Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-13
this and Dolores county were remem

night vigil, which they held during
the convention at Bayfield, year ago,
and how that, as result OF tnat, the
campaign of house to house visitation
had followed and the present cam
paign of evangelism was now being
projected. He introduced II. +. Ware
as the county president to preside and
he in turn introduced |. A. Moon who
explained the object OF The statewide
campaign of Sunday school eyangel-
ism. The following paragraphs de
scribe the movement;
1. This campaign is the logical for
ward step after the campaign of house
toulouse visitation.
2. This campaign seeks to unite
the prayers and faith and cooperation
OF the 10000 Sunday school officers
and teachers of Colorado. for reaping
the harvest of the Sunday school.
3. The campaign begins with forty
conferences in the principal centers
of population.
A. The next step is the holding by
the county leaders of similar con
ference in each town and neighbor-
hood, to inform and enlist all the Sun.
day school workers.
5. The month Of January has been
named as the month of preparation
in each school and the month of Feb
ruary as the month of decision.
6. The state committee win issue
bulletin No. on the plans for prepa-
| ration month and bulletin No. on
the methods and means Tor the month
of decision.
Z. The great object is to enable
each Sunday school to win decisions
for the Christian life among the un-
con, eried members, to win believing
members into church membership, and
to win every church member pupil
to choose definite position Of Chris
tian usefulness for which they will
make careful preparation.
8. Get the campaign library named
on the back of this card and read
ard talk over together as officers and
teachers these living messages.
The remainder of The morning was
devoted TO conference as 10 how
each officer could best devote the
month of January in preparation fol
the campaign III February, and We
give short summary of the truths
presented for the benefit of those who
were not able to be present.
| There were four speakers. eacf
treating of different subject as fol
lows: Rev. r. II. Newton spoke OF
the pastors part suggesting the fol
lowing: Let him get fully prepared
let his preach to the parents, teach
ers, and children; let him CAREFUL.
explain his plans as he goes in ant
out among the homes; let him write
TO those he cannot reach in any othe
way.
| In short and spicy talk on th'
part of the superintendent, Rev. Geo
| ~ iDthhtl Sditi, Let HIiI litSt VI al
get the matter on his own heart; lie
him arouse the interest of The teach
ers: let him call them tosether and lie
them together look up the lis. of al
sentees on their records and go ou
to bring them back; let him put int
his work the best enthusiasm of hi
nature; let him be much in prayer
l.. p. Main spoke on the teachers
part. His advice was: First, get thol
oughly acquainted with every one q
his pupils; then, find out each spiri
ual need do individual work; believ
In early conversion; enlist the CO
operation of the pupils in the convel
sion of their class mates. The closin
address of the morning was made b
Rev. Mr.. Stewart of the Florida Mes
Presbyterian church, 1t was full {
deep and vital truths which every pa
ent would have been benefited
hearing. The -four principal thought
were: The eternal existence of tha
| little life which comes into the HON
so weak and small; the potential po
sibilities wrapped up in that littl
bundle, for good or for evil; The in
portance of the earliest training: til
supreme place which the father hold
in that education.
Rev. j. C. Carman closed the morl
ing session with further enforc
inent of the vital truth that the fatht
holds the key 10 tho future in that h
may If he will do even more Than tn
mother to instruct and TO guide by hi
! life the growing ideas of the comm
7 generation. Lei us all rejoice tnat th
/ fathers are beginning tn awake [
, their opportunities along this line.
: The afternoon session was SOM
. What better attended than the morl
irg DR. Carman reported for tn
| campaign o1 visitation which had bee
( conducted throug; at the whole stat
in September and pointed out that
! had meant new responsibility fo
almost every Sunday school in th
state. lie suggested a plan by whic
we might Systematically conserve tn
! results of this canvass which was e,