Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-02
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ii THE DAYS TOPIC
State Sunday School Superin-
tendent Discusses Timely
Subject Uppermost in Minds
Of People. .ni -. -
By MRS. L. M. oRMsBY.

The great topic Of the day. How
shall we make true Americans Of the
people OF the United States?" Laws
are being passed to educate them. All
must speak the English language. This
Is we'll At one time In government
school among the Indians the kinder
garten teacher was teaching patriot
ism. The children wanted to know
why they were punished for speaking
their native tongue. Was it wrong to
speak the language OF their fathers?
The wise teacher answered: mot
wicked. but when we salute the flag
we say. One language. one flag and
this is the language OF the flag"
intellectual education ID great, but 1t
did not make American citizens out Of
the pro- Germans in our midst, who
have come to this country to enjoy out
liberty. Making social conditions bet
ter has not made true citizens Of our
people. 1t only seems to rouse the
anarchist, because he cannot have
more and more. We would rouse the
people of our state to study this ques-
ton, How can the Sunday schools of
our state help Americanize our citi-
zens?" Be fair. Put out Of your
minds old notions that only weak
minded men and women who in other
states mot Idaho) are not supposed
to be brainy and children ever attend
ed Sunday school. Call at the state
office for list of the greatest bust
ness men OF the United States, who
are live factors in Sunday schools Of
our country. Even Idaho has few
men not vet able to find the reason
we have not advanced more rapidly
than we have as state. We can
raise better crops and more Of them
We have the mineral resources. Keen
Drained people are looking into all
lines of advertising to see that we first
make sure of statements and then
send them forth. Have you investi-
gated the business that changes the
motive power?
| A worker in county containing
many foreign people was asked to an
swer the question "How' and said
1--WE teach the religion of Jesus Christ
and when they are loyal to Him they
cannot be disloyal to this frag. The
children were reached through tho mu-
sic in the Sunday school. The picture
cards taught them English, and there
is no father or mother in the land bu,
can be reached through the children
| Much interest has been manifested
in plans for the school of methods tc
be held in Boise in, Marcn, but plan,
cannot he Perfected until a report Il
turned In II, to number of student,
from each school wishing to register
Wright Congregational report nearly
every teacher and officer planning t.
attend. This is to be a real school, ant
il you do not mean business ln no,
enroll. Report at once.
Have you read our governors mes.
sage in the paper? Only one thing
worries us, through some mistake Il
gives the call for March 2, instead o,
March 9, and we fear some man rnigh
have to go two Sundays in order Il
measure up with other states, and un.
less the Sunday schools are on the ral
with other life business of our state yc,
may not hold him for steady CTS,
toner. Only a few more days to hrinf
up the work. Have you held meeting
of directors to see that each depart