The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-19
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PASSED SOME RESOLUTIONS
Before Adiournins sunday School
Association Passed Resolu-
tons on Future Work.

Nhe following resolutions Mere
adopted Thursday by the State sun
day School Association before ad-
journment:
Assembled in cur thirty tirst an
nual convention, we the South Dako-
ia Sunday Scaoo, Association. desire
to place ourselves on record is most
heartily endorsing The following leso-
lutious
J.. That the sunday schools
OF the state. in order to increase
their efficiency, be urged to orga-
uiZe teachers tralning classes.
That the WORD OF God may be more
thoroughly and faithfully presented
in the work OF sunday school teach
ing.
IT. That tie Importance Of faith
fully presenting the cause Of temper-
iauce be brought to the affection OF
the officers and teachelsO OF the schools
and that an earnest effort he n4aGe to
make the tempelance lesson attract
i've and effective
III. That the pastors and super
intendents be urged TO observe De
cision Day IN their schools at least
as often as once Il year. when special
effort shall be made to lead the scbol-
ars to accept Jesus Christ as their
personal savior.
IN. That The attention of pastors
be called TO the advantages TO be
gained from conducting pastors elias
ses. the OBJECT of which is TO prepare
those who have made a decision for
Christ TOR the duties and privileges
of church membership.
V. That those Sabbath schools es-
pecially which have a large constitu-
ency living far from their place of
meeting, or which do not hold ses-
sions through the winter months,
might make large use of methods of
the Home Department: thus may the
school reach out long arms to those
not reached through the ordinary
channels of influence.
VI. That the Cradle Roll helps
the Sabbath school to reach and win
the mother and other memters of
those families where infants, by be-
ing placed in this department of the
school, are from birth claimed for
Christ. Every Sabbath school should
have a cradle roll.
aggressive church of Christ, and as
a force true to its most worthy ideals
and to its noblest purpose, the Sab
bath school must be missionary in
spirit and ~eyangelistic in tone, broad
in its sympathy, life-giving and ag-
greSslve. it should make a large place
in its thought and in it's activity for
distinctively missionary study and
work. A sincere and thorough spirit
OF self-assertion will inevitably result
in large things in the propagation of
the gospel of Christ.
VIII. That we would urge upon
all Sabbath school workers the bless
ing to be received from an interested
attendance upon city, county, dis
trict, state OF other conventions and
associations of those who are expert
enced and awake along these very
lines Of christian activity. To come
to such a convention, to receive a
blessing and TO be inspired for better
service will prove a glorious help to
the individual worker and to those
who come under his influence.
IN. That our hearty thanks are
due to all who have so kindly opened
their homes to us here in Mitchell,
and to all Others who in any way
have helped to make this convention
the success which it has been.
E. b. TreFethren, Ispwich,
Ii. r. Upton, Scotlani,
Mrs. G, II. Ficks. Sioux Falls.
Committee.