The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

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Sunday School The appointment
Of committees, which was next In or.
der, WAS deferred by the prcsidra, M
~ the evening session The roglsifa-
ton Of delegates WIS called Tor by the
president The delegates ia attend
ance were rs follows:
Genrge Howell. Eivins.
Miss i.ulu Nanfgil Elvins.
Niss clara Mcneil 90
siiss Jenai" .smytho. iiounr rerrr.
Rev. =, n Heury
NJ n Thurman, ueaiuge
Mrs. lul.r Thurman, busloEc.
Miss Nora Moon, DesioRo
a. =. Gay. nrFinTc.
nrI; q. 3, SorTine. wat RIVER.
q. g. Newton
Miss cora Fraser. 4"
Nc Minais / Elur'o, nismnrcs
Miss igiin iinrger.
Mrs. y y loha.
Gilbert " naker. ilhariyviiic.
Austsrman. Copenhagen.
Nisa Maggie osborne, Union \. s,
FAHsIsGToN
Mrs Hoillrbura. D. g. Williams.
Miss Kate Marks. n, 81. Talbsrt,
Mrz. a. AZ. falhgrt. br. W, D. Elliott.
Miss Nnnnir fuckrt y. q Gresham.
g q. Nations, MCtFiu FipAlns
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EVENING SESSION.
Tho evening session opened with
song service by the chuir. Rev. Il.
n. Tulbcrt led 10 the devotional exer.
ciscs, after which the president ap.
pointed the following committees
Nominations, Prot. n b Henry. Il.
A Swink and A J Clay; on resolu.
tons, Prof G. o. Nations, Rev, K
81 lalberi and Dr ! l.. Iiaw. Al
ter the appointment Of these commit.
lecs President smith introduced DR..
A Z. George, State Superintendent Of
Sunday Schools, who icctufcd on the
sunday School, with special stress as
10 tho manner 1i conducting a success
iul school De- George began bic
lecture with the statement that the
theory Of sunday school work Is de-
ducei from false promises. The Sun
day school, a. Or. George stated,
was founded 10y Robert Ri,oh,
philauthropis, Of England, who by
statistics had reached tho conclusion
that the street waits ui today com
posed the greater patt OF the criminals
Of ~. morrow Working Oh this theory,
which Ut itself was correct, Robert
Rich founded a school Of writing aud
reading. with incidental Bible teach
ing, which hp called the Sunday school.
Hence. Bis was a plan to Keep boys
and giIls off The street and away from
temptations on the Sabbath when they
we're not working Bui Rich's theory,
while we'll aud good enough IN his
day, is no; she correct foundation for
tho modern Sunday school The thing
to do now Is to get uH Bich's plat
form and &c, onto thc Divine platform.
The Divine platform Is found ia Dcut-
eromy 81 ~, "Ga,hcr the people To-
gnlher, men, women aad children, aud
tbs stranger that is within thy gates,
that they may hear, and that they
may learn, and fear the Lord our God,
and observe to do al the words OF
this law. The gathering Is three
fold. First enroll the name of the
baby In the "cradle roll Issue q
certificate Of ''cradle roll'' member
ship signed by the pastor. Il appeals
to the mother aud indirectly brings
the parents to church. Tho baby's
first impressions are Of the Sunday
school ''Born In the Sunday school,
always 10 the sunday school. - Sec
ondly, organize a "liume Depart
n,ontn for those who cannot ioI
various reasons attend Sunday school
Pledge them to study the lesson one,
half hour each week. This depart.
ment serves as a tldeoyer, and bcior,
long the members Of the Home De.
partmant will be seen IN snnds,
school. Dr. George stated that Their
wore 476, 600 children Of school ag'
in Missouri, and 5000 children owe
six and under 20 in st. Franeoi
county who never attend SUNDAY
school. These children can be reach
cd by the Homo Department. Thirdly
the correct organization Of tho sun
day school itself Men arc the frs
requisites. Men are needed for thei
own good and for the good Of ihei
example. Get the men, and the boy
will follow. After tho men, th
women ATE necessary TO the snnda.
school. The wOmen bring tho smalle
children, The last and really essentia
reqaisile is the children. "fhe child
zen should aiways be in the Sunda,
school" Following bis text III
George said thAa Il was necessary y
worl aud gather iiFss thai the peopl
may hear. Consequently tho sunaa
school mast be place where order
observed. Tbs second commend y
the text, 'sshat they may learu," iin
plies committing to memory &C
earssely. "rhe Word 81 God is u
weapon against the Devil" Their
alsc. Il 10 necessary 10 bring spiritual
les into the Sunday school. spIril
aal;iy Clements youf member sogsshs
/. ard draws otiscrg ffom the outside.
De, Gcnrge's a9dress was fcliowe
sy a sous By tAe qpsEset caGrosed !
,icssrx. VII iiarIan. Robert ForsysI
Iaev. W. n. MCCORMACK, and u
iEIioss, AisaE a solIscsioa The coave'
! lion was dismissed
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