The Sabbath School by M. E. W.

The S.D.A. Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 8, 1880

FromThe Signs of the Times, Vol. 6, No. 14

The Sabbath School.

By M. E. W.

SABBATH-SCHOOL RE-UNION.

On the evening of April 1, the Sabbath-school of Oakland met in the church, where they enjoyed a very pleasant occasion. The object of the meeting was to hear the report of the school for the quarter just closed, to elect officers for the coming quarter, and to listen to such remarks as would tend to increase the interest in the Sabbath-school.

Mrs. E. G. White was present, and in her usual forcible manner urged upon both parents and children the importance of searching the Scriptures. Parents should study the lessons with their children at home during the week, and see that they thoroughly understand them before going to the school. They should teach their children that the sacred hours of the Sabbath are to be spent to God's glory, and not to be squandered in sleep. If all the family would rise with the sun Sabbath morning, they would have plenty of time to prepare for the Sabbath-school without getting hurried and confused, and becoming impatient and fretful. Were the proper preparations made the previous day, there would be abundance of time for most to review the lesson studied during the week, and then both parents and children could go to the school with the assurance that they have their lessons well learned.

Eld. S. N. Haskell, and W. C. White, both members of the Executive Committee of the National S. S. Association, were also present, and made interesting remarks.

The opening of the Class Contribution Boxes was a pleasant feature of the meeting, especially since they contained the no small sum of $58.68, contributed during the quarter.

The following were elected officers of the school for the ensuing quarter: Supt., W. C. White; Assist. Supt., C. H. Jones; Sec'y, Forest H. Smith; Assist. Sec'y, J. B. Leavitt; Lib. V. M. Donaldson.

Last August a society auxiliary to the Sabbath-school was organized, called the S. S. Vigilant Missionary Society. This society has a membership of eighty-eight, and holds weekly meetings. As the result of the labors of its members, twenty-seven new scholars have been added to the school during the last quarter. The officers of this society were unanimously re-elected. The exercises of the evening were interspersed with appropriate music in which the whole school heartily joined.

Some important changes are to be made in the school the coming quarter, and as the spring opens, it is confidently expected that the interest in the Sabbath-school will spring forth anew.

M. E. W.