The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-05-25
The Qualifications Requisite
for a Superintendent.

0e Qud1lncatlOUS heQu1S1t
for a Superintendent.
The following essay, after som
preliminary remarks, was rea
before the late Sunday School Con
vention by Rev. T. S. Boinest, Q
Newberry:
Next to the Office of the Chris
tian Pastor, there is perhaps non
other in the Church of the Re
deemer fraught with such high re
sponsibilites, and presenting sucl
an extensive field Of usefulness. a.
the Superintendent of the Sunda,
School and We almost shrink from
the task Of even endeavoring t.
present our beau ideal of a Chris
tian Sunday Shool Superintendent
lest some good and worthy mer
now in this position, and doing
much and valuable service amons
the Lambs ofChrist's flock, should
be induced to sink under a sense
OF their inability, and exelaim
"wbo is sufficient for those things ?''
But let these remember the woman
in the gospel, who received the
appreciation of the Master in that
telling and comprehensive SEN
tence, "she hath done what she
could" and 60 on and do likewise.
The Superintendent should first of
all be man Of plsty. If it is re-
qulsite, as all are agreed, that the
teacher should be possessed of a
heart devoted to God, how much
more the Superintendent. He is
not perhaps to be in the strictest
sense a ''teacher )" to him no
special class should be committed:
but he is nevertheless a more than
teacher. Not Of a single class, but
OF all; from his lips comes the
general instruction; by him are
teachers and scholars both taught:
and if the object of Sunday School
instruction is to cultivate the heart
10 educate the soul, to lead to Christ,
then must he who would thus
train, and lead and educate, him
self be acquainted with what he
would teach, and know the way
whittier he would lead. Further, 1
not only should the Superintendent
bea man ofpicty, butshould possess
. degree Of information beyond
those over whom he is to preside.
There are many good men in the
world, ornaments to the Christian
wing epistles, commended of all.
lte, yet witnall of these elements of |
he Christian character, they |
would not make eficiet Superin-
endents for the Sunday School I
'ut add to these, literary qualif-
and you are progressing
n the combination Of elements |
which will give you the "coming
nan" for your Sabbath School
upervision. To the graces of the
Ieart, he adds the cultivation of
he mind with deep and fervent
'iety he combines ability to teach,
nd while his unassuming piety
ommands the universal love Of
is teachers and his pupils, his
knowledge gains for him their re-
pect.
Your Superintendent should be
man of sound judgement and
ystematie business habits. If
order is Heavens first law" it's
ltroduction into the earliest
caining Of those who are to be
[eaven's future inhabitants is not
matter of inconsiderable impor-
ance. To systematic, to set ir
rider, to regulate all the affairs
nd exercises Of the Sunday
chool, is the province of the Su-
erintendent. Glasses are to be
'rmed-regard is TO be had to the
'pacltles and attainments Of pu-
lis in their formation-teachers
e to be assigned these, and for the !,
.ccess of the Sunday School instruc- .
on, much depends upon their appor- .
Much work is to be done y
a short time, and without system +
ID order and regularity it cannot be .
But give US a man y
10 is sound of judgment, systematic g
MS arrangements, outstanding care ,,
lily every moment of time, possessed :,
the requisite qualifications of mind,
d that mind stored with intellectual
alth; and add to it heart filed =
tn love to Christ, and love for the Fl
lis of the Masters lambs; with d
rect life read of all ; with a smile Al
greet every little bright-eycd pupil, o,
d word to cheer them in their search | Ia
er truth, and you have one who is c.
allied at least in large measure to d,
the responsible position of a Seb- NJ
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