The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-03-04
THE SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION.

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the choir, winter Than Snow" and
prayer by Mr.. Whaley. The devotional
exercises were continued with singing
blessed Assurance" prayer by Mr.. Work
and reading of John, LIST chapter. The
secretary was absent and Miss ETA Clark
was appointed secretary for the evening.
After q cordial welcome had been extended
to the delegates present, Rev. DR.. T.. r.
Jeifers of Oil City, was introduced and
gave a very interesting and instructive
talk on ""The Bible and the 10th Century,"
The Bible, he said, should be preserved
by us, LIST. Because there is no other sub
stitute. No one is q friend of tho coming
generation who would take the Bible from
them and give them no substitute as good.
end. Valuable for the history it contains.
Cd. Because the Bible is ahead of us yet.
In Social Economy, Government and
Righteousness. 4th. Because the Bible
gives us the the Sabbath Day. 1t is valua-
BILE for its miracles. Without miracles no
knowledge of God. 1t tells of the sinless
One who became sin for us. 1t assures us
life everlasting which nothing else an.
Prof. j. 4. Sprenkel sang "Look and
Live" assisted by the choir. DIR. Morrow
then provided for the Entertainment of the
delegates. Adjourned to meet at $50
Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Devotional exercises conducted by j.
w. Work. "The Model Superintendent"
was the first subject taken up and discuss
ed. j. II. Dingman opened the discussion.
Nearly all the delegates present took part.
Here are some of the points made: lie is
a Christian he is an exemplary man he
has executive ability he is a man of SYM
pathy he is deliberate he is punctual
he is a clean man. "The Teachers Prep
aration," opened by J. Il. Hillard. Dis
cussed by all members of convention. Tho
following points were made: No one can
teach without preparation of heart aud
of mind; the teacher should be in full
sympathy will his class, the lesson, and
the spiritual truth to be conveyed by the
lesson. In preparing he should make use
of the teachers meeting, lesson helps, and
of his biblo. He should begin to prepare
very early. He ought to be able to teach
without the aid of helps when he appears
before his Glass; Lesson helps are to be
used at home. Bibles should be used ex-
clusively by pupils in ther recitation of the
lesson. 1t will pay every school to keep
up its Teachers Meeting. Queries an
swered: The Sunday School Association
is supported in this way; each school is
asked to contribute at the rate of one-half
cent for each scholar in the school each
year, The Field Secretary is the only Of
ficer who receives any pay, and he is paid
a regular salary. occasionally the associa-
ton receives a personal donation, from
persons interested. Less thar two-thirds
of all the boys and girls in The State of
Pennsylvania attend Sunday school. There
are l 500, 600 boys and girls in the State.
So that more than 100000 of them do not
attend Sunday school. More than this
number yet do not attend church.
The a~dvissbility and possibility Of hold
ing District Sunday School Conventions
in the county was discussed.
To teach the primary department with
any success it is necessary to have a sepa-
rate room. One can be made with calico
curtains, if in no other way. A teacher
for little ones should have a young heart.
Teach with maps, charts, objects. Teach
concrete truth. Ask questions to bring
out what the child knows; for every child
knows something. At G a bright intelli-
gent child has learned half he will ever
know.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Devotional exercises conducted by j..
II. Dingman. Queries: An ideal of any
thing should be placed high, but always
inside the limits of possibility. Why not
elect ladies as Sunday School Superintend-
ents? Yes, why not2 Never under any
circumstance let anything interfere with
class study and recitation of the lesson
begin on time, close on time. As a rare
exception in an extreme case the lime for
the review of the lesson may be prolonged,
but the time for a recitation never. A
Union Sunday School is a great deal better
than none. Where it is not possible to or
ganizo and conduct a UNCONVENTIONAL
school by all means organize a union
school. Prof. S%prenkel sang very effect
lively, 81 was once far away from the Sa-
NAOi MIS- pAo pc oSNoii PahJ lhb Oh WV
organ. Prof. Sprenkel occupied the re-
naming part of the session in a talk to,
and with, and about, the children. Never
ask attention just get it by deserving it.
A childrens' meeting is more like Heaven
than any other kind of a meeting, because
there are more children in each place than
there are big people. There is no praying
in Heaven. 1t is all praise. The Bible
has ten commands to praise God to II
command to pray. We ought TO think
more of Heaven than we do, How do we
know there is such a place as HeavenH
Just in he same way that we know of any
other place; some one who knows tells
US. Jesus came down from Heaven John,
the beloved disciple, saw Heaven; both
these persons tell rs of Heaven.
Prof. Sprenkel expects to be in Tionesta
some time i'm November next to hold a
Sunday School Institute.
The following delegates were present at
the convention:
Mrs. A. Bean, S. S, Whaley, Hickory;
Henry Manross, Mrs. Sallie German,
Hunter Station; Josiah Work, Joseph
Hall, Redclyne; Misses May Zuendel,
Minnie Ikenborg, Emma Ehlers, Starr
Lyman Cook, Nebraskai j. IL. Dingman,
I Il HnI,rl D. " NJ. As,.l NJ.