El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-03
Co To Sunday School Sunday

~UNDAYis GO To Sunday School Sunday" so denOmina
by the International Sunday School association in
- call to all state and provincial Sunday school assooia
tons About 20 these associations have been observing
day Of that kind but varying dates This VIII be the first
attempt Of the international association to observe uniform
date annually The proper observance OF next sunday VIII
increase the attendance Sunday schools by several mil
lions offer Sunday schools opportunity
to undertake greatly enlarged program Of which the
principal detectives are
To enlist recruits for Sunday school; stimulate all
Sunday schools greater activity advertise that the Sun
day school IS for persons Of all ages; impress upon the
churcn larger sense OF responsibility and opportunity IN
the Sunday school; emphasize its value evangestc
and educational agency impress the Importance of lining
up the Sunday schools help the government mat
tiers Bible study among the soldiers Red Cross promotion
and food conservation ze Sunday school work order
to maintain the proper moral tone among young people,
make plans each church and Sunday school may
helpful sympathetic touch with its members who to the
front this world to impress great upon
the young that while this Is changing the map Of the
earth and Overuning customs and Institutions God and
his word, Jesus Christ and his saving power mans ud
vidua responsibility for Christian living abide and will
abide unchanged
day? The 18th trennal Sunday School convention held
in Chicago, June, 1914 showed an average national at
tendance Of e3s4747 per Sunday. Allowing for normal
increase the average attendance at this time would exceed
100000 Taking the statistics reported in 1914
ing the increase shown the preceding three years
shows there than $4,000 Sunday schools in North
America, with total enrolment of more than 100000
That being the case splitting the difference between the
average attendance and the total enrolment # Is plain that
fully 100000 people ought to be in Sunday school next
Sunday.
The figures Of 1914 show that Arizona had 253 Sunday
schools and 1884 total enrolment; New Mexico $50 schools
and 56043 enrolment; Texas $500 schools and 1868
enrolment Figures for the present time not available
but they must be larger than those Of 1914 and the three
states ought to muster a heavy attendance Sunday.
The Sunday schools Of FL Paso have bought Liberty
bonds urged their members buy Liberty bonds as iud
vldua have many Of their members to war and have
supported the Red Cross, the Y NJ C. A. the Associated
Charities Rescue Home and other lines effort They
nave proved themselves patriotic humanitarian and re
lgious.
Our nation IS at to make the world safe for democ-
racy coordinated work make democracy safe for
the world The church is the democratic force in the
world and the Sunday school is Of its most active
agents.
In making democracy safe for the world It should be re
nembered always that religion without education makes
Ianallc while education without religious faith Of some
KIND produces criminals and other undesirable character
types The Sunday school emphasizes RELIGIOUS education
democratic instruction in enlightened right living Go
to the Sunday school Of your choice next Sunday and
II you don't find it 50 interesting that you feel ike going
again. sung