Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-12

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tul Sunday school requires careful plan
ming, some sacrifice and great deal OF
bard work. The authority should be in the
church and the Sunday school should be
subordinate to the church. Authority
brings responsibility and so does opportun-
ity. Every member of the church should
be in the Sunday school and especially the
church fficials and those who hold posi-
tons of responsibility in the church. The
church should work for the Sunday school
outside as we'll as in the church. TIE
school should work for the same ends as
the church, the salvation of souls. The
school that simply seeks to have its mid
summer picnic, observes Christmas, floral
Sunday and etc, however popular, is not
accomp lishirg results, and results should
be the prime aim of the school.
Mrs. A. A. Wyman Of Cambridgeport
spoke upon the international temperance
lesson and gave her hesr-rs food for
thought in these days Of license agi alton.
The international temperance lesson is
the embodiment Of the convictions of many
earnest Christians. The thought of the
danger to soul as we'll as body, resulting
from the use of strong drink was the in
centive which led to the adoption Of this
device for using the word of God as a
weapon against the powers of evil. These
lessons are arranged because it is believed
that intemperance is the greatest foe that
assails humanity. 1t underlies great pro-
portion of other crimes, fact which many
are inclined to ignore while they do not
forget the eliminating crime for which the
criminal is condemned. Some one has es-
timatod that out Of every average sized
Sunday school not more than two teachers
thoroughly enjoy and properly look up and
teach temperance lesson.
This proportion may not be cor
rect, but why should any shrink from q
task which has in it the possibility Of SC
great rewardp The less on is outlined and
the pupil expects it to be taught. Serious
harm may be done if an impres sion is give1
that the teacher considers the lessons o
little Importance. Not only for the pupil
sake should the lesson be used, but be-
lieve no Sunday school teacher is 50
strongly intrenchsd in the truth that {
prayerful study Of the temperance lessor
will not be personally profitable and it,
teaching to others an actual blessing in it.
reacti,e il fuence. Our next quarterly
temperance lesson is placed on the date
November 81, Of Worlds Temperance
Sunday, the movement to secure which
originated in the London Sunday schoo
union. In the United States the genera
assemblies of the Presbyterian and the
United Presbyterian churches, the Congre
gational council, the Methodist Episcopal
church and prehaps other denominations
associations have Endorsed the movement
1t is said that in Canada and the other
British provinces the day is more generally
observed than in the United States. Are
we willing to give our individual consent
that this condition shall remain? II not lei
us consider against the peril to be averted
and with united purpose, prayerfully study
and faithfully teach the international tenn
perance lesson. "a,
Under the head of discussion upon the
program there were short remarks by n
G. Williams OF Bellows Falls, Rev. g.. F
Chaplin OF Saxtons River aud Rev. Mr.
Goodrich Of Cambridgeport. After which
the meeting was dismissed with benedictior
by Rev. Mr.. Goodrich.
WALTER B. GLYNN, Sec.