New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-16
THE NATIONAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL
ASSEMBLY.

PRACTICAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORK.
THE REV. DIR. HATFIELD ON "PERIIs OF OUR
YOUTH THE REV. J. NJ. BUCKLEY ON "QUEs-
TfoNs AND QUESTIONING "-CARICATURE AS
TEACHER.
IRON A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
FAIR POINT, Aug. 1.-THE feature on Tues
day this place the address Of the Rev. Dr. Hat
field of Philadelphia the Penis OF our YOUTH do
livered before an immense audience.
said that the first OF these pcrils found IN toe
fact that large numbers Of people were uneducated'
Hundreds OF thousands Of voters were ignorant OF the
principles and genius Of this Government So sacred
trust the elective franchise should be held ana DIS
charged nelligently These uneducated people dweit
In in the large cities Already had such einpar
easements grown out OF this element that United states
institutions were imperiled. In Southern cities
business had been paralyzed as the result OF
ineflciency and corruption in administration grow
ing out of this general The strife between
capital and labor also from this source Ihere WAS
natural conflict between the two. They were mutu-
ally dependent. Too often capital was purse-proud ana
scornu In Philadelphia the lords Of the mine deter
mined the price of every pound OF anthracite coal The
had their organizations by means OF which
they kept up price Of their products and the lords OF
the rail liked the rates Of transportation throughout the
land On the other hand the wOrkingmcn conspred to
reduce the hours OF labor to raise the price, and to pre-
vent boys from learning the trades Hence one class was
of peril and still others were low views and loose prac
tees with regard to the Christian Sabbath People had
business pursue secular work on Sunday They had
right to do so than to lie on Monday, stea on
Tuesday. and commit adultery on Wednesday.
The speaker asserted that, by Of remedy for all
these evils and pels people should thoroughly teach
the truths of the Bible in the Sundayschoos II had
been demonstrated that secular education no pre-
ventive of vice and crime man not professor OF re-
ligon recently said to the speaker, II this country is
be saved at ALL the Sunday schools will save IT, The
address was listened 10 with much apparent interest,"
This morning, which clear and bright, the REV.
George A. Peltz of Newersey addressed several thou
Teachers Bible asserting that should be used carefully
prayerfully, and critically 49,, ,o,,.
cred spirited address upon Questions about Question
ing" lie said that there proper as well as an I'M
must have Divine power behind it, The ordinary of
the question is TO elicit information Another use Is to "
opinion The system OF cross questioning should
be used in the Sunday Questioning was
Of reasoning. 1t was the socratic method
profitable argument One important OF the question
to assist feeble mind to grasp an idea Another
imbed in the memory an important TACT teuts-
sometimes put in the form of conundrlms or
puzzles This should never be done IN tine s sanc
the mischevous ana precocoLs youh whose Iatl'i ~
dinner it was found that tho soclatie method
useful one in teaching children Except with sInaIl
scholars the question should never suggest the answer
Again, questions should he short. The teacher shond
try to puzzle the child II would he adding insult
10 9S a %atn sho qnssSn Ss Of
for me purpose Of rsas9nng the answer W ,S of
next In assisting feeble mind the moment We see the
child is cropping after the answer we should assist nm
pOrtance. DO mt clenc the fist or tragedy voice
Don't be tame or Indifferent Think the question
players, let the words rippingy from the tongue
Questions TO ascertain the opinions OF the child to assist
lis memory and to enable IL should be proper
tionably employed Questions fasten Things in the
This afternoon there was some wholesome fun Mr..
Frank Beard of New-Yoik took the platform. and put
several eallca'ures sugGesVtiy on rsc n ID
made humorous comments. Both the drawings and the
amusement and delight to the audience The audience
were shown the pOus old gentlemen VINO tLoutnt 700
tional touches tie face presented the aspec, Of the
same person when learned that lie had been elected
superintendent His visage was changed from tim
hatchct face 10 a full There was next the weak
superintendent and then the impatient teacher The
SUNDAY school talker was presented ana he was Trans
formed 10y chalk marks first into balloon ana then INTO
pair OF bellows Inc inseaieyons BOY Inc siyish
ways making pint" were next portrayed The puz-
ssd teacher Gfew o nd the y OF f naS M
covered on the board shaking hands Inc process
soitened the outlines oI Tue iacc c iie uciie u tne
Suuday-schoO work. The Bible drawn. with cross
anchor On the other, ana crown above
Below were the stones OF structure peIcSenths
the teacher ~ buderl founded ON the Rock OF Ages
Prof sherwin started the hymn, Rock of Ages and II
sung with force and feryor by the entire audience,
In the evening Mcssrs Van Lnnep and Ostrander
gave exhibition Of Oriental customs and MANNERS,
Illustrated by by individuals. one Gus
tom Teprcsoitcd the Oriental burial service The
Rev. W F. Knox D. d. of Elmira then gave lecture on
the unity the Protestant Church While the speaker
thoroughbred tIuc-huc Presbyterian, he sand he
believed The coming unity OF me iroit slant church.
aud expected il would be accomplished within genera
lion. There would be only church, composed OF the
in faith in Affection one IL aim, one Ill eOft one III
organization, and one ia poity and order.
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