The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-11-03

ocotisut. nat Tor tue modern Sureay
school. We are Indebted 20 Robert Raikes,
~se In 1850 gathered the children from
the sfrce,sof Gloucester. England, on
Sunday spd employed tsechess Coz thea
Al twenty-fve cents DAY.
The usefulness and Importance Of this
work vas at once recognized. Sunday
school was established Ia London IN 1854,
and today there are seven millisn Sunday
school pupils m Great Britain.
virgisisns are proud OF the fact that
The srst regular Sunday School in Amer
lea was located On her soil. il being the
one established by Bishop Asbury al Han
over IN 1856. Today there are seven mil
lion Sabbath school pupils in the United
States, taught By voluntary unpaid teach
ers.
Ssreiy system % work, aud method Of
work 20 universally approved aud adopted
mus, have something to recommend IL.
ave, must be OF much Importance
But If other authority Is wanted, We
have {, from the very highest source: for
hath He not said. suffer little children
to come unto me. and forbid them not
I for Of such Is the Kingdom Of God" Aud
I is IL not the purpose Of every Sunda,
School to lead souls to Christ. TO show
him TO the little ones in all his beauty: to
the youth Of our land 49, the manifest man
the kingl lest king that ever trod The
earth.
Christ said. seek sc the Kingdom o
God. aud all these thing. shall he addes
unto YOU" IL H. probable. think you. that
a child grown to maturity Without spccia
religious instruction., getting his kuowl-
edge of thugs divine ouiY from chance
sermon which De drops iu now aud then
20 hear. Will leave the things Of this worlt
~hh which be- has been surrounded from
habyhood aud " hose value he luli, appr,
ciaics 20 seek a God aud Kingdom. o.
which DE has only dim and carele,i
idea We as sunday school teacher
would teach him OF the all powerful, a.
knowing and ever present God, Of hh
Kingdom, sni that through Christ, hi
son. we may become joint heirs Of iha
singiom
Can suyouc doubt ihc Importance ct az
. institution that has for its object ih
bringing OF &c. members into the grca
? brotherhood of Chr-ig We would tcac
our pupils that "tiod is our refuge au
strength. a Ger, present help 90 time O.
need, that Christ Is gentle. tcudor. %,
inr. sympathetic friend who .iitcth on o.
right hand OF God, the Father aud eve
b makcth iutcrccssiou for ne
b These aud many other great truths 20
B. ~ouid teach them. which they would o.
o. happier all their lives for knowing The
o too. ~c would teach thcui Co love The B
I hlc. that wonderful. sacred book. whic
contains such au incahau-tihic mime
. treasure. tor those ~hn seek them. ID
o passages revealing Co u- newer aud dccl
co and fichcr mvauiur.. year hv year.
n ar grow nlarc aud muic likc toe bless,
e Master, aud more able Co comprehend D
meaning.
The sunday School trains The child
= regular aud systematic giving. tcach'
!, him Co support The institutions OF a
ir church teaches him Go think OF others.
At -ympaihI1c with others and 90 hcln otl
n ere. teaches him ihc hrani, aud gain
D. srii-sacuhcc. teaches him Go have a tc
ni creuce Cor God and iii- sanctuary aud ,
I. that is pure aud noble. teaches him
a .huu evil companions. teaches him ih