The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-07-13
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\ Successful Sunday SCh0l Con-
ventl0n Saturday and
Sunday.

uCCeSStu1 Sunody SCh0I Con-
vention Saturday and
Sunday.
The Sunday school convention, which
opened at the Presbyterian church last
Saturday morning, and continued ov-
er Sunday, was fairly well attended.
Saturday mornings session found r..
J.Ty-er presiding. Roy. j. Sinclair
conducted devotional exercises, after
which Rev. L. L. Hanscom spoke on
the Composition Of Sunday School"
He contended that the school should
be made up of all members of the
family, father, mother and children
alike, and his assertion met with num-
erous "Amens." Rev. Smith, of Nor
gan, who was to have also spoken on
this subject, was unable to be present
and the talk became desultory, Mr..
Sinclair agreeing with Mr.. Hanscom,
although in his native country, he
said, the practice was to have Sunday
school in the house. Rev. McHenry,
OF Delhi. contended that the school
exercises should be something enter
tanning, SO as to attract and give the
little ones something to feed upon.
Elder Stine thought the composition
of the Sunday school should be the
same as that of The church.
DR.. Gibson presided Saturday after
noon. A. e. King, per programme,
welcomed the delegates from abroad
to the convention of what he consid-
cred the most important work, next to
the pulpit, in the church. Judge Per
kins, the celebrated Sunday school
worker, who resigned judgeship to
conduct Sunday schools, responded.
He thought the best county conven-
ton was the convention made up ex-
clusively of the people of the county.
Rev. McHenry, the Delhi divine,
who was scheduled to speak on
Teachers Qualifications" warmed
things up by protesting first against
the holding of the convention on Sat
urday and Sunday, the Matter day in
particular, as the out Of town people
NHo needed shs insti iiubct;onn i tie most, e, i,
were deprived Of the benefits. He
then queried whether there were over
dozen in the house who knew the
number of books in the bible, and a
ballot by hand raising showed only
four present endowed with that knowl-
edge. He then thought that teach
or should know the story of each book;
that the teacher should never teach
anything not quite understood by her
or him; never give a command that
they do not expect to see obeyed; and
above all, a teacher must have char
acter, and a knowledge of human ma
ture.
Rev. j. Fause, of Morton, who was
booked to speak on this subject, was
not present. Joseph Smith thought
that a Sunday school teacher should
do the work with a feeling of love and
not duty, and Mrs. Tiffany concurred
in his views. Rev. Hanscom thought
that all should do the very best pos
sible. should know the pupils of a
class and take an individual interes,
in each member. A. E. King thought
that teacher, without previous study
of the lesson, made bad teacher, and
this view was concurred in. Mr.. Sin
clair thought that the exercise of com
mon sense would be a good thing
Mr.. Stine thought that preparation
and thought were essential qualifica-
tions of teachers.
Supt. Perkins thought that the men
were saving how Sunday school
should be conducted, while the ladies
we're conducting it. A teacher, be
said, wants talent, method and ability
| Mrs. Ella Mcmillan was down for 6
talk on Sunday School Auxiliaries,
but she was absent and R. j. Tyler
was called out for talk on Genera
Exercises of Sunday School" HI
thought that there was not enough
interest manifested in the exercises
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