Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-01-13
CONVENTION FSABBATH SCHOOLS
The bible is the text book OF all
people who make any profession

The bible is the text book OF all
people who make any profession
of the Christian religion. One of
the imminent questions of the day
is, how to induce the people, the
young especially, to study the
holy scriptures so that they may
become intelligent hearers of the
preached gospel from the min
isterial pulpit. One of the chief
causes of heresy among the peo
pie, and If their being ed astray
BY strange and unscripiural teach
ing arises from the lack of knowl-
edge of the bible as a whole from
the divine author. There are
many points of view from which
to regard the divine government.
but ii you adopt one view to 'ht
exclusion of all other views you
will naturally drift into error
The devil knew when he tempted
Christ the danger of sectarian texts
isolated from others He correctly
quoted from the book of Psalms,
i. e: "He shall give his angels
charge concerning thee, and on
their hands they shall bear thee
UP lest haply thou dash thy foot
against a stone" The Divine Re-
deemer did not and could not deny
the quotation, but he replied, at
is also written, Thou S lalt not
tempt the Lord thy God. " Ulli-
mately he replied, Thou shalt
worship the Lord thy God and
Him only shalt thou serve"
Now because the Son of Man
was well drilled in the use of the
sword of the spirit which is the
word of God, the devil left him.
Then angelic messengers attended
him and waited on him.
The answer OF the Christ in re-
ply to questions of morals ever
was, "What sayest the scriptures?
How readest thou?" and again,
aye do err, not knowing the script
ures."
As the Holy scriptures are the
only true base of morals and of
true religious life the young peO-
pie of our great free land should
be thoroughly drilled in the facts
of revealed truth in order to
patriotic American citizenship and
personal salvation.
No people ever have or ever
will rise above the character of
their religion. As the Divinely
revealed religion imparts purity of
thought and life according TO the
amount of knowledge and faith of
the scholar, so it is evident that
the true citizen of a free country
should strive to impart those life
truths, which after all, lie at the
base of American freedom and
life.
The Sunday school is an insti-
tuition, which, in the providence
of God, has been established for
the very purpose of bible study
and drill in this keenest OF all
weapons against every form of
error, sin and crime. The Sunday
school is not justly appreciated 10y
either clergy or laity, saint or
sinner. The Sunday school con-
vention, consisting of Sunday
school workers and all others in
terested, is a patriotic meeting to
compare experience and for NUT
ual instruction in methods of
working and above all to magnify
to its true proportions the i'm
portance and far reaching influence
of the Sunday school over the on
coming generation, consequently
on the home life, the social life
and political lie of this our great,
free, reckless land.
Cannot we call a convention of
all the Sunday schools north Of
the Arkansas river to the Kansas
line, to meet in the near future at
Vinita or some other poinp Let
the pastors and superintendent in
Vinita and neighboring towns come
together or correspond and ap
point a time and place OF meeting,
advertise thoroughly through per-
iodical papers and mailed circulars
so that a full delegation may he
obtained, and all Sunday schools,
especially the feeble ones in the
country, be benefited.
Ifthe convention is to be a sue
cess the committees and the
officers should be chosen because
of fitness rather than as a COM
pliment to any one or tach OF the
denominations. The blessing of
true success is promised if there
be unity of purpose and not per
sonal ambition. The aids to sue
cess are:
/. Thoroug h advertisement
through printers ink.
IL. Guaranteed free entertain
ment to visiting delegates.
Ill. Persons leading in essays,
speeches and symposiums be mott
fed and reply requested of accept
ance or refusal.
". All persons attending
should bring bible, tablet and pen
ell.
V. Each delegate should bring
one or more written questions per-
tanning to Sunday school work
VI. Each delegate should bring
a written report of their Sunday
school for the past year.
VII. Each delegate should try
to learn all best plans of work so
as to make report to their home
school and use as much a practic
able. ***
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