Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1899 — Sunday School Column. [ARTICLE]

Sunday School Column.

Conducted

BY W. C. SMALLEY.

REMINGTON, INDIANA.

To live merely for the good opinion of others is to feast upon ,i.w ~ ind. It is not wrong to desire and enjoy the praise of our fellow men when we make no sacrifice of principle to attend this and do not make it the end of dur action. One way to dostroj 7 a good thing is to neglect it, an edge tool, a rare manuscript, an eye* an ear, a flower bed, a virtue, a truth, all are more or less damaged by neglect. It is not necessary to cut God’s word into pieces and burn them as Jehoiakim did in order to destroy its usefulness to ourselves. In effect we do what this wicked Kiug did when we neglect the Bible. We are glad to say the Normal class of the Hope S. S. in Carpenter township is flourishing. We did not know what a blessed good thing it was until we tried it, we had no idea it would stimulate so much research and study of the Bible. It is very interesting and instructive study outlined as it is in our manuals. The social feature is of no small importance. We enjoy meeting in the homes of our neighbors. Two other schools in this township are thinking of organizing classes. Success to them. We are pleased to note that our S. S. Missionary to Japan, Bro. T. C. Ikehara, has arrived at his place of work in and around Tokio. A two column letter from him appears in the Feb. number of the Evangel which to is to be strengthened and made able to do more and better work in the S S. cause, when we think of the combined forces against which he has to work we do certainly have very easy work as compared to his. Think, of working in a country when only one in a thousand was a Christian. Still amid all the counter forces opr protestant missionaries and native workers representing thirty missionary organizations have planted eight hundred and eighty-five stations. The statistics collected last spring show they had nine hundred and one Sunday schools in Japan. While at the state convention we bad the pleasure of meeting and hearing him speak, and we believe him to be a conscientious Christian gentleman.. He is a native of Japan, his father was for many years a private tntor in the imferial family. He has spent ten years in this country educating for this work. Any school ■jCf.individual who wants to ii&vo b pert in this grand work of saving

the young people of Japan can help by sending their dollar to W. K. Crosby, Wilmington, Del. this will go for the support of our Bro. Ikehara. We thought it a privilege to pledge a dollar per year for three years and we know of one Sunday school in this county who sent their Children’s Day offering to this work.