Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-21

If the future. A large percentage of
5he members of our churches come
rom the Sunday School. 1t ought to
be possible for our Sunday Schools to
reach every child in the county bring
ing it's students to Christ. Increase
the attendance but not by false pre-
tense. Let Christ draw them. The
parents do not realize their duty. We
need improved fathers and mothers.
The teachers should talk to the point.
GU. Nicodemus, must be horn
again. His personal need, salvation.
Spend time with the Master Teacher,
and then we will be prepared to bring
our scholars to Christ.
At 6 O'Clock Friday morning little
band met at the Welsh Presbyterian
church for prayer, Mr.. L. A. Dibble
being the leader. The Inspiration de-
rived from this meeting was evident in
all the other services of the day.
Friday morning devotional was con.
Quoted by the president. This was
followed by the reports of committees
and other business. The following
officers were elected:
President, Mabel A. Brown, Cresco.
Vice-President, L. E. Grabau, Bon,
air
Secretary, Virginia eager, Cresco.
Home Department Secretary, Mrs
Treasurer, Anna Graham, Chester.
Will Mitchell, Cresco.
House to- House Visitation Secretary
Mrs. G. A. Plummer.
Primary Secretary, Mrs. j. D. Lyon
Chester.
Temperance Secretary, B. E. Thorne
Boniar.
Normal Secretary, Mrs. 1. ]. Booth
Cresco.
Some of the duties of the committees
were outlined by the secretary. ant
Mrs. I. j. Booth gave very good tall
on the work of the Normal Committee
Rev. Sherman of Leroy gave an ex
cellent address on GLOW increase the
attractiveness of the Sunday Schoo
without detracting from it's spiritual
ity." Too many Sunday Schools are
neither attractive nor spiritual. To be
spiritual, we must have the mind oil
Christ. Music is very important in
getting attention and holding it.
Nothing has the power over the hum is
soul as has music. Get leader that ms
able to interpret it. Song remaist
longer in persons mind than NOR,
other things. Select songs superior
spiritual, and sprightly. Some of out
S. S. superintendent have the head.
ache, or rather some of our schools are
aching for better head. If your
superintendent does not know how to
keep order, make him a present of q
good book along these lines Have
officers and teachers meetings. Better
begin with few teachers than have poor
ones. Then have the teachers remem-
Der three things, promptness, persist
epcy and prayer. Do not expect to
reap where you have not sown nor
what you have not sown.
Friday afternoon, the meeting was
led by the secretary. Miss Sadie
Thomson read a paper prepared by
Prof. Colgrove treating of the adult
Bible class movement. SAT the inter-
national convention in Toronto, a
strong appeal was made for more en-
thusiasm in the adult classes, and from
this appeal have grown the classes we
now have. The class is not separate
from the main school but part of it,
having the opening and closing exer-
cises together. But the class has its
own bylaws and constitution, its own
president, secretary, treasurer, and
teacher, with committees on various
duties. Discussions are carried on
which every member of the class is ex-
pected to Join. Each member is ex-
pected to bring in others, which often
makes the class the largest in the
SCHOOL,
Rev. Wenigar's chalk talk on Elbow
to win souls t.. Christ" was something
that every s. S. worker should have
heard and seen. He used the
illustration of the fish pole. When
the disciples were fishing allnight alone
they caught nothing, but when they
were fishing for Jesus in the morning.
they caught a great multitude. Most
OF us have to use the fish pole and
gather them in one at time. The
fish pole is tie voice, singing, and in
huence. The line is love; love for God
and love for souls, and that is needed
to reach down into sin where the fish
are. But the fish that are the deepest
in sin are the easiest to catch. Those
that are swimming near the surface of
their own morality are the most diff
cult. The hook is the spirit of Jesus.
The bait is the word, something better
than the world can give: and remember
that we must have different bait for
different fish. The sinker is deter
mination. Win souls if it takes life
time. The aoater is grace. The sur
plus line is prayer without which we
can do nothing"
Mr.. L. A. Dibble gave some helpful
thoughts on the subject, Glow to secure
the cooperation of parents in the Sum
day School," He said, "There is no
machine known whereby we can com
pei them to cooperate with the Sun
day School. Personal effort is the
best way. Get hold of the bows and
girls for through the children we can
reach the hearts of the parents. Get
out as S. S. workers and work for them
Mrs. G. A. Wells read paper on
> How to increase the attendance. I" tIt
IS often the parents fault that the
children do not attend S. S. regularly
The use OF the Lords Day for amuse-
ment has played sad havoc with the
Sunday School. The Sabbath was
made for man and not man for the
oabbath-made to keep him a man in
he image OF God. Pastors and SUPER
ntendents find Sunday visiting very
detrimental to their work. The teacher
must be in his place at the beginning
of school. Let us not be weary in we'll
doing but seek our strength from God. u
"How to secure home preparation
was discussed by Rev. Griffith. "Three