Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1898 — Sunday School Column. [ARTICLE]

Sunday School Column.

Conducted by

W. O. SALLEY.

REMINGTON, INDIANA. .

Theloving thought that blossoms into a loving deed sends out a fragrance that spreads far and wide. Barkley Township will hold a union rally day at the Christian church at Valma on Sunday Oct. 16th. We hope of all the north end schools will be well represented. The date of the county convention has not yet been named. The committee are making streneous efforts to secure Prof. Hamill but -so far have been unable to get him to name a date when he can be with us. A carefully prepared program with able speakers will be made up; in the mean time, let all the schools hustle while they wait. Rally day was generally observed by the schools over the county so far as we can learn. Our county held second place in number of schools observing it in the state last year, and we certainly must hold our place this year. Schools who did not observe the day set apart (Sept. 25th) by the Association can do so any time during the fall. Marion Township's schools all united in a very helpful lively meeting on Sept. 25th at the M. E. church in Rensselaer. The exercises were very interesting. The collection amounted to about eleven dollars. Too high an estimate cannot be placed upon these union meetings. It brings all the churches together upon a .common basis to accomplish a common purpose. It is said that “self mastery is the basis of sanity.” It does seem very easy to give way to angry impulses of engry passion or self indulgence or some absorbing train of thought throwing the reins on the horse’s neck as it were. But every time we give way to such ungovernable impulses we become just that much of a maniad. we come nearer to that line which divides the sane from the insane and makes it uncessary to take such a one from the community to be placed under restraint. How true the words “Better is he who ruleth himself than hethattaketh a city.” The writer attended a live interesting township convention at Kentland last Sunday, Oct. 2nd. The program was unusually good and helpful to Sunday School workers. Bro. J. R. Thompson Co. Sec. was present and presented the Home Dept in his usual cheerful way. To him is largely due the credit of having organized every township in the county (Newton) since last Jan. This has taken many days of hard work many long drives but it is now accomplished and you will notice by the yearbook that Newton Co. has a Banner as well as ourselves, we rejoice with them. We exacted a promise from Bro. Thompson to attend our Co. Convention.