The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-09-17
RALLY DAY CIRCULAR.
County Sunday School Convention, Els
more. NOV. is. IL. 1897.
STATE RALLY DAY. SEP. &c, 1877.

Il
At the convention in May the State
Sunday School Association adopted |
the following resolution:
Resotu. n. That we ask each school
in the State to adopt our State Rally
Day, which is the last Sunday IN
and make it special day
on which TO present the needs and ma
ture of the State Association and to
take up a collection for the support OF
the work.
The day is called Rally or Enroll
ment Dav and Annual Offering Day.
1t is meant To be not only an offering
dav for State work, but also day
to rally and re-enrOll the school. The
hot weather and innocent dissipation
which usually attends the midsum-
mer vacation period reduces the at
tendance and interest in many
schools. Special earnest endeavOr
will be required to collect the scat
tered forces and to renew the life OF
the school. The stay-aways need 10
be gone after and invited back.
Every teacher should re-enroll his
class, having previously taken spec
ial pains to urge personally every
one of his pupils to be present that
day. Watch also the chances TO Sc
cure new members. a place should
be given on the program for the
teachers to report their new enroll
ment.
Parents and friends should all be
invited to attend and a suitable pro-
gram rendered. 1t will add much to
the occasion to decorate the house
with golden rod.
Have your program follow the Sun
day School session. not take its place.
The State Association furnishes pro-
grams free of charge. Send TO }. ID.
Engle, Abilene, Kan, for what copies
you need.
But few of the Sunday Schools OF
Allen county have contributed as
much as it would seem they ought To
the State and county work this year.
We hope your schools will adopt this
dav. not alone for this year. but for
the wears to follow. and take up col
lection for the work.
Last wear certain school, which
has an average attendance of less than
thirty. could hardly raise one dollar
in the spring for state work. But 1t
observed Rally Day and collected
j.. 90 more.
Allen county'S appOrtiOnment this
wear. made by the state Association
for state work. Is S25. Ii all our
schools could do "a well as the above
mentioned school it would not be hard
To raise this amount and all that l.
needed for our own county work.
The expression state and Comfy
SUNDAY School work has an inden
mite. far away sound and often.
! think. people do not understand wha'
/ the money is needed for. 30 l give
YOU. as nearly as | can. the uses the
money is put to.
For the State work money is needed
I for postage and stationery Tor hun
dreds of letters. for the printing o
thousands of blanks. which are fur
niShed free To the counties, for TIT
printing of the State sunday SchOO
Journal. for the distribution Of blanks
and ,JOurnol. for the Salary of tn,
! State Secretary who gives all his tim
to the work. for expenses OF the an
nuaI State convention. 10 send work
ers into the western counties that cal
nav little or nothing To the work. L
paw our share TO the support OF tn
International sunday School AsSOcia
ton. For the county work money
needed for postage and stationery, 70
more or less printing, TO pay our par
TO the State work. And this year tn
County Executive Committee ha
MANNED to have our State Superin
dent of primary work, Mrs. X. l.
PreusZner. of Lawrence. who Is anon
: the best primary instructors OF IN
west. attend the County COnventlo
I al EISmOre. Nov. Is and Il. Ih
means additional expense TO the cour
" association. but we believe tina
our county needs and ought TO hav
the best primary instruction TO be ha
. and that our people will be willing
l respond TO the call for money ths
will so directly benefit them.
The great purpose of all this wOr
and expense is a fuller knowledge {
the Bible and a closer contact VIII
God for our people. And that meal
= a higher plane of morals for the PEE
1 pie generally. Therefore let US ad0I
: State Rally Day and make 1t a rail-.
3 ing DAY LOT tue ScAOOlc anu GA~O W
e annual collection day.
Please read this circular TO yOJ
). school and such parts as might seel
!. hest could be read on Rally Day.
!. Send money collected 10 me at ont
after Rally Day. Also return at Il
same time the enclosed statistic
blank properly filled out. l am vel
> DESTROYS of sending State Secretal
/ Engle a complete report for ALE
L county this year, but cannot unle
d every school makes a full report.
:. If YOU do not observe Rally De-
DIease take the collection called for
Gods love and blessing be with "
b in your work.
y Yours Sincerely,
Alice K. Pearson,
Secv- Allen County :. :. AssOciatiO