Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-25
LARGEST
And Best Sunday
Schools In Ohio.
DR.. Clark Says They
Are In Akron.
An Enthusiastic Mass Meeting Of
Sunday School Workers.

Sunday was great day with Akron
Sunday school workers. DR.. Joseph
Clark, general secretary of the Ohio
Sunday School association, and Rev. IL.
A. Bowling, assistant general secre-
tary, were In the city and general
mass meeting of Sunday school work
crs was held at 1880 p. M, in the First
Church OF Christ.
The mass meeting was an enthus-
.iastic one and the church auditorium
and Sunday school ROOM which were
thrown together for the occasion, were
filled to overfowing as was the gallery
above. The meeting was addressed
by DIR. Clark, who made a stirring ap-
peal for more real, earnest Christian
work among the teachers.
Said he in part; ~There are many
teachers who are weary, many who
feel that the Sunday school is not do
ing the work 1t should. This is in q
measure true, but believe the Sunday
school is growing better right along.
believe the time is not far distant
when the Sunday school will be known
as the Bible school and that we shall
look back and see that we have been
only playing at Sunday school. The
Sunday school has great future
congratulate you because you are fac
ing a great future. Did not feel this
to be true l would go back to my home
city and resign my position. We are
told that SO per cent. of all who enter
the church have had previous train
ing in the Sunday school. We have
enough Sunday school workers here,
tonight, to shake this whole town. If
you would go to Sunday school next Sun
day thinking this is perishing world,
that there are those looking down the
years into eternal destruction except
as you are called upon by God to save
them, you would do better work.
May God speed the day when our
churches will never be locked so that
any who desire may enter at any time
and spend a few hours in quiet, alone
with God Many Sunday school teach
ers fail because they go about their
work with so little thought of their re-
sponsibility to Jesus for the souls
placed under their charge"
Rev. II. A. Bowling then gave a lit
tie talk about the estate Tour" being
made by DR.. Clark, Rev. w. G. Stev-
enson, Rev. +. f. Fitch and Mrs. A. G.
Grouse and himself. One week has
been passed most successfully and it is
expected that by the time the SS coun.
ties of the state are covered great
revival in Sunday school work will be
awakened throughout the state.
After the services a collection was
taken up and subscriptions solicited
for the carrying on of the Sunday
school missionary work in Ohio.
1t was expected that there would be
visitation of the various Akron Sun
day schools, Sunday morning, but ow.
ing to the train being two hours late
this part of the program was not car
ried out, though DR.. Clark made an
address at the Woodland M. E.. church
and Rev. Bowling spoke at the Broad
st. Church Of Christ, Mrs. Grouse, the
State Primary Secretary, was Ill and
unable to accompany the party to Ak.
ron.
Said DIR. Clark to Democrat re.
porter: "The largest and best Sunday
schools in the state are in Akron; that
is why we expect them to help us a
! great deal.",