The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-10
s,sssss.ssss .osss.s..lsd

that Herod who, ia mockery, clothed
Jesus in robes and sent Him back 10
PLATE. Out of the corrupt court of
Herod Antipas, Manahem, his foster
brother, and Chusa, his ma dromo,
rose to discipleship with Jesus, Moth
ing prevented Herod himself from
rising but his love of self and sin
Whom | beheaded; No need of the
Baptist now. Conscience performed
the office of ten thousand accusers
That the wav of the transgressor is
, hard never had more apt illustration
then in the case of Herod and Hero
dias. The inordinately ambitious
woman induced her husband to go to
Rome and enter his claim to the title
king. But he lost even what ne had,
and both persisted miserably in exile
ChiId-Study and Sunday-School
Method
Benjamin Kidd afflrms the sense of
reverence to be a preponderating
element III tine type of character
which the civilization of the future
demands. 1t will be observed that we
have ready at hand tan efficient agency
for the cultivation of reverence. 1t is
the Sundav-schooi in America alone
ten million scholars are enrolled. In
spite, however, of great number and
thorough organization, it is an open
question whether the end desired is
always conserved. 1t has taken the
Sunday-school hundred years toout-
grow the semi-secular tinge Robert
RaikeS gave it, a secularity for which
he is not altogether responsible
which, under the circumstances, he
could hardly avoid-but for which
there is not the slightest excuse at
| the present day The idea that the
Sundayschool is an annex or adden-
dun to the Church should not be
tolerated. In the true ideal, it is the
/ Church. The Church resolves itself
that specific form Cor the time being
for the specific purpose of stimulating
reverence and imparting religious
knowledge. If this be true, the spirit
which pervadees the public service
should characterize the Sunday
school. The worshipful and reveren-
tial spirit need not be lugubrioug or
severe. In fact, the real article is
never that. The smart, patronizing,
affectedly stirring conduct of a school
is palpably out of harmony with the
high ideal of reverence, The unec-
clesiastical furniture, cast-off, second
hand, inarble-top tables and wornout
dlYans, are at war with the reverential
spirit. The appointments of the Sun
day-School should be ecclesiastical
The symbols of faith should be dis
played. There should be lecturn. As
an object lesson, the superintendent
ought to read from a large Bible, in
sight of the children. The singing.
| too must be worshipful. The business
incidental to Sunday school should
come before the opening-the books
returned and taken out, and the
library closed and the librarian in a
class. The secretary takes the census
and the treasurer the Offering, before
the school is called to order By this
rule certain very desirable ends will
be conserved. Interruption of class
work will be avoided and contingent
added to the corps of teachers or
scholars. The following order of
service is suggested: /. Silence ?. In
vocation. 3. "Gloria Patri."4 Lesson
study when the scholars are freshest;
short; not too many things; one thing
thoroughly, 5. Supplemental ethical
lesson. 6. Review from the desk, if
desirable, and if there is some one
present who is competent to conduct
it, Z. Or an ethical address. 8. Silence
9. Passage read from the great Bible
at the lecturn. 10. Hymn II. PRAYER.
u. Benediction. 10. Silence. A..
Separation.
7