The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1893-01-04
IS LIND4AY SCHOOL. ADDRESS
sDeilVered by, J. w. Canada at Pine
Grove, December 1902. E!.g ,t;s

Grove, Deoemberls92 .S.. .,;s \.
Il My FRIENDS This subject
Of Sunday school work is one Of
great magnitude, and as far
reaching in its results as chris
tianity itself. Blitywe Shall not
attemp pt to take the broad sweep,8 5
which it allows, for fear Of tie
tax upontyOur patience.
We wish merely to call your
attention to the fact, that the
Sunday school, with it's modern.
idea Of the whole church study.
ing the Word Of God, and 81 ,#Stii Sll, SSlll
its improved methods Of Bible!
research and exposition, fur
nishes the best and most efIi-
cient antedate, againsJ the great
home and foreign evils that are
cursing lis as q nation, that can
| be found aside from the preach
| ing Of the gospel. Although
originally instituted for the
mental and moral training Of the
children OH the Sabbath, agworlz
productive Of such good results
could not and should not be con-
tined%to any age or condition.
The Sunday school OF today
has assumed astonishing pro.
portions. Tt is a emarkable
factinythe history Of the church,
that one of the loveliest stars in
the luminous constellation Of
the christian system, remained
comparatively lnnoticed for
nearly eighteen hundred years
after the establishment Of the
church in the world.
That star is the rich provision
made by the great head Of the
church for the religious training
Of the children; and as we look
into the moral heavens to-day,
this star Of the Sunday school
meets our vision in its modest
| s, sue ic.sd q
Gems in the brilliant coronal en-.
circling the brow Of j esus. And
It shines outa noble vindication
Of the claims Of christianity
over all the religions Of the
world. =
i have thought in contempla
tingIthe signs Of the contest be-
tween the church and the world
Of to day, thatif the Holy Spir-
it were to commission twelve
men to accomplish any spiritual
work In the conversion and sal
vation Of mankind, the estah
lishment and constantly lncreas-
ing interests Of the Sunday
school would occupy great
deal Of their time and attention.
This remark is intended as no
disparagement Of the grand and
benificent schemes Of the mod
ern church for the Universal ex-
tension and establishment Of
the Redeemer's kingdom; but,
on the contrary, we would most
heartily and cordially bid them
God.speed, and hail them as CO.
workers in the great enterprise
of evangelizing the world.
10 my mind the church has
no interest more paramount and
Of greater Importance than the
institution Of the Sunday school,
and she has none which lays al
juster claim npon her purse, her
intellect and her heart than this
noble and fostered institution
which she may SO proudly call
her own.
II The Sunday school in it's pri-
mary relation to the church has
been,aptly called the nursery Of
the church, where by proper
training and culture the divine
truth may get the startof the
spontaneous growth Of human
depravitY; and where the sin
cere mith of the works is admin
istered to nourish and strength
en- the soul inits battle for. eter-
nal life.
The Sunday school has also
been justly called the drill-room
OF Christs army, where there
is the practice necessary for the
active warfare Of q life Of right
eonsness, And the church must
to a great extent rely upon this
institution for her most valiant
warriors and her ermostintelligent