The Washington bee., 1891-09-19
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
Mr.. E. K. RUSSELL MAKES AN ADDRESS.

The installation of officers OF the SUM-
day School Union of the District OF
Columbia took place at the Israel Bethel
church Sunday Sept. 9Th, in the presence
of large audience. The following officers
were installed for the ensuing year: 4.
r. Russell, president, A. u. IIenard,
vice-president, Emma Cusberd, treasurer;
Fannie B. s. johnson, secretary, Matte
Throckmartin, recording secretary; and
s. McLerOy, chairman of the '. G.
The following is the address made by
Mr.. E. R. Russell, newly installed prest-
dent:
Dear Friends:-I am before you know
not how, for it is not my choice that L
am here, would far rather be door
keeper or a humble worker in the line of
duty than be your Chief. But l judge it
is all right.
The Sunday School work is noble
one and he who Is engaged in it is in the
path of many laid up blessings to come.
Sir, you have been here as a light to
these people and children for the last
two years. We have learned to know
and love you Of which we shall always
keep in remembrance your kind admOn-
itiOn and faithful work rendered TO this
good cause.
| can say faithful for | have met with
and have worked with you in many places
in the work, that many know not OF.
sm about to take your place as an
officer of this Union. You have won
many kind friends and have done good
work. You did your work not as your
predecessor, but as it was laid out Tor
you to do. This will have to do; take
up the work from where you left iG, and
do it in the manner left for me. AS
time has prepared and will do for all the
coming presidents. Sir, | never envied
you; but was proud OF you and did all
could to help the work on. May Gods
blessing be with you and your retiring
Officers, not retiring from duty or from
the laid up blessing for you. But frOm
the responsibility that you have had to.
bear for the last two years.
Now my dear friends you have selected
me TO fill this office, which L esteem to be
quite an honor Tor me to receive. The
honor is not to me but to you; il l fill
the measure of your expectation. Then
will you be paid for the honor conferred
on me.
Now my dear friends am here in this
office as sounding brass and tinkling
cymbal, with the aid of Him who sees
all thighs, knows all things and who Can
do all things. And furthermore as | de-
pend on Him who is the giver of every
perfect gilt, so do / depend on you to
hold up the arm OF the office and officers.
Ii the office has your good will and
strength, then will say we are well able
to 60 up and possess the land. There is
great work to be done. The harvest tru-
ly is great. but the labOrers are few.
And there is u cry in Macedonia ''cOme
over and help us'', now the cry is to you
come over and help us and yourselves.
We have about 65 or 20 churches and
schools in this District, and We want
them all, and We will not be satisfied
until We get them all; we care not What
profession or denomination, white or
black, if they will acme we want them.
THIS work is to be known as the Sun
day school Union OF d. g., and we
should not be satisfied until the desired
end or purpose of this Union has been
achieved, and that means, all the sunday
schools Of ID. G. have Oecome one i'll
spirit, one in love and one in works, for
the building up OF The Master's Kingdom
on the earth. Then we shall clap our
hands for ii95, iOr we can Say We have
won the victory. This means that all
must work. i'll depend upon the officers,
nothing will be done; if the officers de-
pend upon their Chief, nothing will be
cone; Il the delegates from the many
schools fail to do their part, depending
OH tie officers, nothing will be done.
Now dear friends you SEE what would
be the great calamity II one We're TO
depend Oh the other, nothing would be-
done and the work would be q total TAIL
lr0. Everyone must work, everyone
must know his Work and do 1t. We must
know our place and duty and do it as TO
; Man. From president to the smallest
child in the many schools. Work like "a
,lOck for the Master.
And this will be the purpose Of this
Jt1ice that all shall know their duty.
You shall learn it through the president,
ho superintendent, tile visiting COM
nittee and the many teachers tnat we
laYs in our Union. Aud ii YOU do not
know the requirements OF this Union, IT |
Ihsll not be the fault OF the Union. We |
want Union OF feeling, seeing and |
lctlOn Sll for the Master not for self, /
AhoAO 10 SIcdL IeSSOn We OuHnL TO learn |
md must learn aud that Is independence.
We should learn it as an individual, as |
society, as a community and as a people. /
lhls Is tile road to success. This Union |
Too dependent to be successful. 0! all |
@cletles, Lnis society ought to be the
most successful and independent, and we
mould provide some ways OI means to put
MS Union Oh base OF Independence
md selt-suppOrt.
The financial system Of this Union is a
air one, but it do, not wOIk, for the
imple reason Of its d dependence. We
Isnt TO provide way anu means to pay
IL our debts aud TO supply all of our
'ants with ut begging for it When
lat has been done, this Union will be
Die to stand the searges OF ages to come,
NOW dear friends ask few things of
ou, TO be prayeriul, to be iaithiuI and
atlIer she children III the SUNDAY school.
ho see that they become christians nm
le day of their } youIh that when they
ecome Old they will not depart from it