Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
SECOND DAY
OF THE COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.
Full Account of the Proceedings--Om
GERS Observation-Disclosures De-
Gvered.


| Mr.. Z. D. Beatty Afterwards commit
tee consisting of Rev. j. w. Love, L. d.
Beatty and Mrs. Horner, were appointed
to nominate officers. Their report was as
follows:
For president, W. E. Stanley, Esq,
| Wichita; vice president, Mrs. Lydia Shep-
pard, Wichita; secretary, j. W. Arm
strong, Wichita; treasurer, DR.. c Hum
| BILE, Wichita: executive committee, the
above officers of the society, together with
s. J. Lapdenslager, Maize; A. II. Marquis,
| Waco township; Robert Little, Peotone;
Mrs. Lamb. Wichita; Mrs II. NJ. Reaves,
Bayneville; Mrs Z. d. Shrean, Wichita.
The vice presidents for the townships
and wards of the city are as follows:
| S. H. Haden, Lincoln; S. II. Hart, Grant;
Dr. r. Burns, Valley Center; j. McDilly,
| Greedy; Rev L. H. Fuller, Mt. Hope; Z. h.
| Cornwall, Sherman; Rev. Irwin, Union;
| S. J. Landenslager, Park; Charles Mar
shall, Payne; 5. n. Bridgman, Minneha;
E. S. Aldrich, Attica, Mrs. d. a.
! Foster, Grand River; II. r. Max
| well, Morton; r Z. Miller, Alton;
| Frank Woolf, Illinois; II. 2. Silkmitter
| Gypsum; A H Marquis, Waco; William
Simpson, Waco; Peter Martin, Rockford;
| Samuel Bowdrie. Salem; L. d. Beatty,
| Ohio; H. NJ. Cutter, Minnesota; II. ".
| Adams, Viola; William Parham, Erie;
| Harry Long, Wichita township; Third
| Ward, W. j. Hutchins; Third ward, Rev.
| H. c. Marshall; Fourth ward, Mrs. E. j.
| Foster; Fifth ward, James Allison.
| At 10 o'clock the general secretary gave
a short talk on state finances. Rev. II. c.
Marshall then gave searching address on
THE ELEMENT OF WORSHIP IN OUR SUNDAY
SCHOOLS"
| He said that we too frequently overlook
the element of worship in our schools.
| Whereas it is a fundamental one, no &C
ceptable or efficient work done where it is
! ignored. 1t should pervade every exercise,
the prayers, the singing, the reading and
studying of the word and the giving of our
money.
| 1t was not distinct exercise, but be-
! longing to all The teachers should see to
it that they gave this matter their atten-
| ton and reverently led the children in
taking part in all the general exercises of
the school.
| The subject is timely one and should
arrest our attention and command our
most careful consideration for the first
purpose of all religious gatherings is to
worship God.
The paper called out an animated dis
cussion on the subject, the character of
hymns and times to be sung old and pos
sibly heavy or new and sprightly or both,
and while the majority strongly insisted
on such hymns and times as are suited to
the bright, vivacious nature of children it
was agreed that the old church hymns
sanctified by the use of the church in ages
past should not be wholly neglected.
Brother Marshall suggested that the
Psalms of David were full of devotion, in
spired of God and would greatly aid in the
development of the worshipful spirit.
At the close of the discussion Brother
Bright suggested that one of the hymns of
the sweet singer of Israel be sung and the
23d psalm was sung throughout with
spirit and with understanding also. Next
followed
TWO ADMIRABLE PAPERS
On methods of teaching IN primary
classes.
Miss Davis gave in a very vivid and
heartfelt way the method pursued with 200
scholars in single class taught by herself.
The careful and sympathetic attention
which she gives to all details of class man.
agement and teaching impressed every
one with the deep conviction that she was
willing to spend and be spent in the serv-
ice of the little ones committed to her
care.
The manner of promoting scholars TO
the main room was also given.
Miss Dubois presented her meth
cd of managing subordinate
class in which the scholars
were classified according to age, etc, and
put in small numbers under the care of
assistant teachers who were prepared by
the work by weekly teachers meeting.
the superintendent Miss D. conduct
ing this class and reviewing their work at
the close of each session. The reasons in
favor of this method were given in detail
by Miss Dubois and her experience of two
years in it confirmed her judgment in its
favor.
Many pointed questions concerning this |
method and the age of assistants en-
ployed were asked and the discussion
which followed brought out quite fully |
the leading features of both methods. The |
most emphatic objection to the
sUBDIvIDED CLASS
being on the ground of the necessity of |
employing young girls as teachers /
and the inability to get older per- |
sons; but Miss Dubois explained that |
her assistants, were young ladies who had /
passed through the Sunday school and |
come out OF the highest classes, ranging |
in age from seventeen 10 twenty or more. /
The discussion was one of great value /
and interest to the convention although |
the question rested III the opinion that |
every soldier fights best in his own
corner.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was opened by Mr.. l. ID. Phelps conduct
ing devotional exercises.
Prof. E. L. Kemp then converted the
convention into a large bible class which
he taught in most thorough and interest
ing manner, showing wonderful famil-
iarity with the lesson and the bringing
out with keenest insight the spiritual
truths of the lesson and the practical de-
auctions to be applied n our lives Most
beautifully did be set forth the
Uncalculating spirit OF the Many
gifts of iove-precious extrayagant,
wasteful but wholly and with
cut alloy in truest affection for her Lord
aud Master.
At the close OF this TO make the truth
more practical, the president called for
gifts for the Lords work in the state, aud
81 was speedily contributed
Prof. Crusenberry then read an able
paper on the
SECURING AND TRAINING or TEACHERS
His plan is TO set the work before the
Young Is a high aud noble calling upon