Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-08
A Plea for Cooperation.

1t was two years ago last fall that !
began TO talk about the aecessiiy of a
real, Hiring Sunday School Organization
in Worcester County: an organization so
sensitively and accurately constructed,
that the announcement by the County
President of u County Convention would
thrill every fibre Of the whole being,
every member of the whole body. That.
announcement by the County Superin-
tendent OF organized class work would
have the attention, not only of every
organized adult class but Of the adults
of every school in the county.
That, at the request of our County
Superintendent of the Department of
Missions, the very atmosphere in every
Sunday School in Worcester County on
given Sunday would be charged with
the missionary spirit. That. at word
from any Superintendent Of the yari-
Gus Departments. the whole Sunday
School force Of Worcester County might
be concentrated, and for one Sunday
make a speciality of that departments
plea.
The very knowledge that every school
in Worcester County was making a
speciality Of one particular feature. at
one time. would lend inspiration to every
one. This is the kind of organization
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This is the kind of organization we
set out to effect. We believe we began
right. Our intentions and motives were
absolutely pure, and we have failed, only,
in that, we have not convinced the Sun
day School workers of this county that
much better work might be done If we
had such an organization.
II every officer of the County Asso-
citation was sympathetic and responsive
we would have at this very minute an
Association very much alive.
The fact that all are not so responsive
as they might be, is not because they
are disinterested or inefficient. but be-
cause they have not felt or seen the
Importance Of Cooperation.
Pennsylvania with her 81 counties,
every one Front Line County. should
be an incentive to US.
What are we going to do about it? |
am confident. yea, quite positive. that
the activities of the Worcester County
Sunday School Association has inspired
a great many of the schools of this coun-
ty to greater effort. yet there are some
schools which have in no degree been
stimulated by our Association. but they
are not in this end of the county.
Now If your school is small and weak
and is failing to accomplish the work it
should be doing. then YOU need the in
spiration. the influence, and the real as
sistance of such an Association. If your
school is strong. healthy and vigorous.
the noblest work you can do is to asso-
ciate yourselves with the weaker schools
of this county. and lend your aid and in
fiuence in their development.
In my first address to the Sunday
School workers of this county two years
ago this April, said; Il hope to see
the Worcester County Sunday School
Association made so popular, so COM
plete, so effective, and so necessary that
the biggest man in our county would
feel honored to be elected its first Off
GER"
| believe with all my heart it will
come TO pass. but we need nor a man to
direct and to develop it. A man capa-
bic of outlining definite program, and
competent to execute the same.
Don't think | am blufiing. Don't think
| would not work as willingly in another
position. am willing to do anything
for the development Of this tremend-
ously important department of the
Lords work. and | trust the man capa-
BILE Of leading and developing viii be
found at the Pocomoke City Convention
in May.
| promised to tell you about those 50
who were negligent about answering my
questions. Well. the first mail brought
me letter from one of Snow Hills
prominent physicians. II was full Of
encouragement. The next was list Of
questions fully answered. and many ex-
pressions Of kindness and interest from
one of Snow Hills leading ministers.
Another from one of my neighbor Super
intendents. These three were the net
result Of my letters. Discouraging?
No. Poor old Noah preached about 100
years, and nobody was saved but his
family. That was worth his effort.
There are only &C., more.
Remember the words of the famous
General: "We'll fight it out on this
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