The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-03-01
School Notes.
Attendance Good.


month, September, our school
had enrolled 4G9 pupils. Our
present enrolment is 467. Con
sidering the fact that the
general average attendance
during this period of time has
been good deal beyond the
400 mark, that speaks well for
the attendance of the school.
Sunday School Census Indicates Good
Moral Tone.
AS a result of the information
gathered along Sunday school
lines the other day, the follow
ing very interesting facts were
disclosed: Out of 1873 cards
filled out and received, 2l4
stated Methodist preference; of
this number lis are members of
the Methodist Sunday school
and Is non members; 100 stated
Baptist preference, of which lO7
were members of the Baptist
Sunday school, and % non.
members; "a stated Christian
preference, of which number "a
were members of the Christian
Sunday school; 81 stated Holt
ness preference, of which mum.
Der 81 were members of the
Holiness Sunday school, and 1
non members; Is stated North
ern Methodist preference, of
which is were members of the
Northern Methodist Sunday
school; 10 stated Episcopal
preference, of which number l6
were members of Episcopal
Sunday school. Ofthe above, 10
stated they preferred the Pres.
byterian Church, but owing to
the fact that they have no
regular Prcsby terrain Sunday
school here, go to other Sun
day schools, and were counted
accordingly. There is ono non
member.
TO summarize, out OF 433
cards received. there were 800
stating they were members of
some Sunday school and only
i3 non members.
This state of affairs is very
gratifying TO the teachers, and
we feel that it is equally so to
all the people of our town. 1t
is earnestly hoped that before
the close OF the present session
every child enrolled in the pub
lie school will be also a good
active worker in some good
Sunday school, for we realize
that the Sunday schools and the
public school must in measure
unite their forces for the welfare
of the child. The Sunday
schools have most important
work to do for your children,
which the public school cannot
do; 80 we urge every parent
who loves his children, to see
that they take advantage of
every golden opportunity offer
ed to them, both at the public
school and the Sunday school.
Just what place the Bible
should have in the curriculum
of our high schools today, we
will not discuss here. AS n
book of literature we know that
1t has no superior; as a book Of
history we know it is equally as
great; should these two phases
of it be totally ignored? That
1t is book, which if properly
studied will do more for n young
mans OF young woman's char
actor and life than all others
combined, we cannot deny. It's
truths are eternal and everlast-
ing truths, which, if known
Alright, will make us free men
and women and true servants
of our King.
One thing, at least, we can
do-.encourage our pupils to
read this Great Book, the Bible.
The dense ignorance of the
Bible today, a. testified by the
educators of our great institu-
tons, is appalling. One can
not IN any true sense call
himself an educated man or
woman who is ignorant of the
Bible, So let us, one and all,
particularly the students, put
The Book of Books" in the
shelf with the others that con
stitnte our daily task, and
study it.