The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-05


copal Church. Columbia, followed the
singing, when Rev. j. B. Green, the
president OF the association introduc
ed Judge Joseph Carthel. who spoke
on The Call TO Power"
Judge Carthel made very interest
ing talk. showing that. whoever God
called TO teach or preach was given
the power from God to do that work
for which ne was called. He pointed
out the fact In his address that it was
most often those trained in the Sun
day school who were called for the
work. although at all times God was
ready to use any who was willing to
give his life for Gods service. The
new life OF service always bore fruit,
because God was with the work and
whatever he did prospcred. The
worker has power because of the ma
ture of the work. The teacher can
do more work and better work than
the preacher because he is nearer to
the idividual than Is the preacher.
announcement and not faulthnding,
ne stated. will generally accomplish
more I'm the end.
The sunday school and the Great
Commission" was the subject of DR..
j. Henry Harms address. He opened
his remarks by stating that all COM
missions were based on facts and be-
cause OF the facts attendant upon this
feature. the greatest work Of the
CHRISTIAN Church. today was the
work of missions There are many ne
stated. all over the world who have
. not heard OF the church. The dis
eipies OF Jesus have not heard that
great command To go out into the
world and preach the gospel to all ma
tions. IL was true that much had
been done. but there was still q great
work to- be done. The church was
marking time Just now and had been
for the past ten years 1t should be
marching onward spreading the gos-
pei and the name of Christ. The work
OF missions was the greatest In the
world. IL was the work OF the whole
church and IL should begin In the sun
day school room. did we realize"
the speaker said, that of every two
persons born, one looked into the face
OF heathen mother; OF every two
marriage ceremonies performed, one
was made before heather priest;
OF every two persons who worshipped,
one worshipped at the foot Of a heath
en- God"
The Sunday School Is not the
church OF the past. 1t is not a part of
the Church of today. said the speak
er. 1T IL the whole church of to-
day" The best way to study the
Bible Is To 20 out and do what IL says"
This Bible is taught in the Sunday
school The true conception OF the
Sunday School Is the Church at work
training the youths for service in the
extension OF Gods Kingdom" said
DIR. Harms. Then IL this he
true. the subpect OF missions has q
place In the Sunday school and in
them should be taught the necessity
of sending out the Bible and the Cos
b pei To the whole world" The -neces-
'sity for this must be aroused in the
.. Sunday school. Foreign missions was
p the most enhancing OF any life story
OF the present day. no man could learn
COT modern missions in the foreign
'hields without being aroused. There
, fore. he stated. this subject must be
p brought To the attention OF the young
r men and women and II would not fail
To- arouse their interest and attention.
All should lend their aid in bringing
: about the coming of the millennium.
and all should therefore be ready TO
aid by work and giving for the spread
Ing of the Kingdom. Jesus Christ had
paved the way. and where he led we.
should dare To- follow.
lhe Call 10 service, by Mr.. w. G.
Pearce. of Chicago was the next ad-
dress. "A great change has come
about In the Sunday school work all
over the country I'm the past ten
years" said the speaker. More inter-
est Is being taken now than ever be-
fore. men were attending in large num-
bers than ever before Men and wo-
men were doing work now that they
had not done before. and where their
elders led, the children would follow.
In bringing about these changes there
were three essentials. Glass Organiza-
ton. Bible Study and Family Worship.
Formerly at sunday schools there
were no adult classes. now classes of