SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13262, 13 November 1911, Page 2

SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY

Tho Baptist Sunday school celebrated its anniversary yesterday, wljou special services wore ht.d m the School oi Music. The service in the morning was conducted I')' Sit. ViH'Co, of the Church of Christ) m the alterUoon by Mr. 11. P. Aiourant, and in the evening by tho pastor or the Church, the Rev. W. ID. Lamboit. Mr Yeroo, In ay-cry apt addresß tried to impress upon the children three lesSunS tti ibOk at no evil, to speak no evil, and to listen to no evil. He would have them pray as David prfty'» ed that the words df their mouths, arid the' meditations of their hearts might be acceptable in ilie sight of God. A man's character was often revealed by thfe words that he spoke arid they might be sure that if a man or. a boy were accustomed to use bad Wor<is there- niust bb something bad in his nature. Let them see to it that they always spoke the.truth. They should think no evil and speak no evil. He referred to the harm that was done by idle gossiping. Rather let therii speak loving words and words that helped and comforted. Ho ehorted this hearers also not to look upon any evil thing. It was looking upon evil that caused the fall of our first parents. Tliere wore evil things to be seen Oil all hands, but let them not look upon any temptations which carno in their way. He believed that thousands had gone to hell through the ballroom, one or the most attractive temptations of present day life. There were plenty of beautiful harmless things that they .might look upon and it was the duty of all to turn away from the temptations that presented themselves —not to stand and gaze upon them. He further pointed out tho temptations that came through hearing and he counselled his hearers never to listen to bad words or anything that they know to be wrong. They eoukl not always help hearing bad things but they were not bound to listen to them and what they should do was to remove themselves right away from them, and they should never peimit others to speak in their hearing anything that was evil. Let them all use their mouths, their eyes and their arms in the service of God.

11l the ai'temooii tho children were given a most appropriate address by Mi: li. P. iVLoufiirit ami the scholars in the infant department were awarded their prizes.. Iv the evening the llev. \\. i^Lambert spoke from Mark x ; 13-16: "And they brought young children to Jesus that Ho should touch them, etei" He wished the children to remember that Jesus loved them all. He loved the children in His day and lie loved them still. The words he had read to them had been very appropriately called "Tho Children's GospeL" He would have no one hinder their approach to His blessed side. He called upon all present to behold the deep solicitude or Jesus concerning the lambs or His flock. Jesus had to teach them different lessons before He could make them understand that they must not despise the children. Would that every parent would study more thoroughly tlif lesson of Jesus and the children. He never disregarded the boys and girls, and thought them of no importance. What a lot the Bible had to say about the child. If they extracted every portion of it that spoke of the child they would extract most of the beauty of the Book: It was hardly too much to say that the little children were set almost in the centre of the Bible, and most of its stones had a child for its central figure. The highest power was conferred upon children when the herald angels sang their wondrous birtli song, and when the wise men brought their treasures and laid them at the foot of the heavenly babo. The lirst Adam was madexi lull grown man and lie put all things wrong. The second Adam came as a little babe, and lie is malting all things ngnt; jesushad set us an example in dealing with tlif chilctrai, and it is only right that we should all tread in His blessed steps. But how were they t" bring tlie children to JesusP There ivore many ways, but amongst them all the preacher gave the ounclay school the most important place alter the parents themselves. They should themsolves take the children tender.}' and lovingly by tho hand, and lead them to Jesus. They could do it by making their lives an example that their children might copy. It was because tlie child would presently become a man or a woman that its training was of such infinite importance. They should think of the wondrous love of Jesus for tiieir children. The children were the hope of the Church, and were the coming Churchy and if they did not save the little ones, who would take the place of the midd.e aged and older people after the latter had gone? The child's conscience is tender and easy to be impressed, and therefore childhood was the time to teach them to cling to Jesus. Some people spoKe lightly of child conversions, and even ridiculed it, but lie believed that many children were converted and were bright and earnest Christians. iiring the child to Jesus in its early lue because, liKe our mothers, Jesus is our lirst tnoiul and lias a love winch never dies. Uiey shou.d take care of the literature the cnildren were allowed to read and should urmg them up to regularly attend the services of God's house, and should not at any cost stand between tho children and the Church. The preacher instanced notable child conversions, Matthew Henry, Dr. Watt, 0. H. Spurgeon and others. Child conversions were a grand possibility and as Baptists they welcomed them and were out to win them.

The scholars rendered their anniversary liymns for which they had been ably trained by Mr. Emmett, who conducted. They were assisted by the church choir, and instrumentalists in the persons of Misses I'lett, Howe (2), Lewis and Fairhall, and Messrs Cole, Allen and M. Strong. Miss Edmonds, tho school organist, presided at the organ. Tlic services will be continued on Tuesday evening liext, when a public mooting will be held in the School of Music. The school report will bo read and the scholars will repeat their hymns in addition to there being several recitations.