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SUNDAY-SCHOOL ADDRESS.
The Value of a Thoroughly Equipped
Sunday-school to the Success of
the Pastor and to the Efficiency
oftbe church.
[An address delivered before the
Sunday-school Convention of the
Stone Mountain Association at Li
thonia, Ga., March 26th, 1892, by
J. M. Brittain, and published by re
quest of that. body.—Ed.l
This is emphatically au age of de
velopment aud progress, hi no field
of Christian enterprise is there any
disposition to call a halt, and declare
that enough has been accomplished.
He would be a cruel monster indeed,
an enemy alike, both to God and
man, who would destroy the eleyating,
transforming forces that incline us
forward, and ruthlessly hurl us back |
into the dim, shadowy past, to grope
our way again from the chaotic dark
ness of midnight, to the glorious dawn
of the morning.
In most things, so far as our per
sonal work is concerned, wc have
emerged from the formative state,
and influences ami interests, charged
with constantly increasing ihomeu
triui, press us onward with the cur
rent of augmented and ever accumu
lating forces. There is no standing
still in the sphere of personal respon
sibility. ] titties, new ami varied, arc
constantly rising before, us. Oppor
tunities inviting and inspiring, pre
senting new impulses for honoring
God, ennobling our own being, and
benefiting the human race, are perch
ed upon every God-given moment.
As we successfully perform the new
duties, and faithfully embrace the
proffered opportunities, ye truly
crown the precious moments with
sweet incense, that waft the accepted
cargoes to the throne of God.’ In the
various departments of human indus
try no t wo words are more frequent
ly mentioned than skill and compe
tency. In the. gracious work of pas
tor ami church no two words are more
significant than success and eflicien
cy. Whatever tends to promote pas
toral success ami church efficiency,
according to the spirit of tho Sacred
Soriptnre, ts certainly an instrument
to be highly cherished and heartily
utilized. As a valued instrument to
further the success of the pastor and
develop greater efficiency in the
church, we rank very “thor-
, oughly equipped Sn
« Sunday-school
—— one properly organ m iso,
prayerful, conkccrated officers and
teachers, freely supplied with Bibles,
and the very best books and the
choicest literature as “helps” to the
better understanding of the Sacred
Scriptures. Where we find such a
school, with prudent, competent, un
tiring officers and teachers, and punc
tual, studious, painstaking pupils, we
have a mighty agency for good for
both pastor aud church. The Super
intendent should seek to possess in
the highest degree, those qualifica
tions which exhibit tine administra
tive and executive, ability, as well as,
to have thorough knowledge, of the
lesson for each Sunday. The teach
ers must be kind and attractive in
manner, seeking *to win souls to
C hrist, must be wise in the Word of
God, possessing in mind and heart,
an experimental knowledge of the
truths they propose to teach. A
Sunday-school thus organized and
equipped, freely supplied with Bi
bles and Lesson Helps, and breathing
a fervent, anxious spirit for tho glory
of God aud the salvation of the lost,
constitutes, surely and pre-eminently,
an instrumentality of immense value
to every pastor and church.
In these days when false standards
tire sometimes used by m hich to meas
ure pastoral success, and so many in
viting inducements are offered to
candidates for ministerial popularity,
it is well to rcmcmlior, that true pas
toral success is neither obtained or
fostered by attempts to please un
reasonable, unregenerate men. The
pulpit that shapes its bill of fare to
conform to the sensational demands
of men, whose craving appetites pre
fer to feed upon the sensual, rather
than the spiritual, may be able indeed
for a while to feast the intellect, but
alas, at the fearful expense of starv
ing the soul. True pastoral success
is found alone, along the highway of
a faithful, dignified proclamation of
divine truth from his pulpit, and in.
the every day realization and exhibi
bition of its transforming power in
his own life and in the lifo of his
people.
It is easy to see that the success of
a pastor is very much aided, by the
work of a thoroughly equipped Sun
day-school in his own church, h'he
word he preaches is more familiar to
a large number of his hearers, and is
more readily embraced by those who
regularly engage in the systematic
study of the Bible. The faithful
work of officers, teachers and pupils,
the splendid illustrations and exposi
tions in the Sunday-school periodi
cals, the earnest appeals and fervent
prayers of Sunday-school workers,
often present a field of ripe, golden
grain, for the ready sickle of the earn
est pastor. It is the unifora testi
mony of pastors, that during revivals,
the pupils of the Sunday-school are
most responsive to appeals, and more
readily and gladly receive the Word,
than those who arc strangers to the
house of God, and who are unaccus
tomed to Bible study.
