The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-05-20

Of questions in advance to be answered in
the closing exercises; teaching from nlustra-
ted charts received weekly; monthly and /
quarterly reports OF condition OF school; ban |
ner classes; dismission Of school1by cla1ses; /
normsl no, classes; Tesponsiy.ss .s rePsson % OLD. Q. sns
every Sabbath; efforts to ind absent schol- |
ars; responsive Scriptural closing exercise; ]
redoubled earnestness; quarteriies for all
the scholars; simplicity; graded studies;
lessons, attendance at church, punctuality
and attention; an occasional Sunday school
meeting "Wednesday evening; Normal course
for teachers and older scholars; thorough
assigning OF different topics In the lessons to
individuals; collections for Home and For
eign Missions; the recitation OF Scrtptural
verse by each scholar; the election OF teach
mission bands; books 10 place of papers-rc-
newal of an old feature; the marking of the
standing Of scholars; the use OF Bibles In.
stead Of Lesson papers; children's normal
class.
Among the encouraging features reported
are: good attendance; nearly all the adults
in the school; more regularity on the part OF
teachers: greater general interest,"; increase
older members of the church; Increasing In
terest; Young mems meetings; promptness
Of teachers and pupils; deepening Of inter-
est in Spiritual things; conversions and ad-
0ltlOnS 10 the cnutcu trepOrtcu several
schools); one school is encouraged because
1--WE expect to have Q minister; one school
is reported to be lively and 1t is located at
Mecca, whittier pilgrims will doubtless resort
to see how the sprightliness is produced; in
creased contributions; the encouraging feat
ure a. hudson is that I'VE all pull together;
| faithfulness Of teachers; new families NOV
| ing in; everything bright; doubling In num-
no doubt because the pastor has taken the
school in hand himself; large attendance at
teachers meetings; gradual growth; i'm
proved order.
the causes Of Temperance and Missions re-
ceive attention in the Sabbath School; that
all parents attend the schools; that Nation
| al Sunday School Secretary he appointed;
that the SUNDAY School Committee issue .
circular on large blank instead OF postal
| card"; that Sabbath Schools be made at
| tractive to outsiders; repeated suggestions
| that the Sabbath School Committee get sta
tistics to May Slst-which is impractical, as
| Conference is held each year early In the
month; that the Committee collect statistics
| of average attendance, number OF children,
| number Of adults, number of converted chill
dren or youth In each class; that the Inter
| national lessons are too long; that we re-
member that Sabbath school is religious
| entertainment; that Institutes and Exsmiua-
tions for teachers be oryanixed; . ser sion Of
state Conference for the consideration Of
our Sunday SchC oil interests to be held at
n
sion; that some one will announce a method
by which study may be secured; "No school
will run itself successfully; one brother
suggests "Chautauqua"; another tha. teach
ing services.
The report Of the Committee Is made at an
unfortunate time-during the closing part of
the Conference. The average delegate has
his satchcl packed and in hand and is sitting
askew on his scat waiting for the whistle OF
the outgoing train. He 10, also. quite as full
as his satchei, and he 10 rather tired. He Is
hardly In receptive condition. No man can
: be impressed by the matter OF q report who
is nervous and fdgety for fear he will get
left. Nevertheless the report ofthe Commit
tee must be presented; and as Its suggestions
should they be found to be timely and i'm
portsnt. cannot be acted upon at this late
hour, they must be made fol the benefit OF
posterity-or the members OF future con.
ference.
To a greater and greater extent each year
do we feel the need of better qualifications
for our work. We need instruction and drill.
, ing in better and the best methods of impart
ing instruction. 1t Is a most cheering fact
that the mass of teachers wish to know how
to do their work more thoroughly, and how
to 90 y IN spS on tSs afte
| moons Of August 11th, l2th, and 1S.h, Ma
tional Congregational sunday School Con
gress Is to be held, and to be addressed BY
! such men as Joseph Cook, DR.. w. w. Patton
/
DIR. G. L. Goodell, and Robert Hutchini
and Frank Russell; and each State Confer
eucc Is invited to send 10 delegates; each 10
cal conference two, and each church its pas
tor aSd one lay delegate. The Committee
recommends that full delegations be SEN
from each organiz alton In the territory EN-
braced in this Conference.
By way OF fair preparation for Chautau
qua we have Sunday School Encampmen
at Lakeside, near sandusky, in our owl
State, commencing July -, and ending OF
the Of ne same month. The regula
ChautauQua Assembly commence Angus
Sd and clos IS on the 10Th. Almost anythins
hat any teacher needs TO learn can be learn
ed at these Summer Universities. Indeed
/. cases o. informstion on the brain are quit,
common. In many instances 1t reaches aut
places should do so. aud as often As thess
Assemblies are held; but what shall tn
great mass do. who cannot afford or have no
time to attendy These may console them
vantages offered there is q possibility tina
the seeker after universal knowledge may II
= the end have the spiritual life and force As
r semblied, Encampmented, and Conventions,
and Instituted, and Normal classed out o
> him, and come to know how young Mr.. loot
felt when he had the intellectual life Blim
bered from his brain by the forcing process
D employed at that noted school at Brighton
( We may not all be so fortunate as to hsv
sense of q Susan Nipperl These helps In on
work must be given their proper place an,
allowed TO do their proper work. Let u
search for and CLEAN and garner that which !
= good and true IN educational agencies, an,
/, especially quarterlics, monthlies, and week
4 lies, and holdit fast, and eschew the rubbish
Fortunately, there is not much Of It w
E should Get the Best, always, and make tn
best possible use OF 1t.
: proper use Of the helps we have In our home
-monumentslly conspicuous among whicl
b. are the Word and Closet-Qualify themselve
= to give their pupils conception Of the spil
itual teaching of the lesson-and through
to lead them to Christ and to assist them I
!. their pathway Aeavenvsrd.
1t Is the mission and work OF the Sabbat
i School Teacher to preach the Gospel OF Goo
= Sense and Sound Reasou-which is suothe
- name only for the Gospel of Jesus Christ
!, in sensible and reasonable way, so that
II shall commend itself to the mind and sou
a 1t seems to be the desire Of many that v
shall have more Convention and Institut
e work in our Denomination-that the Norm,
system be introduced into thework of our loci
conferences; and several of the SuperinteI
= dents have expressed Q desire for occasion,
are the occasion of the suggestion that Ii
u field and mission Of the Committee be en-
!. larged; that he be made, IL it be proper I
suggest Il, Cabinet officer, and known 9
|, and that q man be selected to discharge th
= enlarged function Of the position who ca
70 make occasional visits to tho territory OF th
n local Conferences ana assist In organism
and promoting educational work among th
Congregational Sabbath School workers
the state. From his general lncapacity
we'll as fiom the nature of his professio,
which is most absorbing and exacting,
would be impossible for the present commi
tee to NIL the proposed position. We need
D. this capacity pastsr who IL also An accon
RI plished, Intelligent and effective Saba,
,e School worker, who 10 full Of the advance
2. aggressive spirit Of the age, who can 20 fort
10 from place to place, not only setting men or
D. women on fire with pious enthusiasm for Il
e work, but imparting to them the results
Is the ripest thoughts and the richest exper
as ence of the leaders and princes of the Sa
Ia bath School Army.
Il liz IL la necessary that VIE shnnld hau "A