The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-16


H8nna. He had Investigated the
question and asked ten different per.
sons and received ten different
answers.
In the first place We need good, live.
sparkling singing, He also thought
they ought to have big Sunday schools.
nice children, books and grades. But
none OF these ls the supreme need of
the Sunday school. There were three
things left In his mind. The fret was
good superintendent, "a great Gener.
al. ASunday School superintendent
is born and not made. Ii seemed to
him that God has laid his hand on
such men.
It takes more tact vigor and tact
to superlnteud a Sunday School than
TO preach. He ought to be prompt.
He ought to have more tact than the
preacher. He must be firm, as order
Is a supreme need OF the Sunday
School. He must be a trained man.
The qualified teacher is also q good
disciplinarlan, a supreme nsed. Ho
would rather have the reputation OF
over'strlctness, than to have disorder
In the school The teacher must be a
lover OF Gods work, and must be full
OF resources.
A teacher who does not delve under
the earth and dig out the nuggets of
gold will never DO really successful.
The supreme need of the Sunday
school. however. Is deeper spiritual
thought.
He believed that real study OF Gods
work Is needed In the Sunday school.
We need the real spirit of worship.
How are we to get it3 The supreme
need OF the Sunday school Ia to make
tho ohildren give themselves up to
God.
topic was first on the program and he
believed that Mr.. Hanna had struck
the key note. We must look at 1t
from the human ana spiritual stand
points. Brethren, we must advance,
there ls room for improvement and
wo must gain IL. We need better super
ntendents and we need better teach
ers. We want better equipped schools
than we now have. lie agreed with
Rev. Mr.. Hanna in the need OF the CO.
operation OF the devlne spirit with the
we'll equipped Sunday school. The
Sunday school teacher who expects
the seal OF God ON his or her work
must labor for II. The report of Sus-
sex county was received. stating there
arc 10, 900 scholars IN that county.
How can we elevate the average
Sunday school teachers standard. g
was next discussed In an able paper by
Principal Isaac 4. Johnson. As the
teacher Is. 80 is the school. Improve
the teacher and you improve the
school. To raise tho standard of any
Institution we must begin at tie top.
The SUPERINTENDENT must he hopeful
when others lose hope. Let US show
the teacher what good teaching is, and
We can do this by direct and indirect
methods. But the essential qualltlca.
tions are, first. n sound christian char
acter; second, knowledge o, what
is taught. and third, sympathy.
knowledge may pass away but
character remains. The lack OF a
careful preparation OF the lesson by
the teacher is often exposed. The
successful teachers preparation Is
gathered from various resource. Sym.
patty means fellow feelings. Teachers
soon notice whether class is in
touch with them or not. Cultivate a
school pride among the teachers, and
you will aise their standard.
The teachers OF the Sunday School
are selected from the older class; they
are young and generally easily led
let the superintendent single out
those teachers and keep on with good
ideas to them. A great many failures
are owing 10 not knowing how to
study. How to or how not to present
the Lesson is something when should
he considered. III the Sunday School
library there should he books of re-
srencss for the teachers and older
scholars. The irrsgularity OF the
teacher tends to demoralizo the
asses and it lie a duty the teacher
owes to be regular In attendance.
Rev. s. B. Meeser appreciated the
paper read by principal johnson. He
recon mended the little book OF j. L.
Gregory Glow TO teach the Bible" to
every teacher. There is one thing we
can never forget, that everything
comes from God, therefore, 1t is i'm.
portaut to have intelligent teaching
The best way to unfold II is to have a
review OF the pact meeting. of the
lectures OF a preceding course, how to
gather up the practical points.
Mrs. j. Frank Ball next delivered an
ADDRESS OH bow to Secure the Coop
Grafton OF Parents in Sunday School
work" Some one has enld that the
day teachers are expected to be secu-
lar mothers. Has there been decline
in the personal piety among the men
and women from the time when the
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younger ones were required to reclte
their little catcchism? Tae training
of this age towards the science ls per-
lection.
She believed God had Very little
room for the dabblor. You would moi
employ an unskilled builder to erect
a building for you, and yet parents dc
not consider they are building the
lives of their childten. Oh. for u re
yiyal of personal piety among oul
parents. What is the eud sought fol
| in Sunday school Instruction? Is IL the
conversion Of our children we require
Shall the Sunday school teacher take
| the parents place? What fearfu
weight OF penalty will attach to tht
parents OF the child who leave ia
conversion to some Sunday sohoo
| teacher.
We do not hear enough nova day.
OF duty for fear OF some one taking
of1ense She would say to the teach
ers. 'rbe practical" Make your teach
ing entert aiming. For tho Christian
purents. who take no interest In thei
children prayer might well be offpret
every Sunday. II parents believ,
that good seed Is being planted II
their rhildrenis hearts on Sunday. thsI
they should give IL their nourishnl
care during the week. Do not neEec
prayer. Pray fervently at all times
for we must tnko God INTO our plan
il we desire to s,.Ceead.
Rev. Il. E. Terry said that tte pape
| read by hirs. iiall had appreciation
The christian parents need more keen
ly to appreciate the danger OF thei
children who do not attend Sunda
school II ever there was time whe
the christian parents should arise 1t
at the present. God help US to keeI
our boys from the front door of til
saloon and he never will be kicked gu
OF the back door. Rev. Mr.. Savage, :
siilfoId. said that he realized sadly tn
o. sibility that so much of the child
life Ia lost.
hev. MIR. Stonecjpher, OF Dover sal
in his infant Sunday school cIass tina
since January /, by request on III
tie card, the parents hava cooperate
and taught the children their lessons
W. X. frosty snid that lie hoped tina
Mrs Balls example would spread.
At the evening session the aud
forum OF the church was again GROVE
ca. 1t WAS opened by the reading q
the bible by harles w. rusey. superb
tendent of Grace NJ. l.. Church, an
PRAYER by the Rev. Dr. nobbins.
The opening OF the question be
followed anu Joseph Pyle announces
that the question Tor discussion WA
Should u person not "A Christian be
SUNDAY school leacher"
An interesting discussion followed
In which opinions on both sides OF I'll
question were expressed.
Suggestions for Sunday Schos
Teachers" was the topic of an Int
estipg and Instructive address by til
kev. S. b. Mees, OF the Second Bar