The pastor who does not have in
his church a live, flourishing Sunday
school, is certainly deprived of one
of the very best instrumentalities to
aid him in his work. Surely if these
monos God could be induced to re
alize this, we should never witness
the sad spectacle of a church without
a Sunday-school. By this agency
the pastor’s work is made easier, his
field of usefulness more extensive,
and the promised harvest more abun
dant.
The other feature of my subject,
the value of a “Thoroughly Equipped
Sunday-school to the Eflicieney of
the. Church,” is worthy of earnest
consideration, and indeed, is a sub
ject of vital importance, one that ev
ery church member should lay upon
his heart.
The Savior’s words, “Ye are the
light of the world,” “the salt of the
earth,” “Occupy till I come,” “Go
work to-day in my vineyard,” surely
indicate that His people are not mere
ly believers, but doers also of His
will. If his people have united to
gether in the belief of what Christ
bus said, and have covenanted togeth
er to perform that which He has
commanded, they should strive to do
for their Lord and Master, the very
best work in the very best manner
possible.
The world is to be brought to
Christ not by isolated, independent
divine decrees, but by the presence
and power of God resting upon the
active, consecrated, persevering ener
gies of those who are Scripturally de
nominated, “Laborers together with
God.” engage in such a work,
havingrVs a companion in toil the ev
erlasting Jehovah, His people should
strive to secure the greatest efficiency
possible. <'«•
to the spirit
of thJ gospel and the temper of ag
gressive Christianity should be
promptly embraced and zealously
utilized. A thoroughly equipped
Sunday-school with its splendid ar
ray of competent officers, faithful
teachers, and systematic study of di
vine truth is certainly a valued agen
cy to foster and secure greater effi
ciency in church work.
Eor members of tho church to
study the Sacred Scriptures at their
homes diligently and prayerfully,
then to assemble on the Lord's day
to relate to each other the results of
their investigations, and to explain
and expound the Word of God for
each other's benefit and edification, is
a work not only gratifying in the
highest degree, but one that will, un
der divine blessing, prepare and
equip the disciplesof Christ for fruit
ful, efficient service.
It is generally’ conceded that the
very best church workers arc to be
found in our Sundoy-schools. Here,
by constant effort, the grand old doc
trines of grace arc frequently studied
and the soul made fat upon the strong
meat of the Word, Practical, ex
perimental Christianity is seen so
vividly in the lives of Christ and his
Apostles, that the heart of the stu
dent is set on fire to imitate Him who
“went about doing good,” and copy
the spirit of that Apostle who said,
•‘For to me to live is Christ and to
die is gain.”
A thoroughly equipped Sunday
school develops cheerful givers, for
systematic benevolence is taught by
precept and example, so that even the
very small child may participate in
the happiness of the Cbristly injunc
tion, “It is more blessed to give than
to receive.”
Every feature, and field of Chris
tian w ork is presented to view. Yes,
here in the Sunday-school is spread a
feast of fat things for evert church
member. Here is increased knowl
edge for the inquiring student; strong
meat for the growing disciple; bright,
conquering armor for the valiant sol
dier; precept and example to enkin
dle tho loftiest enthusiasm and beget
the most undaunted resolution. Yes,
young man, as said by one of our
best and wisest men, you are here
taught “to fix your studio on Calva
ry ; there to raise your Observatory,
aud scan by faith the wondrous
things,” brought into tho horizon of
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY APRIL 21. 1892.
your burning heart by the sacrifice
of the Son of God. A landscape,
terrestrial and celestial, w ill present
to your enraptured vision a scene of
indescribable glory. O, sweet, bless
ed privilege!
Where is the church member
whose zeal has not been enkindled,
whose horizon of blessedness and use
fulnesa has not been enlarged by
Sunday-school work? Alas, alas!
there are some churclies whose mem
bers never feel the quickening, ener
gizing impulse of such an instrumen
tality, for they have no Sunday
school. They sleep as giants under
the spell of a lullaby influence.
There ate possibilities of great use
fulness—opportunities for the put
ting forth .of wonderful energy in all
of our churches, with the certain as
surance of an abundant harvest, and
one of the most successful agencies to
break the spell of lethargy and
arouse the sleeping soldiers to faith
ful, Christly service in the Sunday
school. Oh, that some power would
break the shackles of indifference and
apathy that prevail in any of Christ’s
churches, and cause the w hole army
of the redeemed everywhere, to arise
and zealously engage in every good
word and work.
