The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-09-03


for valuable services rendered the
baseball team on
August IL, 1919.
stead of staying at home and sending
them and to go to Sunday School with
the spirit of thanksgiving and praise.
Mr.. Leon W. Cox, a soldier just re-
turned from overseas, talked on the
subject "The Effect of the War or the
Soldiers Religious Activities HI
stated that all religious activities
were suspended whi.e !! the service
and that he was real glad to get back
home and get into Sunday School
work again..
Miss Juanita Gardner recited 'The
Holy City" in very impressive man
ner.
Misses Olive and nellie Sanders
sang Beautiful Zion" very sweetly.
Mr.. c. F. Sherrod discussed why
Business Man Should Study the
Bible; that is mans duty and that
he owes 1t to bis God and Master TO
study the word and that anyone gets
help and guidance for each days
work and that by studying the Bible
we find out what God desires us to
do. Mr.. +. p. Phillips had the subject
When to Read the Bible and he
stated that he knew only one time to
suggest and that was all the time;
that by reading and studying the
bible we not only get an inspiration
but that We always have an answer
for any criticism that may be offer
ed. Mr.. H. +. Simrall had How to
Study the Bible" and he stated that
the best way is to study the Bible and
then try to apply it to our daily lives.
The misses Sanders, Mr. Jim Hollo-
way and Mr.. George McCrary then
sang Almost Persuaded" in .splen-
did manner.
Mr. f A. Morris discussed How
to Improve the Singing in the Sunday
School and urged that all people who
could sing be invited to do so and to
give everybody book with the invi-
tation.
Prof. j. c. Meadows made a very
talk on Can We Use the
Free Schools to Promote the Interest
IN our Sunday Schools. He stated
that we could not use any certain
creed or doctrine, but that the chill
lral could be told the stories of the
Bible leaving this out and lct them
iraw their own conclusions. He made
he statement that in manv Of the
schools chapel exercises are held
)nly once week and that in Ohio
'eading the Bible was not even per
nitted; that in Illinois the schools
ire allowed to read the Bible but not
o make any comment, and in some
tates no form of religious worship
5 permitted in the schools. He stated
hat he thought the time would be
veil and profitably spent if the chill
ren would study the great charac-
ers of the Bible and what they did
ather than the doctrine, history, etc.
Mrs. J. l.. Walker also spoke on
his subject and suggested that the
hildren could be given credit in pub
C school work for the memory work
nd drawing done in Sunday School,
nd thus stimulate more interest i'm :
be work. {
Mr.. H. L. Whitfield discussed The 3
hief End of the Sunday School, G
-hich is to train men and women for /
eryice which can only be done by a t
1orough study of the Bible. He t
lated that we go to the Bible for I
nr laws, for everything to guide us,
nd we should get this study of the Z
ible through our Sunday Schools. f
e also stated that in his opinion a
lose going to public schools should i
sceive some credit for work accom- y
ished in the Sunday Schools, ard !
e believed this could be worked out 1.
some way. .