The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-26
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co.'s County Sunday School association
mot with she s. n. workers III Doe Ran.
IN TING NJ. y. chugta, 81 that risre. Ia
SATURDAY, flsr, 81. fos the pnr,stse a
organizing the Sunday Schools 81 tbs
township Intro AN Association Although
the attendance was small, owing " che
fact that that the matter had not bsen
fully advertised. The interes. was very
good and all who wcyo there felt amply
repaid for cu;uing ont
The County President. NJ. II. smltt.
presided ai che request ~ the Township
President. Fred Zimmerman.
The convention opened with song
services lrd hy Dr. W. u. Elliott, Cor
See. Of the County Association. and de-,
voiional EXERCISES led y the Rec. Soc.
County President Smith made an
earnest appeal to the workers II the
township in which be explained the
parpos'' 81 the county officers In hold
ing thesa meetings 10 t@ the uplift, the
inspiration ard the organization u the
workers Of the township.
Prof q O. Nations who IL superiu.
tendent Of the Normal Department Of
the County Associatiuu, and who Il
man % recognized ability as an ednca-
tor, presented the subject u Normal
Work Training Tcaehers
He spoke Of the REORGANIZATION
S 3, work all over the State, explaining
that the purposa o. this organized inter.
dsnominational work is to bring up all
the departments 81 ihe Sunday School.
the home tho primary tho house To-
house visitation and tho normal depart
ments. lie spoke Of the magnitude u
the normal work IN secelar fchoels and
said that tbs object of this work Is T.
train teachers both in tho snhject ma,
ter 10 be- taught ard In methods oY teach.
ing The normal work In tho s. S. r.
comparatively new Int rot lcss !mpGr-
tant one of iis objects being 70 give
tit teachers thorough training In thc
snbjre, matter Of tire Bible he men
TONED the fast that many teachers ara
80 ignorant uf the Bible that they mis-.
take Corinthians FOR Chronicles and la0l
all through The Bbla los u,5rsv4 X,
explained the plaza OF tie organization %
the department aud also explained the
course Of study prepared by the normal
department. Of the STATE Association.
and urged the organization Of normal
class in each S S. II possible, and at
iclst in every community, osssFing his
assistance II Il We're desired
County President Smith asked the
President Of The to~nahip to push the
organization of those clgsscs and spoke
of similar work already begun IN st.
Francois township
Rev pr Martin. Of Pennington then
p.argtct ,Heauliaa; oi SUNDAY School
WoIt" iaa very rorrlhlc manner In
d ndnius 5 s. be f,id that Robert
Eahcs idea was 20 gather the children
%" tie streets and slums. He Taught
Them history. geography and grammar
Ht wjla- :ha Bible John wesley,
idea vae So aathrr ihn children 10 teach
th.m tle B.b,' AMI the principles %.
thr SANITY Oar idea is that If
Dill. school for old uad Young. Hs
urged thH' we read the Bible cons
gii,ely fixing in the mind the time. the
places the suhJey, and the persons.
He then gays an 1at!iua ~ two Of the
Looks Of tue bible, FIR. ~ Romans
t!.g dJc.riugl book. Author. Saul
The jew, Paul the Christian. noticing
,As change IN bis Egmc, He spoke II
the people 10 whom tie book WAS writ
ten and their customs. Til Of the
labject matter. The lrt. ssyan chap
ters are introductory. Next the theme. !
Salvation through Christ Not by /
works. People 50 suukcu and degraded .
rln d. no work worthy TO save them. /
salvation is free gift
He then outlined The J1al, og Hebrew. /
In a similar way He poke of the un.
certainty Of the aUta1r and Of the pscal, /
iaritics u the book 1t contrasts Chris. /
with the jewish priests and shows him /
IS greater Than the angcla and greater
Ihan Moses. Moses the servant, Jesus !
he son
The Doctor said that the Bible can
and ought to bear all the criticism Of
he modern SCHOLAR In making his up.
plications he said that the Queen of
china has asked for the Bible and the
Missionary aud that 1t il the work OF the
], s. to teach the Bible He GAYS there
s more knowledge Of the Bible to-day
han ever before aad we want 10 organ.
~ to spread and increase this knowl
dga. lie spoke Of the contrast between
hc cuun tries where the Bible II read
nd where IL Is NOT.
After this address the reports From,
he Sunday Schools Of The township
rere called for aud the reports showed
hat good WORK Is being done.
The Officers Tor the ensuing year were
hen elected as follows: President. Fred
Vice President. Aliss Bette
Secretary. Rev. n Il. Mont.
emery; Treasurer is. Cleveland. Rev.
u. Eurreas led the closing devotional
XerCiscs.
COUNTY Rig SECRETARY.
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