Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-29
The Sunday srhnui nnuss.
HOLDING OF THE TEACHERS NORMAL INSTITUTE In
ST. PAULs CHURCH.

The sessions OF the nj. Il. Sunday School
Teachers Normal Institute we're begun in st.
Paula Church. on Wednesday evening and were
concluded, this morning. The attendance has
been large through all the sessions, and last
evening, when all admission was charged, the
church was well filled. The exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. j. s. Ostrander, and Prof. ]. @.
Robinson, of Baltimore, was musical director.
Wednetday evenings session was opened with
singing and prayer, after which address OF
welcome was made by Rev. J. d. Curtis. This
address had been assigned to Rev. Robert W.
Todd, pastor Of the church, but owing to the
death OF his wife he was unable to be present
1.-The Distinctive Purpose Of Sunday School
Work was discussed by Rev ]. S. Ostrander He
didn't think that the Sunday School superseded
the family or pulpit teaching. Bible teaching,
he thought, was wanting In both family and
school, 80 as to engage both the Young and the
old.
Rev Enoch Stubbs followed in fine address,
in which he insisted that the presence Of both
the parents and friends OF the church should be
had in the schools. In this manner they would
include the old and young. Attractive rooms
were also an object 10 be sought after He
didn't approve OF pic MICS and excursions to
raise money, but thought that it should be
taken from the pockets OF the people,
The Wednesday evening session was concluded
with a short conversation suggested by the
| above addresses
After the devotional exercises Of Thursday
morning, Rev. J. s. Ostrander spoke of the
| Blackboard in the Sunday School. He pre-
| faced his remarks by a cursory review Of the
wants Of the school, and then considered the
advantages Of the blackboard, as follows 1st.
| 1t gains the attention Of the whole school End.
| it places the mass of mind under the control of
one mind 3rd. it pre-occupies the mind /;
4th, it engages the eye and ear in teach
ing, both OF which are necessary 9th, by
| it attention can be held longer than by oral
| teaching 9th it aids the memory 7th, its
instruction is more lasting and lastly he quo
ted Bible authority for it's use, referring to the
hand writing upon the wall in the case Of Bel
shazzar and the writing OF Christ upon the
sand when the woman was brought before Him
Rev. Jacob TOdds address on the " Relation
| of the Sunday School to the Government was
one of marked ability. He started with the pro-
position that Intelligence is necessary to the
| support of a Republican Government, but de-
| clared such intelligence insufficient unless sup
| plemented by religious character. referring to
Scotland, he said that crime did not decrease in
proportion to the increase OF intelligence, be-
cause of the lack of a religious character His
proposition was further illustrated IN the cases
Of Carthage, Rome aud Gree o, al he said they
all failed for the l4ck of the elements of chrls
tauity Our Government he said, was greatly
dependent upon the sabbath School for reg
iOus teaching, and take away religious instruc
ton, and the Government wonld fail, but with i
it would live to bury all the monarchies Of the
world.
Rev j. S. Diehl then spoke of Illustrative
Teaching and during his remarks was clad in
oriental costumes, and at one time with Joseph't
coat Of many colors. He exhibited maps and
many coins and relies gathered in his travels.
Rev. j. 5. Ostrauder supplied the place o
Jos Pyle, at the Thursday afternoon session
who was absent from the city. The subject o
his address was the Model Teacher. in viii !
he considered the requisites Of those who AZ
sumo to teach IN the school. He must posses
gospel knowledge, both theoretical and expert
mental must be trained for the work must b'
earnest, attractive, and familiar with the circum
stances of each child as nearly as possible ant
must visit them at their homes
Rev. Il. L. Martindae addressed the institute
| NJ on The Sunday School and the Home,
claiming that while the school Is not to suppressed
the hOme,it is necessary by reason of the incom
| potency Ct some parents to lmpart religious in
} strucion, the indifference OF others and Tia
opposition of Others still 1t also afforded tn
} proper instruction for orphans.
Rev Mr. Ostrander's Model Superintendent
may be defined as one who possesses piety
executive ability, il Bible student, has an alt
tude to teach, IN sympathy with Christ and Iii
cause, Possesses meeknebs, and is guided b
common sense and tact
rrof VIM. Reynolds spoke OF the g" Aids t
Teaching" direct and indirect and illustrate
8 his points by exhibiting the means he employed
: II his own school.
2 Thursday evening session was devoted to a
l exemphcatiun Of object teaching, by Rev J. :
c Ostrander. on the blackboard and TO an expli
| ndtlOn OF tNc UOues Os DulunB IN scripture day
among the Oueutals, by the same gentleman
n An Eastern dwelling, with its court. inward loo
+ lug windows and all the other pecuarities con
mon to the architecture Of the scnptural period
~ an inn, for the accommodation of the beasts @
- burden on the ground hsor, and its lodgings fc
the traveller above a sheep-fold with II
n single gate SolOmons Temple, with il
four courts, the Gate Beautiful" an
. the Most Holy Place. were succossyel
i constructed Of blocks. sixty in number. whc
= we're sufficient to build any house cotemporaI
. with these buildings
: The Tabernacle with its four coverings, an
, | constructed ar the one of old was, its altar an
the furniture and parapharnaia peculiar to i
was also presented and explained. During b
description Of the Tabernacle, Rev. Mr. Osiral
der was robcd ia the full dress costume of a
High Priest made OF purple and scarlet and en-
brOdery and tine-t wined linen, and provided viii
4 the bells which were wont to tell to the waitir
mutitudes without when the Priest was pc
! forming the duties for which he had entered Il
sacred place.
This mornings exercises concluded the Sci
siOnH. Prof. j. g. Robinson read very inte
I estlng essay on Sunday School Hymns and Musi,
and Rev. j. s. Ostrauder conducted Infant Ola
a Services. Teachers Meetings next engage
u the attention OF Mr.. Ostrander, when the que
Q lion drawer was opened aud a general convers
. tlon ensued upon the subjects learned at the Il
= sutute.