Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEADERS
PRESENT SOLID FRONT

Sunday ,ScnOol- WoIk III LIN
States has there been such ;enthusl
asm among the leaders in the grea
Protestant denominations. Wha
brought it about? The determine
ton on the part ct, Sunday .schoo
leaders to unite their forces in
great National campaign Of religi
Gus education for character build
ine and Christian democracy. Wha
is the, process? First Of all the II
organizing af the Sunday schoo
Council and the international Sun
day School Association SC, that there
will be but one great national Sun
day School Association. The pre-;
emit cam9sign being carried on by
The Committee of Six representing
both. organizations is but the initial
movement. Yet even this has
brought forward expressions of JOY
and gladpess from the mouths OF
UNCONVENTIONAL leaders that make
one. think camp meeting, days have
struck the entire Protestant world.
DR.. John H. Race, Publishing Ag-
ent OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Cincinnati , Ohio, says:
Through cooperation, concentra-
ton and conservation this field Of
religious education will be better
cultivated under these new auspi-
ces," while Dr.. Gilbert n. Brink,
Geenral Secretary, American Bap-
fist Publication Society, makes the
comment that SHE fact that 80 CO.
operating Protestant denominations
are, represented in; it should give as
Eurahce Of its worth, its Importance
and its urgency, and should bring
a ready response from every friend
of the Sunday Schools of our land"
The disciples CT Christ. thru their
General Bible School Secretary, DR..
Robert NJ. Hopkins consider that
"an investment in this fundamental
enterprise will bring rich returns to
all the churches and to the welfare
Of the nation" DR.. G. E. Raitt,
Associate Secretary, the Board Of
Home Missions OF the United Pres
byteriani Church of North America,
says, ''The cp-operaEon in Sabbath
School work which. Will follow the
uniting of the Sabbath School lead
ers of the various. denominations
WITH $the H6fd international Sunday
School Association, marks the begin
ming of new era III Sabbath School
work. This important work, and
there is none which bears 50 vital a
relationship to tie future success Of
our country, has had a marvellous
growth, but it ought to 90 forward
now byrleaps and bounds Rev. c. 1
S. Staebler, President Board Of
Sunday Schools of the Evangelical
declares: THE work. Of
Religious Education and Evangeliza
ton is SO imperatlveiy necessary
in our day and generation that no
one should withhold the best posi-
bic support that he can give to this
And he adds, "WEar is
Sl50,000 among so many friends Of
thic ,,,orpibnapt no,,sn pa
DR.. Rufus w. Miller. Secretary
Publication and Sunday School
Board OF the Reformed Church,
speaks as a prophet when he says.
"Every dollar contributed TO the
cause will be seed sown Tor GleS
scd harvest in the coming years.
And the statement made by Theo-
dore Mayer, General Secretary, the
Board of Sunday Schools, Evange
lical Synod of North America. is
characteristic Of what is being
thought and SAID by many others. He
says: THE special financial cam
paign to make possible the new and
larger religious educational pro-
gram of the Association, is not only
reasonable but most urgent and de-
serves the confidence and hearty
support Of our constituency" DR..
Arlo- Ayers Brown. of the Board of
Sunday Schools Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church writes: Those
have faith enough in God and mag
ination enough to see the POSSIBLE
ties in new generation OF carefully
trained Christian citizens will
count it a high privilege TO invest at
once in this agency for the promo
ton of Christian education
The headquarters of the campaigns
are at ) South Wabash Avenue. chi
cago. DR.. Robert Nj. Hopkins, is
campaign director, Mr.. Fred A.
Wells acting treasurer. S1oU,OU0 Is
the sum sought.