Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-17

give every week. Cheerfulness and reg,
iariiy in giving go together. We shou
secure the home interested in the Sunds
school hfe of the little child | send hon
quarterly report of the scholar and find
works well, Every child should here
started in the Christian life. They are MOI
loving then and can be easily led rightly TO
Christian living. The primary class shoul
be a class of well informed scholars. W
get general teaching from the Internation,
| lessons but that is not enough The fact
taught should be couched in some form to b
easily memorixed. A little child should b
taught to tell in Bible language
! l. Way Jesus died on the cross
What il is to repent
! 8. What a Christian ought 10 pay for.
| I. What forgiveness of sin means.
| 8 Tha, the true rule of life is to be lik
jesus.
o The safe way to choose between righ
and wrong.
:. How TO get strength to do right
s. What the Bible is.
3. What baptism means.
10, What Scripture wine and bread means
The primary class should be the source o
the supply of good teachers As well as goo,
scholars. There should be an assistant 70
every twelve scholars. They should super
wise the roll call and take the offerings o
the scholars. They should attend 10 tn,
physical comfort of the little ones The,
are great help in visiting the scholars
They ought To do n part of the teaching il
order TO become good teachers. | hav,
found it easy to get the mothers of the littl,
ones TO become the teachers. They can also
help in the singing The discipline of pri
mary class should give no trouble. The bes
of all this is to get these assistants. Just a,
soon as the children are eight years I'D the,
should be transferred into the main depart
ment in classes and take the teachers with
the class. 1t is thus that the main school is
given its good teachers.
At II 4. NJ, the convention listened to the
reports of the Maine delegates to the Worlds
Sunday School convention held at London
The following is the order of addresses:
Its membership. Rev b. p. Snow Willard,
The topics discussed Lindley NJ. Webb Esq
Portland. Its spirit and power, Rev. c. ID,
Crane, New castle The work abroad Hon.
W. l. Daggett, Strong The outlook, Rev.
Geo. Lewis, South Berwick. Some things
we can learn, Rev. X. I. Hack. Belfast,
Some things we can teach, Res G b llsley,
Bangor. Did il pay? Rev. T + White, Bath
Every speaker was limited to seven minutes
and rarely could those few moments have
been used with greater effectiveness and
power Every speaker realized that con
centration was the command, but neverthe-
less every theme presented was an entirety
and covered the points under it IN the best of
shape. they were brief and pointed bu,
none the less portrayed the scenes of the
great convention with truthfuIness and in
tereN Rev. Mr.. REYNOLDS who has heard
many reports given of this Worlds conven-
tlon does the gentlemen reporting it for
Maine much credit when he SAYS that il wa.
the finest report he has heard presented
At ~ the convention adjourned, practically
for the noon hour, but in one corner the super
intendents under charge of Mr.. REYNOLDS
ard in another corner the lady teachers
under Mrs. Crafts were receiving valuable
helps and suggestions for another half hour
Afternoon
The afternoon session of the convention
was called to order promptly at O'Clock, and
the devotional service was conducted by Rev
DIR. Whitaker of Portland. AT 2.l5 the
conveI ton went ino a conference OF the
whole, and was addressed BY Rev. X. r
Hook of Belfast. on Nv hat is the Aim of the
Sunday school," He said that the Sunday
school was not TO make Baptsts, Congrega
tionalists. or Methodists. neither was it tC
teach detached facts, but principles. 1t /.
positively to get hold of every man, woman
and child connected with the church and
congregation and make Christians of them
The work of the Sunday school is to impress.
upon the children the personality of Jesu.
Christ.
Questions and one minute suggestions from
the convention succee led, and Mrs. Crafts
told the convention how to conduct chill
dren's meeting The address, like preceding
ones of this excellent lady speaker, was
most practical and full of common sense
suggestions. At As the superintendent
half hour was introduced by an address on
What the superintendent wants of the
school," by Superintendent b. +. Sands OF
Lewiston. Mr.. Sands was followed by Mr.
c. A. Woodbury. of Woodfor1s on
What the school wants of the sup
erintendt mt Both were full OF
valuable suggestions and interesting
information At Is Mrs. Crafts delivered
an able address on Progress in Teaching.
She emphasized the fact Of the great changes
that had already taken place in the public
and in the Sunday school, and spoke of the
immense amount of work still to be done
Her address was hopeful and helpful through
out. At4 p. NJ the address on, "Conven
ton Work, County, State and international,
Was delivered by Mr.. William Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds said
don't know of a more practicable con
venton than this have been thinking OF
how we are to get this good to those who are
not here. They need it more than any other
person. And there is way to get to them
have way to propose that is practical ii
% States of the Union, AMI is already doing
excellent work. In the State convention VIC
have the best speakers and workers that car
be secured. There is nothing that cheer,
the heart of workers 40 much as good news
So people who go to these State convention,
90 down to the county conventions and tel
them the good news. That is what we mus
do Al these county conventions there are
delegates present from all the townships
Then we have township conventions, where
the scholars, teachers and pastors viii
come These are great factors 10 the worl
and it is delightful work We take NJ
house to house visitation and the result il
surprising. Denominat.oaalism won't worl
in the township convention. The school
and churches must unite. Won. yon taxi
the matter into your hands ight nov to rails,
the money ~ place man in the field 10 or
ganize Sunday schools In the State, an
place it on a par with other States in tn
union which are already feeling the iniuenc
of money appropriated in this way. Follow
ing these remarks canvass of the couven
ton was made by the speaker for the put
pose already announced, and the sum oi
$500 was raised to place man in the field
Following these afternoon exercises III
delegates adjourne4 in body to the Stat
Iopse where Gov. Burleigh received ther
in the Council Chamber and extended I
them the liberty of the city and the cspito
After the reception during which the Govel
nor met large number Of the delegates pc
sonslly they Sere shown about the Sta
/ House and grounds and seemed much inte
e.ted in The building and in the addition no
| being erected in the rear of the main bull,
4 ing.
4 Evening
/ The devotional and praise exercises ope
! log the convention were coaducted by Re
= r. Snow Of Willard. Tne first addre
( Of the evening was that Of Dr. r. " Pelo
bet Of Boston who discoursed on IN
teacher in his class He spoke some y h
a. ;oiios1:
! let u. take ihe teacher on his way TO u
class. He feels that he is an ordinary m;
4 and in this he is eminently the man for d
place. 1; is ordinary men that do the uori
TEen he thinks y hat he has to do and q