPIRITUAL welfare ~ those ~ t1e
neg .eclso districts.
The hymn n am Gong Home Vas
sung after winch keN- lr- & = Atlil-
strong, If Jackson. presented q paper on
- kel sous tsnyssSius Snd House -
itaUon.' he pFetacec tAe papef "iin
q few remarks upon tne religious needs
ot the sections of the -tate when lle 50
near. He Ekened the pastor - tot
c0mms nder-ln-chlef II au army. he
masI direct ana know tlat the norA ls
beng carried on. Tie eal n0t person
ally - nto al the Etl.e "details. Ae
Sunday y-school suIeru uteodent Snd tDe
church WaIlens, stewards. OF elders
must aid hlm in tne work. Iae teachers
must Vls.t the homes and studY the ooX,
10 learn OF h,s habits and temperament.
A half hour ln sunday school = nut
enough.
After the singing 0f the doxoiogy, al
adjournment was taken unu. evening.
Al the evening session there was
very large audience ln attendance.
The session was opened by a song
service led by +. %. Excel, of Chicago.
Iae Rev II. 81. MOrey, of NpsliGlt,
followed Win glowing description of
the great Sunlay-sct Co-N entlon
held last june ln London.
After song the report of the state
secretary and organizer, NJ. III. key-
noids, of Owos,0, was read. lie SAID
that tie outlook for tae convention
was very favorable. That two years
ago les, than l6 per cent. Of The popu-
laU0n 0t Mich gan were identhed WITH
Christian societies, bat the state sun
day-scnOol labOrers by sending out
miss onar.es aud workers had succeeded
IN Organizing sundays hO0ls ln almost
every part 0I the state.
Al the present time, sixty-four Of the
elgnty-fOur counties OF Michigan taNe
regularly organized Sunaay-schoOi as
sOclauOns. There are still ten counties
IN the Lower Peninsula unOrganzed.
The speaker referred 10 the hard
work done by the m sslOnarles, some Of
them having 10 travel through tangled
forests where even horse can not 20.
He SAID there still are large districts
where the children have bat vague
conception OF what Suuday-schOol ls.
The great question is now 10 reach
them all.
All Sunday-school workers find il
easier 10 organize "A school than 10 keep
il gong. He would advise them %
learn the negro minister's definition OF
Perseverance; first, "iet hold" second,
Hold on" third, stick 10 lt;" fourth,
"Never let go"
The secretary spoke of the great help
10 the teachers given by the Normal
Smday-sehOOl classes that are taught
] the different parts of the state. lie
also suggested that a State Sunday
school journal would be of great value.
In giving the statistics he referred to
the figures as being necessarily quite
imperfect.
President Reynolds, Of the Interna-
tiOnal Association, said the Sunday
school Is the factor that would evange-
lize the world; that il IS the right hand
of the church. II costs considerable u
carry on a church, almost nothing foI
a Sunday-schoOl. That almost any
schoOl-house will open It's doors on
Sunday. At this point the speaker was
interrupted by gentleman who said
he had been refused the use OF a school
house III Lansing Tor Sunday-schOO
purposes, but the gentleman remarked
! further that the law would allow them
to build a chapel.
President REYNOLDS referred TO the
| great progress in the last nine years
Last Sunday there were gathered IN the
Sundav-schools OF the United State
and Canada ten million scholars, and
one million three hundred thousand
| teachers.
He referred to the great work on'
man can do in organizing and keeping
| alive schools. We need live, en-
thusiastic men IN the work. Th'
children are willing and ready
to come in, but the supply of teacher
is short, In closing. he made an earn
est appeal to the Christians to do in
divIdual work, assuring them the.
would be very much more interested
in anv school which they themselve
founded than in one established by an
one else.
b. f. Jacobs, the Illinois Sunday
school man, VIII be present at tn
| sessions TO be held tomorrow at tn
Fountain-street Baptist Church. III
will address the convention at tn
afternoon and evening sessions.