The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-08-21
THE ENCAMPMENT
DB, Britain and Carroll EeaCh Deliver
Special Lectures,


the special lecturer on the Sunday
school work, delivered most help
inl and inspiring address on the
problems Of Equipment andAttend'
ance.' directing attention to the
problem Of equipment, Mr.. Britain
insisted that first OF all, the church
should provide a place, a house, to
carry on the Sunday school work,
calling attention to the structure of
business and public school houses as
examples OF what Is needed The
Sunday school workshop should be
provided With black boards. maps,
pictures reproductions OF the great
master paintings OF the various Bible
scenes and good, well chosen Sun
day school library. Upon tho prob
lem OF attendance, the possible at
tendants were divided into % those
who can attend or the can nots,
including the small children and very
aged and infrm people, C2) those
who will not attend-thc will nots
to whom the working forces must
30 out and bring them In, and CD
those who attend lly-"thc
occasionals," As for the "can nots,
tho duty Is plain, tho cradle
roll for the little children and thcI
Home Department ought to be speed !
lily and thoroughly established For
the will notS' several methods were
discussed Tho following proving to
he the most efficient Let religious
census OF the town he taken with
2 view TO ascertaining who are non
attendants this canvass viii in il.
self bring In many. Then the super
should hand list of these
available for each class TO the teach
ar OF that class. Let the teacher
hen call TO his or her helm some
members of the class and work for
hose who rightly belong too them.
Several cases were cited where those
who followed this plan won every
available pupil, The most distress
ng perplcying class is the occasion
'ls, or the absentecs How TO pre-
'ent this leakage" Of abSentees is a
question which Mr. Britain answer.
ID az follows: No as The shepherd
who, after counting his sheep, dis
covered that one was avay-"go az.
or them till YOU find them and bring
hem home with rejoicing # it,
s not possible TO visit the abscnteos,
hen a card can bo mailed TO each
me. n they were sheep, We would
10 this? How much more is
nan--eycn \ little nan--bettor than
sheep"
Dr.. CAROLS address for this
morning was the subject of Chris
ian Worship" based upon cor.
I. Beginning with sketch OF tho
trategic position,t tho commercial adj
antages, The Greclan culture Of the
eoplo AT Corinth, together with the
istory Of the founding Of the Corin-
HAN church and the questions CON
ernng worship which members of
his church propoundcd to the Apos-
&c Paul, the speaker gave vivid :
nd humorous picture of the con .
Used worship Of the Corinthian .
nurch. Following this the speaker
oticcd that three things must hdvo
ace in all Worship, viz, faith, hope. J
We. Moreover, worship must have
iprcss purpose % TO cdify or build -
, the people of God CIV to win the
st to Christ IN noticing that part
the worship designated as edit
ton" attention was called to the
ct that what edited one would not
lip another. One for example,
eds "cXhortatlon," still another
eds "light" INFLAMMATION. The
oaker fairly sparklod and glow
in enforcing the need Of each type
cdifcation. Moreover, the wor-
Up OF Gods people ought not on
edify themselves but to win men
God The church ought to have
aven in their midst and when the
saved souls enter the service, the
lrch should open the gate of
aven to him. when" said the
,aker, an unsaved man attends r
, church worship the church either |
lviots the unsaved man of sin, or
unsaved man convicts the church
sin"
New tents are arising, and 1t seems "--
It the tide of power in the services
the encampment is growing and
every day.