Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-27
AEROPLANE USED
TO TEACH PUPILS
MODEL OF AIRSHIP TYPlFlES
ELEVATED THOUGHTS
Pastor Emeritus Burdette Sends Mes
sage to Bible Class in Which
He Seeks to Cheer School
on Annual Rally Day

the Temple Baptist Bible school chill
dren was given an elevating status byl
aeroplane representation in the OBJ
servance of the annual rally day yes
terday morning beginning at $3.50
o'clock in Berean hall.
Dec ,rative pennant streamers of yell
low and white, the colors Of the school,
were suspended from the center Of theI
hall. The model, representing theI
Wrights' aeroplane the leading attrac-
tion. was suspended over the platform.
This was the formative conception OIL
the higher standard OF life to which 70
more vividly draw the attention Oh tne
children, and in carrying out the we'll
arranged program the illustrations were
made plain and instructive.
The tots as well as the older ones
gave evidences of good training IN the|
work of the Bible school. From Su-
Derintendent T. T. Woodruff down
through all the line of workers were
shown great care and activity IN pro
noting the best interests of TINS BlDle
school of nearly roo members. Ihe
Bible school orchestra which furnished
delightful music yesterday is one Of the
great features in maintaining a spirit
of liveliness in the school.
A neat souvenir program was dis
tributed in the school and much inter-
est was manifested in following up the
different parts as they were enacted by
those taking part in the exercises.
Rev. Edwin R. Brown assistant pas
tor of the Temple church, was active in
the performance of his part in the pro
gram. Rev. L. A. Gould, missionary
superintendent, well supplied with con-
venient artificial accessories, gave al
novel lecture on the foreign fields, TO-
cusing his points on the aeroplane in
it's flight over the Temple Baptist Bible
school.
Phonograph Sent to Missionaries
In the furtherance of the foreign
mission work the school has sent to Mr..
and Mrs. T. Johnson, missionaries at
Loykow, Burma, a phonograph costing
$50, with supply of records for use
in the missionary work A phonograph|
of similar manufacture gave delightful
music yesterday.
The entire program was carried out
promptly and in the best of order un-
der the direction of superintendent
Woodruff, assisted by Mrs. A. L. Stein
man, superintendent of the infant de-
partment; Mrs. Barton Dozier, super
intendent of the intermedi : depart
ment, and others. Will d. Price is the
secretary of the school.
The following characteristic letter Of
greetings from DR.. Robert ]. Burdette,
the pastor emeritus, was read at the
rally service:
"Eventide, Clifton blythe Sea, Redon-
do Beach, Cal, Sept. 25, '09.
"To Temple Baptist Bible school:
ITO all my blessed children, from the
babies on the cradle roll to the deacons
in the Bible classes, to all the officers
and crew and passengers of the good
airship which carries you up above
the dust and the clouds and the fogs,
nearer and nearer the sun, all loving
greeting. fair winds and much sun
shine.
"I am so sorry I cannot be one of the
passengers on this trip. I wouldn't be
much account as one of the crew. 1t
must be lovely to fly. To mount up
with wings, as eagles But I'd be
glad if l could only walk and not
faint. And I'd be proud of myself
if I could run and not be weary But
all that is coming. For day by day I
am renewing my strength as 1 grow
old and weaker, and one of these days
I'll fly with the youngest and best of
you.
Will Watch and Listen
"I want to have some part in the
trip, however. so I'm going to watch
and listen Sunday morning from
o'clock to II. And 1t may be that your
sky pilot will steer your ship down
here over 'Eventide, our home at Cliff
ton-by-the Sea. And I will hear your
singing as you pass overhead for III
be sitting in the sunshine out in the
patio, where the fountain babbles all
the time. I can hear you, and l Will
know; it is you. for no other children
in the world sing so sWeetly as you.
1t will seem as though heaven was
opened above me for a few little min
utes. How holy and sweet your music
will make the Sabbath morning.
"And then you will call some little
messages down to me, like the beauti-
full one you sent me when I was too
weak to reply to it. But they read
Mrs. Baskerville's letter to me, and it
was good medicine, it was honey
from the rock
81 will hear you. calling pastor in
voices clear and sweet IS the morning,
for so long as you and l live you VIII
never call me by any other name or
title. 1t will make my heart glad and
strong to hear you. And VIII near
a sentence or two of prayer for me
in voices that know.
VIII Look Up
"Then I will look up and see your
waving hands, swaying like white lilies
against the sky. And I will watch you
a long, long time, as we watch a ship
with dear friends aboard sail out of
port to go across the sea. l will watch
you until your voices grow faint and
tender like the music we hear IN
dreams, and your waving hands VIII
blend with the tiny white clouds, and
your calling voices will mingle with
the soft winds that blow across the
sea.
"Then I will gather up all of it, the
dream and the thought, and the love
that is in the fancy, and shut 1t up in
my heart like beautiful memory that
I can look at now and them and | VIII
look in and see your faces and call
over your names and think Of the
happy, blessed Sabbath morning when
we took our first ride in the airshlp,
and l was down here on the ground
like an anchor. But never mind
was with you, for the anchor is a
part of the ship all the same.
$50 don't forget to sing when you
sail over 'Eventide.' I will be watch
ing and listening for you. one of these
days, when I get to be one-half as
strong as l used to be, l am coming
up to see you-the time won't seem
half so long to you as it does to me.
Mrs. Burdette joins me in sending
heartfull of love to every one OF you.
God bless you ALL and crown all your
days with happiness and fill all your
nights with peace.
"Affectionately your pastor,
(Slgned) ROBERT ]. BURDETTE."
His Idea
Mrs. Church-Did your husband
spend a sane Fourth Of JuiyY