The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-05-04


lucky. In every part of the state in
vitations were sent out to all the peo
pie, organizations we're formed, and q
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 mum
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 INsrRUc.
TON.
May 2, 1916.
Music. --Strains OF sacred music
played softly. at the sound OF which
all will be silent
2-Call to Worship
SUPERINTENDENT -"6iive 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
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
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 II thou shalt confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead. thou shalt
be saved"
Leader.-"For with the heart man be-
leveth unto righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto sal
walton"
schooL-"For the scripture saith. Who
soever believeth 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
call upon Him. For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall
be saved"
sehool-"For God so loved the world.
that He gave His only begotten Son.
that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish. but have everlasting
life"
s-Hyyn-'Love divine. all love ex-
7-Responsive Reading.
Leader.-On April %. 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-Schoo Day last
Year?
I eader-Sunday School officers reported
an increase of more than fifty thousand
regular attendants as 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 Is observed?
Leader.-The first statewide Go-to-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 inaugurated such
ming to have their first Go-to-Sunday
School Day in 1916.
School-{iow Is II 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
statewide organization, the Kentucky
sunday School Association. which Is
interdenomlnational reaching and help
Ing all fields. and reinforcing the work
Of all the denominations
Grbnp1 -TTpyN the Affairs If the Ken
lucky Sunday School Association man
aged?
Lsader-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
following churches: Baptist. Christian,
Episcopal Evangelical, Lutheran. Meth
odst. Reformed. and Presbyterian.
Schools this work needed in Ken
lucky?
Leader-It is, for in our state for every
one who goes 10 Sunday School there
are four who stay away
Teachers.-Because In some counties in
the state there are no trained teachers
in the Sunday Schools, and ye' most
OF the teaching Of the Bible must be
done in these schools because there are |
so few churches where there are regu-
lar preaching services
Women because 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
cradle rolls.
Men.-Because there are stll in Ken |
lucky twenty-one counties where there |
are no Organized Adult Bible Glasses, |
and twenty-one counties without Home |
Departments.
School because there are forty counties |
In Kentucky In which there is no Or
ganized Glass for Teen Age Pupils, I
and there are thousands OF these
classes that should be having the bene- |
nj OF class organization.
Leader.--These facts and other similar |
ones Indicate the need OF conventions, |
Institutes, conferences. surveys, per-
sonal visits and other means OF pre-
senting standards and stimulating in |
terest In Sunday School work.
School. What is the Kentucky Sunday |
School Association doing to meet these
needs?
Leader.--It employs four workers for full
time. holds about 400 district and coun- |
~ conventions each year, conducts |
about 26 Institutes, visits about two
thousand Sunday Schools each year 20 |
give some direct help, distributes Leaf |
lets on the best methods Of sunday |
! School work, sends out many thousand
letters and circulars, responds to every |