Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-16

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his need and kgust in God aa his God
iust AZ mueh Is PanI's or AhrahAm'A
ksv. Pssrae spoke 81 Paoife county
and The schools e. llwacos HrRinR great
- semambFamos 81 the pisksss on ths
zooxD sEssI0a-3P. n.
After devotional exercises. W. B. ia.
oobs gave 3 drill on "fhs seven Law
of Tsaehina.n His dshnition Of normal
vas "nafarain Gods methods ere
natural, right methods. He urged ths
uss II Normal text books prepared for
the use Of Sunday school Worksrs. HI
gave tie seven lawn IS,
Rirst-Ths Law ct adaptation, /. e.,
suited 70 the needs Of the scholar.
second The law OF cO-operation-
the tsaaher and scholar mnst work 10
Tblrd-Ths law Of dofnltaness-
truth mast Be clearly presented.
konFtn-The Law Of system the
tsachinS must Be arranged in an order
- manner.
Fifth fhe Law Of illustration.
Hlxth-The Law Of repetition-musl
Be freQaantiy reviewed.
seveata-fhe Law Of vaRiety-agoid
r0atine plans-
His Iilusttations wars very apt. Some
teachers pour cut q lot of commeatar lee
over she agholar-much a. q quart
pitcher Of water is p3ured over q bot
lls-with bat little effect. A boy, be
said, is & aFeat Interrogation p8int. II
is his natural curi0sity-doaiFe for
knowledge. As the leader Of the Sec
ond topIc was absent, Mg. Jaoobs used
the blackboard 10 she preparation OF q
lessoas making as requisites q good
bible. true heart, proper aim, q clear
mind, some time and q rested body.
study the Bible 80 as 70 use the pro-
eossea Of my Thought TO ascertain Gods
thoughts. He would use, FIRST, tue BIZ
BILE; seoond, parallel passages; third,
helps % wise msn. About the close Of
che hour, Rev. ]. Q 3. Henry, Of Port
land; Rev. y. A. W0Fden. d. D., Of Pull i.
adsiphta. and seoretaFy Z. q. Wheeler.
Of Portland, arrived and were intro
dueed 70 the audience.
Rev. Henry gave a short address on
the evaporation Of the teacher.
Rev. ]. 4. WeFden spoke on the de-
velopment Of the Sunday school from
"a institution having paid teachers;
then reaching free system; after this 3
church institution; then the thought
that not only children but adults should
be taught. Hhen the grand idea OF
institute 80 give q professional training
10 sunday school teachers. Five thou
sand institutes held this year! Tkis is
Why We gather here. The distinction
between skilled and unskiiled labor rams
through every kind Of labor. Y0u
would not have q man 20 build barn
without training, bat anybody can
build q h0use for eternity. A sculptor
sueh . man will cut more IN fifteen min
uIes toaa others wouid ID Rs many
hours. You want the best physicians
tor scarlet fever; you want tke abiest
lawyers for your case. Somebody said
the way 90 make preachers wa 10
chuck them In" The "chuoking In"
process Is not used foryonr pilot houses,
your locomotives, or even for preachers
Dot anybody is good enough for sunday
school toashers. A sunday school
teacher sh0ald know two thlngs-the
Bible, aud heW 10 teach u. The Bible
correspondence school is the best thing
ws know. Il presents the histories and
books from which selections are taken
for International lessons. We need the
perspective view Of Gods work. When
Mary anonted Jesus bead she passed
By tie rancid oil, she took the best ala
basler box Of ointment for the purpose.
Rev. Wofden 10 3 very eloquent talk
e., as Is ke. Jacobs and Dr.. Gilbert
men brim full OF their subject and we'll
varaed In Sunday school work.
THrnp sESsloS-SR.
After deyolional exercises The chair
man read letter from b. i. JACOBS,
expressing bis regret Al his necessary
absence, aud introduced DE-. J. A. WoR-
den, as tue Lieutenant General Of San
day school workers.
The Doctor responded happily, gave
the city q beautiful compliment, and
announced HE theme as "fhe need Of
Spiritual EaFnestnsss." TIE address
YES Z thrilling appeal for greater xsal
10 tbs Wsrk Of saving the children. DE-.
Worden closed With Al apt quotation,
begiuning,
eve are living, ue are DWELLING
Ia q grand and auful time;
Ia an age on ages telling
To be living Il sublime"
ar. W. B. Jacobs thea spoke upon
The lac OF Christ, Bear ~ others bur
dena.H We have the sweetest mission
ever given 20 man. He 1eged eharchea
noe 70 be iealoGs % each ether. bal 20
hslp each ether. He had visited one
sown IN Illinois uhsn the cid minister
had Informed him that ths Sunday
school vas al right, aud they needed No
young maa from ChioAeo 20 heip them.
Bat be had hslped the tired pastors
and had reiaiasd 90 go the converts
welcomed 10 the church. He showed The
poser Of Chriat's gospel 10 iift The fail.
"a, b save tie degraded and make all
happx. He emphasized the necessity
Of organisation Ia effort, and showed
the mixzian Of che Sanday school work
srs. VITA uama here without monsy and
without pFiee, their expenses only being
paia by the International Commiitee. A
callestton was taken ap.
DR.. Gilbert being introduced, ailed
the audienas With meErimeut hy reiat-
inR "a tnei3eut % a man who roda az
asEipe % sss Dr.. Worden. Who be IN
dgrstsod Organized tue hrzt Sauday
sckool IL TIE uRitsd States. Bat that
vs. IL Oregon. Following Is the pro-
gran for today
NaENtN8.
. e'olosk-0rEaniEAsiOn and uRan.
Ishad hasinesA
Io-Next eandaY's Lessons b. W. B,
n-oaessions and Answers BY Dr.
AWTgnMou3.
ss'sloek school ManAGamsnt; BY Dr.,
Warden.
s-aaw e San % the Lsssoni BY
HsaFg Plant. Of Minneapolis.
f-szl .isasl work IN sanday Schools
b De. Gilbert
ENEEn0.
s o'elock-So1R seEvise, b Rev. h. L
Bates. Ssalfte.
SEo-AddFsss b. Dr.. Gilhert.
s-Adarsss b W. b. JaecbG