The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-01

ed 10 the fact that man had three
sides. spiritual. physical and intellect |
ual, and to meet all these requirements
the Sunday school should provide for |
them. but to never lose sight of the |
spiritual and the study of the Bible. |
He then showed how 10 interest the
Sunday school in the study of the
Bible with the use of maps showing
persons and places made famous in
ancient history. series of five maps
that portrayed at a glance the hab-
itat and journeys Of Abrah ham. Isaac.
Jacob. Joseph and Moses. These les
sons conducted on the system that a
abroad train dispatcher employs in
locating the whereabouts of his trains
and marks same by placing peg on
the board. To get pupils I" ask ques-
| tions and the teachers to incite inter-
Test to know from the pupils the jour
neyS of those illuStrious personaees
and why they went and came. Rev
Jones ELECTED the closest attention by
! his interesting remarks.
Rev. Swartz followed. He first call
ed attention to the fact that district
Institutes would be held in February
at Jacksonville. st. Petersburg and De-
| Funiak Springs, participated in by the
ablest Sunday school speakers in the
land: also of the meeting of the state
Sunday school convention at ITALIA
| hassee the last of March, where there
would be an array of Sunday school
platform orators in ability such as had
never been heard in Florida. He call
ed attention to the Sunday School
| Times published in jacksonville that
thoroughly covered the Sunday school
field which could be had for % cents.
Mr.. Swartz spoke of how to organize
Bible classes. He touched what
used to be the idea of those who did
attend Sunday school, children, women
and weak minded men. But this idea
has beeen exploded, for it would be
we'll for that class of men who so
Islightingly speak of the Sunday school
and its personnel, to recall the fact
that Bryan. Roosevelt. Taft and King
George belonged to the Sunday school.
and why should not men belong to the
Sunday school as we'll as women and
children? He said the parade ideas
are now prevalent in many places,
where Sunday schools show their in
tereSt and growth by demonstrating o
the public that they exist by making
these parades at stated periods and at
tract great interest. He said to en-
phaSize this thought and to impress
communities, the Catholics are now
Pittsburg this spring in which 1000
temperance men will participate. He
referred to the spread of the Bible and
its influence in bringing men to Christ.
He said in COrea the past year a mill
ion proclaimed their conversion. He
referred to the fact that men led in ev-
cry civic movement for the betterment
of government. captains of industry
and kings of commerce, then why not
interest them in the mightteSt move
ment of earth. the cause of Christ. No
longer be it said the men are on the
outside and the women on the inside
in this Sunday school movement. He
referred to the fact that by united eff
forts of proper committees. such re-
. ferred to by the previous speaker.
classes of 10 to 20 had been increased
to $50, 200 and 500 men. Said for men
thus brought into Sunday school, there
should be corner or room set apart.
That Sunday school work should not
mean an hour week, but an hour ev-
tereSt in the great work would never
lag and that the interest in each 9TH
er should grow and cement and become
so great that the movement would be
irresistible. Get the men interested in
this movement with their power to do
things and wonders will indeed pre-
vail.