The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-25
WORK OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMER
ICAN UNION CELEBRATED
Seventy-FOur Years of the Or
ganizatiOn's Existence - Inter-
esting Facts About 1t Presented
at the Meeting In the House Of
Hope Church-Statistics

Hope
"The American Sunday School union
has proud record in the work it has
taken upon ITSELF said Rev. George r.
q. Fisher, one Of the speakers at the
celebration of the seventy fourth ami
versary Of the union, held In the House
OF Hope, Fifth and Exchange streets,
last might TT has 100 missionaries In
the Held, who have established in the
country 1909 schools, with an attend
ance Of 1852. The missionaries have
visited 7,430 schools, finding 300, 1854 per-
sons there. There have been distrib-
uted by the union Il, 342 Bibles and Tes-
tanents. Missionaries visited 110,45O
families. and delivered 1892 sermons
and addresses. That is q cheering re-
port for the entire country" said Mr..
Fisher
Now, for what the union has done
in the state Of Minnesota. The union
had the honor Of founding the first Sun.
Gay, Gay school IN Minnesota along in the
'50's. A letter from the first Sunday
school organized in this state is now
on tie In Philadelphia. The union has
planted In Minnesota 1000 schools, with
10000 scholars; there have been dis
tributed 10000 Bibles and Testaments.
ana 400 churches have sprung from
those Sunday schools. A proud record
/ eAtoS, OOllCluuSu MT. f1Sner.
"Prouder, to me than that of Capt.
Sampson. who is to lead the American
f1eet to the rescue of oppressed human
ity in Cuba. May God bless him and
speed his cause, should be the PRAYER
Of all Christian people"
The House Of Hope was COMFORTABLY
filled when Daniel r. Noyes, chair
man, introduced ]. E. Bell, president
of the Minnesota State Sunday School
association. Mr.. Bell spoke briefly,
saying there were others who had
been selected to do the talking. He
was filled with delight at the progress
OF Sunday school work in Minnesota
and throughout the country.
Chairman Noyes next introduced
Martin B. Lewis as 1.-The veteran Sun
day school missionary" Mr. Lewis is
an eloquent speaker and thrilled his
hearers with comparison Of the SOL
dlers who carried musket and sword
and those who carried to the youth Of
the land the Sunday school work that
ntted noble young men for the dis
charge OF the responsible duties of life
men who could credit their nobility
to the teachings they had needed in
the Sunday school. Mr.. Lewis related
incidents of individual youths, without
giving names, showing how the Sunday
school had saved many a youth from
the wiles of the wicked. Mr.. Lewis
wanted the country Sunday schools
remembered. They were doing a great
work.
In introducing Rev. John Paul Eg-
bert, D. D., Chairman Noyes said that
for each dollar contributed to Sunday
school work in the state of Minnesota
one child had been brought into the
Sunday school.
What a cheering record thatr' said
Rev. Mr.. Egbert. "a child for each
dollar! What is there that Is more in
teresting than a child; nothing more
mysterious than an infant There must
be some one to proclaim to children
what Is right. We do not want to train
our youth In the saloon or on the
street. Therefore, the parent OF the
pastor or the Sunday school teacher
must direct the child Alright or its fu-
ture will be ruined. The Sunday school
has done much in the right direction
and should be fostered."
The speaker called attention to the
fact that seventeen Of twenty-five
presidents of the United States had
their early training in the country.
Among the leaders of men in big city,
majority could trace their drilling to
the country. Sunday schools every
where are planted on hostile grounds.
Their efforts should be seconded by
the church and all the people.
Chairman Noyes called attention to
the splendid record of the American
Sunday School Union-which had es-
tablished 100000 Sunday schools in des-
titute places and had gathered into
them over 100000 children and teach
ers. Good books, lesson helps. and
pure literature had been issued by the
millions.
mo one agency has done more for
the destitute and neglected children Of
our country" concluded Mr. Noyes.
and the audience was then dismissed
with the singing Of the Doxology and
benediction.