The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-06
DIR. VINCENT TALKS.
The Bishop Addresses the Shawnee
Sunday School Convention.
on aTHg TEACHING PROCESS. ;
a GoOd Man Is Coed Thing to sit Be
fore = Class II He is UntnterestInE-

a GOOD Man Hs a coed Thing to sit Be
fore = Class II He is UnInterestInE-
There were about 200 delegates present
at the opening session of the Shawnee
County Sunday School convention yester-
day afternoon and evening and several
visitors. Rev. L. Blakesley opened the
session with prayer and a praise service
ask Essentials for q Sunday School" and
allow to Improve Our Township Work, II
were two subjects that we're discussed by
Rev. Mr.. McLane, Luther Slower, Miss
McC0me and others, after which Rev.
w. B. Hutchinson talked about primary
Methods"
There was q better attendance in the
evening. A 4. Rodgers lead a devo-
tional song service and Rev. w. /. Byers
delivered an address on Individual
Faithfulnsss the Key to True Success"
The address of the evening was Bishop
Vincent's on The Teaching Process"
He said: every teacher should have
uninterrupted opportunity to teach. That
is the main thing. The principal work
of the pastor in connection with the Sun
day school is not to go bout visiting the
pupils and teachers 20 ind out how their
families are getting along. This is work
that he should do on week days work for
which he is hired to do then. To me, the
sanctum sanctorum Of the Sunday school,
is when the teacher bends with her five
or six pupils over the book; teacher and
pupils lost to everything else excepting
the lesson of the day; the kindled eye
and quickened heart of the teacher and
the alert and Interested look Of the
pupils. 1t IS simple work. 1t is an i'm
portant work.
1T is to be carried on by law. I be-
lieve that God accom- Dlishes things by
spiritual law as we'll as by natural law.
Now IN this process of teaching, I
think the first think is personal charac-
ter It IS good thing to have good
man sit before a class for thirty minutes,
even if ne Is uninteresting. Some times
1 think It Is better to have uninteresting
goodness stand before a class than the
most fascinating teacher who has not re-
atty in her disposition. In following the
teaching process, we must always take
account Of individuality and not trust too
much TO prescribed method Every body
has his own method Of teaching. 1t mat
tera very little what that method is, if it
is his own method
Il believe, Sunday school teachers,
that if we felt the responsibility more
than we do In developing Christian char
acter IN the ethics Of Christian faith we
would have more boys and girls who
would say. 4 viii try to be a Christian.
will pray when l am tempted l will
stand up for Jesus and the church. Let
US try to be more earnest teachers"
At the session this morning the re-
ports of the work BY the president, Sec
rotary, treasurer and city and township
presidents were read, and there were
then fifteen two minute talks on Better
Work in Our Sunday Schools by Brad
ford Miller, IL. Reed, Miss Maggie
Hampie, w. w. Buckner, Mrs. A.
J. Arnold, Mrs Geo. Noble, wv. II. Was
son. r. u. Farnswurth, Claton Grout, j.
wv. Sidwell, Mrs. Eva Logan. William
Macarthur. VIM. Vanorsdal, Prof. Wat
kins, E Fl. Reach, A. l. Stratton, /. N.
George, A. B. Smith, A j. Mcdowell,
Mrs n. A Wooster, Prof D. f. Hoover,
Miss Ruth Nash, j. A Lukens, Mrs J. S.
Austin and Cal Bradley.
Rev. F. ii. Porch taught a Normal
Lesson" ". D. Gossett delivered an in
teresting address on ~How to Deal with
the Stay Always" and there was an ad-
dress by the state secretary.
The session of this afternoon will close
the convention At this session an cleo
ton of officers will take place.
II was an Interesting and profitable
convention.