The record-union., 1898-04-09

visitation for the purpose OF inviting
all to the churches and Sunday-schools,
and thus extending to all the free offer
of salvation
Resolved, Third, that inasmuch as
the Sunday-school statistics OF the
whole country are gathered only by
international and State organizations,
Of which our county is a part, that
our county and township Secretaries
be instructed TO use all diligence TO
secure accurate statistics from every
school within our county, that we may
present fair and honest showing in
the great totals, which are published
all over the world.
Resolved, Fourth that we aim to
place and keep our county in the list
of banner counties of our State by COM
plying with all the conditions, viz:
1. A county organization.
2. At least one county convention
annually
3. Every township organized.
4. At least one annual convention IN
every township.
3. Our apportionment to the State
fully paid.
Resolved, Fifth. that we recommend
the adoption of the plan of advance
and the observation Of Association Day.
April 24th, designated by the State
Executive Committee. using the eXer-
cises prepared by the State associa
ton, and taking an offering on that
day for the support of the State and
the county work
Resolved, Sixth, that we accept the
a,A - Ioxy
school asked of our county for the
State work, and we pledged the State
association that sum for the year end
ing the 1st of June next, it being un-
derstood that all money raised on AS
sociation Day and sent to the State
Treasurer from our county shall apply
on this pledge
Resolved, Seventh, that we heartily
indorse the Home Department and the
Normal Glass Work, and recommend
all of our schools to adopt them at
once, if they have not done so.
Resolved, Eighth, that we recommend
that just as rapidly as possible all our
schools secure a copy of the Bible in
the hands of every member who is old
enough to read it, the same to be
brought to and used in the sessions of
the school
Resolved, Ninth, that we recommend
our State paper, the California Sun
day-School Register to all, and urge
that all Sunday-school officers, teach
ers and workers in our county sub
scribe for it, and that a call for sub
scriptions be made in this convention
and in all our township conventions,
the same to be forwarded by the coun-
ty or township Secretary to the State
Secretary, Earl S. Bingham, San Jose.
Resolved Tenth, that, if possible,
these resolutions be printed in one or
more of the papers of our county, and
that each Superintendent be furnished
copy of these resolutions to be read
aloud to the school when the offering
is taken for State and county work,
that 1T may receive a generous sup
port, because understood, and that a
copy be sent to the State Secretary.
Resolved, Eleventh, that we extend
to the Oak Park NJ. E. Church our
hearty thanks for the use of the build
ing for our convention, to all those who
have SO kindly assisted in the pro-
gramme, the local committees for their
careful planning, and to the officers of
our association for their faithful work.
Resolved, Twelfth, that we recon-
mend the observance in our county of
a general Rally Day, at such time and
place as our Executive Committee may
decide, for the purpose of marshaling
the Sunday-school army of our county,
and showing to the world that we are
not all children; and also to cultivate
the Christian graces of fellowship and
encouragement
Resolved, Finally, that when we ad-
journ it shall be to go back to our re-
| spective fields of labor with a deepened
sense Of our responsibility to God, and
a great desire to be more efficient in
His service by putting into practice all
| the practical suggestions received at
| this convention, which, in our judg-
ment, will be helpful in our respective
| fields of labor.
The resolutions were adopted. with
an amendment thanking the daily
! papers for their full reports.
| c. M. Campbell, the newly elected
! President, was called to the platform
and expressed his thanks for the honor
REV. SHERMAN'S ADDRESS.
Rev w. c. Sherman of the Four
teenth-street Presbyterian Church
/
| Sunday school,
He said the book he wished to exalt
tonight was the altogether lovely one
over all the other books in the world
1t is the book. He was to speak of the
Bible in the Sunday-school. He liked
that name better than that of Sabbath
school" Sunday is the suns day
Christ is called the Sun of Righteous
ness" He is the light of the world
He liked the word Sunday because
it suggested to him that glorious Easter
morning when the rising of the sur
brought light to the darkness that fol-
lowed Christ's death. He loved the
Bible because it is Gods promise-His
word-which he will always keep
Therefore it is the book of all books.
We should always have the book with
us and no teacher should come to the
Sunday-school class without it. They
should use it enough to become familiar
| with it. 1t is astonishing how many
teachers are ignorant of what is in it
He instanced a Sunday-school Super
intendent who thought that Revelation
was in the Old Testament. Only by
familiarity with it can a person turr
readily to what he wants to find. We
should have the book not only in oul
hands but in our heads. If we do mo-
have it in our hands much we will no
have it in our heads. We should learr
to distinguish the promises to the savet
from those to the unsaved.
The work of the teacher is to get th'
word of God into the heart of the pupil
To do so he must have it in his head
where he can use it. He must alst
have it in his heart if he wishes it t
help his pupil. When the word of Coz