The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-04-24

since Origin.
Go-to.Sunday.School Day has become
an annual affair in the state of Ken
lucky. The first one was held in 1914
when a great enthusiasm was aroused
among the Sunday Schools of Ken.
lucky. In every part of the state in
vitations were sent out to all the PEG.
pie, organizations we're formed, and a
new interest in the Sunday Schools
was awakened. The attendance upon
the Sunday Schools on this day was in.
creased from three hundred thousand
to six hundred thousand. Last year
the goal set was one million; and so
complete was the organization in the
different counties and towns, the num-
Der was reached. The special direc-
tion of the day has been given to the
Kentucky Sunday School Association,
which is a statewide interdenomina-
tional organization.
This Association has prepared the
following program for the day, and
will send sufficient copies free to any
Sunday School making application for
them to the Kentucky Sunday School
Association, 712 Louisville Trust build
ing, Louisville, KY.
ORDER OF WORSHIP AND INsTRUc.
TIoN.
May 2, 1916.
1.-Music.- Strains Of sacred music
played softly. at the sound OF which
all will be silent
2.-Call to Worship
Observation-Disclosures unto the Lord the
glory due unto His name; bring an Of
fering and come before Him: worship
the Lord in the beauty OF holiness"
School, was glad when they said unto
me-, Let us go into the house Of the
Lord. Unto Thee lift | up mine eyes.
o Thou that dwellest in the heavens"
4.-Hymn-"An hail the power of Jesus
name"
5.-Responsive Reading from the Scrip
ture.
Leader.-"Brethren. my hearts desire
and prayer to God for Israel is, that
they might be saved"
SchoOl.-"ChriSt is the end OF the law
for righteousness to every one that be-
lieveth"
Leader-The word is nigh thee, even in
thy mouth and in thy heart: that is
the word of faith, which we preach
SchOOl.-"That If thou shalt confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus. and shalt
DelltNe III lnlue nedEI tndI tIOO ndIn
raised him from the dead, thou shalt
be saved"
Leader.-"For with the heart man be-
lieveth unto righteousness and with
the mouth confession is made unto sal
Walton"
School-"For the scripture saith. Who
soever 6elieveth on Him shall not be
Leader-"For there is no difference be-
tween the Jew and the Greek: for the
same Lord over all Is nigh unto all that
"A NaFh4a fasnll
call upon the name Of the Lord shall
be saved"
school.-7l"For God so loved the world.
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whatsoever belleVeth in Him
should not perish, but have everlasting
6.--Hymn.---"Love divine. all love ex-
ceiling"
7.-Resp6nsive Reading
Leader ON April 25. 1915, one million
people in Kentucky attended Sunday
School. This year the Sunday Schools
OF the state are trying to equal that |
record and in time we are all hoping
that one million citizens OF our state |
will have formed the habit OF regular |
Sunday School attendance.
School.-Did any permanent good result |
from Go-to- Sunday-School Day last
Year?
Leader.-sundsy School officers reported |
an Increase OF more than fifty thousand |
regular attendants as a direct result of /
that day. Many of these have become |
church members. In some schools that |
day marked the beginning OF a steady |
growth in membership
Schools Kentucky the only state where |
GO-tO- Sunday School Day ls'observed?
Leader.--The first statewide Co O-Sun-
day-SchOol Day was observed in Ken
lucky with such splendid results that
the attention Of the whole country was
attracted, and since that time many |
other states have inauguratsd such a
movement, and many more are plan
ming TO have their first Go-tO-Sunday
School Day in 1916.
school-How is il possible to secure the
cooperation OF all the Sunday Schools
Of this great state in this movement?
Leader-Because the Sunday School
workers OF Kentucky have formed a
state wide organization, the Kentucky
Sunday School Association. which is
INSTRUMENTATION, reaching and help
ing an fields, and reinforcing the work
of all the denominations.
SchoOl.-How are the affairs OF the Ken
lucky Sunday School Association man
aged?
Leader.-By an Executive Committee
composed Of forty members elected by
the State Convention to which every
Sunday School in the state may send
voting delegates. This committee Is
composed Of representatives from the
following churches: Baptist, Christian,
Episcopal. Evangelical Lutheran. Meth
Odist, Reformed, and Presbyterian.
Schools this work needed in Ken
tucky7
Leader.-It is, for in our state for every
one who goes TO Sunday School there
are four who stay away.
Teachers In some counties in
the state there are no trained teachers
in the Sunday Schools. and vet most
OF the teaching OF the Bible must be
done In these schools because there are
SO few churches where there are Fegu-
lar preaching services.
there are fourteen
counties in Kentucky where there Is no
cradle roll; and less than one-third OF
the sunday Schools OF the state have
Men.--Beeause there are still in Ken
lucky twenty-one counties where there |
are no Organized Adult Bible Classes,
and twenty-one counties without Home ,
Departments
school. Because there are forty counties
In Kentucky In which there is no Or
ganlzed Glass for Teen Age Pupils.
and there are thousands OF these
III OF class organization.
facts and other similar
ones Indicate the need OF conventions, ,
institutes, conferences surveys, per-
sonal visits and other means OF pres |
sentng standards and stimulating In
terest In Sunday School work.
Ia the Kentucky Sunday
School Association doing TO meet these /
needs?
.esder.--It employs four workers for full
time. holds about 400 district and coun-
about 2b Institutes visits about two
thousand Sunday Schools each year 10
give some direct help, distributes leaf
let's on the best methods OF sunday
School work, sends out many thousand L
letters and circulars. responds TO every u
appeal from any sunday school In the I,