The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-01-28
WORK OF
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSN
West Florida Towns Dismiss
School to Attend
Meetings.

Do you know how roast pig came to
be? Maybe roast pig and Sunday
school work don't seem to have much
in common, but the method of doing
things has, and that is what this
story has to tell. Long ago the peo-
pie of China kept pigs in their homes
as pets. One time a house burned,
and later the owner was searching in
the ashes for valuables. He stuck
his finger down into the debris and
ashes. and suddenly penetrated
something very hot. He pulled out
his finger and put it into shis mouth.
1t tasted good. 1t was roast pig,
and ever after, when they wanted
roast pig they burned house. The
same end can be accomplished by less
expenditure of time, energy and prop
erty. So there seems to be many
ways of doing many things, and all
the business and mercantile world
bend their energies toward eliminat-
ing loss of time and money.
In the Sunday school world this
principle ought prominently to ap-
ply. Lost time, energy or the COM
ing in of friction ought to be care
fully looked after. This is the pur-
pose of the Florida Sunday School
Association. Its Institutes, conven-
tions and meetings are for all people,
and are not restricted to any sect or
crowd. In other words, the best
methods and ideas are brought to
county convention at minimum cost.
One convention for the study of meth
DDS does for all, and accomplishes
more than six or eight individual
meetings held by the different denom-
nations. Each of the six conventions
would cost as much as one big AS
sociation meeting costs. Then there
is inspiration in numbers, and where
all gather together the benefits of
the many are all secured.
This has just been splendidly dem
onstrated in the monster rally held in
Pensacola, Jan. Sth-10th. General
Secretary R. c. Weidler went to the
western metropolis on the Sth, where
he met the representative workers
at "Get-together" luncheon. Sum-
day proved to be a red letter day for
the workers in that city. The after
noon institute was we'll attended, but
the union service at night was one
long to be remembered. Most of
the churches gave way, and all at
tended en- masse. The great Metho-
dist Church was crowded, and the
meeting was full of inspiration. The
workers of the churches were bene-
fitted, and in three days was accom-
plished for the eight churches what
it would have taken twenty-four days
to have accomplished for the eight
churches if each had held separate
meetings.
The same was true of the enthusi-
astic rally held at Chipley on the 18th
and 18th. Here the three churches
united for big meeting, and the Bap-
tist church was crowded at all the
sessions. So we'll was the work
thought of that the School Board per-
mitted every scholar wishing to at
tend the institute to do so, and to re-
ceive credit for their regular studies.
Hundreds of the pupils availed them
selves of this privilege, while visitors
from miles around the town came into
the meeting which was conducted by
General Sect'y Weildler. Everybody
was welcome to its sessions, and the
result was that everybody came and
city-wide stimulus was given to the
work which had never been had be-
fore.
This is the modern way of obtain
ing best results. Time and money
are too precious to in any way waste,
and the business of the King requi-
reth haste, and it would seem akin to
criminal to spend time and money
Ifoolishly in this work. The Florida
Sunday School Association furnishes
the most economical and best way of
obtaining the maximum amount of re
suits in the way of methods, idea 5
and working principles in Sunday
school activities.