Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-15

Work of the Association is Promoted
Adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. ]. q. Rosecrans, of Dallas, conducted the
devotional exercises at the afternoon session,
after which Mr.. Langdon resumed the chair and
asked that every delegate repeat verse Of
scripture.
A telegram to John NJ. Mccoy from the presi-
dent. E: L. Dennis, Of Houston, was read by
Regret combination of circumstances causes
my absence, but know all is well with
you at the helm. May the convention
be great success, advancing the
great cause for which it labors.
The following standing committees were ap-
pointed by the chair: W. b. Kennedale, w. A.
Johnson and j. A. Brown, enrolment commit
son and j. W. GRskell; finance, T. W. Storey,
w. A. Culper and II. G. Lane; nominations,
Luther Reese, Rev. Charles Martin, Rev. D. S.
Crawford, j. N. Michard and E. @. Heath;
reports: o. 8. Kennedy, Rev. q. N. Riggan,
w. L. Adamson, w. H. Gill, ]. W. Walker, A.
II. Atchison, George o. Bachmsn.
Mr.. D. S. Kennedy then addressed the CEN
vention on the work in the Sunday school. He
said that he differed from distinguished gentle
man who. in the forenoon. said that
he was tired Of hearing man say that he was a
good Baptist or a good Methodist, and that he
preferred q denominational Sunday school
lie thought that the source of authority enna-
mating from the church as q UNCONVENTIONAL Or
ganizaton was stronger and more influential
The the Of the
school should be responsible to the
church, and the power vested in it was moro in
1uential in directing the methods, and was
transmitted by the nearness of the personalities
in whom this authority was invested, in such q
manner as to make the responsibility more
binding. He said, in the next place, "don't
sing your children to death; don't pray them to
death, nor talk them to death. he
b bsffa in doses sa he If aaa
in all three temper your fervency with brief
ness.
Fort Worth said that Brother Mcpherson of the
Christian Review of Dallas was in the bull ding
and moved that he be invited to address the
Brother Damon of oOrsicana here
speak a good word for teachers meet
ings; BE thought they were the pulse of the
''why do you think SO, Mr.. Damon asked
Chairman Langdon.
interchange OF thought and the friction Of
ideas. Ideas became common proSef-
ty at these teachers, meetings and
teacher must prepare himself for these meetings,
as he would be ashamed to pre- ient himself un-
prepared, and besides it stimulated more thu,
relation between the superintendent and teaehs
ers.
Tom Jones Of Dallas county arose and
said that he thought that very i'm
Sunday-school were the visitstions of some spir-
itual sister, brother who is possessed with that
affection for the humanities and God which de-
serves the name of love in the highest sense
One old gentleman in the rear, whose name
the reporter did not catch, said he
superintendent to superintend too much, by
asking too many questions and stealing the am
munition of the teacher, and at times causes the
children to say that the superintendent had told
them all that when questions would be pro-
pounded by the teachers.
The question vas asked: ''How far the chill
in ti1y a aar
Mr.. Rosecrans answered by putting the
query, who selected the teachers OF the public
schools, which was answered by the reply:
''Wen, the board of trustees should select the
teachers for the children
Mr.. Gill said he thought that circumstances
should sometimes govern the selection of the
teachers and the superintendent should some
times act at the suggestion of the children,
\ ere not capable of judging who should be the
teacher best suited TO their wants.
Mr.. j. G. Scott Instanced q case which came
under his personal observation in this city. Six
young ladies selected . young unmarried
man for their teacher and in three years time
that young man told his pastor that he did not
those girls at this time was Christian.
J. H. Rosecrans then spoke on
the questiod "Who should Teach" BE
thought that none but Christians should
teach. and that the teacher should be 9 mem
Der of that denomination in which he is an in
structor. All members should not teach, but
sage, and should be placed in authority by the
church. Those who teach should be
taught, in the first place, by
kind of normal school of religions instructions,
and next should be tried and examined, and
when prepared to take q class should be sus-
tanned with the proper books and facilities With
which to teach. To recapitulate:
They should be- Christians and members
of the church. They should be sent, and under
the authority OF the church. They should be
Jealous and should be employed, sustained and
Rev. George Bsckman spoke on ''How snd9
What to Teach He said that I'll
depended upon the teachers knowledga
of the class. Get the attention Oh
the scholar by intoxicating the thoughts in tie
language OF the scholar. Don'ttske for granted
thai the child understands the words you use y
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