The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-10
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Prof. Bryant Tells of Worth Of
Sunday School at District
Convention.

Inc Dlstflct SUNDAY School cOnVen-
ton opened last night. Delegates
were here from Fisher and Davidson.
More delegates are expected tonight
from several points in the district.
After a song and DEVOTIONAL service,
Mr.. jacob made the visitors feel at
home by his cordial address of well
come.
Prof. Bryant of the university of
North Dakota followed. His address
was: 1.-The Sunday School as an
Educational Force" He said the
Sunday school was originally Or
ganized as an educational force. He
then spoke of the organization of the
first Sunday school by Robert Raikes.
The public schools today owe a great
debt to the Sunday school, The force
of the work carried on in our public
schools came from the Sunday school.
The speaker then referred to the OPP
position the Sunday school had to meet
with even as late as 1920.
He then referred to the number of
college and university professors, pro-
fessional men, and the four last presi-
dents of theJnited States, all giving
their endorsement to the Sunday
school. The Sabbath school draws in
all tneSe FORCES.
From the poor beginning the school
had, it is now one of the best organ
lied forces for good in the world to-
day.
Prof. Bryant then referred to the
three reasons why the Sunday school
is great educational force First, be-
cause of the subject taught. The
bible, the greatest of books, is the
text book used. He then quoted from
one OF our university presidents the
following: THE public schools made
great mistake when they dropped the
bible from their list OF text books.
The bible embraces every phase of life.
1t is not only studied for the history
and geneology, but also for its liter
allure. The bible training is the best
training for future citizens. The bible
also is a great aid to public school
teachers. The bible embraces per-
sonal interest, love and contact.
Second-To whom it is taught. The
younger boys and girls. The children
come to the Sunday school earlier
than to the public schools. This is
perhaps the result OF the neglectful
parents. They abandon tho family
altar, and consequently leave the
children to the Sabbath school,
What is instilled in the child's mind
remains throughout his life. Some one
has said, Save an adult, and you save,
a unit; save child, and you save
multiplication table," Robert Morri-
son, the great pioneer missionary, re-
ceived his start in the Sabbath school,
Third-The character of those who
teach the child. The teachers are con-
secrater to their work and have a
great interest in the pupils. Their
personal interest and love with the
scholars has great influence in the
later life OF the child. Mr.. Bryant
SAID: Give us trained teachers, but
first of all give us teachers who be-
l:eve the bible.
Mrs. ]. H. McNicol followed with
a paper on the boy problem in the
Sunday school. This was most in
teresting and helpful paper. 1t COW
cred the ground of this great problem
we'll. She said: why is it, as rule,
we have more women than men who
believe in Christ? Why is it that
there is such a scarcity OF ministers
today? In the younger classes there
is an equal number of boys and girls,
and in the older classes there are
more girls than boys. Is this the fault
CT the bible, OF the God or the Christ
on whom we believe? No. 1t is the
lack of men. Men where chosen in the
Old Testament times to carry on
Gods work. Christ chosed them for
| his disciples. If we have no boys we
will have no men.
The lack Of boys is not the fault
Of the bible, or our Christ. or the Sab
bath school, but the parents. Parents
when you took your children to pe
baptised. remember the VOWS you
made. Have you been true to those
VOWS?
Women are not the right kind of
teachers for boys classes. They are
only women and can't understand the
boys.
After a general discussion on the
problems of the Sunday school today,
the meeting adjourned until this even
ins.
There will be short business ses-
sion this evening, and reports will be
read from the different schools in the
district. 1T is the plan of the officers
to begin exactly on time this evening.
The program is long and everybody is
renueSted tn he in their Seatc at 7.30