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8 P CS i @;; t sOUTH YORK COUNTY w $ §$. CONVENTION o 8 k 5 3P 8 dig _ Rev. Coles led in prayed for our boys of York County now at the front or in training, Psalm 95, "O Come Let Us Worship, bow d9wn, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker." Greetings were extended to all by Rev. ‘Mr. Morgan. ‘"I welcome the deleâ€" gates for what you are yourselves, what you representâ€"Sunday Schools and Bible Classes. Some of you have given the best you,had to the Empire. No. single, ‘class or organization have done better service for their country. Rev. W. R. Merrill was unable to be present and Rev. J. C. Robertson gave the address on "The Open Door." The Sunday School is the open door for epportunity, also for Bible Study and ‘Church Service for worship. The minister in the pulpit speaks to all, the people together, old and young, and the message is for all. In the Sunday School the messages are given in groups, because they have common needs. The Sunday School teacher must be prepared to meet the needs of these several groups. Present the per;ect life of Jesus to every group. ‘All children love stories. God puts the love of stories in the child. There are enough Bible,stories for a full year .course of primary study, especially .\suited to children, and these stories will open the heart of the child to the love of God.. Children love to sing. Teach them the hymns and explain the themes, so they may understand. Rev. Mr. Morgan conducted the opening services on Thursday morning with singing, prayer and the reading ‘of the 109th Psalm. A conference was held on the ‘"Teen Age Problems," presided over by Rev. J. R. Glassâ€" ford. The teen age is the most imâ€" portant problem before the church toâ€" day. The church is working up to the importance of work with boys and girls in their teens, more than 80 per cent. of our church members enter through the school. The teen age is God‘s chosen time for making the great decision. From statistics gathâ€" ered more than 25 per cent. of those who have joined the church did so beâ€" tween the ages of 15 and 17. Our teachers as a rule know the Bible book, but many do not know the boy. book. The great need of the church ‘toâ€"day is boy and girl leadership. At this time 82 delegates had registered. _ The afternoon meeting opened with a song service under the direction of Mr. Douglas, which was very inspirâ€" ing. Rev. Glagfiford gave an address on the value of the home depa,rtmen;/. The day of the Sunday School conâ€" vention is just beginning, it will grow and be a bigger success in the days to come. He emphasized the value of organization. A cradle roll, beginâ€" mers‘ class, primary, junior, senior, teacher training, home department, all working together and studying the same lessons, with the help of the Inâ€" ternational Lesson Helps. I am glad to see so many men. It shows the man power of York is strong for Sunâ€" day School and church work, for the two are linked together. Don‘t be afraid to branch out along new lines, get new ideas, have the open eye for the vision as it comes, step right in the open door. Some say, who do you want to organize a Bible Class? Why does every society have committees, why do politicians organize? Every adult Bible Class that intends to proâ€" gress and be a power for good in the school and church must organize. We hold the boys and girls till the age of 12 and 14, then we lose them. Why? We must keep the whole school in the church, link them all together from the cradle roll to the home deâ€" partment. . An organized class means our class.. To be a success you must have officers who will work. Also you must go after new members if you mean business you will get them. Be a worker, don‘t be a jerker, a slacker or a quitter. If you are not in a Bible Class get into one. Don‘t try to hold the people, enlist them. Rev. J. A. Kolesnikoff, evangelistic â€" missionary for foreigners, Toronto, gave a very vivid word picture of the life of a forâ€" eigner, especially Russian. I am a Russian exiled from my country, a Baptist . converted 38 years ago through the agency of the Foreign Bible Society, have been in jail nine times. fot y faith. I love my Bible. Years ago we had no Sunday Schools in i=s‘a, \but when our people who had immigrated to Canada and the States found the toue religion and the value of Sunday Schools they returned to the old land to spread the good news. Many of our returned missionâ€" aries are living examples of the good of Sunday Schools. Inside of fourteen years we have 896 Sunday Schools. The British Bible Society gave us the The 2ith annual convention of the