Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-22
STATEWIDE CO-T0-
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
Order Of Worship and Instruction,
April rs, 1915.

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ye people,"
School-"For his merciful Kindness
is great towards us; And the truth Of
the Lord endureth forever
Superintendent = Praise We the
Lord"
3. Hymn-"Holy, Holy, Holy"
4. Responsive reading from the
Scripture.
Leader-"The entrance of thy words
giveth light; it giveth understanding
to the simple"
School-"Thy word is a lamp unto
my feet. and light unto my path"
Leader-"Great peace have they
which love thy law; and nothing shall
offend them"
School-"Unless thy law had been
my delights, | should have persisted in
mine affliction."
Leader-'T understand more than
the ancients because keep thy pre-
cepts."
School-"The law of thy mouth is
better unto me than thousands of gold
and silver"
All-"Let the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart be ac
ceptable in thy sight, o Lord, my
strength and my redeemer."
5. Prayer.
8. Hymn-"Savior, thy dying love-"
z. Responsive Reading.
Leader-This is the second annual
Go-to-Sunday-Schoof Day appointed by
the Kentucky Sunday School Associa.
ton for the purpose Of bringing thou.
sands of visitors to our Sunday
Schools, and Of giving public recognL
tion of the splendid work these schools
are doing for our state. Last year
there were about three hundred thou.
sand visitors in the Sunday Schools
on Go-to-Sunday-School Day; and since
that time the schools have reported an
increase Of fifty thousand in enroll
ment.
School-How many Sunday Schools
are there In Kentucky?
Leader-There are three thousand
nine hundred and sixty-four Protest
ant Sunday Schools among the white
people of Kentucky
School-Last year we were told that
the Kentucky Sunday School Associa.
ton was encouraging and stimulating
the work of all the Sunday Schools in1
our state. What special things is this
Association trying to accomplish this
year?
Leader-The first point of the 1915
Coal is five hundred thousand en-
rolled in the Sunday School. This
means an increase of about eighty.
two thousand.
School-How many new members |
should our school have during this |
year?
Pastor-We ought to have an in
crease of at least twenty-five per cent;
which would make our total enroll.
Leader-The next point in the goal
s fifty thousand signers of the TEN.
'erance pledge.
School-Why should We sign the
emperance pledge?
Pastor-The opening words of the
International Temperance Pledge give
be best reason for signing it, THAT
may give my best service to God and
} my fellowmen." Let that be our ,
lotive in all our temperance work.
Leader-There are twelve hundred and
w nizad adIIlf HihIa oil | r
lrolled in the state Sunday School office. .
he goal for this department this year is
fteen hundred classes IL
School-Why should our organized
Pastor-Jesus said: Let your light so
line before men that they may see your
in heaven" To enroll our organized [
asses Is obeying the spirit of this COM ,
land.
Leader--our boys and girls are want :
even hundred and fifty organized teen 1
&c classes. - |
School-why should classes Of teen i
ged boys and girls be organised?
Pastor-Every class OF teen aged boys {
nd girls should accomplish two things-I
In the members OF the class to personal !
llesiance to Jesus Christ as Savior and 4
ord and provide the opportunity for ex-
ression OF the Christian life In service 7
} others In the name and the spirit OF >
hrist To accomplish these two things {
esSo VI 10 HcttSsdTys L
Leader-There are two departments | {
the sunday School for the people in
ne home who can not attend our regular
unday services. We want six hundred Q
ONE departments and one thousand era
lie rolls in Kentucky. Ia
School - Would these departmentsl
trengthen our Sunday School? IL
Pastor-The report OF pastors and SUI
IN many places is that I
lese departments cause an increase In n
hurch and Sunday School enrolment
lore active service of church members.I
nd larger offerings for the work OF thsI
ingdom. They are doing a great work l
! establishing family affairs and promot-
lg systematic Bible study. In
Leader-"The supreme lack In theI !.
resent day sunday School is the lack OF (
sufficient number Of thoroughly eoufp- 4
ed teachers" The way TO get good
,achers is to train them, hence each q
unday School should have its TRAINING
ass. We want to have five hundred in | v
entucky during 1915
School-Iiow could our Sunday School I
ave "A training class? c
Leader-Our county ard the Kentucky :
lnday School Association will be plaf | 4
help us In this and any other depart.
ent of Sunday School work Informa- | I
On can be obtained by writing 10 IN,
inday School office. 7i2 Louisville Trls | a