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2 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. ©he 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. _j 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. 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