South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL
HOLDS BIG RALLY
Nearly 400 Attend Session at
Conference Memorial
Brethren Church.

Nearly 400 we're in attendance at
the Sunday school rally at the con-
ference Memorial Brethren church
Sunday. Rev. q. r. Byrer. pastor.
was the principal speaker Of the oc-
casion Arthur Bell Of Fort Wayne
and James Carman OF south Bend
rendered solos.
Rev. Mr.. Byrer took as his text
"And Daily in the Temple ant in
Every House They Ceased Not TO
Teach and Preach Jesus Christ
He said IN part: The sunday
school is not only one Of the greatest
: orga nizations. but it is engaged in
the greatest work not only with its
own fnehbets. but With the COM
munity a. large.
1--WE are to teach the greatest be-
ings or Gods creation. God created
Ina their order the mineral. vegetable.
and animal Kingdoms. but man is the
crownine OF all his creations Yet
some people know more OF the soil.
corn. hogs and cattle ana pay more
attention 10 them than they do TO
the boys and girls Then when the
hogs and horses look better than the
children. they wonder what IS wrong
with The children.
= We are not only 20 teach but TO
convert The greatest being Of
Co.'s creation is prone TO go I'm the
wrong direction. They are pervert-
ine the gifts God has given them.
Iheir cleverness is harnessed 20 in
: Equity They invest their talents in
mischief Fine Gifts are prostituted
10 degrading services. Their splendid
accomplishments are wasted In riot
Gus living. perverting the heavenly
p instruments into the ministries of
tlheil TO is the work Of the sunday
school To turn an these things about
and face them i'm Gods way.
- Conversion Not AL
..Fhe sunday school is not only TO
teach and convert but also 20 build
up To convert a soul IS not the end.
10 is just the beginning 10 is start
ing them i'm the right direction where
they may travel 20 tie highest goal.
IT is placing them where they may
develop. We speak about being in
the iue of promotion Conversion
puts a man in line of promotion be-
fore Cod.
There is 10 greater joy that can
come TO a human life than seeing the
growth or development Of the
Christian life of our young people.
There is no limit 10 the possibili-
ties OF the human mind and soul
The individual that is instrumental
in the development of another life
will shere with it In the glories OF
it's successes.
III a man can take the old-cash-
toned pink and brine forth the car
nation, or the chrSsanthemum from
common ordinary flower, or can
do the wonderful work OF n Burbank,
we are compelled 20 ask what can
Oiod not do i'm the development and
unfolding OF human life.
1T should be a serious question
with Us whether We are giving them
the same care and Thought that we
are 10 the business affairs of life.
When we plan for the betterment
of the things about us. we should not
FORGET the bows and girls OF our COM
muhiues. yea, the men and women.
FOR the sunday school rs no longer "A
school just for children.
s new vision has. come 10 the
sunday school In the last few years
and that is thai it has part i'm the
? spread or the Gospel This Gospel
is not only good for this community
bat for every other community
And they need 10 just as much as you
need &C..
some communities VIII never hear
the message unless somebody sends
10 90 them. We should DE the some
bodies ="