The St. Louis Republic., 1903-12-07
SAYS THE WORLDS HOPE
is IN ITS SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Right Training OF the Child re II
Makes Perfect Men, Declares the
Reverend j. l.. Brandt.

| At the First Christian Church Yesterday
morning the Reverend John /. Brandt
| preached on THE Successful Sunda!
School" He said. IN part:
The mightiest procession of the Nine
tecnth Century is the tramp of the Sun
! day-school pupils and teachers Their
! muster rolls contain the names of 5000
i C0 people. a host larger than all the
standing armies of the world.
Following the SundaySchool Conven-
| ton that has recently been held in our
| city. it is fitting that we speak OF the
Sunday school and its work.
| This institution assigns the first place
! to the children. Everybody is welcome.
| but the children have first place. Jesus
| never pronounced a culogy ON genius. but
| his bcnediction always rested on httic
children SAID he, Suffer the littl" ones
and forbid them not 10 come unto me. ioi
of such is the kingdom of heaven. t.N
children. ye shall not enter into the Kills
dom OF heaven He commanded tne
Apostle Peter. Feed my lambs.
The Sunday school is now CARRYING OUT
the spirit of C'hrist's teachings toward the
Young and is establishing their l1Shts'
swee,enlng their lives and throwing
around them the loving arm OF pro'ec-
ton.
1T is an Institution to study and to to
teach the Bible. 1t stands for, the word
of God. In past ages Bible STUDY was not
church. but to-day the Bible is the
students textbook on the great subject
of salvation. and as a result the vitai ~ sou-
liness is more manifest in Christian me.
Sunday school children OF TO-DAY Know
more about TIE Bible than did adults on
a century ago. Some men may scSrm me
Bible. cast II aside. but the SuhuaS
school will take it up as banner OF Hou
1, nh
ton is heard throughout the world.
.'rh,s blessed institution is hastehins
church union; u is fulhim9nt min mt, oi and ,nd
The same lesson is taught to all the
consolidated army. 1t unites all Ill the
banner; all march TO the same victory.
Thus denomination barriers are broken
down. each step is made quicker. eacn
,sstens haste 8 the fulhllment of the Masters
PRAYER that we shall all be one.
."ihc Sunday school is the hope of the
future. An Eastern prpverb says thc
world belongs to the young. ON this fact fact
the Sunday-school teachers build their
fondest hopes. Hero We are training our
future citizens Here f9rndat,om n, WORK ,Ias,i IS
nies of the land. The Sunday. school will
soften the heart of the Shylock and make
the money kings of the future conSecrat.;
their wealth m to r;h the "r1 rheH S w5 b
Ia
statesman and help to purify politics:
They will help to solve the problem Of
reaching the masses.
1.-THE children can be reached: they can
lie had for the asking. II takes no philos- |
opher to grasp the thought that If you Sc |
cure the children of to-day you will have |
the men and women of tomorrow. No |
wonder that John Bright said no field of |
church work die: SO much for England as
tho Sunday school. If the children of 10,
day are properly taught the masses will |
he evangelized. the heather will hear of |
Christ, politics will he purified. integrity !
in business will prevail. social life Will be |
virtnous, and God will be gorified. a
good beginning is half ended. Start the
yCLng people right. Tram up a child In
the way he should go and when he is Old
he will not depart from IL.
Then, teachers do your duty and the
words will be fulfilled: Instead of thy fa-
thers shall be the children whom thou
mayest make princes i'll all the earth
There will be a multitude whom man
can number whC in their beauty will be
fairev than the moon. clear as the sun,
and who in their strength will be bcauti-
full as an army with banners, and who in
their work vii! be mighty the apostles
and whose triumphs Will be so great that
the Kingdoms of this world Will become
The Kingdoms OF the Lord Jesus Christ"