The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-08-09

Visitors at Annual Convention I,
Union Baptist chureh-A. s. Kinu,.
ley Makes Mastery Address.
Orange, n. 1.-THE New Jersey Ban
fist state Sunday school convention
held its annual meeting at the Union
Baptist church here for two DAYS the
last week in July. Rev. pr. W. p
Lawrence, pastor Of the Union church
and president Of the convention, pra.
sided. The various schools were well
represented by delegates, and all Of
the sessions were well attended. The
annual sermon was preached By the
Rev. DR.. William n. 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 were
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-
scented in a fOrceful address delivered
by the Rev. DR.. II. H Mitchell. Among
the stranger visitors who took part in
the exercises were Messrs. A S. Phil
fps 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 a number Of young
woman who rendered inspiring vocal
and instrumental selections. Rev. Page
NJ. Beverly. Mr. and Mrs. W. p Bur
rell, Rev. d. W. Cannon, r. L. Bur
rell and Rev. ]. f. Briggs were among
the leading spirits.
The address OF Mr.. A. s. Kingsley,
white business. man Of South Orange,
and a 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
ed people of his section. He has given
literally Of his means and has also
been instrumental in interesting other
white persons who have assisted
through Mr. Kingsley the church which
he 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. ?. 0.
convention were given by n. Barnett
Dodson, president Of that body. DR..
Lawrence's annual address was timely
and created enthusiasm among the
delegates. He in part said:
We are living In q new age. Secular
history tells Us OF the age OF stone ana
/ iron. Modern scholars still refer WIN
pride to the golden age Of art. science
/ literature and philosophy, and the pages
Of history are constantly calling atten-
ton 60 the unspeakabls happenings OF the
dark ages- In sacred history we have me
patriarehal age, the prophetic age the
ages Of the judges and kings, the apes
\ tolic are, the age OF reformation, etc
But this r. an age upon the ages; Il y
/ the age OF altruisn, OF brotherhood, nu,
man uplift and social justice. Of good WI
and fair play, and this is pre-eminenuy
the ass q babyhOod girlhOOd and boy
hood -,
Never before In the history Of the world
has % much attention been given 70 tns
life. growth and symmetrical development
Of the child, the boy and the girl as "a
the present generation he Is the ooJeS'
/ Of the study Of the biologist The soeioi-
ogist and the modern psychologist are
walking among the flowers that bloom ID
this garden OF God. Pedagogues has0
wei nigh revolutionized the old eduea-
i tional systems In order to meet the neeos
% this new and greatest OF all ages Il
] q generally conceded that the state j
alive TO the needs Of the hour at leass
along the lines Of the secular education ~, -
her children. The question natnrAhy
arises. HAS the church and the holI y,
awakened to the exigeneies OK the hour!
While profoundly grateful TO Coo LOL
al the good that has been done. pause
TO place a laurel upon the brow OF th ls
consecrated men and women who haso
wrought 30 nobly and unselfshly TO mar
our Bible schools what under Coo me
are today. l go further and go OUT -
you city Of the dead and place Wrealn
upon the graves OF those immortal heroes
and hsroines OF the cross who nav nav
fought a good fight and finished usL
courses and kept the faith. etc fohle.
they are. IKE a cloud Of witnesses. l can
hear their voices saying to US. ''0uif you
Ike men: be strong" .,,-
There Is room for Improvement IN o.
Bible school. One Of the great needs %
the hour Is trained teachers IL Is " -
reEretted that so many Of the best q ~ -
men and women from an intellectual p S'L,s
Of view are unwilling 20 consecrate ne ne
talent 70 iris an important God ordaine1
work. -,
In the south ard IN some Of the east. e.
and western sections Of our country -
public school teachers. business ana pr -
| eesssonaI men and women are leaains =
BIble school work. As the harVest y =
great and the laborers are 90 rev 49,
pray the Lord Of the harvest 10 seno H'O''
| laborerB into his harvest
,e.,,..-.;,, - cafiiasn Fishernsn.