New-York tribune., 1875-08-07
THE NATIONAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL As
SEMBLY.

A CURIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL PARK-OTHRR APPII-
ANCEs FOR TEACHING-sUBJECTs OF DISCUS
SION.
lvRon A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE 1RIBUSE.l
FAIR POINT, N. Y, Aug. 3.-The prevailing
idea as Point for the two weeks beginning toght
will be- the teaching and training OF the Sunday school
workers Of America The prospect II that great NULL
tude will be here Tranoads and boatloads are already
eug n spite of the had weather There nearly 200
cottages on Fair Point Some OF them are very hand
some and are supplied oil the appliances necessary
for comfort and convenience.
The "Par OF Palestine which Is on the shore OF the
lake is constructed large scale In accordance WIN
the latest maps ard surveys, and people can Walk
through 1t from the southern limit of Judea through sa
maria, to Msunt Hermon, IN the extreme north The
position Of Jacobs well, whore Christ and the wsman
az samara SIT and talked given in this park, with the
mountains OF Ebal and Gerizn on the north and SOUTH
and the City OF syehar in the vicinity The locality of
the event and physical features sre fixed distinctly IN
the mind and the salient points are thereby more easily
received and remembered: In the same way, by the
large model Jerusalem displayed at short distance
from the grand ~ tho grounds the eyents winch
occurred in that city are more easily grsped ana more
A f,airilsd Eastern house stands near the model OF
Jerusalem ana it is precisely such house III al its
np,rme Dts aud app ntMents as one may see III Pa
stjne 'otay Then There II exact model Of te Jewish
taDcrnsceperec in all It's parts In FORM ropor,ions
snart aud an put together, precisely as the ancient
tabxnacle taken down and erected again by the Is
raacs of old. There Is asO seetiUn Of an Egyptian
pyramid, ,,,, ..-.. .,. .
These however, merely physical features serving
"a prr paratly something hsrc Important anu inter
cstlng There are TO be Bible services In the morning
hours and during working hours the persons present
are 10 e divided into sections and Instructed In various
matters connected with the Bible, with ts physical ani
spiritual facts. aud concerning methods s eoinnunca-
ing what may he learned 10 others. On August the
topics bc thus studied are fhe Divine Origin and Mis-
sion OF the Bibev and The Classification and Design OF
lts Several Books" On the same day there will be leo
rires by eminent Sunday school werkors on kinard
tories and DY Vincent win hold Normal Class Exercise
- Preparatory GrIie-F.rst session" Tue day Will
chose at D5 u. with stcreopcon exhibition by the
Kev. w. ". Mythe, I'D. lie conceived the Mea OF the
"Payk OF Palestine and executed H. and Is the inventor
OF many other interesting devices st Fair Point.
On various successive days the topics OF the morning
WORKING hours arc to be "lb,e History and Chronology
"Bibe Geography" with ample ineais the ground
for Illustration Biblical interpretation" Difficulties
la the Bible" The Natural History of the Bh,e +"
Methods of Illustrating ana Questioning" and Prn-
slples Adaptation in Teaehng In what are called
"Conseiencesb are discussed such topics "How may
we Increase The spirua! Power OF the sunday<ehoolp =
and Tie Teachers ottco-Ats Plaoe and Power"