The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-04
"GO To Sunday School"
Dav Was A Great Success

Several of the churches of the city
observed 60 to Sunday School Day
yesterday, and as a-result interesting
| exercises We're carried out and a
largely increased attendance re.
suited.
A Model Sunday School was
| what Supt. H. b. Morse OF the Cum
berland Presbyterian Sunday school
promised all who came, and from re-
| ports this is what they found This
Sunday school had an INCREASE OF %
per cent. in attendance.
60 to Sunday school Day" was
also appropriately observed at the
Christian church, an invitation hav-
ing been extended to all who had no
other church connection to worship
with this congregation.
Rev. Richard Bolton con Quoted
regular services at the All Saints
Episcopal church, and rounded GU,
!; two years OF faithful service, on this
occasion, this being the anniversary
of his second year as pastorof this
charge.
Rev. w. H. Steinmeyer, the able
pastor of the Myrtle Street and
lDixieland Methodist churches, was
assisted yesterday by Rev.. Hugh
Cole, secretary of the Sunday School
Board of Florida Conferences, who
preached at the former church in the
morning and at the latter in the ev-
ening.
Rev. R. A. Ward, whose health
has enabled him to FILL the pulpit OF
the First Presbyterian church this
summer, preached at the morning
service to good aggregation, who
always listens to this able divine
with interest and appreciation
At the First Baptist Church
OF the exercises at the First Bap-
fist church member hands in the
following:
Sunday, Oct. 3, Go to Sunday
School Day." was observed at the
First Baptist church by very large
attendance of officers. teachers,
scholars and visitors. Those present
in Sunday school numbered SIS VITA
many visitors who were not in
GUIDED. A cordial greeting was Civ
en- each visitor and special class
for visitors was one of the features
of this day.
There were ten perfect classes in
attendance. two of these being the
Philatha and Baracca classes At the
conclusion of the Sunday school leg
son, a beautiful quartette, "Oh, 1t Is
Wonderful was sung by little girl
OF the Junior department. A recita-
tion waws also given by d little gill
from this department u
A solo and chorus by little ones
from the primary department was
much enjoyed.
Two recitations from this depart
ment closed the exercises which were
interesting Go to Sunday School
Day has passed; to many Of us the
memory of other days willie come. We
can recall the little country church
among the oaks, our teachers and
even the little red and blue tickets
given for attendance and lessons
How we treasured these, learned thu
scripture verses upon them. counted
them and received for the required
number the beautiful floral card
bearing text of Scripture. r.
At the East Lakeland Mission Sun
day school there were 40 present,
and all were glad to have Superin-
tendent stevens present.
Rev. Wears text for the morning
would see Jesus = A vision of Christ
should be the desire of every hear
A vision that will reveal our call 10
obedience our call to service, and
will also reveal our duty TO God and
TO our fellow man. were the points
brought out in this fine sermon.
All were clad to welcome Brother
Wear again. He is a pastor who lives
very much in the hearts OF his peo-
pie, inspiring them to clearer
vision Of Christ Rev Wear preached
at the evening hour on the Curses OF
Anathemas of God, giving an earnest
appeal for the acceptance of Gods
love to escape the anathemas.
i..... MAJ Il