The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-22

I,bsrty delegate, $50. Fro I'd. street Metl-
odist Church, $50. subscriptions n
smaller amounts were made until the
total reached $3.50.
PRIMARY CLASS WORK.
The paper on this subject, prepared
by Miss Apperon, not being at hand,
MIR. Elicit, superintendent OF the Grace
street Baptist Church. read An essay
hurriedly prepared by the teacher of the
infant class Of his school Her views
arc that the infant class teacher ought TO
b. woman, and II woman, she ought
TO have BOYS of her own. that she may
feel thst moiherly caro- for those under
her charge. and that the best way TO
eGectualiy instruct them is 10 get them
interested ai the beginning OF the exer-
cises; and often the best Way 10 do this
il 10 relate TO them little incidents, or 10
tell 10 them Bible stories, and advises
iha, they be not taught the lessons at
home. for when there are several hun
dred in the same class different teach
ings will often seem 10 them to conflict
on the same subject. She is often asked
wha. IS the best thing 10 do with bad
scholars. Il is often suggested 10 put
them out OF the school; but this should
never be done; the bad scholar needs
more teaching and consideration than
the good one does.
Mrs. Mary A. AppefsOn's treatise on
this subject was then read by the secre-
tlrv. She saws that successful teaching
I'm infant classes may he accomplished
when the teacher succeeds in arousing IN
the scholars an interest in the lesson
being taught Regularity and prompt
iude on the pant of the teacher is abs0-
lntelv necessary, for there can he no
better excuse for scholars being late
than for him 10 md his teacher absent
The best way 10 teach punctuality Ia TO
be punctual The best way to impFess
on the scholar the necessity OF regu-
lariir Is for the teacher herself to be
regular.
There should be no delay, no iriermis-
sion in the exercises, for this will give
the children an opportunity 10 talk and
interfere with the effect OF the teschings.
For this reason the order of exercises to
he carried out in the classroom ought
to he decided on before the teacher
reaches the Building, and then there viii
be no confusion and dleness. The exam
pie of the surrounding children will az
feet child so that no words OF the
teacher can cure. Il is we'll to teach lit
lie children Of the duties OF soldiers, for
this they can readily understand aud
they can he readily made to understand
how they should be good Christian
colder and let the children sec that the
teacher feels what she is teaching.
Unless the teacher has thoroughly
studied the lesson she ia not prepared to
teach il. and she ought 10 point out to
the little ones individually the relation
that the lesson bears 10 them. Christian
character is not in knowing, but In do
ing. And then the hymns to be sung
ought TO be read over TO the children by
the teacher, and explained 10 them
When the teacher Is thoroughly inter
ested, the question as 10 how can you In.
terest the scholar will be readily an
swered.
Dr. Dashieli, at the request OF the con-
yenlion, also read paper on this subject
recently prepared by the teacher of the
infant class OF the Sunday-school OF 1t
Marks Church. Il was full OF Interest
and instruction, and cOncufed ma
terially with those previously read on The
same subject
RELATIONS OF THr sUSDAY-scHooL 10
CHURCH.
Red. I. J. Spencer made the address
on this subject. and his talk was among
the most interesting and instructive OF
I ...tt -. f.1s la 1aTT
favored since is meeting here. lie
said that lie had not recently been
closely allied with the school work on
account or pastoral duties and would
/ have TO speak from past experience and
/ from observations Our Sunday-sch0Ol
men have sought for definition OF
Sunday school, and If | were 20 get a
definition for il would not have done
very much. There Is a great deal OF
heresy in the preaching OF the present
day. but If SunGsy.school teachers will
10 their duty in teaching the word OF
/ God 10 those entrusted TO them there will
/ be no trouble about heresy. There ha.
| been some question rs to the way 10y
which the young men may be Kept III
! the school; well. the way 10 do this is 70
make use of them. If you teach grown
up persons the same lesson now
/ that they we're taught twenty years ago
why, no wonder they become tired Of
the school and decide to leavs ii. II you
have an abundance OF teachers in your
school and have classes of grown persons
besides, then let them teach their own
class alternately, let them sec that they
c n be made use Of both in the church
and Sunday-schoOl. Then the church
ought to provide necessary help for The
teacher That pastor Is not doing bis
I duty unless he has in his church train
ing class, or some method OF training
and preparing the teacher and elder
scholars 10 teach. And then there Is an
other way by which the church may help
The school, and that is by sociability
We need 10 bridge over the great
chasm that yawns between the one and
the other and the only way We can
do il is by bringing the church bodily
into the Sunday school.
lie thought the present arrangement
Of giving 81 short inteTmssiOn between
the Sunday-schOOl and church services
ought not 10 be, or that the intermlssion
I sNOulu bt IOHg tHou-H ~ give INC 1SHDi
ais time to 90 home and return. In con
clusion, he exhorted the convention u
work for the united eIorts OF all de-
nominations TO be brought to bear on
this grand work
/ THE RELATIONS OF SCHOOL To
TIE COMMUNITY.
This subject was opened By Professor
W " Smith, of Randolph-Macon Col.
leqe tie spoke of the Sunday-schoOl a.
nh institution which does great deal OF
{ good for the church. IN bringing chill
dren into the church the community is
made better and benefited TO a greater
degree than can be accomplished by any
other moral persuasion; and, after the
children are brought into the school they
are then put under the instruction and
training of pious Christian teachers, I'M
+ der whose influence they gradually de-
yelOp, and are sure 10 make good and
useful Christian men and women. The
/ Sunday-school has become 10 be train
iug-school for the community as well as
/ for the church.
Afternoon Session.