Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-16
suNDAY soHooI oonvnNr1oN
Interesting Sessions and vesv At
traotive Addrsaasa Made.

Interesting Sessions and vesv At.
traotive Addresses Made
The Pike osbnty Sunday sohooI
association held It's annual conven-
tion this year in Milford The
morning aud afternoon sessions
convened in the Presbyterian
church and the evening session in
the Methodist church. After the
morning session the attendance was
very good and great interest was
manifested by all. Mr.. Hainer and
Mrs. Barnes we're Che representa-
tives of the state work in attend.
ance and their discussions we're both
practical and interesting. If the
county work could be prosecuted
during the coming year ON the lines
laid down at the convention we are
sure much good would come of this
gathering.
For the benefit OF those who were
unable TO attend these services we
give the following brief report of
the procee lings. The convention
was opened by the president, Rev
g. E. Soudder, and the Rev E M.
Smead made a brief address of well
come. Mr. Smead was chosen as
temporary secretary AMI served in
this capacity throughout the con.
vention.
The feature of the morning ses
sion was the two addresses deliver
ed by the president and Mr.. Hainer
Mrs. Barnes was unable to reach
Milford in time for this meeting aud
Mr.. Scudder gave us a very inter,
esting and instructive address on
How to Reach the Soul OF the
Child" He emphasized the inn
pressionability and purity of the
children and also that the child
takes naturally to religious things.
However there are several things
that are necessary if we would reach
these little lives in our Christian
training. Among the things men
toned we're the necessity of open
ing their souls for impressions by
giving them constant surprises.
That is, we should do and say
things in new and attractive ways
rather than following the stereo.
typed methods. Then again we
must treat the purity and innocence
OF the child as a grand an beauti-
full thing. The child is not TO Se
taught its sinfulness but its purity
and innocence are to be stimulated
and developed under the home and
Sunday school influences. But the
great requirement after all is that
we should be pure ourselves and
that our religion should be very
real thing to us. This is absolutely
essential to mothers, fathers, and
Sunday school teachers and work
ers.
Mr.. Hainer, the next speaker,
was not announced for the morning
session on the programme but who
being present gave some very sug-
gestive hints in his address on ''DeL
eision day" He affirmed that the
object of the Sunday school was 10
teach the word of Christ, to bring
the soul to-Ohrist, and to build up
the soul in Christ. From this
scheme he showed that decision day
fails under the second head or OBJ
iect of the we'll regulated school.
He did not advocate this day as an
annual occurrence but rather as a
frequent practice of the school, He
showed its importance from the fact
that most children decide for Christ
between the ages of ten and four
teen years. Now we have prac-
ticaily all of the children of the
country in our schools who are be-
tween these ages and why not win
them and keep them for the school
and the church? The suggestion is
an admirable one. Let the teachers
throughout the county who have
boys and girls of these ages labor
and pray to win these precious
souls. The opportunity is yours
How can you feel you have done
your duty by your class till yor
have left no stone unturned for theil
salvation? DO not be content Il
SOW the seeds without a harvest
Sow the good seed" and Gods
promise IS for your encouragement
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