The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-01-16
Ward County Sunday Sehoels, Their
Opportunity and Ours.

Opportunity and Ours.
Indeed we do not realize what op-
portunities we have either in the Sum
day school work, church work or any
other kind Of work. But now we are
interested in the Sunday schools. We
know and realize that as the years are
stepping up, we must step forward
and better our Sunday schools. In
deed better our Sunday schools, and
why should we have them, why is it
our duty to have such, and who goes
to Sunday school?
Yes, who goes to Sunday school
and do you 60? A question so often
asked, and still it is not asked enough.
In many schools we find only children
attending. A great many have heard
the foregoing expression 2nd why is
such the case? Where the fault lies,
we cannot solve, whether it be in the
Sunday school or with the parents;
for few Of the parents realize whist
it means-to their child to take it to
Sunday school. Let Us discuss the
subject for q moment and see the op-
portunities, which we have in our
Sunday schools In which we have the
cradle roll, the primary and junior
classes. II you help the the Sunday
schools they will help you, and if we
put shoulder and shoulder together we
are sure to win. For was it not that
! what OUR soldiers did and all those
of the Allied Armies? But what quail
ity did they have besides many other
qualities They had Christ and Him
we need. Think of our teen-age boy!
What a positive, idealistic, hero-wor-
shipping, social and explosive crea-
ture. He is not dangerous, but you
would better round him up and start
him down the right track, if you want
to witness the most interesting ex-
hibition of social moral and religious
progress to be found anywhere under
the skies. Doing" is big word in
the dictionary, not only to the teen
age boy, but to all of US, yes, and even
to the Sunday schools Of Ward county
and the Sunday School Associa-
ton. Let US all be with the author
who says "Let US then be up and do
ing with fight for any fate. : !"
Let us grasp our opportunity, Sun
day Schools of Ward County and have
schools which do not let Is per cent
of their attendance go back into the
world as it is now, but put 100 per
cent of them into the church and life
of righteousness instead Of only 25 per
cent. The girls and boys of today will
be the women and men of tomorrow.
Let US teach them to be Christians,
any may the Sunday Schools better
themselves so that they will be vital
part in knitting the world together in
fellowship too strong and sacred
ever to be broken; that the great say
ing that comes to US almost from the
time Of Christ Himself may at last
prove true, not in the ideal alone but
in the fact. What the soul is in the
| body that are Christians in the world,
for the soul the body together, and
Christians hold the world together"
The Association is doing a great
work, its officers all have their duties
and daily tasks, but they are not 50
many but what any Of the officers
would be willing to answer any ques-
ton you might ask in regard to the
| Sunday School. The names of each of
the officers has been given in the In
dependent, look them up and don't for
get.
Let us look ahead for our opportu-
mites, Sunday Schools and all is the
wish Of the superintendent of the Ele-
mentary Dept.
LOUISE BERGHOEFER,
Des Laos,
Supt. of Ele. Dept,
Ward Co. S. S. Assn.