Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-12
CHILDREN JOIN
IN ENTHUSIASM
BURDETTE MAKES ELOQUENT
PLEA AT CONVENTION
Sunday School Banquet Held at Bap=
fist Church-Report Rendered at
Evening Session and ADJ
dresses Delivered

RI. Robert j. Burdette was a boy
again yesterday afternoon, flying, in
fancy, a kite and chasing a grasshop-
per. OF course this was in an address
given at the childrens service yester-
day afternoon, in connection with the
Southern California Baptist Sunday
school convention, in the course of
which the speaker gave vivid descrip-
tons of historic events.
DR.. Burdette was the main attraction
at the afternoon session, and was
well as for his realistic delineation.
He won the hearts Of the little ones as
he had those Of the adults previously,
and when he left the platform the wee
hands of the little people Joined with
the elders in applause.
The Sunday school convention opened
with the afternoon session and cOntin-
ued over the evening session. Mrs. A.
M. McLain Of Long Beach presided.
B. B. Jacques had charge of the open
ing praise service, ]. Lewis Smith gave
the Bible study and James Edmunds
had charge of an adult Bible class
conference. Rev. l.. A. Gould made an
address on 1.-THE Sunday School and
the Missions which was followed by
David P. Ward
Mr. Ward opened the meeting for
boys and girls with an illustrated adj
dress, using corn to illustrate his
points.
DR.. Burdette followed and took his
topic from the preceding speaker: "A
little one shall become a thousand"
In opening he astonished the little peo-
pie, and the big ones, by asking them
If they wanted to learn a little Hebrew.
Then he asked them to repeat the
words ''hallelujah'i and amen say
ing that after that they had learned
enough Hebrew to read the whole Old
| Testament in English.
Better Than GroWn-Ups
Little children were always present
in the congregations in the early
days. said DR.. Burdette. '"They did
rot read the gospel to them in one syl-
liable words, either. A man once wrote
words, so that the children could UNI
derstand it. That man ought to have
been put in prison, for probably the
children could understand it better
than many Of the grown-ups.
you little ones want to remember
how important you are in the world.
Way back when our Master walked
the earth and performed the miracle of
feeding the crowds a little boy helped
it along. A miracle wasn't going to
be performed out of nothing. The dis
ciples told Jesus the prospects of get
ting anything to feed the crowds
looked slim, but added that one boy
had two small fishes and some bread.
Let a boy alone for going out without
something to eat. In that case the
little one had become a thousand
DR.. Burdette told the story of
mike" Walsh, whose skill in kite fly
ing enabled the bridge builders to put
across the falls the first wires for the
great Niagara bridge, and of Sir
Thomas Gresham, who through a
grasshopper, was found when a de-
great men of England, being knighted
by Queen Elizabeth.
School Banquet Held
Following the afternoon session a
Sunday school banquet was held at
the First Baptist church, T. T. Wood
ruff acting as POSTMASTER. Others
who made addresses were Rev. A. w.
Rider, James Edmunds, Miss Maud
Boice, G.. H. Barker and 7. F. Collins.
The Pasadena male quartet furnished
musical selections.
Last evening Mrs. Grace Van Zandt
made a report and E. H. Hermistom
spoke on the work of the American
BAPTIST Publication society. Rev. AL
bert Hatcher Smith made the address
Of the evening.
This morning the Southern Califor-
MIA Baptist pastors conference will be
opened, to continue during the day and
evening.