Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-16
MORE SYSTEMATIC WORK
Among Sunday Schools Will Result
From Prot. HamiII'S Visit.
A House to House Campaign to Be
Conducted by Sunday School
Workers = Two Meetings Held
yesterday, Both Of Which Were
Addressed by Prof. Hamill-Sy-
nopsis OF His Evening Lecture.
Tne interest Manifested.

nopsis OF His Evening Lecture.
Tne interest Manifested.
Amore systematic effort in Sunday
scnool work, and an organization in
Guiding all the superintendent in the
city, will be the outgrowth Of the visit
to Wheeling of Prof. Hannill, Of llll-
nols, field worker for the International
Sunday School Association 1t is the
intention Of local Sunday school work
ers to inaugurate a house to house
canvas of the city, with a view to
bringing into line children of tender
age who are now, for various reasons,
deprived of the influence of the Sun
day school room.
Prot. Hannill conducted two confer
ences of Sunday school workers in the
city yesterday. In the afternoon
meeting was held in the English Luth-
eran church. Considering the miser-
able condition of the weather, the at
tendance was very fair. Every teacher
and superintendent present derived
benefit from the practical talk by Prof.
Hamlli. At the conclusion of his adj
dress he answered a number of ques-
tons. AT the conclusion OF the meet
ing the matter of perfecting an organ
lzation OF all the Sunday school super
lntendents of the city was brought up
Tor consideration, and a committee was
appointed consisting of the Rev. DR.. j.
Z. Sooy, of Fourth Street NJ u. church;
Mr.. j. C. Lynch, secretary of the Y. M.
=. a.; Rev. M. w Buck, of the First
Baptist church; Rev. Joseph Speer, of
the Second Presbyterian church, and
Mr.. Griffin, of the United Presbyterian
church
AT the meeting at the Second Pres
byterian church, last evening, the Rev.
Or. Sooy reported for the committee.
He stated that a decision had been
reached, not to attempt to organize the
superintendent yesterday but that a
meeting of the Sunday school teachers
and superintendent will be called for
some evening next week. He said the
pastors, and some Of the workers, have
had in contemplation for some time, d
house to house canvas of the city, and
he thought the outgrowth of the meet
ing next week would be an organiza-
ton of superintendent
AASAS was a uOlI DtlLtl dlItuudutG
at the Second church last night, and
nearly every Protestant denomination
was represented. The feature of the
meeting was Prof. Hamill's address.
The preliminary exercises consisted in
a brief song service, an invocation by
the Rev. C. E. Clark and prayer by the
Rev. D. A. Cunningham, D. D. Pas
tors of nearly all the Protestant
churches in the city were present
Prof. Hamill gave a very interesting
practical talk, in which he enlarged
upon the aims of the International
Sunday School Association, and dwelt
upon what it has accomplished during
the past quarter Of a century He made
very interesting comparison between
the school and Sunday school
methods OF twenty-five years ago, and
the school and methods of to-day Then
the aim of teachers was to induce pu-
pills to memorize portions of the Scrip
lures. To-day this work is supple.
mented by an effort to make the pupils
understand what they commit to mem.
Dry. He laid particular stress upon
the assertion that the average Sunday
school scholar of to-day knows more
about the Scriptures than the average
adult of quarter of a century ago;
and he claimed credit for the Interna-
tional Association for bringing about
this changed candition of affairs.
He also spoke of the scope OF the
Association. He had been its serveant
for twelve years, and his duties had
carried him III every State in the
Union, and in the remotest parts of
the Dominion of Canada. He also re-
ferred to the efforts to organize the
black people Of the South, a work
which in the past two years has claim
ed fully one-half the revenue of the
Association; of a missionary who is
working in India, and of an educated
Jap who is working in his native coun-
try, both under the direction of the
Association.
Prof Hamill stated that the three
words in the motto of the Association
reveal its scope and purpose-uniting
ingathering, upbuilding. He argued
that it was a wise economy in time,
money and effort to unite in Sunday
school work. He referred to the COM
ing international Sunday School Con-
'vention in London, and stated that in
the thoroughness and excellence of its
"A
The Association is the servant OF the
church and is controlled by 1T. 1t
aims to secure the best in all churches,
and to lay it at the feet ofAeach sep
arately. He held that denominations
alism is increditable, since each man
interprets the Word of God after his
own fashion. It is inconceivable that
two men will entirely agree upon every
interpretation Of Gods word Each
cherishes his own peculiar convictions.
and the speaker believed that each
man will retain his identity in Heaven.
The Association so unites its workers
as to encourage harmony and kindness
Of spirit. -denominationalism is
a help to international Sunday school
work rather than a hindrance.
Prof Hamill pointed with pride to
the system of international Sunday
school lessons now in general use
throughout the country, 1t was the
outgrowth of the desire to unity Bible
study throughout the world, and the
system had it's birth under John II.
Vincent. of Chicago. To-day the les
sons are translated into hundred
languages, and reach 230, 100000 people.
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