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

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70 s;ns." and eadcsvors to shros around
him, 80 far - il is possible, an environ
neat that is pure aud helpful.
That the work Of the Sunday school
has been efficient j. proven by the fact
that thousands Of our pspiis have been
converted, have joined oar churches and
are living consistent christisn lives: and |
also by the existence Of thousands Of Ep- |
worth Leagues, christisn Endeavor So
eieties. aud Young Peoples Unions which !
are all the Of spring Of our Sunday
pupils are engaged in active christian
work, such as helping the poor. visiting
the sick. reading the Scriptures. leading
in singing and public PRAYER. in fact.
getting ready 20 take the work Of the
church upon their shoulders, when they
shall he called upon to do so.
"As the t~ig is inclined the tree Is
bent" Then il bchOoves us 10 see tina;
our Young people, a, the earlieft possible
date, are lead into the paths ihst lead to
School very important means 10 that
cad.
Though the Sunday School is primarily
interested in .he moral development Of
the child. he intellectual development il
by no means neglected.
The literature which i furnished our
pupils contains many sketches o. famous
men and places. and current events are
/ discussed in r. non partisan way. Ia has
been estimated that person who. for
eight wears. has studied the International
Sunday School lessons as they should be
] studied. has obtained liberal education.
I The Bible Is the foundation of all law.
and contains much ct history. science.
and philosophy. Viewed from literary
standpoint, il covers the whole field OF
literature. III You ~i-h To- read history.
you find 90 in ihc Bible. ii drama. where
will YOU hnd q greater one than that cnu-
/ tanned iu the book 90 It.h. 10 YOU seek
poetry. where wii you fud srectcr poem
than the one beginning "rhc Lord j. my
shepherd. I shall NOT want" or another
one. "lhc heavens declare the glory of
God. aud the hrnsuirut -houcth hi. hand
i~orkf 3" and 90 on through the rholc lat.
II NC once lcarn Co kno~ the book % hc-
comes invaluable 90 us.
10 is usually thr young mau whose re-
licious education has been neglected. who
has managed g. get diploma from some
college or pcrhrps has taken special
course at sofnc univcrsifv, sud comes out
thinking DE knows 10 40. who b. anxious
Go ten you that bee doesn't think much uf
church mcmiters, aud that he believes all
preachers are hspocritc-. aud have mere
Ga entered The ministry because thew We rr
b not capable ct doing anything else. We
r wonder vhcther hc know. he b. indebted
90 this same drspiscd class ot men ior an
his knowledge. We wonder whether he
knows that the church ha- been thv fore
b runner ct schools and enlightenment since
b 90 was hrst established ho has probably
never honestly aud seriously stabbed the
Bible FOR three das- iu bis lils. yet with
p tho rashuess cot youth aud ignorance hs
Z brings such Wholesale charge upuu
. body 90 meu whom 900 ihe world rccoguig,
~ honorable. mobile aud -eli-sacuhciag
aud sho toe ability, wul compare favor
ably efE thnse of amy profession. u
. aorid Doe amusing 90 90 wctr not litifuI.
VIII Auu neglect thc Religious cdura
tian of ,uur SONS aud daughicrs aud Def
them. hiiudcd bog the world and 90. -hoa
p crus up entertaining such foolish opiu
= ions a- thr-rt satan asks no sutet veap
e on than intellectual pfide. Education %
. thc miud 0iihnut education OF The heart 81
disastrous Co the child.
L. % fair to Che man cor woman shat is &,
!. be-. io -uhfn.t ntn during ihv plastic per
. rod cod cnildhnud Co tine Influence ct th
, setlt. eith nnthin4 fn cuuuteract them
until bee ua- reached the age ct maturii,
% ANA then caii uanu him Co lead The chris
u iian hic. Go se,A d king DOM ot which o.