The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-06
Sunday School Copvention Has Most Sue
cessful Day in Society's History--Elo-
quent and Mastery Addresses By
DIR. Schauffler--- Welcome From
His Honor the Mayor--Ofi-
GERS for Coming Year.

tians as well as it upholds the sacred
ness of honest personal and individual
opinions. The New Testament is in
elusive, not exclusive. The kingdom of
heaven, so often spoken Of, is wide
enough to include every one of God S
creatures. The church" as spoken of
by the apostles, was larger than the
individual churches or races of early
Christians that composed it. If there
were no Baptists, Congregationalists or
Methodists in those days, there were
the still stronger classes of Greeks
and barbarians Jews and Gentiles
slaves and freemen. These had greater
differences than divide us today.
No examination of the New Tesla
ment with view to discovering the
idea Of cooperation, would be complete
without an examination of Christ's
hunger for unity. 1t is not the division
Of the church that is keeping people
out of it. 1t is only the wilfully wicked
that do not come into the church on
account Of its UNCONVENTIONAL features
There have always been honest doubt
and wilful unbelief. Christ treated
these differently. He had every re-
spect for the one and removed it in
stantly. The other had got no sym
pathy from him, and he rebuked it I'M
sparingly
The New Testament leaves every OBJ
portunity for individual beliefs within
the bounds of the spirit Of Christ. 1t
never offends against the canons of
good taste. A wise man has said that
any wise man was like a pin in that
he had head on him to keep him from
going too far. There was never any
good thing that was not carried too
far by somebody. What we want is a
cooperation that will not make US
sacrifice our Individuality and thus
make us unhappy and unwilling in it.
but one that is beautiful, good and
wholly delightful Wherever there is
man that is casting out devils in
Christs name. / want a share in his
work. Although may not be able to
follow him altogether, I want to help
in Christs name. Paul was glad to
have party arise in the church to put
him out Of power, because by it he
felt that Christ would be preached all
the more strongly.
Kew. DR.. A. e. Dunning Of Boston
spoke on How to extend the work. .
He said: If the work is of a vitality in
huential character through the efforts
of those engaged In it, it will extend it.
self. If the word of God gets a fair
hearing, it will take root 1t too often
falls today on deaf ears. It is a time
given to the sacred things of our re-
ligion. 1t is significant fact that many
of the religious newspapers of the day
nave thought 1t necessary to place the
columns which they devote to secular
news before the religious columns. We
are too much interested In the material
affairs of life. There is no reason why
this attitude should be the prevailing
one, nor is there any reason for dis
hfaa I, r.
the same people and of the same belief
as those that God has always cared for
and cherished above all others. We are
christians. The gospel if interpreted as
Christ revealed will get a hearing al
ways. We want men and women in our
church who can tell the story of Christ
with power. We want to have classes of
men and women who are studying to
bring Christ nearer to the teachers as
well as to the scholars In the Sunday
schools. So 1t Is the normal class idea
that believe is the best method Of ex-
tending the work. If you will extend
your work along that line you will
create new centres Of power.
Rev. ]. H. Pillsbury of Dedham dis
cussed the phase of When" in con-
nection with the extension. II might
say extend the work now and sit
down" The testimony of Cant. Philins
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to the power of Christ is doing more to-
day than the work many Of the
preachers can do. It is the example of
such men that moves the world. and
it is the duty of every man to be ready
to grasp the opportunity to say a good
word for Christ that may extend His
work
Rev. ]. K Richardson of Brockton
spoke on Where to extend the work. .
T Ia Caf hot he c6D
phases Of the SUBJECTIVE territorial.
the denominational, the practical and
the spiritual
The collection of the day was taken
up under the direction Of the treasur-
er of the association, 0. c. Barry. He
made an earnest plea for funds to car
ry on the work and a large amount
was realized Rev. N. W. Devereaux
Of this city gave thanks for the offer
ing.
Mr. Usher Of Boston gave a consid-
Grafton of the home department work
of the association and laid some inter-
esting facts before the convention on
the subject of this branch of the So
ciety's activities.
The principle address of the after
noon was delivered by Rev. DR.. A. #.
Schauffier of New York, who spoke on
the Word Illustrated" He said in
the course Of his remarks:
Many teachers find the class more
interesting to them than the class
finds them interesting to it. Our one
object ought to be to make our teach
ing more interesting and at the same
time to teach nothing but the word
Of God.
The characters that are brought to
the view of the children lived 2600 years
ago. The question is how to make
them living and acting realities to the
children. How can we make them
awake and live and shine in the
thoughts of the children?
There are plenty of fields to go TO
for illustrations. Take for example the
recent war. Why did we whip the
Spaniards so easily? 1t was because
Of the men behind the guns. because
Of the principles they fought for and
the race to which they belonged. Ger
vera's fleet, with Yankees on board II
would have sdefeated SIMPSONS with
spaniards on board it. Spain was cas-
lily defeated because she is a nation
that has always represented princi-
ples that were at variance with the
1ivine plan. What nation has burned
the Bible oftenest? Spain. What ma,
zion has fostered the inquisition and
has tortured the men of God? Spain.
The causes Of opposition to the will