The Denver star., 1913-08-16

Entertai1s Host CT Delegates and
Visitors at Annual Convention In
Union Baptis. church-A. S. Kings
ley Makes Mastery Address.
orange y. 1.-The New Jersey Bap-
tist state Sunday school convention
held its annual meeting at the Union
Baptist church here for two days the
last week in July. Rev. Or. W. P.
Lawrence pastor OF the Union church
and president of the convention. pre-
sided. The various schools were well
| representa- by delegates. and all of
the sessions were well attended. The
annual sermon was preached by the
Rev. DR. William NJ. Moss. pastor of
the Concord Baptist church in Brook
| lyn. The sermon was instructive and
abounded in helpful suggestions and
| illustrations
Well prepared papers on various
phases OF Sunday school work We're
read by Miss Bella Perry. Miss Hattie
Mckee. Miss Effie Ivay. Mrs. Rosa
Polk Mrs. John Hearn and Miss Nellie
P. Schenck. who conducted the feature
known as the Literary Hour" The
cause of Baptist institutions was pre-
sented in n forceful address delivered
by the Rev. DR.. 81. 81. Mitchell. Among
the stranger visitors who took part in
the exercises were Messrs. A. S. Phil
ips OF South America and d. G. Fisher
of South Africa. who are students at
the Virginia Theological seminary and
college. Lynchburg. Va.
The conference held for the benefit Of
the teachers in the different grades of
the school proved very helpful. Music
was furnished by number of young
woman who rendered inspiring vocal
and instrumental selections. Rev. Page
NJ Beverly. Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Bur-
rell. Rev. d. w. Cannon. r. L. Bur
reil and Rev. ]. f. Briggs We're among
the leading spirits.
Z The address of Mr. \. s. Kingsley. a
white business man of South Orange.
and good friend of our people. was
the crowning feature of the closing ses-
sion of the convention. Mr.. Kingsley
has done much to aid, in religious and
social settlement work among the color
n
iiberauy. of his means and has also
been instrumental in interesting other
white persons who have assisted
through Mr. Kingsley the church which
1 be has given much of his time. labor
and influence He is an educator and
a man of liberal views and he does not
harbor race prejudice.
/ The greetings of the New England
| Baptist Sunday school and b. Y. p. Z.
convention We're given by \. Barnett
Dodson. president of that body. DIR.
Lawrence's annual address was timely
and created enthusiasm among the
delegates He in part said:
We are living in new age Secular
history tells us of the age of stone and
| iron. Modern scholars still refer with
pride to the golden age of art. science,
/ literature and philosophy. and the pages
! OF history are constantly calling atten'
tion to the unspeakable happenings of the
dark ages In sacred history we have the
patriarchai age. the prophetic age. the
/ aEes Of the judges and kings. the apos-
] tolic age. the age OF reformation. etc
| But this Is age upon the ages: 1t Is
/ the age of altruisr, OF brotherhood hu-
man uplift and social justice. of good will
and fair play. and this is prc-eminently
]
hood.
Il Never before in the history of the world
| has SO much attention been given to the
/ life, growth and symmetrical development
| OF the child. the boy and the girl. as In
the present generation. He is the object
/ of the study OF the biologist The sociol-
| ogist and the modern psychologist are
walking among the flowers that bloom In
this E1rden of God. Peda gogues have
well nigh revolutionized the old educa-
| tioual systems in order to meet the needs
| OF this new and greatest OF all ages. Ii
is generally conceded that the state Is
alive 20 the needs of the hour at least
| along he lines of the secular education OF
her children The question naturally
| arises, Has the church and the home
awakened TO the eNigcncies OF the hour
While profoundly grateful to God for
\ all the good that has been done. | pause
/ to place laurel upon the brow of the
| conseCrated men and women who have
wrought so nobly and unselfishly to make
our Bioie schools what under God they
are today so further and go out 10
| you city OF the dead and place wreath
upon the graves OF those immortal heroes
and heroincs of the cross who have
fought a good fight and finished theii
COURSES and kei,. the faith, etc Sondef
they are, like cloud OF witnesses Gin
hear their voices saving to us. Quit yor
| like men. be strong.
There Is room for Improvement In our
Bible school. One OF the great needs OF
the houf is trained teachers. II is TO be
| regretted t...s SO many of the best trained
ines and women from an Intellectual point
of view are unwilling to consecrate then
| talent TO this all important God ordained
work
In the south and In some of the eastern
and western sections OF our country ;he
public school teachers, business and pro
fessional men and women are leading in
Bible school work AS the harvest is so
great and the laborers are so few. let us
pray the Lord ot the harvest to send more
laborers into his harvest