The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-02-26
orange Township sunday schcoi
Convention.

The Convention was held Saturday, Feb
ruary 20, in the Union church, in Orange
vile.
The President is c. B. White and the
Secretary Jas. b. Iarman. The three
clergymen of town were in attendance
and at home in the meeting Prof. Hark-
ms of the Academy, took part in the dis
cussions,. as did many other laymen.
The County Secretary was present with
several interesting statistical charts.
AS the morning was stormy and it was
hoped that the attendance would be larger
in the afternoon (Which hope was reaizedD
the routine business was gone through
with, so as to leave the afternoon for dis
cussons.
The address of "Welcome" was deliv-
cred by Rev. Hooven and the response by
Prof. Harkins.
The present officers are to hold over till
next meeting, which is to be held next
August, in Orangevlle. The executive
committee consists of Revs. Canfield
Houtz and Hooven.
All schools are requested hereafter to
elect delegates.
The following topics were discussed;
|. GLOW can regular attendance be Sc
cured ?"
Ans. Many things might tend to this:
l. The Superintendent should be very
afrable, kind, approachable, sympathetic,
and should speak to young, mlddle-aged
and all.
2. The teachers should have the same
qualities also. Shake hands with all of the
class and speak Kind word of inquiry as
to their welfare.
3. The teacher should be regular in at
tendance.
4. The teacher should visit the scholars
through the week and get the good will of
the parents.
D. Write note to the absentee saying
they were missed and hope to see them
next Sunday.
6. Read before the school at stated
times the names of those perfect in attend
ance.
I. Make the Sunday school room home
like and attractive.
s. Have library of good books.
D. The teachers should be converted
persons, if such can be secured.
ii. The duty of parents to attend Sun
Jay school.
|. Because Christian parents do not at
tend it is sometimes necessary to put in
unconycrted teachers.
?. If mothers plead an excuse for not
attending because it requires all their time
to prepare their children, fathers cannot
thus offer an excuse.
3. Parents with their children could
meet railroad train any morn at nine
o'clock, therefore they stay from Sunday
school because the desire is not uppermost.
4. The usefulness of schools is lessened
because parents stay at home.
Ill. The aggressive power of the Sun
day school.
l. 1t brings into the field an army of
| workers, who would not be employed
were it not for the Sunday school.
?. The employment is regular
3, The Sunday school instructs in the
Bible.
4. The Sunday school creates an inter
est in the pupil.
". How shall the expenses of the
Sunday school be met:
Take money and pay them off.
2. The church should bear the ex.
penses.
V. Who may be teachers?
l. Converted persons if they can be
gotten.
2. The very best we have in the church.
Piety first, other qualifications afterwards.
VI In what way are Sunday school
| Conventions beneficial
l. certain locality in the central part
| OF the State had no interest in the Sunday
school cause, but by holding Sunday
school Conventions and Institutes the dis.
trict was worked up TIL it stood high in
the list of Sunday school communities.
2. 1t reaches a class who do not attend
| Sunday school and they are interested anG
brought into the Sunday school work.
3. 1t instructs teachers and officers.
4. 1t secures development of ChristsI
zeal
.. Better records are kept.
A. W. SPEAR, Com.