The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-17
HOW TO BE TEACHERS.
r,g5 INSTITUTES BY TIE TNTERN1'
TfDYAL 5. S COMMITTEE.

o,..t4P Vi. ana tho Other Last Night.
rbe pnto.. Qualifications. and Rcqui-
.i,e. of Instruo;ors-Another Teachers
-,,ofine TO be uoiA To Night
Tv. tcachcr, institutes were held yes
,.rlsy. con iUcied by the gentlemen pres
.., ia the city who have just arranged
r. -crioiurc lessons for the use OF the
sunday schools for the year 1890.
zoe institute a. / pm. WAS conducted
t. rt.srs b r. jacobs and William
n vnsd, of the International Sunday
iu Lesson Committee.
T.. meeting was called 10 order by
E..T o. Dl3hi.ll, ID d, President of
r. IYugclcu SuudaY.school Union OF
rr.m1sl ana Manchester Prayer was
ul .r.I hy Rev Sir Pius.
raftehituce was not very large but
included seven pastors, twelve sunday
.0. sJpcf.nlcndenls, twenty seven
class Tea Aers, twenty two lnier-
..I.I. teachers. auI seven infant-class
l...I.f-
Ur jacobs sail That everyone could
MOI icteh; that VS., an axiom. some
uld I,4cn WHO could not preach, aud
som. could preach VINO could not teach,
..I some could tcach better thtn Others.
u -hn.li he remembered by all what 81.
Paul said i'm his Epistlc To the COTinth
ans. " All have not tne same gifts some
nave The gilt of teaching, some o. preach
~ aud others various other gifts.
REQUISITES or TEACHERS.
lie wrote on the blackboard several
requisites which teacher should possess,
cultivate. and use in teaching. They
we're Attention, sympathy, Co operation,
Variety. Illustration, Application He
explained that aU institute was nothing
more nor less than a school. a teachers :
institute was IL school where a teacher
earned how 10 teach. The subject of
t0e cveuing b., said would be Better
Teaching" aud hs would Ike for any
.lo present 10 ask Mr. Reynolds any
question they choose.
Mr.. REYNOLDS. assisted 10y Mr.. Jacobs,
answered many straightforward and ap-
rr0yriatc questions ON such subjects as
what 90 do with unruly members What
should Doe the size Of a class Who
should do the most talking What 10
l1 when there were different grades IN
tlc same class
The questions were answered col
.o0uallv AMI bv the use OF illustrations
The meeting closed with profit TO those
RAo attended.
NIGHr MEETING.
The mtaliny at Seyenih-street Christian
.lurcn corner Of Grace street and
seventh. Was more OF a msss.meeting OF
teachers au3 Sunday. school workers than
.n institute 10 tue number OK attendants
l. considered IL was an institute, a
Genuine school for teachers
Nr REYNOLDS spoke some while and
W1s listened tO hv q crowded audience.
Uc said that good work required the
workers o. understand men There
ue.c different kind Of men, there we're
nen of This. that aud the other, feeling
mind and thought The men and wo-
reu Ina bis hearing could learn how 10
40. hoV 10 gauge the temperament OF
lle people they have to work on
ciz. them up, learn their pecullariiies.
aud. with cOueCicntiOus belief and faith
ln inc help of Jesus. you vii! glorlOusiN
succeed Jesus said YOU were 10 be
fishers of men He meant al! sorts OF
humeli;v. and YOU teachers, super
.n,enaenis. and workers must hunt
uIt save and make ornaments in the
i4Ipm which the Saviour will crown
y1u 40 The last day.
Teachers. hc said must remember sun
Iry other things There is such a thing
as book education and such thing as
strert olincatiou 70 be good teacher
OBJ even a Christian worker, you must
lr.su how to adapt yourself TO the peo'
ple. to the street children, TO the ignorant
adults. TO all CLASSES and conditions OF
men Much of this may not be absolute
ly Sundav-school work bnt il you teach
els do not do il the Sunday school will
noi be what il ought TO be.
Nj Jacobs told tie teachers again how
they ought to teach Mr Isaac y. Jones
sang beautiful song with feeling and
expression Colonel Cary presided with !
dignity, and the meeting, after the bcne- |
dictior. left with the knowledge OF many |
things which they will use and think of
during next sunday and many Sundays
ID come.