The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-28

general basis OF Christianity In the scholar. They
would thereby cOuntcract the insidious influence
OF infdeity, and that impure influence OF litera-
ture. which was bad In fact II not IN profession
the secular reading OF the day. There are great
aiscouragements IN the work, but In the end pleas
and profit come from 1t. The Sunday school
teacher has the best OF child, takes IL In Its best
mood, and 1t was shame 4 u were not taken ad-
vantage Of The speaker then introduced the Rev.
DIR. Tying, Jr.
DR.. TYING said that an address In this way was
not to be serious sermon, nor did II rise 10
Tue dignity OF lecture The subject ne was TO
speak on was "Piety IN Teachers the secret OF
Sunday School Success" Piety il, according to
Paul, IN children To requite their parents-in our
DAY " Is not the expression OF an emotion but the
relation OF child TO the father. Until man enters
INTO TINS gl0rlons relation, man knows not what
pcty IS. The success OF sunday school was not
In having numbers, nor did 1t consist in teaching
Srogn sn nn Aaron Were. the success Jay IN
which Christ has dsne for us ana the necessity as
mere faet grau nr,a,,s 81 loving Cod The simple
were all that he taught children. When there were
known, and the children were convinced, it was
enough. The manner OF teaching goes for great
DEAL Some people are so raw and so iorbidding
that with perfectly good motives they don't do
much good. They may push people into Paradise,
but they Will never attract them.
After the singing OF a hymn "One in Christi
by the congregation, the Chairman introduced
question was, Does II pay ~ This is the question
with the sunday school work. II Is not question.
Does It pay the Church Does 1t pay the world 7
Mr.. Vail went on to prove that 1t did. 1t is Gods
plan that we should save ourselves by saving
others. We certainly bcuent ourselves by benefit
ing others. Churches were recuperated from sun
day schools, and the principal pride OF great
many lay In their schools
Mrs. Emma watson Doty then sang, Consider
the Lilies" by Topline and Or. TAYLOR the pastor
OF the Tabernacle then spoke on "Ihe Demands OF
the Sunday School for the Best Talent of the
Church, He said that II we would knde Chris
tanity in others we must do by kindling IL from
our own hearts. Piety Is needed by the Sunday
school teachers; but more than piety Is needed.
Ii u man comes and says, "Herc Is a choice. good
man." lie may be very good hut IL would be better
to say Here IL good choice Sunday school
teacher" man wants simply the oil OF Chris
tanlty; he wants the oil OF adaptveness to the
work with which 10 Intricate the machinery
OF Church movement. II is indispensable
that he be q Christian More than that Is de-
sirable, and the man who can teach children
well and Is an ordinary man, Is better tor the par
pose than man or the greatest genius otherwise.
stu Sunday school teacher requires intellectual
ability. II man IL unntegible he gets the credit
or being profound. II a man IL very clear he gets
the credit OF being very simple and very ordinary.
But TINS is the sort OF man want. 1t takes very
great deal OF intellectual aolity TO be simple: IN
TACT 1t rs an exceptional case. When a man can't
make himself well understood he doesn't very well
understand what he is driving at. Therefore we
may be sure that the best Sunday school teacher Is
the one who Is clear and imaginative. Alter this
address the election OF officers proceeded with
Tor the ensuing wear.