Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-24


Mission-are doing a glorious work In 'Hs
salvation OF men and women IN q neio
that is not covered by our churches, there
fore our churches extend our generous sym.
pathy to these missions, and that they Will
also extend financial aid whenever pos
sible.''
Young Peoples Work.
The closing session OF the association IN
the evening was devoted to reports on
young peoples work by Rev. Samuel H
Greene Of Calvary. and the representatives
of the Christian Endeavor and Baptist
Young PEOPLES societies followed by a con-
secration meeting led by DR.. Greene.
The committee report presented by 1t.
Greene commended to young pe0ple: Ffrss
Christian culture courses or something sim
liar: second systematic study OF missions.
with regular contributions; third. organ
lied and persistent endeavor to iead lhe
unsaved TO Christ.
The conservation service, in which an
earnest appeal by DR.. Greene was effective
in bringing nearly all Baptists present 70
q renewed solemn conservation to servlce,
was followed by short addresses by the
moderator and Rev. John c. Ball, pastor OF
the Metropolitan Church
Origin of the Sunday School.
In the course of his address at a previous
session on Sunday Schools" Mr.. Riedel
said In part:
ago. 1882, while on an errand TO his ma
tive city. Gloucester England. Robert
Raikes thought of the Sunday school as q
means to restrain the tendency OF children
to depredations and blasphemy.
persons duly qualified were hired AZ
twenty-five cents per day to open schools
for two hours In the morning and afternoon
for the purpose of instructfng children be-
tween six and fourteen years OF age IN tne
art Of reading, to teach them the catecnism
-Four years after the constitution OF our
republic was framed society for the insti-
tuition and support OF first day or sunday
schools was formed in Philadelphia. Janu-
airy II, 1901. They declared in their pre-
amble among other things that the aim
should be to devote the day to religious
improvements.
THE question Is legitimate: Is this aim
present day attitude2 What Of tomorrow
No age has ever made such attempt at as
certaining the truth OF Scripture: the spade
has turned up rich treasures In Assyria,
Babylon, Egypt and Palestine.
THE general trend. on the whole. has
been to recognize in the Scriptures the
truth, the word OF God; and the best minds
have given the Sunday school its right
truth and developing the individual and
through him the national life.
Our age is an active epoch. Vast enter
prises call for men and women of great
y.
is also an age of counterfeit, receptions
three thousand years old met and refuted
by Moses.
Ratification Of Mistakes.
I'VE need to readjust aims: mistakes have
been made. DR.. Henry c. King, president
Of oberlin said in New York the other day
OF the coilege-so I say, In the Sunday
school. We must tnstiil the spirit of respect
for law and for religion. Christianity must
be the background, and all we have de-
pends.
'.The aim in the school should be to make
beliefs Identical with biblical teaching The
differences OF apprehension of teachers and
taught and their varied intellectual and
emotional characteristics will make a va.
riety OF ideas, but all can be combined ana
co-ordfnated Into an organic whole express
sive of truth-through the systematic study
OF the word. This should be done at every
session.
1.-THE Sunday school without the show OF
force, little thing, weak, trail and not
backed perhaps always by the heaviest
men. yet Is q mighty compelling absorbing
and energizfng fact, a God-giren institution
to lift this world out OF darkness and sin
into the marvellous light and liberty OF the
Son Of God.
ITO reach the legitimate aim OF the Sum
day school will take work. The church has
many business men, capabla OF attending
to large estates. running large mercantile
establishments. banks, railroads and gov
ernments. Were they to put their talents
Into the work OF the church and Sunday
school how much could be done