The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-05-06

- VIE SiASS dELefn well Ant
some OF them prepare their lessons
One man has never missed a Sunda,
since ne started, eighteen months ago
even getting out of a sick bed to ON
Seven men received the gold butter
Tor a years regular attendance and Al
are most attentive listeners to theil
teacher, as she tries to explain the les.
sons to them.
Now some words as to our methods
OF WORK. W. try to vary our program
n make the exercises more interest
ing, by changes, from Sunday to Sun
day. The best of services grows mo-
notonous from repetition.
We observe a number of the special
days in the Sunday School. Last year
we observed Easter, Mothers Day and
Childrens' Day with suitable exercises
and decorations of the church. TNs
year we have ha6 a missionary pro-
gram one Sunday, have observed East
er and will keep the other DAYS as thew
come.
Ne have bought maps and a black
board, and We found the map of St.
Paul's missionary journeys exceedingly
helpful. We have also used the lesson
pictures on a pin-cushion board. as
shown by Mr.. Richmond at the State
Convention at Jackson.
We tried the button system for reeu-
lar attendance last year with good re-
suits, % receiving gold buttons. But
we found the system expensive and
it,.
Our superintendent OF the closing
Sunday of 1909, said that he th.ugbt
were all interested enough to come |
without offering of rewards and that |
could put our surplus money to a
iobler purpose, viz: To help the Or
OF the state. So we decided TO
i've the collections of the first Sunday
each month this year to the Metho-
list and Baptist o~rphanages at Jackson
nd we started the year 1910 right by
aising 500 the first Sunday. I
Years ago we quit disbanding for the
inter months, lest we be like the
nall boy of whom Mr.. Long tells.
hen his school disbanded for the win
r they were studying about Paul and
hen they organized in the spring they
ere studying about Moses, and the
~ sorrowfully sad he never knew
here Paul went to or where Mosesl
me from. We want to avoid that
We want to know the whole
Dry.
We dld not miss a single service IastE
inter-, ever going through a storm one
nday. and having half of U me nj
present
send delegates to the ~onyen-
MS. Last year we had one at the
lnty convention, one at the Baptist
at Water Valley, and one a.
State convention at Jackson. 1t is
I'M these conventions that we draw
knowledge and zeal for the work.
Ne have a Home Department and a
idle Roll, and thus get those who
NJ attend in sympathy with our
rk- Two members of our Home Def
'nment are lacies living eight miles
ay, and a number of the others live
far to attend. We get reports from
Sc members at the end of ~everv
and most of them study every
son. We have eighteen enrolled inl
Home Department, four on the
IDLE Roll and forty-six enrolled as
ending SUNDAY School, which gives
'tal of sixty-eight out of a popula-
of eighty.
or the first quarter of this year we
led $43. OF. $50 of this went to the |
manages; 1920 to home missions:
3 to foreign missions, and So so for
te Sunday School work.
nd | must mention the fac. that
church's contributions to all causes
e increased very much, which fact
le thing is due to u Sunda1 School
we hope that all the good accom- -
he'd can not be valued in dollars and
Is.
Re try to impress upon each mem
that God wants them to give, not
money, but time and influence.
are sowing seed for eternity, and
know that he that goeth forth bear
precious seed shall doubtless come
in with rejoicing, bringing his
ives with him.
e hope TO reap our harvest in souls
lght into the Kingdom, which after
s the real work of the Sunday