South York County Sunday School Association was held in Woodbridge Presbyterian Church on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb, 14th and t5th. Mr. J. A. Heise, president of the Assoâ€" ciation, opened the meeting on Wedâ€" nesday at 2.15 a.m., with the hymn, "I Love to Tell the Story" and Psaim ‘ 91 was read in concert. Mr. Douglas and Padgett lead in prayer. Rev. F. Rae of Unionville took charge of the quiet hour, emphasizing the necessity of secking the power of, the Holy Spirit :cmd showing that Christ himâ€" self depended for power on the Spirit. No worker can be truly successful in service without the power of the Holy ‘Spirit.. How do we get the power? Jesus said "Wait!"" We get it when «we are ready to receive it Wait in God‘s presence until you are ready to receive it in God‘s way. We must surrender, put ourselves in God‘s hands for service, doing this God will fill us, The power of the Spirit is reâ€" ceived by.faith. Believe God‘s promâ€" ise. Rev. G. M. Blackett gave a stirâ€" ring address on the "Relation of the ‘ Home to the Sunday School. The home should stand back of the Sunday Scehool in helpftulness and encourageâ€" ment. The Sunday School is the work shop of the church. Every church ‘should be vitally interested in the work and life of the Sunday School. God was in the Sunday School to mould character and is looking for men and women to help him. In evâ€" ery home there should be a family ‘altar, keep the fires of love and worâ€" ship and devotion burning. The cradle roll and home departments help rreatly in the right relationship of home and school. In the discussion which followed Mr. Moyle emphasized family worship and recommended . the home department to encourage. home study of the Bible. Mr. Morâ€" gan remarked that this address touchâ€" ed the keystbne of the relation of the home and Sunday School. Training in leadership is, required. for Sunday School and church work.. In the evening a song service was held, with t}:e combined choirs of the Presbyâ€" terian and Methodist Churches, under the leadership of Mr. D. J. Douglas. PAGE SIX an early age to fill the vacant places of those who are gone. â€"Are we doing all in our power to fit them for that place? Can you imagine the child crying aloud. I want to come to the world, well born, to have an honorable name, to a home fragrant with love and service radiant with the light and love of Jesus Christ. It belongs to an institution like this to fulfill this €ry. Young man, he appeals to you to set the example, to be a guide for the child who looks to you sometimes even against a father‘s example. A parent gives the child good food. You care for their bodily wants, but do you surround them with good inâ€" fluence? .It is your home he came to, you are responsible for that life. I tell you, mothers, if you all had the spirit of Hannah, I don‘t believe boys could go astray. A mother‘s love like that would follow to the brink of hell and draw them back. All things are possible with God. There must alâ€" ways be a portion for the child in evâ€" ery community. . It must have a true appreciation of right, a high standard of social life and above all the spirit of sacrifice. * Hon. Pres.â€"Mr. J. E. Heise,‘Stouff ville. Presidentâ€"Mr. E. W. Moyle, Langâ€" staff. The singing of "God Save the King!" and a closing prayer by Rev. Mr. Rae brought the Sunday School convention to a close, each one going home feelâ€" ing that they had learned a few things the practice of which would bring a little more peace and joy into the world. Following are the list of officers for the coming year: \ Viceâ€"Presidentâ€"Mr. J, H. Stiver, Unionville. Recording Secretaryâ€"J. A. L. Mcâ€" Pherson, Islington. Elementary Supt.â€"Mrs. W. 0. Dunâ€" can, Emery. To appointment ..... Extension Fund ...... S. S. Teachers for exp Convention exp. ...... Congress Exp. ....... Postage Executive ... Stationery for Sec‘y .. Balance Lc 2.ll...; . Rev. A. McGillivray gave the closing address, saying a few words on organâ€" ized classes from a pastor‘s viewpoint. To him such a class is a place where he can go for help, a band of workers consecrated to God‘s service, a means to build up the church, a wall around the school. I come to you toâ€"night with another problem, the cry of the spirit child. At the present moment so many are making the supreme sacâ€" rifice and we must train the boy or girl to take his or her place in life at _ Home Dept. Supt.â€"A. L. Galbraith, Thornhill. Femp., Dept. Supt.â€"â€"Mrs. J. A. L. McPherson, Islington. Miss. Dept. Supt.â€"Mrs. (Rev.) E. Rae, Unionville. Teacher Training Supt.