The morning times., 1896-07-27
HURsERIEspTJ 1.-THE CHURCH
Rally Of the Sunday School
-. workers at EpWorth.
NONE ARE TOO OLD TO GO
Adults Criticised for Not Attending
This Weekly Gathering OF the Chill
dren-Best Means to Follow To Se-
cure a Deep Interest In the Work.
Some of the Speakers.

The rally OF Sunday school workers al
Epworth Church last evening was decided
success. There was a good attendance
and the speakers showed an enthusiasm
born of deep intercst in their work.
Sunday school work was discussed from
practical point OF view By the several
speakers, who held that thorough prepar.
alton on the part OF teachers was primarii,
necessary to the success OF the teaching.
There were other surrounding circum-
stances which should always be carefully
watched, however .and for this reason the
watchword of all who are earnestly inter
ested In the work should be preparation,
cooperation, conservation"
THE RALLY OPENED.
The rally was opened with the singing OF
II Love to Tell the Story" which was sung
with spirit and in excellent style by the
congregation. After prayer, by the Rev.
]. o. Knott. the pastor explained the
object OF the meeting. Mr.. W. T. Hummer.
the superintendent or tie Sunday school,
was introduced and spoke principally of
the condition of the school OF the church.
His remarks on the subject showed that
while deep interest was taken in Sunday
school education by the members of the
congregation in general, still there was
lack OF interest among the adult members
OF the church as was shown by the small
number OF the adult class.
The next speaker was Ar. w. W. Millen,
Of Mt. Vernon Place Church. who has for
many years taken u deep and active
interest In Sunday school work. and has
attended many of the great Sunday school
conventions in recent yeaTs.
He spoke OF the necessity OF attending
all religious gatherings, especially those
which treat of Sunday school work. In the
sunday school, he said, was laid the forn-
t;ation of ali moral and religious train
ing. and as a consequence all good citizen
ship had its origin there. While all the
great religious societies of the world,
Epwnrth League. Christian Endeavor. and
herhood OF st. Andrews, and the like
were deing good work, none of them can
do the work OF the properly governed and
systematic Sunday school The great diff
Guilty, however. is that there are many
who think they ARE 1too old TO attend
Sunday school. This Is great mistake, he
said, for the greatest duty OF a Christian
Is to know God. iaudathe Sunday school
and Bible classes are ithe best places IN
which to learn. and 10 one SHOULD ever
think they are too old to attend them.
HOME CLASSES.
In conclusion he spoke OF the system Of
home" classes, composed OF those who
for various reasons Could not atteud. He
said this system was objected to by some
on the ground that 1t would tend to give
excuses to those who citnos desire toattend.
Experience. however, he claimed. had
proven the reverse OF this to be true, for it
was a noticeable fact that 1t was great
means of increasing Shc attendance of the
regular school classes.
The meeting was closed with Few re-
marks by Rev Mr. Knott, who congratu-
lated the congregation on the opportunity
OF hearing such excellent addresses on 80
interesting subject by such able speak
erS