The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-03-14

, was good There are two ways Oh
extension. First, the house to house
canvass. This has been very sue.
cessful in st. Paul, and we have
definite system which we have work
ed out SO that every family is Wis
tied once month, and if new ones
come in. we find out at once what
church they belong to and see that
a member of that church is sent to
invite them to attend. Another way
is to organize the class and have a
definite system to everything, and
conduct it in business-like way.
''The next strategic point is that
of teaching. We are teachers by
what we do or by what we fail to
do whether that be good or bad.
The three requirements which teach
er should have may be given by them
answering the questions, what
should the teacher be? what should
he know? and what should he be-
lieve?' He should be a Christian, a
church member and friend. He
should know the Bible, know how
to teach, he should know the stu
dents and know how to organize the
Sidoo lhto a. pOWCllul IGllSlOuo pOus
He should believe in some one def
mite creed, in living, ever-present
Christ, in the power of Christ and
in surrendering himself wholly and
entirely to the cause of the Master.
Third Point, Evangelism.
T! "The third strategic point is
Evangelism. The class members or
church members should get together
and work and pray for the people
whom they are anxious to join to
the class. Then when all is ready
and, when the prospective members
have been talked with on the sub.
ject and urged to become members,
there should be a decision day, at
which time the candidates could be
taken into the class or into the
church. The classes should be held
together by strong organization, in
order to carry out the work of evan.
geliZation. This is very essential
for If the class is not organized, the
members will not work together and
much of the efficiency of the class
will be lost"
In closing the program, NJ W.
Deputy said that there had been
three things that it was hoped to
accomplish by the rally. One was
= that the people who should attend
might be rejuvenated in their church
and Sunday school work and so as
to go into it with renewed vigor and
accomplish greater things. Another
was that the delegates might be bet.
ter instructed in Sunday school
work, and the last, that all would
be influenced to go to work more
effectually for Jesus Christ. Mr..
Deputy said that he felt that if these
things had been accomplished, the
meeting was a glorious success, and
from the interest taken in the pro.
ceedings, through the entire day, it
is a well established conclusion that
the meeting has been a success in
every sense of the word A collec-
ton was taken to pay the expense
of Mr. Locker in coming here to
conduct the meeting. Mr. Locker an.
nounced that on March 26 the state
Sunday school convention would be
held in Duluth and he hoped that
as many delegates as possible would
attend. The expenses of the trip
Will be about S12, as a reduced rate
is to be given and part of the ex.
pense while at the convention is to
be donated by the ladies of the
city.
Rev. r. w. Hobbs closed the even.
ing's program and the rally with an
appropriate benediction.