â€"â€"Mr. A. L. Camphbell, P. S. L., Weston. Adult Bible Class Suptâ€"â€"A. R. Lewis, Highland Creek. Prov. Rep.â€"J. J. Gartshore, Eglinâ€" ton Avenue. A resolution was passed asking that Mr. Wallace, member for South York, be asked to present a petition to Sir Robert Borden asking for the removal Ssd & I of strong drinks from our soldiers in England. and other places. The Hon. préesident then introduced the new president, Mr. Moyle. Secondary. Div. . Suptâ€"C.. S. Sim, Richmond Hill, From Markham â€"..... From Scarboro. ....... From. York ... 23...s0.., Fromâ€"Vaughan .. ..... . From Etobicoke ..... From Convention ..... From Congress. R. Hill Bal. from 1915â€". .. . > The evening session opened at 7 p. m. with musical selections by union choir, followed by Bible reading and prayer by Rev. Rae of Unionville, who prayed especially for our boys at the front that they might receive â€" a blessing, also aâ€" vision of! the Christ life through the sacrifices they are making day by day. The different reâ€" ports were then read and adopted. The resolution committee moved _ a vote of thanks to the trustees and management of the Presbyterian Church for the use of their church. To the committee who have provided such a splendid repast and accommoâ€" dation fo:i the delegates and friends; to the choir and the Speakers who had contributed so much to the enjoyment of the people; to the executive which had planned the programme. A letâ€" ter was also sent to the late pastor of the church, expressing their sympathy to him in his hour of pain and sickâ€" ness. to Cor. See.â€"Treas.â€"W, S. Moss, Hum ber Bay. Suppéer was served in the school rgom to the delegates and their friends and a pleasant hour was spent by all present. Bible in our own language: One thing a Russian never does is \smoke, yet when he comes to Canada, a Christian country, that is one of the first things he sees. What are you going to give these people that are coming and will come in larger numbers after the war, the lamp of life or tobacco? The open Bible stchools to educate their childâ€" ren, making them good citizens, or are you going. to open the doors of vice and sin and let them walk the broad way which leadeth to destrucâ€" tion and death. I plead for the word of God for my people. We don‘t need your dollars. We can earn them. We do need your language, liberties and churches. If you do your part God will do the rest. Mr. A. L. Campbell gave a short talk on the value of a teacher trainipg class. One of the great needs of the Sunday School is teachers. We must train to be thorâ€" ough, instructive, interesting and above all, able to instil religion into those we teach. The three principal aims of the teacher training class are: Ist, to give adult members a truer value of the word of God; 2nd, to wiâ€" den the . membership of the school; 3rd, to provide a more efficient means of religious instruction to the people. I believe the work, of the teacher training class can be done outside of the Sunday School. «He outlined a plan he intended to try and expects toâ€" have a report in six months on the success of it and will print it in the local papers. County Rep.â€"S. J. Douglas, Toron FINANCIAL STATEMENT, 1916 Expenditure Income $ 281 $ 160 65 $ 281 $ 100 35 26 40 28 42 11 32 00 00 00 T5 00 81 25 99 80 0 0 00 00 00 00 08 65 07 80 In addition to the hospitals,‘the Inâ€" ternational Grenfell Astociation owns and joperates the large King George the Fifth Seaman‘s Institute at St. Joln‘s, Nfld., where fishermen, sailors and sealers all find a home when in port. The heavy patronage accorded the Institute bears ample testimony to its usefulness, 5 Will You Help Labrador? The International Grenfell Associaâ€" tion has been incorporated for some time past and is composed of five naâ€" tional associations, each incorporated, viz.: The. Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishers, England; the Newâ€" foundland â€" Grenfell Association; the American Grenfell Association; the New England Grenfell A’.ssocia,tion; and the Labrador Medical Mission, which is the Canadian Association. The International Board is composed of two representatives from each of the national associations, together with the superintendent, Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, C.M.G., and these eleven men plan and direct the activities of the whole mission.. Our Canadian reâ€" presentatives are our Hon. Sec‘y, Mr. J. A. Machado, Ottawa, and Sir Herâ€" bert Ames, Montreal. Our Canadian Board is composed of prominent busiâ€" ness and professional men in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. Father Bernard Vaughan, speaking at a meeting in the east end of Lonâ€" don, said what he admired so