The times., 1894-09-07

come you because of the work you are
doing. The S. S. is fast coming to be
recognized as one Of the greatest evangeliz-
ing forces in the world today and is one of
the nations safeguards.
In this vast company before me, are the
men and women of tomorrow. The power,
knowledge, grandeur and business of the
world will soon depend largely upon such
as these. So we welcome you, because in
your keeping will soon be placed the re-
sponsibllity of maintaining truth and
righteousness, loyalty and patriotism in che
nation.
We welcome you for the part you take in
preparing the youth of our land for the posi-
tions of responsibility they will soon occupy
in home, in church and state.
We welcome you for your loyalty to the
nations flag-the glorious old stars and
stripes-emblem Of, the most favored and
God blessed people in all the land of the
earth. Long may Il wave, DER the land Of
the free and home of the brave, and woe
unto him who dares to raise even so much
as finger against it. At no time in the
past have so many of the stars and stripes
adorned our streets. Thousands Of them in
line. Our eyes never before witnessed such
scene.
1t seems to me hat every heart in this
large company would be filled with pro-
found gratitude to Almighty God for this
expression of loyalty and patriotism on the
part of our chiMren. While the youth of
our land are Loyal to the stars and stripes,
the nation is safe.
Therefore do We welcome you, for your
work, your principles, your patriotism, and
may you indeed find our Owosso bright
spot today. And may this days associa-
tions, its influences, be lasting; may they
| rest upon us as sweet benedctiOn in the
years TO come, and may we return to our
homes renewed in christian zeal and patriot
ism, to be better citizens, better sons and
daughters; and may we all live to witness
many returns Of Shiawassee county rally
day, and may our lives be daily rally for
truth and right.
Again, in behalf of our 7churches. our
Sunday school, our citizens, and all lovers
of God and truth, we extend to you all a
most cordial Welcome. We welcome YOU
again and agai6.e 1sasa
The address was responded to by Charles
Holman of Corunna, man well known to
Sunday school workers in the county and
who has for the past twenty-five years been
engaged in this line of work, during eight
of which, he was president of the county )
S. association In the response, Mr.. Hol-
man spoke earnestly for the Sunday schools
of today and the work they were doing and
should do.
After uniting in the song, 'Onward
| Christian Soldiers" the audience listened
to an address by E. A. Hough of Jackson.
Mr.. Hough is chairman OF the state execu-
tive committee and president of the Jackson
county association. In his associ iation, the
third annual rally has recently been held
and Mr.. Hough spoke of the good that had
been accomplished by these rallies and the
very noticeable effect in increased interest
in Sunday school work, which was largely
to be attributed to the rally. Since the first
rally had been held, twenty new schools
had been organized, and there were in the
county five townships which had Sunday
school in every school district. The rally
tended to increase the efficiency of tie
county S. s. association work. it tended tC
arouse the public conscience; brought the
work before the mind of the business man
and stirred up the mind for the work. IS The
Importance of bible study and faithfulness
on the part of teachers was emphasized by
the speaker, who said that our safety as a
republic was in proportion to tie aggressive.
ness of our Sunday school work,
An addition to the program was
made at this point by A. II. Swarthout
of Saginaw, an ex-president of the state as
sociation, delivering an address, in which
he spoke of the good done by rallies in uni
flying christian thought and work. They
tended to break down some of the greater
barriers of creed. They caused people tt
think of the Importance of Sunday schoo
work. When they had set people to think
ing, they were fairly started to condition
in which they would work. The ralle!
had done good work In his county. when
fifteen out of twenty townships were organ
lied.
, ]. w. Simmons spoke on character build
ing. Some years ago, armies were formed
and drilled to put down national wrongs
today we have witnessed the march o
, organization that has for its purpose th'
suppression of wrong, both In the commu
nifty and in the individual. A common pur
pose that lies at the very root of all wrongs
The speaker then spoke of building
At first the architect made the design ant
, planned for purpose, then the materia
was selected, and the work of the builde
followed. So with che individual. Th
Z Architect of the Universe planned thes
Z lives for a purpose, and unless His plan
we're followed, the results would be far fror
, right. The material was something beside