The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-19
many INTERESTING
ADDRESSES
Today's Program Of Conven.
ton Was Good Delegates
to Be Dined Tonight

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At this mornings session Of the
northern district missionaries of the
American Sunday School union, two
interesting addresses were made. The
program opened at 0 o'clock with O
"Quiet Half Hour" Otto l.. Ronson of
Winnebago. Mimi, being in charge.
At $3.50 o'clock an open meeting was
held in which the needs, difficulties
and plans Of the union were dis
cussed.
At 1880 o'clock Executive Secre-
tary Kirk E. Wallace of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement ad-
dressed the delegates on How Can
the Sunday School Union aid the Men
and Religion Forward Movement"
Rev. R. w. Newman of Missoula,
Mont, in his address this morning on
the "Model Country Sunday School,"
touched upon many sides of the ques-
ton. His address in part was as fol-
lows:
A model Sunday school, in either
city or country. is one, fully organ
lied and equipped to enroll, every in
dividual within its sphere of influence.
1t touches first of all the newborn
infant in the mothers arms and
guides that life through the kinder
garden, the primary. youth and adult
stages of development, and even at
the end retains its hold upon the
scholar through a Well organized
home department.
To each Of these classes it carries
the one main thought, mans duty to
know God and obey his will.
A model Sunday school is one in
which every officer is a force and not
q %figurehead, chosen not to merely
fill a vacancy but to effect an end and
purpose.
Every departmet is a complete fac
tor in the larger organization and
every class a ecessary unit in it's re-
spective department. The organized
class should be the rule and not the
exception. A good name should be
chosen for the class and an appro-
pirate motto selected. The model
Sunday school will observe and en-
phasize the special days of the calen-
dar year, such as Decision day.
"Rally day." "Children's day" with
appropriate and we'll planned exer-
cises.
Sunday School Is Not.
We arrive at some things by mega
ton.
There are five things which a
model Sunday school is not:
1t is not a free nursery for spoiled
children to be cared for and enter
tanned for an hour every Sunday while
the parents sleep. 1t is not a prize
lottery where the attendance is in
creased periodically by premiums
and candy. 1t is not a social club in
which the larger classes vie with each
other in weekly entertainments and
picnic parties. Nor yet is a model
Sunday school a continual revival
service. God forbids that 1 should
minimize this important work in
which youth are sometimes driven
from the school by nagging. Lastly,
it is not the children's church.. Off
GERS, teachers and parents should see
to it that the Sunday school trains
the child to attend the regular church
service and does not substitute the
Sunday school for the morning hour
of worship.
Finally, a model Sunday school is
one that recognizes the parent and
state association. Is quick to respond
to both in regular reports. financial
cooperation and sympathetic interest
in their various activities.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session opened with
a PRAYER and song service, led by
Owen r. Breaw Of Darlington. N. D..
Rev. H. J. Snyder of Grand Rapids,
MIMI, was the first speaker of the
afternoon. In delivering his address
on the missionary as a Force in Ills
Field" he dwelt upon the fact that
the missionary as a philanthropist in
a Christian cause has no equal. He
spoke of the power the missionaries
have in guiding the country boys and
girls and in helping them to choose
a vocation. Rev. Snyder also stated
that contrary to the general opinion
that a missionary and a Christian
worker should keep out Of politics.
he believed that they should support
any good cause that is offered.
Rev. J.. C. Jorkenson of Dickinson
spoke on the Possibilities Of the
Home Department in the Country"
His address offered many valuable
suggestions. gained from personal eX-
perience.
The visiting delegates will be en-
tertained this evening with a dinner
at the Grand Forks Commercial club
rooms after which a meeting will be
held at the Y. NJ. c. A.