Let a few determined spirits in
the churches where there arc no Sun
day-schools, decide to organize one
and resolve unalterably to stand by
it winter and summer, God will bless
and strengthen them for the task. If
this were done in the spirit of earn
est, consecrated discipleship, soon, all
of our churches would be blessed
with the helpful, inspiring influence
of the Sunday-school. Then, the
spirit of missions, education, and gen
eral benevolence would receive such
a quickening from the transforma
tion of sleeping sentinels into vigi
lant, energetic soldiers. And church
es that now pour comparatively but
few offerings into the treasury of the
Lord, would bring rich gifts to ad
vance the Redeemer’s cause.
Let pastors bestir themselves in
co-operation with their churches, to
have thoroughly equiped Sunday
schools, that pastoral success may be
promoted, the churches made more
efficient, the cause of Christ greatly
advanced in the salvation of precious
souls.
“depbesbionT -
Vi On every hand wO heat 1 a great
<wal aboift die terrible liniWial de
gression <«f our Southern country, es
pecially in connection with the rais
ing of money for the Lords work.
From several states come tidings to
the Foreign Mission Board of de
creased receipts, and in every case
the reason given for the decrease is
hard times. “Times” are “hard” and
a great deal of the hardness is falling
on the Lord's work. This has caused
me to think a few things about the
times and this particular fruit of them
which it may not be anjiss to mention
that our Christian people may think
about them.
Thought one. South Carolina is
undoubtedly one of the poorest states
in the South in material resources
and has felt as severely as any the
depressing influence of hard times.
Yet South Carolina Baptists have
kept up their contributions to For
eign Missions. What they can do
the Baptists of other states can do.
Why not ?
Thought two. Most of the contri
butions of our Baptist people are in
small sums so small as not to be seri
ously needed even in “hard times.”-
There is danger of our making hard
times an excuse for not doing what
we can do.
Thought three. I will borrow from
a brother who expresses it thus:
There is yet enough in Baptist pock
ets to make this Centennial move
ment a prodigous success, if only our
hosts could awake to the thought of
making a moderate sacrifice for God.”
When our luxuries arc cut off and
the necessaries- are being curtailed,
then can we begin to talk about giv
ing less to Him who gave himself
for us. Till then we ought to be
ashamed of it.
Thought four. Real love to Jesus
will manifest itself now in enlarged
gifts for his work, even to tho mak
ing of sacrifices—which few of us
have done as yet. The luxuries have
not yet been sacrificed much less the
cojnforta. Love will make some of
these give way to the higher claims
of Jesus upon us.
Thought five. What wc do must
be done quickly. Only a few weeks
remain until the fiscal year of the
Convention closes. April 80 and
the Board is further behind than
ever before at this time. Receipts
ate behind those of last year and ex
penditures will be 115,000 or $20,000
more.
Thought six. If all the Baptists
who read these lines would stop
thinking about hard times and let
their minds dwell for a while <m the
many “good times” the Lord has giv
en them in the past they would be so
filled with thankfulness that they
would want to give vent to this in
a thank-offering. And then praises
would be heard where now only la
mentations burden the air.
T. P. Belk, Asst. Sec’y.
Richmond. Va.
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THE PRAYER OF THE PENITENT.
Lesson for May 1, 1892.
Scripture Lesson: Psalm 51:1-13.
Motto Text.—Create in me a
clean heart, O God; and renew a
right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10.
INTRODUCTION.
Read carefully the 11th and 12th
chapters of 2 Samuel in order to gain
a clear idea of the circumstances that
led to David’s sin, to which reference
is made in this lesson.
There is no excuse for him; nor
after his discovery of and penitence
for his great sin, does he seek to hide
or excuse it in the least. Dr. Scott
says, “When Nathan had delivered
his message, we may suppose that
David retired fiThis chamber full of
confusion, remorse, and anguish ; and
there poured foAh bis soul before
God in unreserved confessions and
fervent And consider ing his
rank, his age, and a variety of cir
cumstances relating to his family, to
persons disaffected to his government,
and to his character among the sur
rounding nations, it might have been
thought expedient for him to be sat
isfied with these secret acts of con
trition and devotion, with humbling
himself beiiore God by fasting and
prayer.”
But he viewed the subject in an
other light, :ntd not only composed
this psalm, Lor his own use, but he
gave it to tne chief musician “that
it might form a part of the public
psalmody at the tabernacle,” and in
consequence he circulated through all
the land, and among other nations.
