The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL ONE
OF GREAT FACTORS
FOR SAVING SOULS
HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS WILL
DO MUCH iF FOLLOWED BY
HARD WORK.
NUT CARR FOR AEE SCaOLA S
The Model School Must Have Hopeful,
Egaagelistie and Social Spirit.
Practical Philanthropy Follows
When ThIs IL True.


y Of tho Training School for Sunda
e School Workers at the First Baptil
Il church, Rev. ]. H. Sharpe, contInuin
). the consideration Of the Model Schoo
q talked Of the spirit Of the school. b
d fore entering upon the discussion O
( that branch Of the subject, however
, he tod of the important part an ushe
D had played in church Of which b,
had been pastor. The office OF usher
] III properly understood and appreciat
ed, Was shown to be a very impor
, tant one, and one which can be useC
} for the attainment of much practi
cal beneHt to the school. An usher ID
} needed where q school has q reasona
bly, large membership, and the usheI
mentioned by the speaker was equal
to three or four ordinary men.
What ssehooI Needs.
The Model School, according to the
speaker, should have the Sunday
school spirit and that spirit should
be characterized by enthusiasm, hope
fuiness or optimism, sOciability and
the desire to evangelize.
He cited a number Of instances un-
der each classification and showed
where results had been attained that
could be traced directly to the exer-
else of the spirit which he found SO
essential to the success of the school
and the attainment of good. The num-
Der of conversions which had follow
ed earnest work in the school was
commented upon, and in one instance
an entire family had been saved and
all became consecrated and devoted
Christian workers. As a means of
evangelism, the Sunday school With
the proper Spirit was shown to be sec
ond 10 no other agency.
Practical works of benevolence was
shown as one of the resultssof pop
er Sunday school spirit, and instances
were mentioned where members of
schools had shown great. consideration
and practical philanthropy in the ev-
cry day affairs OF life.
The social feature of the Sunday
school was given prominence in the
discussion of.this subject, and naIm-
les pleasures of as ocial nature we're
shown to play an important part, and |
it was demonstrated that the young
people Of the school could find alum 1
dant recreation along social lines
having recourse to card, play
ing, dancing, etc.
The address was one OF the best yet a
delivered by Mr.. Sharpe and he was
given close attention throughout. He
Is an earnest. consecrated worker, and ,
believes thoroughly nthe efficiency ,
If the Sunday school in the work of ,
'eclaiming the world.
House to House Canvass.
The effective house to house can I
ass AS the subject OF discussion by s
Iouis Entzminger, State Sunday t
chool Secretary, Lakeland, Fla. Mr.. a
brought out many prGcti- .
al IDEAS In connection with a work
hose Importance has probably been
verlooked or not realized by many
ngaged in the Sunday school cause.
The methods of house to house can
ass which have proved lost satlsfac-
Try we're discussed. The plan is to
AXE a thorugh canvass of the town
: city, and ascertain who does NOT go
Sunday school, and to use card
ser n compiling the information -
ssired, and to follow up the work by
curin gtheir attendance IL possible,
i'd Interesting them in the work
hen they have been secured as at
ndants.
One OF the methods of rendering the
'use to house canvass effective is
employ the services OF superin-
nden: OF hew scholars, whose duty N
to KEEP in touch with them, and TO
. to Il that having once enrolled as
holars they do not lose interest and
nain away.
of the school and per
nal work on the part Of teachers, Of
ers and scholars, are necessary to
Ike the house to house canvass ef-
tive. for II the advantage Of occur
, the attendance OF scholars Is not
lowed up and utilized. the house to
ESQ canvass will not result In the
left that should accrue either to
new scholars. the school or the
Ise Of Christ
he talk was practical and instruct
ana the speaker suggested many
ctical plans for the work.
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