The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
WORK OF THE CHUHCHHS.
Reviewing the Quarterly
Studies in the Sun
day Schools.
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY PUZZLES.
Nazareth Changed TO Il Mountain'
and the Jordan Emptied Into
the Gulf of Guinea
Church Gossip.

According to the International Lessons,
this day is appointed as review for the
studies of the quarter. 1t rests greatly
with the teacher whether the class shall
yawn through the lesson. snatch little
sweet slumber toward the close, and
emerge utterly innocent of any idea what
the lesson has been about, or come with
eager questions and prompt answers
ready interest, and, best OF all, the desire
to express some opinion on every point of
the lesson.
1t was the writer's privilege to hear a
recent conversation between two Sunday
school teachers, which seemed to have a
direct bearing on rhe question of Rev lew
Sunday. One speaker was young, with
earliest eyes and lovable manner, but
plainly devoid of the experience which
marked the others bearing, and betok-
ened her teacher not only Of years but
of knowledge, we'll learned and used.
Said the first, II confess | do not know
what to do with my class next Sunday.
There is no regular lesson to prepare,
the boys never think of looking over the
quart er's work, and when the day comes
they will fidget and draw pictures IN the
hymn books, and l don't really blame
them, / do not know how to conduct a
Review Sunday. and il it weren't for q
feeling of shame in the matter, | would
stay at home, and let the Superintendent
try some one else for that day."
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
sDo you know, Review Sunday is the
best day of the quarter for me- said the
other, thoughtfuliy. "In the first place,
ahead. The Sunday before, l give each
member of my class copy Of ten ques-
tions, which l try to make as nearly as
possible II fair test OF their quarters
knowledge. Then when the day You dread
arrives, am sure to gnd every one of my
girls seated when | enter, comparing
notes, or looking up references In the
Quarterly Dictionary. AS soon as the
opening exercises are over, the business
of the day begins. l cut my question
paper into ten slips, each girl draws one,
and answers the question thereupon. Ii
she cannot, the others are given the op-
portunity."
But do they really hunt up the an-
swer?" said the first speaker. in tone i'm
plying grave doubts OF the fact. MY
boys never would. Pm sure"
Ibid you ever try?" said Number Two.
'Nol thought not, There Is some hing in
the use of regularly prepared examination
questions that works wonders. particu-
larly If your class learns to expect it."
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY.
"But how DO you ever teach your
grs Ingy sad the eeosaapns rspt "oue Of
my boys told me that Nazareth was n
mountain north of Judaea, and another
one said the Jordan flowed west into the
Gulf of Guinea" and her faced showed
the state of mind to which this last effort
had reduced her.
.This is just the thing for Review Sun
day" was the ready answer. "My girls
used to make me think that geography,
of the Bible was something that could
not possibly be taught mean to stay.
thought so until one day,ln desperation l
pasted the colored map IN the 'front.' OF the
Quarterly on strong pasIeboard, aud cut
the different countries, like dlssected
map. l brought the pieces to Sunday
school on Review Sunday, and each girl
was given country. The plan was TO
was required to tell something learned
that quarter about the country she held
before laying it down, aud when the map
was made five times, think my girls had
learned their first real lesson in Scriptural
geography. Next quarters Review Sun
day, brought an outline map of Paies-
tine, which had previously drawn on
white cardboard. with not y word OF let
teriug on it, and after giving colored
pencil to each girl, asked them to put
in some place, either mountain, river,
lake, city or country. and tell something
about it. | assure you 1t worked Ike
charm"
II am so glad l met you," said the first,
with an awakened expression. ~ Will
try that map idea with my boys this very
Sunday"
DO" sait: the second, "and don't for
get to have them look over the Golden
Texts, and take a vote on the one to be
selected as text for the quarter. and ask
each one to tell which is The most inter
esting lesson--you will have plenty of
diverse answers. Then have them
choose their favorite hymn for the quar-
ter. and finally give them some .ittls
souvenir. such as pretty card, little
booklet or bookmark for their Bibles. "
This was the end of the conversation,
for Number Two left the Court House
car, where the dialogue took place. at
tins juncture. Perhaps she will be sur
prised to see her advice in print today,
but perhaps it may help some inexperi-
enced teacher, who is dreading the quar-
Ier's Dugbear, Review Sunday.