Nothing, all circumstances consider
ed, can be copeeived more humiliating
than such a measure.”
k* “The
grfa't Binoi*)s3vid w not to be ex
cused. It was a blot upon one of
the noblest of characters—the ro
mantic friend, the chivalrous leader,
the devoted father, the broad states
man, the successful soldier, the su
blime poet, tho devout soul, the self
sacrificing man, the true moralist, the
servant of God; but it is well to re
member that his case has an excep
tional collection of specialties in it.
He was a man of very strong passions,
a soldier, and an Oriental monarch
having despotic power; no other king
of bis time would have felt any com
punction for his having acted as he
did.” z
EXPLANATIONS.
I. A Prayer for Pardon of Sin
Confessed.—l-5. Here we see Da
vid pleading for mercy, without in
the slightest degree endeavoring to
palliate bis sin ; “according to”—in
proportion to his “loving kindness”—
and that, was asking for a benefit in
the largest degree. “Wash me thor
oughly”—he wants to be freed alto
gether from the dark stain of pollu
tion, arising from his sin—a forgive
ness perfect and entire. He admits
sinfulness in its every grade and de
gree ; “transgression”—is acting con
trary to God’s law—turning aside
from the right, path; “iniquity”—is a
state of unrighteousness—a perversi
ty of nature; 3. “Sin”—is a wrong
against God; 4. “Evil”—is that which
is bad in itself. The malignity, the
exceeding sinfulness of sin, consists
in the fact that it is against God, a
breaking of his law, and rebellion
against him. All injury to others
sinks into nothing comparatively. In
view of all God’s goodness to him,
David could regard bis sin only in its
relation to God; and God was, there
fore, fully entitled to punish him.
By the expressfon “that thou might
cst be justified when thou speakest,
and be clear when thou judgest”—he
means that whatever punishment the
Almighty might sec fit to inflict him
w4th, for his sins, be would consider
just, and submit to as a judgment
that would be a righteous one. And
in verse 5, he declares bis whole na
ture to be radically depraved: be was
bom of sinful parents and in their
likeness. Gen. 5:3; Job 15:14; 25:4.
11. Prater for Heart-Cleans
mg.—6-10. The psalmist fully real
izes that God requires us to lie pure,
honest aud truthful nt heart—a per
fect inner rectitude; and he prays to
lie cleansed perfectly. Hays he,
“Purge me with hyssop”—referring
to the use of the hyssop branch in
the cleansing of lepers (Lev. 14:4-6),
and of those who had been defiled by
touching a dead body. Num. 19:18.
It is a prayer that God would cleanse
him with atoning blood, (Heb. 9:13,
14; 10:22; 1 John 1:7) and, there
fore, make him “whiter than snow”—
give him perfect purity—make him
morally clean, through and through.
In verse 10, he sums up his desires
for moral cleansing and renovating,
“create in me a clean heart”—a heart
pure in its desires, motives and pur
poses, (Ezekiel 36:25-26) and “re
new a right spirit within me”—make
my spirit new and fresh, with a dis
position always to do right—to be
steadfast, firm and constant, never
yielding to temptation. And his
happiness will be complete, when he
hears “joy and gladness”—the voice
of forgiveness, which make his “bro
ken bones rejoice”—turn his distress
to joy. This free forgiveness is indi
cated by “hide thy face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquities.”
111. A Prayer for Restored
Favor.—ll-13. “Cast me not away
from thy presence”—withhold mot
thy favor—banish me not from thy
favor and from union and commu
nion with thee. “Restore unto me
the joy of thy salvation”—that bless
ed consciousness of peace, pardon and
cleansing—that joy which an assur
ance of God’s love gives, which joy
and assurance David had lost. “Up
hold me with tby free spirit willing
to serve and obey thee, and be con
secrated to thy cause. “Then”—in
the joy of my new experience, I will
teach aud sinners shall be “converted
to thee”—tinned back to him—re
stored from their wandering.
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PEN DROPPINGS.
BY 1.. L. V.
We shall probably never under
stand fully the mystery of the incar
nation. This is one of the matters
into which the intelligence <sf angelic
beings has peered without satisfying
itself. It is no wonder then that
men, though created but a little lower,
fail almost utterly to comprehend
how our blessed Saviour was entirely
man and entirely God. Yet of both
these facts arc we assured in the
Divine Word. The difficulty in ac
cepting two propositions so seeming
ly irreconcilable might seem greater,
did we not encounter it every day in
the study of ourselves. .We know,
as a most commonplace truth that
wc have material bodies, made up of
bones, muscles, fluids and solids. We
are just as fully persuaded that man
is a spirit, and that this is not gov
erned by laws of Time and Sense.
