Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-10
State SABBATH
I SCHOUL WORKERS

The mass meeting under the auspices
Of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath
School Tour Party, at the Pine Street
Lutheran church Sunday afternoon.
was one Of the most interesting ser.
vices that has been held in this city
in long time. There was large con-
gregation in attendance. Every seat
was occupied, and many were unable
to get into the church.
The Tour Party consists of six peo-
pie. four of whom constitute quar-
tette of fine singers. They are Irwin
O. Van Dyke, first tenor; Hugh Cork,
second tenor W. II. Landes, first bass
George +. Sawle, second bass; ". I.
Erdman, d. D.. Bible instructor and
Miss Ermina @. Lincoln. primary
worker. There itinerary will cover
forty five counties of Pennsy lvania.
with an institute of four SOS, ions in
each county.
The exercises Sunday afternoon,
consisted OF singing by the qu,rtette,
interspersed with selections from the
Tour Party Songs of Praise" by the
church choir, consisting of twenty
we'll cultivated voices Following sew.
eral selections by the choir, and con-
gregatiop, Secretary Lauma, ter led in
prayer. Rev. Mr.. Sherman. | astor of
the First Baptist chlrch, read the les-
son. Before the quartette rendered its
first song, Mr.. Landes said:
II trust that you will not expect too
much Of us. You Will get nothing
classical; nothing but PLAIN gospel
songs. Two weeks ago some of the
members of this quartette were stIang-
ers. We had never met mach less sang
together. Consequently our inter-
handicapped in another manner. We
are all suffering with severe colds.
During the early stages of the present
cold snap. our voices became frozen.
Three OF US have become pretty near.
ly thawed out. but the vocal chords of
the fourth are rather too frigidly in
clined for good singing"
Notwithstanding his statement and
the fact that the members of the quar-
tette were in the condition he repre-
sented them to be. they sang with
much sweetness. range and power.
Hugh Cork. the second tenor singer,
gave an interesting talk on Sunday
Schools and the duties involving upon
Sunday School teachers. OF the vast
number of Sunday School scholars in
Pennsy less than one third of
them we're not within the pale of the
church. What a great thing it would
be could every Sunday School scholar
in the State be started out to work for
Christ. There should be more in the
church, and that there are not shows
radically wrong some W here.
One reason is that we do not hate
enough. A Christian duty is to hate.
l have until recently always prayed
that hate would be driven from my
heart and only love ba allowed to re-
main. have quit that. apd am now
praying for power to hate something's.
Why do say this? Let me tell you:
During the dark days of slavery,
young man visit d Kentucky. While
there he saw slave tied to post and
his master cruelty beating him. The
scene SO enraRed the young man and
alled him with such hatred toward
slavery that he said: If 1 ever get
the opportunity will strike
harder blow at slavery than that mast
" is striking that poor oolored man
md revenge him. When Abraham
Lincoln signed the emancipation pro-
'lamation that young man had his re.
'enRe. Sin is tying US up tighter
han ever that black man was tied,
'ud the cords are cutting into our
ouls deeper than the lash did into
lis flesh. AS Abraham Lincoln
rated slavery SO should every Chris
ian hate sin. Let no opportun-
ty 60 by to strike blow at it,
The speaker then urged the neces-
ity of personal work. Speak to your
friends Of Christianity. Ask them to
,ome out for OhIist. There are too
many people in all congregations
Y no have no personal knowledge OF
christ. They are on the church roll.
mt for another purpose than that Of
working for the Master.