enorâ€" mously in Admiral Sir John Jellicoe was not only his efficiency as adminâ€" istrator, his efficacy in command, but his splendid manly piety. ~Just before the great sea fight off Jutland the admiral of the fleet retired to his cabâ€" in. There, on his knees, he commitâ€" ted himself and the fleet under his command to the care of God._ When he returned to the bridge Sir John was as much at his ease and as calm and ‘collected as though the great battle was some ordinary shamâ€"fight practice. * St. Anthony, in Northern Newfoundâ€" land, is headquarters for Dr. Grenâ€" fell, where, in addition to his home and hospital he has established ‘an orâ€" phanage and public school. Battle Harbor, on the Newfoundland Labraâ€" dor, is the oldest of Dr. Grenfell‘s hosâ€" pitals, and still a most important staâ€" tion. Indian Harbor is the farthest north and only used during the fishing season, after which Dr. Paddon and his staff go down Hamilton Inlet to a winter base hospital. Three cottage hospitals do good work, Pilley‘s Island and Spotted Islands being used during the summer, and Forteau, south! of the Straits of Belle Isle, being open all the year. The eighth hospital is Harâ€" rington, on the Canadian Labrador, in charge of a Canadin staff nd supportâ€" ed entirely by Canadian voluntary contributions. Before 1892 the only medical aid available was that of a government doctor who travelled that coast on the mail boat. Since that time Dr. Grenâ€" fell, plus associates and money, has revolutionized life down there. Where twentyâ€"five years ago one doctor tried to meet the exigencies of the case, toâ€" day eight hospitals serve the same population. The annual membership fee in the International Grenfell Association is $2, which includes the quarterly magâ€" azine, "Among the Deep Sea Fishers,‘‘ while all annual contributors of $1.00 and upwards are also entitled to the magazine. Dr. Grenfell is anxious to build up a large membership and thus ensure a regular income to this misâ€" sion. 2 The man and the mission are worâ€" thy of sympathetic interest; worthy, too, of unqualified approbation, of support of every sort. Dr. Grenfell is indefatigable, devoted, heroic; he is more and even better than that â€" he is a sane and efficient worker. Frankâ€" ly, the author believes that the readâ€" er would do a good deed by contributâ€" ing to the maintenance and developâ€" ment of the doctor‘s beneficent underâ€" takings." In closing let me quote from the inâ€" troduction to Dr. Grenfell‘s Parish, by the late Norman Duncan: Send all contributions to Mrs. A. 4. Briggs, Rosemount Ave., who wiil ackr‘lowledge same through the press. WThis year, a quarter of a century will have elapsed since Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, physician, missionary, exâ€" plorer and philanthropist, ~came to Labrador. His work has made his name and that of the country almost synonymous. . When Labrador is menâ€" tioned our thoughts turn to Dr. Grenâ€" fell, and it is impossible to think. of Dr Grenfell apart from Labrador. Teacher training, 10 per cent. of the school, have members‘ studying the first, or | second . standard training course. Fortyâ€"eight schools have missionary superintendent or giving special misâ€" sionary instruction. The schools in the county gave $2099.58 to missions last year. Ropulation of county ... ... 89919 Protestant population ... .. 37146 Enrollment ... .9 32...ts.s 122132 Front line, 40 per cent. We have about 34 per cent. Twenty schools have appointed temâ€" perance superintendents â€" and 45 schools make special effort for idiviâ€" sions. 298 members were added to the church from the Sunday Schools. Not registered as per School Meachers, Oct., 1916 ... 395 Work here for secondary div. supt. front line calls for 50 per céent. regisâ€" tered with denominational or provinâ€" cial office. 3 i Cradle roll Home dept Grand total membership .. Number of classes, teen age Adult ‘Elule Classes .. ... Registered as organized Sec‘y Treas. Moss‘ Reportâ€"Summary of the County There are 109 schools in the county, 107 of which reported or estimated; 53 schools have cradle rolls, not quite 50 per cent. Front line standards call for 75 per cent. I believe that we can reach it this year. Markham Townâ€" ship has an increase of T rolls to reâ€" port for 1917. 28 schools have home departments, just a little over 25 per cent. We ought to have 35 per cent. Here again I am led to believe we reach the mark this year, as Markham has an increase of 1 and there has been a home dept. campaign in Vaughan Township, and Mr. Sim is anxious to help the other townships. 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