Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-29

the older ones feel as il they were not
able, that the young people must
stand alone in their undertakings.
1t is a mistake they need the support
Of those older and these week night
meetings are when they are most
needed Don't shift the responsible
ity because you are growing old in
years. The world grows old all to
soon and the hard lines Of life come
to override the influences of good in
a young life, and they must have an
ever right support until it becomes
strong enough to lean upon itself
What are some Of the duties being
performed by some Of the between
Sundays workers, We look over the
list and we find here a man who has
charge Of a mission in some foul
slum of a great city. A woman who
goes night after night to seek her
fallen sisters and restore them to
their homes or find honorable EN-.
ployment for them, here a man who
visits jails and talks to criminals, an
other who collects old clothing and
household articles, renovates them
and makes them decent, to give to
some poor outcsst who needs help for
the body as well as the soul, another
who has opened a lodging house
where the homeless may find decent
lodging, here another who has organ
ICED boys clubs, worked in university
settlements,' established industrial
homes, opened orphanages, gone out
after business hours in gospel wagons,
foated down the rivers in gospel
boats, preached on the street corners,
on the docks to the sailors, organized
christian work among soldiers and
policemen. Another has found the
influence of music to be of great
benefit and goes around giving
musical entertainments in the slums.
And 80 it goes on the list of workers
and what they are doing reaches up
into the thousands. Some may think
this is MOTTO the question, but ell
these methods are being employed 10
fetching them in and when they get
them together, what do they do?
they have q prayer or praise meeting
and thenfnvite or take them into the
Sunday school or organize one, where
with the influence already brought to
bear upon them they are taught to
observe the Sabbath day IN a whole
some manner and to bring their week
day teaching and the Sabbath into a
closer connection. Of course some Of
the methods employed would not be
needed in Phillips county. But every
Sunday school needs thorough de-
tectiVes to hunt out those in need.
One other item which l think would
be an efficient help in awakening the
sleepy ones to see the Sunday school
would be a celebration. A Sunday
school celebration we have our rallies
our picnlcs, and such, but a celebra-
ton of some event of the Sunday
school Or just celebration where the
whole country may be invited. Il
certainly would not be any more
trouble than fourth of July celsbra-
ton, and have fire works, music and
all that would go to make up cele-
bration, have addresses on the subject
of Sunday schools and a dinner.
There has been many Of these cele-
brations held in the east and they
have proven success, and even If
the children do not remember ons
single word Of the addresses yet they
would be made to feel that they were
part of the institution, that it was q
grand and noble thing to be a mem.
Der of this Sunday school army, aud
that they we're responsible for it's
success and perpetustion. And one
such practical illustration as that
upon the vital nature of faith would
make a more lasting impression upon
the minds of child than score Of
didactic addresses delivered once
week and that only On the Sabbath
day. "Our Work Between Sundays"
perhaps I have mlsinterpreted the
question, and that it was only to
mean, what should we do for the
Sabbath school alone, between Sun
days. Yet I thought, that whatever
was done for the good Of christianity
resulted in good for the Sunday
school, and that is a preparatory
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