National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-12-10
OUR SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Opening Day Of the Institute at
Or. Rankin's Church.
Address by Rev. DR.. Naylor-Proceedings
of the Afternoon Session - Discussion
of Questions Relating to Sunday
school Work - Conversations
Conducted by DIR. Vincent
Interesting Exercises
Tho sundny-school Institute.

The Sunday. school institute under the auspices
OF the sunday school supcrintendcnts Union, was
opened yesterday afternoon at o'clock In the
Congregational church and was largely attended,
nearly every Sunday-school superintendent and
sunday school tenchcr in the city besides large
number Of other persons, being present. The ut
most interest and enthusiasm were manifested in
the proceedings, aud no doubt great AMI lasting
good will be the result. Tho exercises were intro.
duced by All organ voluntary by Professor BischofT,
which was followed by the opening exercises.
reading the Scriptures and prayer by Rev. Dr. J. +.
Rankin. Tie beautiful hymn, 81 Love to Tell the
story was then sung. aud Rev. Dr. Henry X.
Nnylor delivered the ouening address. He said I'VE
need not travel far " get gliTpses at every turn of
the importance of the work Of the sunday school.
There Is an Influence In the work upon the morals
OF society. The news that a sunday school worker
has done wrong travels fast, and every newspaper
IN the country has some remark 10 make upon the
Importance Of Sundny-schOol work. The sunday
school workers are u powerful moral police force
Three hundred and sixty thousand persons have
been brought INTO the Methodist Episcopal Church
solely through the influence of the Sunday school.
We cannot find any other instrument which
Will draw souls TO the Almighty in 10
short time. The education OF the young
men will elevate the ministry. The gifts to
the foreign missions are more nom the sunday
schools titan from the churches He thought the
gifts would be double before great number of
years. They came to discuss new plans and get
new inspiration for the great work.
Mr. wight thcn IN rev appropriate remarks
introduced Rev. Dr.. J. II. Vincent, who took en-
tire charge of the meeting and conducted con.
versgtion ON the difficulties and Demands of
Sunday-school Work In Washington and Vicinity"
He prrtaced his conversation with few interest
ing remarks stating that he believed that the fam
lily teaching was of Infinitely more Importance than
that OF the sunday school. The fathers aud
mothers are fat better teachers than the teachers
at Sunday schools. What the American child
needs more than anything else is reverence. He
then proceeded with his conversation, which proved
TO be OF most entertaining character, ibe doctor
possessing n peculiar faculty for pleasing The
conversation was not conducted wholly by Dr..
Vincent. but extended over the entire audience,
the doctor asking questions elicitng answers thgt
A. nj ii
latlOn of the sunday -schOol work consisted Of and
pointing out the detects in conducting the schools.
EVENING SESSION.
| The institute was then dismissed until evening.
At 1880 O'Clock theeNeTcises were again commenced
and proved equally as interesting us those of the
| afternoon. Professor BsChoh opened the exercises
| with an organ voluntary, which was followed by
| singing led by Mr.. Paul.
Professor Gallaudet. president of the National
Dcat-Mute College, delivered an address upon
| The Teachers Duty to Seek Selflmprovement'
Another hymn was sung and ProfessorO. I. Mason
made an address on The o. Assistance Which
vestigatiOns IN Bible Lands" and exhibited draw.
| Lgs of Egy ptan NEUROLOGICAL statues. Tho study
of these Investigations, said he adds to the OF
| our knowledge and correctS many errors.
DR.. Vincent then delivered short lecture on
| The Teaching Process lie then conducted a
question drawer, which was very interesting fea-
ture. The following is the programme for the two
sessions to-day:
| Afternoon 8 oclock-organ voluntary, Professor
Bischof; 3:OO-3:O5, singing; 305-32j address Rev
DR.. Rankin, The Pastors Relation TO the sunday
| SCHOOL," 325-3:30, singing Sa0-:O0 address, Rev
| J. II. Vincent, ID. d.. How Ia Prepare Lesson !;
| i:O0-i:3O, question drawcr-the SaObath-schoo
its place, purpose, relations, divisions organiza
ton, classification and lesson systems; the officers
OF the school pastor superintendent, secretary
choristcr, librarian &c.
Evening, 1880 uclock-Organ voluntary. Professor
Bschotf; 7:30735 singing; 7:3j-S:2O, address. Rev
James 4. Worden. Normal Clasgcs-their Neces
sty and Benefit" s:20-s:25, singing; S2j-s45, ad
dress. Rev. Dr. Paxton, The Teachers Work Dur
ing the Week" si5-9:30, lecture, Rev. ]. II. Vim
| cent. ID. d.. "(mr Nouup Folks Question drawer
primary or infant class work. the ruom appliances
teachers, programme, power of object-teaching
blackboard work. literature for little people, &c.
the teachers preparation, teachers meetings, nor
NAL classes.