Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-14

There are sixteen distinct church
organizations in Durango. many teach
ing what we believe to be false doc
trines Shall we not influence the
children of these people TO come into
the Sunday school to hear the true gos-
pei?
so many people say they have no
call to work among the children. A
certain man made d supper and in
yited his guests, and they all began
to make excuses. Then he said TO
his servants. go into the streets and
the lanes and the city and invite them
in, and the servants did SO, and said
Still there is room. Then the servants
were told to go into the highways and
hedges and compel them to come in
There is not lady here but has pre-
pared a supper and invited guests.
The guests can use their own choice
about coming. The supper is made at
tractive so as to win them. This is
one of the condition of our Sunday
schools and this is our commission.
We must make the Sunday schools at
tractive.
Jesus said. Go work in my vine
yard. And a certain sower went forth
TO SOW.
I'VE are to obey Gods word and
obey every power we know of TO win
the children into the Sunday school.
Go-day in and day out go week in
and week out; go month in and month
out. BE not weary OF well doing
There are ladies in Durango who have
visited in this way for four or five
years and the results are encouraging.
The Scriptural way is two by two.
And 20 returned with joy Don't go
with a coward, for the coward will
always hurt the work When iona
than, common soldier in the army
of Saul, saw the fortified city that the
enemy possessed, where he knew his
own army ought to be, he said to his
armor bearer: Come on; let's go up
and see. All right; here / am prompt
ly answered the armor bearer. They
went and the enemy took flight.
That's the kind of people we want.
I'VE need unity in all churches.
There is no division in the body OF
Christ. All who truly belong to Him
ought to work together. The hand
cannot say to the foot: 4 have no
need of thee We are the body of
Christ and should be united
"Prayer-the church don't under
stand the marvellous privilege in the
use of prayer Ask and ye shall re
ceive.'
Our weapons are not carnal. All
of the great men in the Bible sue
ceeded only after they talked with
God, and failed only when they failed
to talk with God One illustration OF
this is Joshua, who talked with God
and then conquered Jericho Then he
sent someone else to consult God, and
was bitterly defeated at Al
This teaches another lesson--go
when you want anything done
o'c tiit itNd vi Nlic PGOVlt lOI llit
truth of God. and love the poor One
woman member of one of the churches
of God said: Those people want me
to get Observation-Disclosures the thing
don't want it and won't have
it,
Go out and tell, not what you can
do, nor what you have accomplished,
but what God can do, and what He
has done for you. Be impervious to
insult. When David's father sent him
to carry food to his brethren and he
stayed a little while, his older brother
said: Why don't you go back and
tend the sheep-what are you snook-
ing around here for2 You're not in
this David's answer was like ours
Aren't they defying the living God?
so be earnest, be faithful, be hope
full. be willing to sacrifice self"
Mrs. Boyle closed by giving few
of people whom she knew
who had made great successes through |
prayer.
The address by Rev. F. w. Aver OF
Dolores on Doing Better BY the
Boys" was full of good suggestions
for Sunday school workers.
The illustrated lecture by Rev. J |
C. Carmen on Recent Explorations in |
Boyland," was intensely interesting
and heartily appreciated by everyone
who heard it, and it contained many |
original ideas which few Sunday
school workers have thought of. He
used a blackboard to make his illus
,rations.
When the evening session was called
o order Rev, MIR. Ripley took charge
md after several gospel songs and
prayer by Rev. MIR. Hoffman, Rev MIR.
Carmen reported the work of the
committee and the
officers were installed, Mr.. Carmen
delivering short charge and Mr..
Ripley invoking divine blessing on the
work the coming year:
Mr.. Carmen then delivered an in.
eresting address-"The Man With
FOUR Eyes" The speaker illustrated
he text in a very interesting manner.