Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-08-13

cTs s and all plans made. He must do
simplicity that souls may be brought to
Christ, nor must he forget that he belongs
and to the. Sunday School, and must
reach out helping hand to the poor and
needy, freely he has received freely must
Superintendent we would only rnphasize
what we had said concerning the super
| intendent, and add this thought, in the
accomplished than could be done by each
alone. So if the superintendent and
assistant be united in methods of work
| will follow than where each works alone.
The up-to-date assistant superintendent
is. not called to his responsible position
| absence of the superintendent. While his
duties are not so clearly defined as those
of the superintendent they are Just as
important; As has been said he is to
| help in all plans for the school, and to
assist in conducting the school. and since
SO much depends on his wisdom, he
| should have tact combined with love for
children That love intensified by the
love of Christ which constraneth him. So
many acts of Christian courtesy which
tell so well for the school are left entirely
| to him Are scholars late? They are to
| be greeted not only with a smile by the
genial assistant superintendent but by a
song book, open at the number which is
being sung. Should strangers or old peo-
pie, or tlnid ones come in late, he is ready
classes suited to them. If teachers are
absent it is his duty to see that the classes
| are supplied promptly with the best
substitute at hand.
The assistant Superintendent should be
man whose life tells we'll upon all with
| whom he is associated. man full of the
portant officers are chorister and orsanist
| they to be up-to-date should meet a least
once week, select songs suitable for the
| lesson, and practice together SO that they
| should
hand In hand, and as has been said
should be at Sunday School few
that no hymns are selected because of a
pretty jingle, but that their teachings are
true. The spirit of the song is devotional.
song service is to bring the scholars
closer. to Jesus Christ That the hour set
apart is one in which religious foundations
church, and will be particular to lay
special emphasis, on strong worshipful
character building hymns to train the
| chorister to secure good singing should
consider no time to precious no method to
hard fI to make it one of the attractive
much to have an up-to-date secretary to
have. records neatly kept, reports read
hear. To have supplies ordered promptly
papers aad cards passed quietly, it seems
to me there is almost as much
responsibility resting on the teachers as
on the superintendent. Teachers should
make an effort to be present every Sun
day. One of my former fields a class was
| broken up account of the teacher, she
only came occasionally finally one after
| another of the young ladies dropped out
| of the class until the class was broken up.
| No teacher should be absent unless they
have previously secured supply teacher,
| whom they feel confident will benefit the
| class. Teachers should show no partially
should be given an opportunity to answer
| questions q bout the lesson. The members
of the class. should answer the question
instead of the teacher. The Bible should
| be used in the class, instead of depending
so much on the lesson helps The thought
has come to me that we as Christian and
| Sunday School workers might do more
lifting and less leaning, lives that lift up
| are like leaven in meal, the leaven does
not wait for the meal to attack it. it goes
for the meal. We as Christians and Sun
! day School workers, should never wait to
be called upon, but should begin lifting
up Just as soon on as we enter the kingdom,
up and make them go forward. | will
mention few of the. many who have
and li no Noses wo Paul out
Carey andJudson, ministers like Spurgeon
and Moody. and scores Of others who have
more who with the up.to-date officers
of the Sunday Schools ali over the world
are earnestly seeking to lift up the fallen
long hear the welcome, wei I've M done, th e5e
the Joy Of thy Lord If it seems to be oul
School work let us seek strength from
above and feel that, The present rnomen
the Masters will, o Thou who longed fo
some noble work, do thou this hour the
given task fulfill, and thou shalt find
though small at first. it seems it is the
work of which thou oft has dreamed. OF
think not if thou are not called to work il
mission fields, of some far distant cline
that thine is no grand mission Every
deed that comes to thee, in Gods allotted
time. is just the greatest deed that thine
could be. Since Gods high will appointed
it to thee.