The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-17

something good and that will be stimu-
lating and helpful for their work
I'VE are all in love with the work, else
why are we here? We wish to please
our Master and give and receive the
greatest possible good from this con-
vention and the results may show in
our schools at home. We are seeking
the truth. Nineteen hundred years ago
Plate asked the Divine One what is
truth" and the world from that day
| to this has been asking the same ques-
ton. Old things are overturned, time
honored doctrines are replaced by more
modern ideas, science is investigating
and thinking men are using their best
endeavors to get at the bottom facts of
nature, science and theology. and can
not rest until he finds or thinks ne finds
| that for which he is seeking. We have
| no record of the answer to Pilates
question, but in another place and to
| His beloved disciples Christ said I am
the truth Christ, then. is what we are
| seeking and when we know Him our
| selves we can teach Him to others. His
boyhood, His manhood, His social life
His patience, His endurance-such a
complete life, If properly presented
cannot fail to interest and you will not
go far wrong with such subject.
Let us seek Him in his word; read
1t through few times until we get the
connection thoroughly fixed in our
minds, then induce our scholars to do
the same. If they wish to improve
their minds with thoughts and words
equal to Macaulay or Ruskin, let them
read Moses address to the children of
Israel just before they entered the
promised land, contained in the book Of
Deuteronomy. They will not find 1t dull
reading at ALL If they wish for choice
language in which to praise their
Lob LAT thar, he Inns Of
David. If they wish for something
grand, poetical and beautiful, let them
read the book of Job, particularly the
last four or five chapters. If they want
the record Of a first-class man, who de-
Tended his city and built the walls I'M
der great difficulties and who had
somewhat the characteristics of Gen
eral Grant, let them read Nehemiah If
they want stories of romantic hardship
and danger. let them read jeremiah. If
they wish clean bit of judicial SPAR
ring, let them read carefully the con-
versation between the blind man that
was healed and the Jews, in the ninth
chapter of John; notice the keen logic
of the blind man and the discontinue
and anger of his opponents.
LET US see what some men whom the
world honors think of the Bible Said
Sir Isaac Newton: I count the scrip
lures of God to be the most sublime
philosophy Said Sir John Herschell:
All human discoveries seem to be made
only for the purpose of confirming more
and more strongly the truth contained
in the sacred scriptures Said Mr.. Glad
stone: All the wonders of Greek civili-
cation heaped together are less wonder
full than is the simple book of psalms,
the history of the human soul in rela-
ton to it's Maker Said William H. Sew
ard: The whole hope of human prog
ress is suspended on the evergrowing
influence of the Bible Said Abraham
Lincoln: 4 have read the Bible ever
since I sat at my mothers knee. Here
is the New Testament, which I carry
with me. Its teachings are all for lib
erty.'
Il do not claim that the Bible needs
these Endorsements but it is interesting
to know what men think of it.
Don't get into ruts Mr. Superintend-
ent, and open and close every Sunday
in just the same way, so that the boys
and girl can always tell what is coming
next Vary the exercises enough to
make it interesting and stimulating to
teachers and scholars Teachers, don't
always ask the questions in the quar-
terlies. Vary your plan from time
time. Have a little secular talk occa-
Sionally about current events. Gather
new, fresh ideas during the week and
use them to illustrate and develop the
truths of the lesson.
There are some ruts that can we'll be
cultivated, such as regular attendance
at church as well as Sunday school,
memoriZing scripture and hymns, learn
ing the books of the Bible, keeping the
heart pure and lips clean from bad talk,
from whiskey and tobacco. These are
ruts that will not harm any one.
Let us make our work such that all
who are brought under it's influence will
look back to it with pleasure and thank
God that they got into the ruts that
conduce to nothing but good and that
lead directly to the heavenly city"
He was followed by Rev. z. J.
Groeneveld, D. D., of Butte. The sub
ject of the address of Mr. Groeneveld
was the Importance of the Work of
the Sunday School,"
The speaker began by saying that
he did not think this was adequately
appreciated by the church or by the
individual member of the church. Dis
paraging remarks are often made.
There are those who think that Sun
day schools are maintained by light
secular music, parades, professions and
picnics. Such persons certainly have
not carefully examined into the SER
vice of these schools. They may be
said to constitute powerful aggressive
force for the spread of Christian in
situations to-day. 1t has grown beyond
the school Of Robert Raikes Many of
the adults of all ages are drawn into
1T for the instruction in the Bible
theme given. The institution is not
perfect. 1t needs to be made better
It is not new thing. In all the ages
GODS command that the children be
taught was faithfully obeyed. But the
school, as 1t now exists, was practi-
cally unknown a little more than a
hundred years ago. The little planted
in Gloucester has developed into
powerful system. There are at pres
ent in the world a total of 25, 600 schools,
2,500,0 900 teachers, %, 10000 scholars and
a grand total of $4,000, 900 members
a mighty army that is marching
through the world and winning victo-
ries for Christ They constitute vast
national Christian university 1t is the
pioneer of Christian civilization 1t
proceeds upon the principle stated by
the master of Themistocles, when he
said: my boy, you will either be