Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-01

impdrtance of the Sunday school be
reco4 nized and appreciated.
Not 1nderstood.
strange as it may seem. however,
the Sunday school is not so generally
understood as IL should be- There are
many who still look upon il as the
'ehildrenis church. as the nursery Of
the church. as an institution Strict.
IL sHeaking, 1t Is none OF these; and
yet 1t Is all of them. 1t Is not an
Institution separate and apart from
the church itself. Christ came into
the 4orld to plant church and not
q Sunday school. There is but one
dhurdh for all and not separate church.
es fdr the adults and the children.
While the Sunday school is in a sense
the nursery Of the church, the idea
OF childhood implied in that express
sion Has done more to retard the prog
ress and growth of the Sunday school
than any other one thing. The Sunday
school is more for children than ii is
for gray -haired men and women.
THE Sunday school is the Bible.
studyin g-and-teaching service of the
church, +
Since 1t Is a service Of the church,
all the church should be there. 1t is
as incumbent upon the church mem
bers to attend the service ct their
church when IL meets to study the
Bible in the Sunday school. as It is 70
attend when It meets to hear the pas
tor preach. 1t is estimated that only
one church member In I'VE In the
United States is found in the Sunday
school Nothing, aside from a mirac-
Nous blessing from heaven, would do
the Sunday schools Of our country so
much good as for all church members.
who DIRE able to do so, to Identity
thems@ lyes with the Sunday schools of
their Own churches.
Since the Sunday school is a Bible.
stndyi4g service, all who attend should
have their own Bibles. Lesson helps
will be used exactly as they were
meant Ito be used, IN the preparation
OF the lesson at home and not in the
teaching process in the school. There
is an Influence for good in simply
carrying the book itself upon the
street.
.SinSe the Sunday school is study
ing service, the building and equip
ment }hould be adapted to its use.
Great reforms and changes are going
on in this direction now, and we may
hope FIR some splendid Developments
in the lear future.
Sind the Sunday, school is a teach
ing sefyice, the teachers should be
compel mt and specially trained for
their PIX We believe the day viii
come hen all who teach in the Sun
day 81. ool will be expected to take
some eeial training for their work.
such al one of the teacher training
courses now so numerous and compre-
hensiyd
lSine writing the above / have
found tilat the subject Of teaching has
been dtinftelY assigned to another.
and sol desist from further quota
ton on this point.
force inIthe world; but from the stand.
point OF the church It is a field. q ripe
field, white to the harvest From the
best statistics we are able to gather,
We discover that from two-thirds to
three-fot rths of the additions to all Of
our churches by conversion come
through The Sunday school. DR.. John
Clifford bf London sets the figures as
high as fye-sixths Certain it is that
the chuich which pays easy going at
tention 10 its Sunday school, failing
to support it, nourish 1t, care for it,
and na1 It as It should is neglecting
its most promising opportunity and
can hope but for meagre results.
THE Sunday school should be under
THE direct management and control
Of the church. It, In turn, should be
loyal to The church and to the denom-
| nation whose name It bears. Its aim
should BIZ to lead the scholars through
an intelligent study Of Gods word to
give theft hearts to Jesus Christ. and
then to Unite with church to which
the schod belongs.
sThe sunday school is receiving
more attsntion today from men of
thought nd learning than ever in the
past 1t bow has a literature distinct
| ~ its own which has been produced
by the host discerning minds and
able advocates. 1t is worth all the
best tendtayor of Gods choicest men
and womtn. While the Sunday school
is for oldland young alike, the fact re-
mains thlt its chief attraction and
promise 5 because, here we find the
children Ind youth. and it is through
| them thai the world is to be won for
| God, childhood is the battle-ground
lof the kifgdom =
I'VE mist not loose sight of the fact,
however, NAT the Sunday school is the
! training ground of the church, and it
| Isl adaptel to the needs of men and
| women in the midst of life's busy
| days. Indeed the adult department is
Ieommandihg the attention OF many
Of the forsmost men and women Of
the world >.~..
at is II the Sunday school that we
find the tnconyerted in larger num-
bers than i'm any other servicerof the
church. i is here we find them
also at thu most favorable time of
their lives It is here we find the
workers. he best trained workers of
the church. and in larger numbers than