The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-03
RALLY DAY IN S. S.
. CHURCH OF CHRIST
GEN. SEC'Y. HOPKINS
MAKES TWO ADDRESSES
Church Handsomely DecOrated-Chil-
dren March, Sing, Recite-GOOd
Music

Sunday was Rally Day in the
Church of Christ Sunday School, with
special exercises at II a. m. The au-
ditorium was decorated with the ma
tional flag, evergreens, cut flowers in
vases and potted plants. There was
special music by an orchestra, choir
and the school, with solos by Mrs
Jennie Bowman, both morning and
evening.
With the first musical number by
the choir the primary and inter
mediate departments of the school
some fifty or sixty strong, came
marching in and took places on the
pulpit platform, the little folks join
ing in the singing. The opening piece
was followed by recitations by the
little singly and in groups, singing
by the little folks ending in a pro-
cessional by choir and orchestra the
little folks in the meantime marching
into the auditorium, around it and
coming up the center aisle to seats
reserved up near the front.
The speaker of the morning was
Rev. Robert M. Hopkins, the Church
of Christ mission secretary for the
American Continent. He is home from
an extensive visit to Palentine, Asia,
Egypt and the European battle fields,
and has recently travelled extensively
in Alaska.
In his address Rev. Hopkins said
the past year showed the greatest in
terest in Bible study of any when
taking the whole world into account.
But further along in his address he
said that in Jerusalem, the "City of
the King" three fourths of the in
habitants had never heard Of Jesus,
or refused to accept him, and cited
the necessity of pushing ahead in the
work of evangelization.
Speaking of Palestine he called it
the Iand of Incidents" Encouraged
the study of this land and its his
tory, calling it the Fifth Gospel"
In going to Palestine he told how
he and his party had started from
Egypt as had Moses in his pilgrimage
and said they had traversed much
the same route as the Jewish Exodus.
But in his case they had gone by
train, consuming only IA hours of
travel, while Moses and the people
of Isarel had been forty years wan
dering up and down the same route.
The speaker told how the English
government had built a railway from
Egypt into Palestine, in the recent
world war, doing it as war measure.
He recounted the difficulties that be-
set them, and told of the English
overcoming all, even to the necessity
of transferring all the water for all
purposes across the desert.
Rev. Hopkins told of his rare en-
joyment in visiting the old Bible lands
and told the story of decay and un-
certainty which attaches to some of
them. He specialized on points of
historical interest, as follows:
Bethlehem.-This city stands today
just as it did in Jesus time. 1t is
larger, with many ruins, but the peo-
pie still point out the spot where
stood the stable in which Jesus was
born.
Bethany-A village which Jesus
loved dearly; but an hours walk
from Jerusalem-three miles-now in
ruins but we were shown the home
wheer Mary and Martha lived, and
the tomb from which Jesus called
Lazarus.
Galilee.-This beautiful little sea
held much of interest to the whole
party-the scene of Jesus teaching.
miracles and many long walks with
his disciples.
Capernaum.-The home of Jesus
for a leslgg time after the family left
Nazareth. This is nothing but ruins
now. Systematic excavating is going
on here and old ruins being restored
to condition Of Jesus day. Here was
where Nicodemus built a synagogue
for the Jews and this is one of the
relics being uncovered and preserved.
Nazareth.--Quaint little town up in
the barren hills; home of Jesus and
his parents; was forced to make the
journey by wagon. Saw the old we'll
and several carpenter shops in which,
presumably, Jesus worked in his boy
hood days.
Canaan. Here we found the old