Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24
a SARAH y. LOWRLE,S
SATURDAY EVENING TALK
One Womans Success With Bible Glass Prores the Value of
Sunday Schools

II HEARD some one say, in passing.
= iust as though II was matter about
which there could be no doubt:
'The reason Sunday schools have
fAiled---'' and then he proceeded to
eny why. which is not of any Importance
here. because the who'c point of the re-
mark to me was Sunday schools have
failed" in his opinion. and he supposed
that they had in every ones opinion
that counted.
did not answer him at tho time.
because / had not been to Sunday
school for more years than | can con-
veniently estimate. and the last Sunday
school I gazcd upon had none of the
outward tokens of success. Also among
the children of my kith and kin. not 70
say friends and acquaintanccs. thcrc
are few. il any. who are SUNDAY school
scholars. so unless | applied for statis-
tics at church board | was not sure
I could get information that could def
nitely settle the question. | dislike
statistics. because the figures so often
give false impression, especially about
the state of deafness ar aIivcness OF Il
thing. \ great many moro persons 60
to the movies than went to the theatres
In Shakcspeare's day. but one would
not say that the drama was more alive
now than then.
I thought I mus, ask some one who
knows and cares. But the question was
-Whomg
NYEXT dov coming toward mo down
~ little Quiet street saw a person
that always in church | try to catch a
glimpse of down long vista of p"onlr
In pews. because there is shining
quality in her look that is aS lamhCnt
siu naitiN ,'.i., Ei,',r ~, ~ ,," ,,rIIrorn
HiStaht n'up mus ~ N""s,H '"','',I -, l.,,
~ II n"n,SIt .h ,L 'nirLG .,i nl,nr "'' onI
ec"snM'S '",m ,.n n',r i,, ,rm", ga, ~
tnt l'iM"ri NI'!!,s " w''1 w. ,Lor
nuourn.S' nS wv .L"', ,, " ,", II I'.o T,',r'
NneM , 'n"' H.' w., w. 'a,n,L, ,',J
o,herS I" ISN n'",". ''n.'i". ,,I :,,,Ior, nmd
cIas.SS ana Srm"nn'E "o,'t ov'o'r ~, |m frr
Whttner In'i WV ., 1".' ~ ,,'i ',,.
as ioIs o".k ~ ."li Lni, o,t,;.,
ing ABOUT that P',I VI ']nuErm ] ".'' -
nearn OF n'>S N"r' 3'"''' an" VI
her hlDle c,hSS' 81.
bctore 1 haH cI'"nre /" "Sh i'.
For when SAID ,liow well you
iook. MISS S,'I'".' ;N""' VI s"". y Nv"
hhapns !nu l"'H -, '''"' >e'''' " 0' 4"
haS,t WIN you ,.
ti,.
sne was "'I' ana "','' .,?n Iru""'
napP! oe'aUS'Dmi," l"r l";> unH ""
ntntrinel a'l tI!."'r!ns any '.an!",i' .,,'.,,
eActrliiel' " H'N ,nI'SH' T't tT
SOUNDED move an" h.t"T>, u"n''''Nl"'i' =
one was ir".l'e urIl,r' '''"T>' "m I,e
previous ""E E-7"!,''"H, ''"" :
orateH tn" l"r,E -In!rl "ni''NTl >n'H .r,o ~.
s,art,hg her SUNDAY Sta'oo' 'InSS. !.'
casS way VI vt''tn.' t ''S i..t,, ~ bn
Wiz |. S'ar In," I.'r NV P.ms ~
spTH' sp.nn 'or nL'~>.,Ln'H W.T." o;,. ','",.
Hdoi, Wn1od hrood ,mrr rroy,bor 49, from nro ''i nj,
ohilN or'n" Hl"''l my , u.r a., 49,
workers for thcir IiVlhg-," "e'"I" ,,, /"
tne st''''- vi ~. ,u. wn,'' Va ~ nr
LAM. .nt.. , ine ! ~. MnE .nT,j ,i'', m"f .hor
sno" IiIs INV my "u", ~,
nao recrN'u ,nr"ush n'L' in wv -,
S.T, WIZ ""t "a! ,nS '' T"o Ino.+ ~ i.
ueh's NY, ma, P'tl,' az
Ealut cI:'I" o' raSS'i "'i w ".Ie h ',o
askea NISS r."",. ".M IA, Ike .uo,,,I NV
Mas 'neSr way '.,u .'';h =. ,nJ s,,7a,, ~
ny N.SS'tII, , ior 'uI' II tnE aL inn,, t",tv !,
s'hce '"e Oh" '"' WE" N'u ""'" ~
cyHE said the average each Sunday
70. ,n,o ,,,o, 49,, ,,o,,,or
va 49, d uL '',I y NV, ,J J'', ,ho,, Sic
sJJnJ '"'' anu e''''' anu ''''''
sWr ,.,,,.;, 81 - 1,rro . o1oss
a GOOD dooi ~ n roInnn.ihiIi,v orJ nm
not os yonng a. 7 wrs hut nm, is os
n,,,o,' . ,ort nf tor;no c;,tS ~ Nv,
mranar".;n t .ha In,..n,,, -, I,,nu
thon, IN ,bair ,,,, bon,oS fano ~ fora
Sbo coil ,Lo s.,,I,. n.ns io, - ber
.rJ 50 ,,.os ~ oo"I';rr Sho haG
nayor k,o,.m ,hn bad :, ~ bo, ~ n. /,
teocbor and ;nL, "J y. cirI .ba Lod
this cbanco oamn ~ bnr as ihouch II
were taken for granted She could do II.
and very humbly she had accented. Then
behold. she found she had the gift Of
holding her classes attention and win
ming and keeping their friendship And
that was the way it happened.
do not know how many Miss
Schotts there are in the word Of Sun
day schools. but through her class aiore
some thousand men and women must
have gone about their life business
'filled with the knowledge of Christi
and that in itself shows SUNDAY schools
need not fail. and one can feel sure
have not failed. 7 have known more
than one of her scholars and their face
reflect something of the light which
shines in her face.
Being happv and showing il. being
serene and living serene1v. and abov,
all, growing Older without growing less
young. is a great inspiration TO nil that
pass by. And being IAN inspirntion for
those that pass" by. that is, being Il q.
Illuminated By he iov that is inside Of
us so that those who sec us may glor;f"
the Giver of that JOY. is something to