These two are connected and con
tinually operating upon each other.
The spirit controls the flesh and the
tlcsh the spirit; but how,no philosopher
has et er been wise enough to tell, and
it. is probable that no one will ever be
thus wise. But while we cannot
hope to understand the union of the
Divine and human in our Saviour
it is not at all amiss that we think of
it and study about it. All of our
speculations on this subject will never
enable us to answer some questions
w hich any child may ask. We can
never know for instance, whether or
not His human nature was aided by
His Divine nature in maintaining,
amid temptations, that sinless purity
which we arc assured He preserved.
But it was His human nature that
was assailed; we may teasonably in
fer that it*was His human nature that
resisted. If He overcame these
temptations by dint of His Divine
power, then He cannot fully sympa
thize with men in their struggles
against temptations. But wc are
told that there is no weakness of
human nature which he has not
learned fully to estimate by His own
experience, and become thereby pre
pared to succor. We must therefore
conclude that He took upon Himself
humanity in full. Not expecting the
liability to violate the Divine Law.
It was as a man that he kept that
Law perfectly, though as God He
owed it no obedience, and could
therefore transfer its merit of this
superrogatory righteousness to sinful
man. But if this righteousness was
wrought out by His Divine nature,
there would have been no merit at
tached thereto. The keeping of the
Law iu all its perfect purity would
have cost a Being wholly Divine no
effort at all. But wo are assured
that tho righteousness of which we
are permitted to appropriate its
merit, cost a great deal. During the
thirty years that the Son of Man
spent upon earth, Ho was called on
to face every form of trial which
men have to endure. From all this
He eauie forth without sin. Perhaps it
is possible for man,aided by th« Divine
Spirit, to maintain the saum immacu
late purity. It is a generally accepted
proposition that a life of sinless
purity is quite beyond human ability.
But if we admit that the Saviour
passed more than thirty years on our
planet absolutely without sin, we do
not know how to escape the conclu
sion that the thing is possible. Much
as we ought to rejoice in the fact that
if we sin, we have an advocate of in
finite power,we are perhaps too ready
to claim that a state of great sinful
ness is an unavoidable necessity.
BAPTIST UNION.
I have read with interest in the
Index of the twenty-forth with an
account of the “Sumter county Bap
tist Union.”
Brethren who have not noticed
the article, I hope will turn back and
read it. If such an organization is
desirable or necessary in Sumter:
why notin Troup and other counties?
For sometime I have been thinking
of suggesting a similar organization
to the brethren of Troup county. •
And to as many of them as read
the Index I hereby call their atten
tion to it, and hope that at some time
during the meeting of the State Con
vention the Troup delegates may con
fer together about thus matter.
“In union there is strength.”
’‘United we stand, divided wc fall.”
I will suggest some of the reasons
why such a County Union of Baptist
churches is desirable.
1. Our Associations are not reach
ing and helping all the localities that
need attention. They embrace sev
eral counties, and look after general
denominational interests more than
local need.
2. Such a Union will bring breth
ren into closer sympathy, and more
active co-operation.
3. The stronger churches can help
the weaker ones. And by joint ef
forts, churches can be organized in
suitable localities. Then you get
the concurrent judgement of breth
ren all over the country as to where
churches in fact are needed.
4. By having one annual meeting
and two or more extra meetings in
different localities we can stir up
some enthusiasm. And push forward
various denominational interests.
True our “General meeting” or
“District meetings” were designed
to reach this end. But they come
so seldom and are gone so quick, yon
can hjigdly see a solid impression left
*■ f""~ •
Baptists are co-bhefttrivig to- very
limSifeitciit with/ the various union
organizations. Now when we fall
out of the Union Sunday-school Con
ventions, etc. Wo must not fall
back in the chair of denominational
ease and do nothing. In this section
there are several country churches
weaker than they once M ere.
And some localities that once had
a church where now one stone
is left on top of another to mark the
place. By the union herein contem
plated M-e may hope to turn the tide
and build up instead of suffer our
interest to run don n.
It is M ell to remember that we are
working side by side with our Meth
odist brethren. Their union for Mork
and for occupying vacant fields is per
fect. They are not overlooking their
opportunities.
It does not become us to begrudge
any good they may do, but let then
example for zeal stimulate us to use
our strength to best advantage.
I will regard it a happy day for
Georgia Baptists M’hen every county
in the State is thus organized and at
work iu earnest.
How much more desirable is this
than alienation,jealousy or disruption.
G. S. Tumlin.
LaGrange, Ga.
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