The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-25

superintendent Of tho International
Sunday School Association yesterday
has been the means Of asousing great
amount OF interest in Sunday school
work ono OF tho best results Of which
will DO tho organization OF Sunday
achool association Of Wheeling aud Ohio
county that will extend tho work Of tho
Sunday school beyond its present
bounds and give added impetus to the
work already pursued.
Mr.. Reynolds, who is most vigorous
talker and full OF tho energy that in.
spires efforts by his hearers yesterday
made addresses on Sunday school work
In several OF tho city churches. as fol-.
! lows: In the morning he addressed
the congregation ut the First Prcsby-
terrain church on "0ur Responsibility
Tor the Christian Education OF tho
Young" and made n mos. favorable
impression; in the afternoon at a union
meesiusof the Sunday school teachers
Of tho various churches OF the city, held
at the English Lutheran church, he
spoke on tho subject, "a talk to Sunday
school teachers" advising united action
on the part OF all tho churches to reach
the immense number OF the young that
are not now reached In the Wheeling
Sunday schools; in tho evening he nd.
dressed n large congregation at the
First Baptist church, on SUNDAY school
work from Maine TO California"
At the meeting in the afternoon at
tho English Lutheran church nearly all
the superintcndents and many OF tho
teachers in the schools OF tho Protest.
ant churches OF the city were present,
and ono OF tho results OF Mr.. Reynolds
talk will be tho formation OF a Wheel.
inS Sunday School Association, the
membership OF which will comprise all
OF the superintendents and teachers,
with the purpose OF extending tho work
in Wheeling. A committee mado up OF
the superintendent was appointed to
devise ways and means for the orsani.
zation and to call in the near future a
meeting at which the organization will
be effected.
In his opening remarks at tho Baptist
church last evening. Mr.. Reynolds said:
II am here concerning what ! believe
to be the greatest and most important
work in the worid-tha, OF the Sunday
school. When Jesus came into this
world, He had the opportunity OF being
whatever he wished. What was lie?
A teacher: not millionaire or a king.
He was the Great Ieacher. To teach
what? The Greatest Thing. What is
the Greatest Thing? The Bible. All
other books are transient. You can
hardly name a book OF generation ago
that is in use or read to-day. But the
Great Book is always up to date or
ahead OF it.
Teach who? Who is the best to
teach? Why, the young, OF course.
Why teach the young2 Because im.
pressions are received easily and are
lasting. l say then tina. the occupation
OF the Sundny school teacher Is the
highest in the world; is the greatest
! business transacted in the world"
"On this beautiful Sabbath 10000
Sunday schools OF the various Protest.
ant denominations met, and III them
are ], 400, 900 teachers and officers. They
form an army, an unpaid one, OF greater
proportions than was ever commanded
in this world. Who are the best people
on earth? The best people on earth arc
in the churches. The best people in
the churches are in the Sunday schools.
1t has been said that in the church are
to be found Workers, Kickers and
Strikers" There are not many OF the
last two in the Sunday schools. The
teachers in the Sunday schools are the
finest army the world ever saw"
More ia done in forming character in
the Sunday school than anywhere else,
except, possibly, in the family. But
nm not certain about the influence OF
the family, generally speaking, a, the
present day, The family was Gods
first institution, but the modern way OF
conducting tho family in this country
; has a suspicious look 10 me.
You people here have a grea. work
before you. In my days the parents
raised the children, but nowadays the
children seem 10 raise the parents (sub.
dued laughter). You need not laugh
about this; it is serious matter; it is
no laughing matter. | have been in
many cities in this country, but you have
right hero in Wheeling some OF the
most unruly children | ever saw, chill
Jrcn who know ro.hin: about tho Sun.
day school.
~ hats the matter here? The trou.
bic Ia that men in this country arc
crazed OH tho subject OF money. II il
insanity OF the worst form. Fathers
have no sine 10 attend to the raising OF
tho children, and shift tho responsible
ity upon the mother. Tho mother Is all
RICH. mp to Il certain point, but after
that tho father should exert his indu.
enco. There has got to be halt. and u
quick halt, in this country. We nro
sowing tn, wind md arc likely to reap
the whirlwind. We cnn see tho effect
oil tho condition OF Affairs to-day in tho
fight OF capital and labor. | tell you
there is tremendous danger ahead OF
US in this country"
Continuing tho speaker said that tho
influence OF the Sunday school muat DO
exer,ed rs 4 saving factor. In tho pub
lie schools tho Holy Bible is not seen.
"Wo are educating n splendid sot OF
rascals," was tho language OF tho
speaker, and tho only remedy ia tho
Bible. the book Of God.
eve muat tako hold OF this Sunday
school question in earnest. Ono trouble
Is that we have Too many wisheo. washee
teachers. TOO many worthless teachers.
It 10 an insult that such arc teaching
His word. No must have better tonch.
era. How? Mako them. Educate
them in your young peoples societies,
In your Epworth leagues. Train thom
and consecrato thom to tho teaching OF
tho Holy Bible. Wo must have teach