Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-18
TAKE UP WORK IN EARNEST
First Regular Business Session Of the Sun
day School Institute.
CROWDED AT ALL THE SERVICES
Discussions of sunday school work
and Its Relation to the Church
and Chri-tinnity-Nn Of
Early Training.

The first days sessions Of the first Inter
state Sabbath School institute Of the Presby-
terrain syuods Of Iowa and Nebraska were
held In the First Presbyterian church with
marked success. The morning. afternoon
and evening services were largely attended,
despite the intensely warm weather that pre-
vailed The rise in temperature was ap-
parontIy accompanied by increased interest
in the meetings for each session vas better
attended than It's immediate predecessor.
Fans and ice water were ia demand. but the
supply was equal TO tho demand, and the
worshpers kept as cool as circumstances
would permit
The devotional services opening the morn
ing session vas lead by Rev. 4. l.. Sarchet Of
Griswold la. after which Dr. Worden occu-
pied half hour with the normal lesson.
The first paper o; the morning session
was b. Rev. s NJ Ware D. D. OF the
Second Presbyterian church of this city. Dr.
Ware spoke on THE sabbath School as a
Factor in Church Work" He referred to
the general effect OF Sabbath school teach
ing on the pupils. as tending to improve
them physically, morally and mentally. In
work among the poorer classes IT vas often
remarked how soon after the children were
brought into the school their appearance
was entirely changed. Dirty faces and tat
tered clothes soon began to disappear and
one OF the primary results Of the work was
70 nculcate a spirit OF cleanliness and order
The speaker also referred to the relation
Of the Sunday school TO the pulpit and
pastor. The Sunday school could not take
the place Of the pulpit nor the pulpit that
Of the Sunday school. But both we're dt-
yinely ordained and neither could be neg
lccted without loss. The Sunday school had
the advantage OF the pulpit in the close per
sonal contact which 1t afforded between
teachers and pupils. The Sunday school
worked with the individual while 1t was the
province Of the pulpit to direct the thoughts
and sentiments and sympathies Of the con
gregation. The speaker considered the sun
day school an invaluable auxiliary to the
pulpit. The preacher took 1t for granted
that his bearers were familiar with the ele-
mentary truths OF the scriptures, but in
this view he was sometimes mistaken. It
was in the Sunday school that these ele-
mentary principles should be inculcated and
in this way it prepared the individual to
comprehend and assimilate the gospel as
preached from the pulpit.
RESULT OF CHILDHOOD TRAINING.
Dr. Ware contended that the Sunday
school work was of the utmost Importance
in the salvation Of souls. The conversion Of
ninety-nine persons out OF 100 was directly
or indirectly attributable to the results Of
childhood training. The best Christians had
been converted by the Christian parent and
the Christian sunday school teacher. Inc
most useful and intelligent Christians were
those who had been trained in the Sunday
school. AS the theological seminary dealt
with the young preachers and the college
with the educated class of young men so
the Sunday school dealt with the great mass
of the young people.
Rev. David Macintosh OF Hopkinton Ia,
was to address the institute ca THE Home
Class Movement" but as he vas unable to
be present, his paper was read by Rev T. s.
Wiley OF Shenandoah The lack OF syste-
matte study Of the scriptures among people
who could not would not attend the sun
day school referred to as one of the
great difficulties encountered in Christian
work 1t to meet the wants Of such
as these that the home class movement was
organized. II aimed at the regeneration Of
the home, the most sacred place this side
of heaven. If the stream was purified at its
source it's waters would be pure and it was
on this principle that the home classes were
conducted. The speaker devoted the most
Of his time to explanation Of the manner