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Wesley Memorial Solves Sunday School Problem
UNIQUE METHOD KEYED TO SPIRITUAL PURPOSE—HAPPY WEDDING OF SCHOOL AND SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE
OST thou dream of an ideal Sunday
School with just about all of its vex
ing problems solved? And wouldst
thou see it in actual operation?
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Then go to Wesley Memorial, Atlanta. Rob
ert J. Guinn, the superintendent, and his “reg
ular army” of trained workers will give you
an ‘ocular demonstration.’
It was the good fortune of The Golden Age
Editor to be in the great Wesley Memorial
Building the other evening—Wednesday ev
ening—when the teachers of the Sunday
School began to gather for their study-night
luncheon. “Phone your wife and baby and
stay,” said W. S. Witham, the banker-teach
er—hustler—philosopher. “Stay and see this
thing out —you don’t see a teacher’s meeting
like this every day, my boy.”
I stayed. “Uncle Billy,” quoth some more:
“I don’t dare to miss one of these teacher’s
meetings or be one minute late at Sunday
School —if I do my job is gone. R. J. Guinn,
the superintendent—you know ‘Bob’ Guinn—
well, he don’t have any foolishness. He is
pleasant and lovin’ and all that, but every
thing has to come up to the scratch. A teach
er is not allowed to miss one of these Wed
nesday night teachers’ meetings unless Provi
dentially hindered, and on Sunday morning
the teacher who gets to the church twenty
THE CHARMS OF “TREASURE ISLAND”
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In the recent issue of The Golden Age carrying the front page
story, “The Wonders of Treasure Island,” our space gave out before
we could use some of the cuts made for the story, lhey are such
striking illustrations of the “wonders” of this beautiful property at
Leesburg, Florida, that we give them here, along with a detailed
description of the property.
Having seen and studied “Treasure Island” and “Welikit Nurser
ies” —this remarkable combination of fascination and profit in and.
on beautiful Lake Griffin, the Editor of The Golden Age expresses
the candid conviction that there is nothing else in all the South that
is its equal as a fascinating, profit-bearing investment. Write —or
go and see for yourself.
AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME:
TrOflGSirP Iclundl comprising about 75 acres in Lake Griffin, on
< * V<l»iiUl V IBiGiSU, route of the Ocklawaha Canal to Jacksonville, can
leave the dock at bungalow on a yacht and cruise up the famous Ocklawaha River
in'o the St. Johns, thence to Jacksonville. All cleared, improved and suitable tor a
winter home, a winter colony of 50 to 200 homes, or for a hunting and fishing club.
Has a large bungalow completely furnished; three cottages, servants’ quarters, sta
bles and barns: two boat houses, seven wharves, one 37-foot crusing yacht, one li
foot open launch: six fishing boats and complete fihing outfit, including storage
for any amount of live bait, making it a perfect FISHERMAN’S PARADISE. Splen
did water supply from two four-inch flowing wells, the only two tn this section.
Island can be connected with mainland by roadway, enabling automobiles to go
from mainland to bungalow on point of island, about one mile in the lake.
THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF JUNE 11, 1914
minutes before ten gets a gold star, the teach
er who arrives ten minutes before ten receives
a silver star, the teacher who gets there
promptly at ten gets a blue star, but the
teacher who arrives one minute late is not
even allowed to teach the class that morning.
This business system works like a charm. It
puts a premium on promptness and prepara
tion, and the superintendent plays no favor
ites.”
About that time Superintendent Guinn came
in and fell into the conversation. “We believe
we have solved the problem,” he said, “of
holding the children to something which they
can take in—something that will not tire
them, and yet something that will plant truth
in their young hearts through an unflagging
interest from start to finish. We have mar
ried the Sunday School service and the hour
for morning worship. We make the Sunday
School service brief and bright and while the
interest is yet fresh we go right into the
preaching service. Our pastor, Dr. Hendrix,
takes hold of minds and hearts that are all
attention and preaches on some phase of the
Sunday School lesson for about thirty min
utes. He says he has never preached with
such ease and to such responsive hearts in
all his ministry. But while he is preaching
we have two other services going on for the
TREASURE ISLAND Is FREE FROM FROST. Tomatoes peppers, potatoes, beans,
peas, eucumbers squash, strawberries, cabbage and lettuce have been th «“
an winter without slightest tadlcatlon of cold damage. The entire Island Is now
planted In the above named vegetables, which should realise the purchaser several
thousand dollars.
With the Island goes an excellent citrus nursery business comprising approximately
two million trees, complete with tools and implements, live
for foremen, stables, barns, office equipment and automobile. Ac. * '
ORGANIZATION NOW DOING BUSINESS, WITH COMPETENT FOREMAN AND
KALES DEPARTMENT. The nursery is located on about 100 acics of ,
situated, set in grapefruit grove form so that the wiU £"* a ‘“ .XX’
sery trees are sold. The larger part of the nursery land s LAKE I ID)N 1 pre I
With this property goes the charter, issued but not used, or •
Both properties will be sold as one at a sacrifice for QUICK SALE as the < n u
is compelled to retire on account of ill health. They are well located in a h. aLhy
>nd beautiful part of Florida, with excellent, hard roads and railroad station on
‘.he property.
THE ENTIRE PROPOSITION MUST BE SEEN TO BE APPRECIATED,
AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO MORE THAN DOUBLE YOUR MONEY'
IN A VERY SHORT TIME.
Address Quick Sale, GOLDEN AGE OFFICE.
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younger children —the children from twelve
down to nine go to another hall where service
specially adapted to their years is held, while
the tots go to a kindergarten service—a sort
of sacred entertainment, where the babies arc
kept for mothers and teachers who might be
kept at home but for this opportunity.”
“For such illuminating conservation we
went in to luncheon, and this is the line of
work which one of the number furnished.
Blessing —Supper. Each drop 10c in box.
After supper, hymn and devotional, 5 minutes.
Next, suggestions by superintendent foi com
ing Sunday week —month.
Criticism of our work last Sunday by Mr.
Thompson, who is general walking delegate
and critic of all departments.
Then the separate department teachers go to
their respective rooms, where the lesson is
prepared for the following Sunday.
Adjournment.
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The Golden Age sends this out to Sunday
School workers everywhere. With slight va
riations to fit different communities the plan
can be made to work wonders. Try it. Don t
play at it. Pray at it—work at it— and it will
help bring in the Kingdom in your church and
school.
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