The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-07
MEMBERSHIP IN THE MODEL
MODERN SUNDAY SCHOOL

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(By VIM. E. Bryce Denison. Iowa.
In the matter of membership the
Model MoGern Sunday School knows
no distinction of age or sex. 1t has a
place and welcome for every one
from the cradle to the grave.
See that bright-faced babe laughing
cooling in his mothers arms. see how
"He chuckles. and crows. and mods
and winks,
AS if his head were as full of kinks
And curious riddles as any sphinx:
Warped by collie, and wet with tears.
Punctured by pins. and tortured by
fears. -
Is there any place in the Model
Modern Sunday School for this little
bundle of infinite possibilities? Yes.
the Cradle Roll was invented especial
ly for him.
But baby grows. Now he is
little tot of three or four Summers.
with blue eyes. and golden curls.
Mother calls him Willie" Is there
a place in the Modern Model Sunday
School for Willie" with the golden
curls? Yes. there is the Beginners
class. and Primary department. wait
ing to welcome him the day he is big
enough to come to Sunday School.
After awhile Willie gets his
hair cut. it's fearful day for mother
when those curls must go. but go they
must. He wears pants now, the kind
that mother makes. cut on a generous
plan behind and before. it is difficult
to tell whether he is going or coming.
He has freckles on his nose now, and
warts OH his fingers. and some of his
front teeth are missing. His chief
delight is to run stick along pick
ct fence. The tfellers call him Bill"
now. Is there any place tor chip
in the Model Modern Sunday SCHOOL,"
Yes. the Junior and Intermediate de-
partment were made to take care of
"Bill'' and "the other fellers.
A few years roll by. Changes
come over 'Bill." He begins to
wash his face and hands without be-
ing told. though often leaving high
water mark at his chin and wrists.
He spends a good deal of time now
before the glass, FASTING down his
wet locks with a pair of military
brushes. and getting his tie straight.
He blacks his shoes once a. month if
he don't forget it. The girls call
him "Will. Is there any place for
"Will" in the Model Modern Sunday
School? Yes. the Youngmen' BIZ
BILE class has a warm welcome for
"Will."
Time passes by, and before he
knows it, '.Wiil'' is man. They
call him William now. or more
often. Mr.. Smith. He finds q
handsome lady who after due persua-
sion consents to become MRS.
Smith. Is there any place in the
Model Modern Sunday School for
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith?'' Yes, the
Adult Bible class has place for each
of them.
| In the course of human events Mr..
Smiths locks turn white with age,
he IS not as spry as he used to be.
rheumatism. and the lnfirmities of
years do not longer permit him to go
to Sunday School. He is "Grandpa
Smith now. Is there place in the
Model Modern Sunday School for
Grandpa Smith," Why yes. of
course. the Home Department goes to
him again as the cradle roll did when
he laughed as babe in his mother s
arms.
Thus the Model Modern Sunday
School covers human life from cradle
to the grave. and its motto Is:
"All the Church in the Sunday
School.
All the Sunday School in the Church,
And all for Christi
John Riha. prominent dealer of
Vining. Ia, says: 81 have been
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