The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-02

Secondly seeing that those who attend
| the school are regular and punctual in
their attendance.
Third-Home pray for the school.
Prayer especially for the teachers of your
own home.
Fourth-Bc cautious in your manner of
speaking of your school.
Fifth-Show deep interest in the pre-
paration of the lesson.
Sixth--Supplement the teaching. Do
not fail 10 be anxious to know what 10
taught. There is often great amount of
nonsence taught in the Sabbath school
Our Sabbath schools are peppered with
professed teachers. who inculcate what
they call liberal christianity, and they are
poisoning our children with false doc
trines.
Seventh - Let all be in the Sabbath
school.
lie who would teach them must have as
an essential preparation, knowledge. We
must know:
First-His pupil as he is, lost sinner.
Second-The nature and extent of his
moral obligations.
Third-A knowledge of God, which To-
cludes all sources Of real wisdom.
s. l.. Peck-Thc great idea is that the
bible is the grand text book. 1t is not like
other text books, to be learned and laid
aside. II is to be employed as an armory,
and teachers ought to be skilled in the use
of their weapons. The bible is the sword
Of the spirit, and we ought to know how
to employ it.
DR.. Peltz-In England the committee
prepare subjects of study, in which they
urge teachers to be prepared, and cOmpeti-
tive examinations are held ut stated times,
and teachers receive kind of grading &C.
cording to their success of their written pa
pers.
The third part of tho subject, Tact
was opened by Prof Sherwip, 2 Timothy,
2:2. You may have piety and knowledge,
and If you have not tact, you may have
no success seaching. Tact lie nice percep-
ton. Its need is recognized in all worldly
affairs. Oother things are often mistaken
for tact. Where is tact needed in Chris
tian WORK!
First-In securing the interest OF people
and their cooperation. Don't sccld or
lecture them. Don't call names.
Second-Ministers need tact in the Sun
day school work. BY the exercise OF it the
pastor will bring his heart into unison with
all the teachers and scholars of bis school
Third-1he superintendent needs tact in
organizing and managing his school, to pro-
vide necessary variety without parade, to
unity tho exercises of each Sabbath, go
that everything shall have bearing in
one direction tact with teachers, so as to
make each feel that they are absolutely es-
sential to the school, to cooperate with
the pastor.
Fourth--Teachers nee, tact with each
of their scholars, to arrange Biblical and
other religious knowledge systematically
tact clearly to impart knowledge to others,
in the use of illustration, on questioning.
Jesus displayed wonderful tact in regard to
times, places, habits OF thought, of those
whom he addressed. We need tact in
winning souls. Tact is not mere gift, but
may be largely cultivated. chiefly by obser-
vatien, both Of others and of yourself
The next topic, 1.-THE teachers meet
Ing" was presented by DR.. Peltz.
By teachers meeting, / mean a weekly
meeting Of the teachers for the study of
the lesson. DR.. Peltz continued with an
example of teachers meeting, which,
from it's very nature, does not admit of re-
porting.
Question to DR.. Peltz-" What do you
think of our Baptist question book?'
Answer-I object to it for two reasons
1st. Because between the scripture and
the questions a paragraph is inserted as
long as the lesson, aud superceding the
word of God.
I'd. The questions have as much or more
reference to this word of man, as to the
word of God.
In conclusion Prof. Sherwin sang as
solo the hymn Come Home"
Prayer by Dr. Peltz
I'VE are compelled to postpone further
report until our next issue.