Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-11

numbers and power and influence, u
fear 1t would make an ignominious
failure IL 1t alone were to undertake
the cultivation and perfecting Of such
sentiment as will be necessary to
make the Sunday schools what our
country needs, and populariZe Sun
day school interest among the un-
saved. But when all the Christian
people interested in teaching Gods
word and winning souls to the Saviour
and developing Christian character
combined and with one mighty, har-
monious effort begin to cultivate Sun
day school sentiment, the country
stops its busy struggle for wealth and
takes notice of what Is being done.
Is not this help to the denomina-
ton? II the Sunday school In this
country is more popular than 1t used
to be, 1t has been made so by the vast
chain of associations and the $4,000
annual conventions which are the re.
suit of the Organized Sunday School
Movement.
Go into a great city and you VIII
find hundreds Of banks. The business
men carrying accounts in these banks
will represent almost every imagina-
BILE business interest in our country
and they will probably receive checks
from every state in the Union. To be
definite I will say that such city will
have 800 banks. Now, suppose all
these banks, Independently Of each
other undertake to collect their out
of-town checks. What would be the
cost, since possibly one-half of them
on the same day, by the same train,
would send checks to the same city
for collection? Roughly speaking, 1t
would be almost $50 times the cost
ka1,,
foolish enough to do business In such
an expensive, confusing way, but In
city having 800 banks or smaller
number, as for that matter, they Will
have a clearing house with which each
| Of the city banks runs an account
At the end of the day, or the end OF
| the week, each bank would bring Its
| out -of-town checks and deposit them
| with the clearing house, and this
clearing house makes the out-of-town
collections for the entire 800. How
much money is saved? How much
| time?
The Organized Sunday School Move
ment acts as a clearing house .or the
entire Sunday school world. II good
method has been tried and found sue
cessful, It takes 1t up and through Its
| vast chain of associations and its two
million volunteer workers, 1t will be
but a short while until this method
has become known all over America.
This Is the way that DR.. Duncan was
able to give to the world the Home
Department, and its wonderful, mar
velous growth has been the outcome
Of wide dissemination, careful educa-
ton and persistent agitation.
I will not take your time to men
ton the many ways In which the Or
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helps the denominational interests,
but there is yet one to which have
previously alluded and which IL am
able, want literally to burn into your
memories The protection, inspira-
| ton, harmony and advancement
wrought by the Uniform Lesson have
done more for the Sunday schools of
the denominations than any other one
| thing that can be named. I believe
that one writer has expressed 1t as be-
ing the greatest thing in the history
of the world since the birth Of Christ.
| Now the lesson editors have their as
sociations and regardless Of denomi-
national names they stand together,
help each other, and protect each
other. The same Is true Of the lesson
publishers and the selling agents:
Thirty-six years ago, what kind of
/
have? II man today were to sug-
| gest that you use 1t, you would laugh
him to scorn, and yet 1t was far more
costly than what you have in the year
1909. You have the very best thought,
not only Of those who edit your denomi-
national literature, but Of the entire
association Of lesson editors What
brought about this great change and
gave you this great help? The Or
ganized Sunday School Movement.
The old heather, Confucius, gave
| us the golden rule stated negatively:
| do not unto others that which you
would not have them do unto you"
This Is a principle which Is God-given,
and Confucius did not originate 1t,
| but simply stated 1t, for when Christ
plainly and simply that no one can
fail to understand 1t. have told you
how the Organized Sunday School
Movement helps your denomination.
Now, want you to follow the golden
rule, which you will find in the New
Testament you profess to believe, and
the teachings Of which your denomi-
nation claims to follow. What will
your denomination, through you as
individuals, do to forward the Organ
lied Sunday School Movement which
is really the leadership Of the denom-
nations themselves working togeth-
er? You can help 1t by praying for
1t every day. You can help 1t by de-
clining to criticize everything II does.
and make Of yourself a stumbling-block
to Christian work. You can help 1t
by being as broad minded as your
Savior, who was willing and anxious
to associate with all good people.
You can help 1t by contributing of
your means to help carry 1t on. You
can aid 1t by extending It to your Sum
day school and you can help 1t by al
ways attending the conventions.