The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-15
COLUMBIA COUNTY SABBATH
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

Sabbath School Association
At the recent Convention of the
Columbia County Sabbath School AS
sociation, held in Bloomsburg Nav "a
and as, the plan OF House to House
Visitation was enthusiastically ad
opted, and Friday, June 90, fixed as
the day of visitation throughout the
entire county. (The day following if
storminterferes).
During this day the Association
hopes, with your help and hearty CO
operation, to put printed invitation
into the hands of every person who
does not attend Church or Sabbath
School. We are depending upon you
to aid in this important movement.
Put into the work prayer and push.
Blanks will be furnished for your town
ship. Plan at once. The time is short.
INSTRUCTIONS.
First. The Township Presidents
should call together all the Ministers
and Sabbath School Superlntendents
OF the town or township. The town or
township should then be divided into
convenient or suitable districts, and
consecrated, earnest, self-sacrifcing
men or women should be selected
chalrmen of each district. Sabbath
School Superintendents should be
these chairmen.
The various chairmen will sub.divide
into parishes the districts assigned
them, and carefully select spiritual
minded christians, with much tact, as
canvassers for the various sub-districts.
In the country, the vicinity of a Sab
bath School may constitute sub
district. The capvassers should be
selected from the Sabbath School or.
1t selected prior to the Sabbath School
session, the names should be announc-
ed in the Sabbath School, and the
House to House Visitation plan
noticed. These canvassers to 90 two
and two," and, if convenient the
members of different churches. After
the canvass the canvassers will report
(on blanks furnished) to the district
chairman, who in turn will compile
all reports and file the same with the
Township President, who will like
wise report to the County Secretary.
The Township President is chair
man of the visitation committee in
his township and will be held res
ponsible for the success of the move
ment as far as his jurisdiction extends.
On the Sabbath previous to the can
vass it is desired that all pastors should
preach to their several congregations.
or notice prominently the subject of
House to House Visitation about
to be undertaken.
The blouse to House Visitation
should be the subject for consideration
and prayer at all meetings the pre-
ceding week, and if possible mass
union prayer-meeting be held in the
town or township on behalf of the
movement, the canvassers, and the
visited, that all may be prepared for
the blessing sure to follow.
If in townships where the Schools
are scattered over a wide range of
territory, it is not practicable to call
together the Ministers and Superin-
tendents of the various schools in
union meeting, then let the Town
ship President interview personally
each Superintendent and enlist his
earnest cooperation.
In this event each Superintendent
would be acting in the capacity of
district chairman.
Let the chairman of each district,
prior to the time set for the vista
ton, arrange for one or more meet
ings, especially for those who have
agreed to visit in his district, care
fully explaining the following points,
viz:
Ist Assign the territory in the dis
trict to the visitors, and impress upon
them their responsibility for the part
allotted them.
ed. Explain fully the cards and
blanks and the nature of the reports
that are to be used. Let there be alb
solutely no misunderstanding.
sd. The advantages Of systematic
and thorough visitation, and the ma
ture of this cooperative effort among
the churches.
4th. Believe, know feel, manifest
and strive to convince every visitor
that this personal interest in the in
dividual soul is Christ's plan. Go out
into the highways, go out into the
hedges, go quickly into the streets,
into the homes of the people and bid
them come in.
These meetings are of utmost i'm
portance, and should in no district be
neglected or omitted.
FINALLY.
Wherever it is practicable, sun