The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-27
Reviewing the Quarterly
Studies in the Sun
day Schools.
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY PUZZLES.
Nazareth Changed 10 Mountain
AID The Jordan Emptied Into
the Gulf Of Guinea
Church Gossip.

Accofdingto the international Lessons,
this day Is appointed as review for the
studies Of the quarter. It rests greatly
with the teacher whether the class shall
yawn through the lesson. snatch a little
sweet sIumber 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 nil, the desire
@ express some opinion on every point of
>fhe lesson.
it was the writer's privilege to hear a
recent conversation between TWO Sunday
school teachers, which seemed to have a
direc5bsaring on the question Of Rev lew
Sunday. One speaker was young, with
earnest eyes and iovahle manner, but
plainly devoid of the experience which
mark ed the others bearing. and betok-
enet her a 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 lis no regular lesson to prepare,
the boys never think OF looking over the
quart r,s work, and when the day comes
they viii fidget and draw pictures in the
hymn books, and don't really blame
1hem{ .)I do not know how to conduct
RevifN sunday and II it weren't for q
sta3 at home, and let the Superintendent
8 try some one else for that day.
QUESTIONS AND Answers.
ssDo you know. Review Sunday Is the
best day Of the quarter for me- said the
begin to lay my plans three weeks
ahead. The Sunday before, 1 give each
member OF my class q copy OF ten guess
tions, which try TO make as nearly as
possible a 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 rs the
opening exercises are over, the business
OF the day begins cut my question
paper into ten slips, each girl draws one.
aud answers the question thereupon. Ii
she canuot, The others are given the OPP
portunity.1
"i5nt do they really hunt up the an
swerPH said the first speaker,in tone i'm
In;-ss1;S<vg grave doubts OF the fact. My
never would. Pm sure.n
ia you ever trysn said Number Two
thought not. There Is some hug in
base Of regularly prepared examination
ktions that woeks wonders. partica-
y II your class learns to expect it. y
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY.
But how de you ever teach your
Is Biblical geography despair
Gly said the first. .sOne of
Sxi,oys told me that Nazareth was
tain north Of Judaea. and another
I'D the Jordan flowed west into the
of Guinea and her faced showed
hate Of mind to which this last effort
|a4 f4dnced her.
'sThis is just the thing for Review Sun
Nay. was The ready answer. My girls
ked to make me think that geography
Ia q at hot
possibly be taught-1 fneau to stay.
nuuRhE 50 until one day i n desperationI
listed the coIored map in the trout OF the
narterly on strong pasfehoards and cut
. different countries. like a disseeted
'ap. brought the pieces TO Sunday
TOOL on Review Sunday. and each girl
s given u country. the plan was to
the map together again. Each girl
required 20 tell something learned
it quarter about the country she held
ore laying it down, aud when the map
made five times, think my girls had
ned their first real lesson in ScripturH
IRraphy. Next quarters Review Sun
Z. brought an outline map of Paies-
Z. which had previously drawn on
tie card board with not q word of LETT
lug on IL. and after giving a colored
hell TO each girl, asked them to put
Some place, either a mountain, river,
Re. city or country. and tell something
lut it. assure you 1t worked Like a
lrin-"
aln so glad met you," said the first,
With an awakened expression. II will
try that map idea with my boys this very
Sunday
Do, said the second, "and dv9't for
get 10 have them look over the Golden
1extS, aud take vote on the one to be
selected as text for the quarter. and ask
each one to tell which is the most inter
esting 1esson--yuu will have plenty of
diverse answers Then have them
choose their fayorite hymn for the quar-
ter. and finally give them some little
souvenir. such as a pretty caro-, a little
booklet or s bookmark for their Bibles.
Tbis was the end of the conversation,
for Number Two left the Court House
cur. where the dialogue took place. at
this juncture. Perhaps she will be sur
prjsrd to see her advice in print today,
bur perhaps II may help some inexperi-
e1fed teacher, who Is dreading the quar-