The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-09

that relic Of despOtism. the union of
Church and State.
THE Roman Catholics of Concord
are intending to put a chime Of bells
worth $1,000 into their church now
building in that city, and which will
probably be dedicated within a few
months. During the coming Summer
it is expected that there will also be
~dedications of a Roman Catholic
Church in Manchester and a Unita-
rian Church in Laconia.
THF SUNDAY SCHOOL HANDBOOK: a
Companion for Pastors. superintendent,
Teachers. Senior scholars ana Parents
BY Erwin House, An. C~tnc1nnati Poe
& HttchcOck. l6mo, go pages. Price Sl-23
We have had the pleasure of read
ing 10 book, devoted exclusively to
Sunday Schools, which equals the one
with the title above, prepared by Mr..
House, the associate editor of the
Western Christian Advocate. Its
greatest value consists in the Practi-
cal character of its sugges tions. Any
Sunday School Superintendent or
Teacher, who reads it carefully, can,
at once, 60 to his duties feeling that
he is prepared with new ideas with
which to assail the forces that COM
bine to harrass and defeat Sunday
School efforts. We copy from the
Ado cate a couple of paragraphs.
which detail the contents Of the book
aud its character:
The opening chapter is on the "Ob-
ject of the Sunday School, one of
whose sentences is this: The OBJ
iect Of the Sunday School is to bring
the child to Christie bring him now,
to develop In him the life of Christ,
aud to insure for him a place with
Christ at the right hand of the
Father" Much stress Is laid on the
spirit which the officers and teachers
should possess. The atmosphere of
the school-roOm should be such, that,
oB entering it, every child, even the
youngest, will feel that the aim Of the
exercises and arrangements is to glOri-
fy God, and to bring souls to Jesus"
Next we have the Sunday School
w OEAEIH anu GuEAI dAA4kalAO
the Superintendent. the Teachers, the
Librarian, the Secretary, the ChOris-
ter; the Lesson-its Preparation and
Methods Of Teaching-the Analytical
or C~atechetical, the LectuTing or
Dogmatical, the Illustrative-by OBJ
ject, by the Blackboard, etc. the
Classes-the Infant, the Intermedi-
ate, and Bible; the Art of Question
ing; the Art of Securing Attention
Teachers, and their Supply; Teachers
Meetings; Opening and Closing Exer-
cises; the Uniform Lesson; the Sing
ing; the Monthly Missionary Meet
ing; Childrens' Prayer Meetings;
Teachers Prayer Meetings; Addresses
to Children; the Family and the Sun
day School; Temperance; Retain
ing the Older Scholars; the In
stitute; the Congregational To-
stitute; the Convention; Sunday
Schools in the Country; Specimen
Lessons twelve 10 number; Outline
Addresses seven IN number; Words
Of WOrkers-the best sayings Of some
forty different Sunday School labor
ers, lay aud clerical, of large and
varied experience; Miscellaneous,
containing paragraphs that help IN al
most every conceivable aspect of Sun
day School work; the Appendix, fur
nishing institute programmes, County
aud Sunday School constitutions,
questions and answers, a list of refer
eDce books and periodicals for teach
ers aud scholars, etc, aud finally a
copious and carefully prepared index,
which enables one instantly to turn
to any point under consideration.
Mr.. House is evidently an enthusi-
astic and experienced Sunday School
worker. Everything in the present
volume is written with the express
design Of advancing the interest of
the great cause be loves so much.
We do not see how a Sunday School
teacher can afford to do without the
suggestions contained in the Hand
Book. We trust that it will have an
extensive circulation among the Sab
bath Schools of our city. We are
confident, if it is extensively read and
its practical suggestions put into
practice in our Sunday Schools, that
a good effect will be quickly percep-
tible, and the spirituality of officers,
teachers and scholars greatly in
creased.
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