Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-04
RIGHT RELATION
WITH PEOPLE is
TRUE COVENANT
Says DR.. Dancy in Opening Ad-
dress Of Illinois Sunday School
Association Convention.


the beginning of the Christian re-
Iigion," said Rev. Jesse S. Dancy,
D. D., of Chicago, in the opening
address of the State Sunday School
association convention proper yes
terday afternoon, speaking on he
Old Testament-A Conception"
That covenant was the true
conception of religion, in which
God gave all he had to Abraham
and Abraham gave himself entire
" in faith and obedience to God.
This is the right relationship. Sin
is a wrong relationship to persons,
the chief wrong being against God,
and if we are to get the true con-
ception we must learn that our
Christianity must be applied to
persons with whom We come in
9Shtact, for Christian religion is
the realization that we are trying
to live in right relationship witt
our fellowmen and God. And vol
will find that this condition exists
mostly among the common people.
The thinker becomes more theo-
retical
THE problem of the Christian is
not that of suffering and starving
humanity That is for the human
itarian. The Christians problem
is the SHINING humanity.
1.-THE grand and glorious concep-
ton which God put in the hearts
of the brew people was that 1t
was 1e to live in right rela-
tionsl tn people. This con
ceptio nd be applied in the
ole Mt
national affairs A realization of
condition about would bring a
glorious part Of heaven right here
on earth. It takes the intellect
out of the clouds and gives them
a task right here on earth. We
shave a conception which makes
TINS possible in the new tesla
ment" Dr. Dancy was chaplain
at a base hospital and served Ii
months in France.
Following Rev Mr.. Dancy's ad-
dress, DR.. S. A. Wilson, the chair
man of the program committee,
who presided yesterday afternoon,
introduced a novel feature into the
convention in introducing to the
delegates the members IF the ex-
ecutive committee. officers of diff
ferent departments and other not
ed and well known workers in the
state First, the members of the
executive committee were called
to the platform and introduced by
the chairman of the executive COM
mittee. Lyman B. Fose. Follow
ing these. the representatives. of
the publishing concerns which
called to the platform, as follows:
o. R. Brouse of the David c.
Cook Publishing company; FL. |
Melville NILS of the Practical Sun |
day School Supply house; irving /
Kelley of the Methodist Book con-
Germ; R H. Turner of the Mood |
Bible institute; Miss Elsie Oberg |
of the Presbyterian board of pub
LEGATION; Miss c. H. Rapp OF the |
American Baptist Publication So
ciety; Mrs. W. H. Dietz of the W
II. Dietz company, and A. A. Hag-
strcm of the Pilgrims Press. The
delegates were urged to visit the
exhibit rooms and see the latest
charts, books and supplies for Sun
dry school work.
The county presidents, 10 of
WDOHl NcIt DtGScnLp wei lHCu
called tC the platform and intro |
duced.
Captain H. c, Laybourn of NeW !
Burnside, Johnson county. was
asked to stand and was introduced |
as the delegate who holds the rec
ord for Sunday school attendance |
He has not missed Sunday school |
service for % years and months, |
l.
trict where 1t is not always con- |
venient to get TO the church in bad |
weather.
Represe ntatives who are work
ers in the children's department,
the young peoples department and |
the adult department were then |
asked to stand. There were 81 pas
tors in yesterday afternoons au-
dience and Al Sunday school SUI
Professor J. Fl. Collins of Spring
field, Rev. George Bradfield of Mar
settles and William Faber of Pc
oria were appointed a committee
on resolutions by President W. S.
milford, who was introduced and
who presided during the remainder
of the afternoon, introducing the
last speaker for the afternoon, z.
". Haipennv, the educational pro-
motion superintendent OF the In
ternational Sunday School associa-
ton, who spoke on the subject,
1.-THE Sunday School Leading the
Community"
There are two lines of thought
upon which 1 always dwell when
the Sunday school and the COM
munity are mentioned together"
said Mr.. Halpenny. The one has
to do with adaptability OF the good
citizens and the other the power
and adaptabi1ity of the Sunday
school in reaching the community.
1t is the latter that we are after
1t was not said: 1T is not the will
of your Father that one of these
little ones perish Instead, it was
said, 1t is the will of your Father
that not one of these little ones
perish And that is what we have {
TO consider. When we feel things
as they are at the present
we hope it is only tenn
we come to the final
analysis of the opportunity and y
obligation of the Sunday school to '
the community. Then we feel the
impulse to rush in, saying, Will
you hold my coat?
THE trouble that is disturbing
~ in North America is the COM
relationship and conflicting
ideals. And we get these ideals