The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-20


Rev. Chamberlain said if God had any
thing TO do with any Of the workings of
this world, IL was in the inception Of the
sunday school God has shown in innumer-
able ways that he loves it, approves il and
uses II as he scarcely uses anything else. 1t
has become 30 popular that for one not TO be
in sympathy with il is for one to be out of
touch with the Christian work To IT, more
than anything else, is due the widespread
knowledge Of the good book. The blessings
Of God have been given 20 it plentifully
But what Of the 20th century, What of the
Sunday school in that marvellous century we
look forward to, on which we build such
hopes, by which we expect to secure such con-
quests for the church 1t is an all-important
question to consider. 1t presses for an answer
What the Sunday school has done will not do
the work for the future. We cannot do the
work OF the future with the power that has
passed. The mill will never grind with the
water that has passed b" The Goth century
VIII certainly move much faster than the
closing years of this century and the Sunday
school must be up and doing or it is going to
get behind in the rapid movement, although
the past is rich with lessons for the future.
The Sunday school. if it would keep up with
the procession, must take up new life. II
must win and deserve its place among the
religious to secure place among them The
vital and all-impOrtant question then is, will
tue Sunday school continue to hold the place
which 1t has so successfully occupied? / have
seen the writing several times The Sunday
school, ,as it exists. has its day" It startled
me, l can see it now | believe il has |
certainly hope it has or at least, think and
hope so. | believe necessity requires it. If
the Sunday school is TO keep pace with this
telegraphic, telephone, electrical mile-a-
minute, high tension goth century, it must
lay aside the clothes of babyhood and put on
the trousers Of young man it must adopt
Ia o. 70 obi lam l. ~ N
the streets while the parents and older sisters
go to the band concerts. The conduct of the
parents ana older brothers and sisters have
great bearing upon the power to hold the
little boys and girls in Sunday school You
cannot hold them if the father reads the
sunday newspaper, and the mother goes to
the neighbors to visit, and the older boys 90
to see the base ball games and the older girls
go riding on the trolley cars. The fault is
also with the superintendents some times 1t
requires more skill and tact to be a successful
superintendent of a Sunday school than TO be
president of French republic Some super
intendents make their schools too good Ii
is one thing to be child-like and another to
be childish. Music is another feature to be
looked after. 1t will not do to have the
entire school sing L have two little hands to
work for Jesus and two little feet TO walk in
his way" The young lady who has feathers
enough on her hat to stock millinery store
who wears No. gloves and No. boots
knows he is not singing the truth. The
Sunday schools of the future must be marked
by a business system. 1t must COM
menoe on time and quit on time.
There must be as much energy as christian
fever. The bible school is not the school
where the teachers come and talk to their
girls about the latest cut dress and latest
| style of nat, or the last social entertainment
held in the church, and talk about when
they expect to meet their young gentlemen
friends, and how they should conduct them
selves when they do meet them The school
| should be so conducted that it will be delight
to the children, and an inspiration to the
young as well as the aged. The Sunday
school must be training school for christian
life and service
This address was followed by a hymn sung
by the assemblage, after which motion that
the Presbytery adjourn was carried, and DR..
Wsrfeld, president of Lafayette College,
Easton, closed the evening
THIS NoRNINe's SESSION.
TIE second days session of the Presbytery
opened this morning with devotional services
in the chapel, conducted by Moderator East
man, upon the close of which the Presbytery
convened in the main assembly room.
The roll call showed additional arrivals,
|
Rev. Julius W. Brockway, Slatington; Rev
g. G. Hutchison, Strodsburgi Rev. Alvin
Blackwell, Middle Smithfeld.
The Presbytery having heard from the
secretary of the Board of Trustees that Mr.
Samuel Thomas has added $500 to the prin.
cipal of the Rebecca Memorial Fund on mo.
ton directed the stated clerk convey the
thanks of the Presbytery to Mr. Samuel
Thomas for his benevolence to this cause Of
ministerial relief
The first order Of business was the reading
Of the report of the committee on synodiesi
Missions and Sustentation. In this connec
ton Rev. Dr. Belvile spoke feelingly upon
his withdrawal from the committee referred
to. Next to his pastoral work, the work ot
this committee, he said, had been TO him tn,
most delightful in which he had engaged
since he became q member Of the Presbytery
and he was one of Its original members
This, he added made the giving up of thu
committee work more difficult DIR. Belvil,
then gave wholesome advice as to the futur,
conduct Of the committee.
DR. BELVILLE EULoGIzED.
In brief address, in which DIR. Belville'
service in connection with the committee
was highly eulogiEed Rev. L. w. Eckard
ID. D., of EastOn, requested that the follow
ing resolution be read. which was done b!
Rev. ]. W. Bosl, d. D., Of Port Carbon, afte
brief remarks similar to those made by Rev
} Eekard
> Resolved That the committee accepts
with profound regret, the resignation Of tn
Rev. Jacob Belville, ID. d.. as chairman o
the committee ON SynOdical Missions an
SustentatiOn. In accepting this res
3 ignatiOn the committee desires to pu
on record its deep appreciation of tn
great work he has done in this line, his wis
. counsel, suave manner, ripe experience an
most thorough acquaintance aud sympath
with the work have made his services inest
mable 10 the Presbytery and TO the Synod
d The great interest excited and results reache
y by this committee in this scheme in III
. Presbytery and Synod is due chiefly to th
q counsel, means proposed and untiring labC
Of the chairman In accepting this resigni
tion with such regret and pain we do mo-
atfoctiOnately commend him TO God and Ii
: word of His grace, assuring him of our col
Q tinual esteem and earnest prayer, with I'll
Q hope that the all-kind Father will preser,
n him long to us, that we may have the priv
a lege of his presence, counsel and believin
A prayer
The resolution was adopted by a risiI
a vote aRd the Moderator led the Presbytery
! prayer while the members remained stan
y ing.
y The call of Mr.. w. j. Manifold, of York,
! licentiate Of the Presbytery, to the Tamaqt
n church WAS next taken up, and the examiu