The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-10-31

Ulle SCllOOl; UlldU he SnOulQ lake an
interest in everything pertaining to
the school, and that the best organi-
zatlon of church can be brought
ABOUT oy the members taking an in
terest In the school; there is no trouble
in building upa school when the mem
oers OF the church put their shoulders
TO The wheel in the interest of the
school.
The excellent talk of Mr.. Axtell was
followed by violin solo by Pallus
Brown, youth, whose playing inter-
ested the audience, for he seemed to
nave broken his bow. and played with
the instrument between the cat gut
and the handle of the bow. He was
heartily applauded for his rendition
OF Sweet Bye and Bye
Ira Landrith, editor of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian, made a motion
that as John Royal Harris had been
called home by the death of one of his
members, and did not speak on tenn
perance, that Rev. j. A. McKamy ,edi-
tor of the Cumberland Sunday-school
literature, be requested to give the
paper on G. P. Church history, which
he recently read before union meet
ing of the Presbyterian churches at
Lexington, Ky. Motion was unan-
imously adopted.
Hon. H. H. Norman, in an intelli-
gent and pleasing manner, handled
his address, "Improving the school by
improving the Teacher" He would
rather not have any teacher than one
whose morals and daily life it would
not be good for the pupil to follow, it
mattered not what his attachments
be in the way of intelligence and
Biblical knowledge. If a teacher was
a Cody man, he was teacher every
day, and every one he met was his
pupil.
DR.. W. It. Rodgers, of Knoxville,
made a strong plea for the Cumber-
land Presbyterian literature. 1t was
equal to the best, and the par ex-
cellence for the schools for which it
was intended. He also made an
earnest appeal for all Cumberland
literature, including the. Cumberland
Presbyterian, and told of the rapid
growth of the Sunday-schools.
Rev. j. A. McKamy, of Nashville,
made an interesting talk along the
same lines. He advised every teacher
superintendent and Others connected
with the schools to get a copy of
Teaching Problems" by j. W.
AXtell, from which he read few eX-
tracts and part of the contents. 1t
was said for every school to have a
systematic course of study, by which
all would be benefited, and that
teachers should give more study to
the question. He advanced several
ideas that in the opinion of the
Synod would be to the interest of the
schools, should they be put into
practice.
At eleven O'Clock the Christian
Endeavor hour arrived, the first to
speack being s. D. Logan, whose sub
ject was. 1.-The Kind of Christian En-
deavor Societies Needed in the Cum
barland Presbyterian Church." He
wanted societies that took an inter-
est in their work, in the church, and
in everything that would enhance the
cause of the Master.
docs the Society Rally Help the
Pastor?" was the subject of DR..
Rogers. He strenuously commended
that it did. 1t did it in one way by
solving the problem of what should
be done with the young people, which
lifted great weight and considerable
responsibility from the shoulders of
the pastor. He stated that the
Christian Endeavorites were the
most willing people he knew of to
help the pastors; that they Willingly
did whatever was requested of them,
and in many ways li=htened'sthe
burden of the head of the church.
The Christian EndeavOr turns the
young peoples attention from worldly
things to things religious, and so in
terests them that they refrain from
that which is bad, having no ipclina-
tion nor desire for that which is not
pure and good, and in this way they
become church members and assist
the pastor in building up and sustain
ing his church.
w. L. Noel was the next speaker,
taking for his subject. "Denyer,
1903" His talk was full of interest,
and he impressed every one with the
pleasure and benefit that would be
derived from attending the world con-
ventiOn of Christian Endeayor
societies which will be held in Denver
next July. The Christian Endeavor
now has societies in every country of
the civilized world, and at Denver
one would see representatives of every
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