The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-05
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

POSSIBLE DANGERS IN PRESENT SUNDAY SCHOOL
Observation-Disclosures BY REvs. wAYLAND
HoYT AND G. B. vosBURGH.
meeting OF the Association OF Baptist Sunday
School Teachers held last evening in the Taoer-
nacle Church. Second avenue, Tenth street.
Mr. Wlnterton wag elected chairman and Mr.. Evans
secretary. Mr. Wintor.on expressed his regret that
the association seemed to be dead and only await.
ing decent burial But he glad to sec such signs
OF life at this meeting On motion therefore, COM
mee appointed TO nominate officers and to givo
new life and vigor TO the body. These were elected
as folows:-A J. winterton, president; j. A. Ben
nett, vice president; c. J. Evans secretary; J. T.
Hanks trcasu rer, and 1--we managers
The Rev. Mr. Vosburgh, OF Jersey Ctty, made brief
address defects in sunday school teaching. One
that teachers don't understand tho capacity OF the
children whom they teach. Children think. and their
minds hunger moro for knowledge than Tor nonsense.
There is nothing III the Bible too deep profound to
DO taught in the Sunday school, and doctrines be
taught as readily as anything else provided they are
labelled doctrine For children like grown
people, who can take and cat many things physically
or spiritually and enjoy them \ they don't know
the names thereof Another defect ig the want
OF definite aim in the teacher both 70
tho truths ianght and tho end OF those truths. Tho
clearly what ho wants 10 teach before
no can be successful as an instructor He must have
faith God aud ia himself and III the children and Ia
the truths which he teaches
Tho Rev. Wayland Hoyt, Of Strong Place Church.
Brooklyn, delivered the principal ADDRESS on Possible
Dangers IN Present Sunday School Tendencies" " is
the tnat Mr. Hoyt delivered at tho Trionnia Bap-
list Sunday school Convention lately held Boston
Tho Sunday school, he said, is built on tho
family, and the FIRST danger Is that there
is q tendency to transfer parental instruction 70
teachers II cannot DO delegated any persons II
oven Gabriel himself should offer take the place OF
parents to instruct children It would be imperti-
'nonce. But rcmedy to this danger for minis.
tiers preach moro on family instruction. He had
been amazed and ashamed at the few he him.
self had preached this subject Another danger Is
In the direction Of the church. We no longer the
children In the church, and he feared that thcy
cducnting generation OF Sabbath school goers who shall
be ganerat,nn OF roa-church goors, Wo must teach
that the school Is limb OF the church and not little
thing or In corner b. ITSELF Ana here, too the
pastor may be very useful third danger Is in the
tendency toward The Word. There scarcely any
now TO study tho Word Of God at NIL We have
all the Information needed In lesson leaves, Sunday
school journals, Bcrcan and International COM
mentarcs and other papers almost innumorabe.
Tho antidotc TO this Is tho conscientious teacher who
shan have mustered tho lesson that the has
mastered him. Mr. Hoyt delivered his address in a
Tree and easy manner, without notes. and ncrspcfsed
It here and there with quaint Illustrations and