The herald., 1894-03-10
POMONA.
The sunday School Oonvsntion-New
Matters.

The sunday School Convention-News
Matters
POMONA, March CIV. Reynolds, field super
intendent of international Sunday school
work, is in Pomona to give us. his practical
views, from the wide scope Of his experience
in these matters, as an aid 70 the eunohy
school teachers, super intendents and pastors.
and to hint to them how they may best ala
one another in this work in common
To that end representation OF the sunday
schools of the city have assembled IN union
now IN session n renrssented In by its
pastor, Rev. Corey, and NJ. o. Daniels, super
intendent of its Sunday school; Rev. Bennett
Rev Bowling and @. H. Waters Of the Chris
tian; Rev. Frary and E. p. Shaw, OF the Con-
gregational, and F. X. Adams of the Presby-
Ii would be hard to find any one more able to
give an impetus to this work than Mr.; Reyn-
olds. From the character Of his varied expe-
rienoe. he is at once instructive, entertaining
and humorous. In his address given ct last
nights opening session the following points,
in the main, were expressed:
ain the United States today, there are 1884,
O0U Evangelical Sabbath schools; these met
last and will meet next Sunday; l,3vO. QUO
onicers and teachers of Sabbath schools-not
their place; they taught 0S73O00 youth OF
the country. Do you think you belong to
small institution now? AS Barnum would say,
its the biggest on earth
at would take $65, 100000 at 81 week
salary to pay this number ot oficers ana
"a hundred years ago there we're no Sunday
schools, yet today the Sabbath schools are
exerting more influence on this nation than
all the other influences combined, except the
phlgit. o,,.o, u,,Ao,,..
| cent; doesn't require a building; doesn't re-
| quire q teacher. Any man or woman with a
| warm heart can start one. Did you ever see a
place or community that didn't have crop OF
| children7
ssBunday schools can be started anywhere
| Why l have known of them under trees in
| kitchens; saloons, the beer kegs used as seats
| A Sunday school established means within
five years q church of God II this country is
brought TO God, II must be Through the chll, MI,
energies to the youth B. Fay Mills thin ks
seven-eighths OF the conversions are, traced
| directly or indirectly to the Sabbath school.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL AND THE CHURCH.
"More churches in this country owe their
existence to the Sabbath school than all other
| agencies puttogether.
"Man's chief end ought to be to glorify God. I
sometimes think men give more thou ght to
knew OF u man who thinks more OF his hogs.
"The Sabbath schools are doing more for the
perpetutty Of this nation than all other
''We are trying to teach of the word of God
the principles OF the teachings of Jesus Christ
These teachings are Going more for sustaining
the perpetuity of the nation than any thing else
'The Sabbath school in the last IL years has
increased so per cent and yet there are IL, ,00O,-
900 or 10 per cent OF the youth outside Of the
Mr. Reynolds is q business man himself and
believes that more Of these men in common
should interest themselves in such. He says:
"The work is left too much to ministers alone
If we only had the latent power of the business
man. Who is tive pledged ourselves to- in
our church vows, God or man?"
And again asserts "It is not the work Of the
ministry alone, but should be part of the laity
and layman.
ested themselves or taken hold of the church
work to be done.
1.-TWO hundred and forty-one million copies
of the Bible have been issued and distributed
in the last century,"
Rev. ]. B. Williams, pastor of the Congrega
tional church OF Redlands, was the first speak
er of the evening.
He divided the Christian work of the Sabbath
school into two general characters.
Conversion is the center, radiating from il
soul building. What is soul capable of be-
coming under the hands of a teacher?
The second point is that we are becoming
more and more to weigh souls, not count them;
not how many souls, but how much soul
There is close analogy between the natural
birth and spiritual birth.
schools life is:
First-Its advent.
second.Its adoption by the church as its
Third-Organization
l sometimes think three words represent
these ideas-incident, event, movement
ToDAY's SESSION.
The Sunday School convention convened at
Commission-From John, 81: is.
Motive-Matthew, rs: 40
Strength-II. Corin thians, 3: 5.
Preparation-II. Timothy, q 10.
Success-Psalms, 1876: 9.
Reward-Daniel IL: 3, lucidly explained
and read by w. Reynolds.
County organization was to have followed
but upon consideration it was thought best to
organize in Los Angeles, the proper place for
suen organization for fear that such an asso-
ciation here would be having the tail wag the
dog. w
W. Reynolds, however. advised frequent
meetings of teachers a canvass of the town To
ascertain, first, who and where people live,
second, invite them to church; third, ASCERTAIN
why children do not attend Sabbath school |
ana request that they be sent.
Rev. Bennett stated that Pomona was noted |
for its church attendance, the young pe6ps a |
OF his church (Baptist) making cariyasses |
every three months and reporting to their pas |
tor. he was prepared to say that there were |
very few who did not attend church, and fewer |
children who did not attend Sabbath school
Key. bowling (Christien) moved that Union |
sunday School association be formed. Sec |
(Methodist). Carried.
The following committee was appointed to
nominate onicers and report at this evenings
session: Revs. Bowling, Frary, Corey, f. X |
Adams and Prof. Esterly.
Rev. Frary thought what we needed was a
more visible manifestation of the Christian
made visible.
Then followed the conference ON Sunday
l. General classification.
2. General exercises.
3. Supplemental lessons
Mr.. Reynolds going into details and explain
ing methods that were interesting to the teach
school work ee - "~N"s
This afternoon conference on
l. How to prepare lesson
q How to teach lesson.
Primary class teaching was eneaoed In ,ntil
4 O'Clock, at that hour the Home Department
was taken up; Questions on Practical Subjects
Answered, following 'Ssss
NOTES.
Mcintosh, the forger, whose trial came nm
before Judge Barnes this morning, was held 20