The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-15
LIKE COLLEGES.
Sunday Schools Should Be
So Conducted.
1t is Not Sufficient That the
Teachers Be Willing.

The first meeting OF the Rhode Island
Sunday School Association was held In
the Union Congregational Church at $3.50
O'Clock this morning.
After the prayer service. which was
held Ia the chapel, Rev. Wallace Nutting,
the pastor, made an address OF welcome
and then spoko earnestly upon the duty
ard work 81 the sunday school teachers.
Rev. y. ID. Blskeslee, ID. d., OF East
Greenwich, president Of the associat on,
responded, thanking the pastor for his
kindness and impressing upon the audi
ence the necessity OF attending the meet
ings. 1t was as he characterized 1t, a
1.-TWO days object lesson" and thought
the Sunday Schools OF the city with all
modern attainments would probably de-
rive but little benefit from the conven-
tion. still the good II would be able to
do for those teachers living In the outiy-
ing sections OF the country shouid amply
repay them, and the object OF the coDyen-
ton attain d.
The next speaker w. X. Andem, super
intendent of one OF the largest Sunday
Schools in Boston addressed the meeting
on reorganization and Grading OF Sunday
schools.n
In brief, Mr.. Andem impressed upon
he audience the necessity OF looking up
on the Sunday school as a college, where
discipline and purctuslity should be OBJ
served and the best OF teachers obtained.
He attributes the unsuccessful attempts
OF organizing or retaining Sunday Schools
TO the reason that teachers often accepted
these positions regardless OF their mental
or intellectual powers because they con-
sidered IL a duty to God.
Now" he added, "a college faculty
- composed OF mon and women, well
verscd in the topic they are TO teach. Why
then should q Sunday School, which is
but a college, II you so regard II, accept
A hoard ~ teo.haru wvhn "A !, nnf fhnrnuuh-
ly understand the Bible study?
"Not till competent teachers can be OBJ
tanned will this question of successfully
conducting a Sunday School be over
co me.n
In the organization OF a Sunday School
Mr.. Andem thinks that the following
officials shoniu be obtained:
Superintendent and assistants, treas
urer and assistants, secretary and assis-
tants, librarian Of the primary library
and one OF the general library. q musical
director n pianist, q person to look
after the hymn books, ~jaintor, reception
committee and historian.
In the grading OF classes the following
was suggested:
A class OF children under five, Junior
Primary, children 9, z, and 3 years ola,
Senior Primary children, 8, 10, II, Junior
intermediate IL and Is, Senior uterine
diats; IA TO 20. a reception class for new
corners, substitute teachers class, New
Testament Greek, Old Testament Hebrew,
Normal Glass and Popular class.
Over all these classes he believes that
only the very best OF teachers should pre-
side. "But," be concluded, whatever
system We may employ can we but get
at the word OF God we will be attaining
our end"
The following committees we're then
appointed: Credentials, w. X. Logell,
Rev. j. j. Walker and Rev. n. B. Wilson;
resolutions, Rev. Wallace Nuttine. Rev.
J. j. Wooley and Rev. W. s. McIntire;
nominations, III. y. Cohsnt, j J. Easton.
Eugene Lawton. A. II. Benson and c. H..
Child; entertainment. w. b. Wilson,
Rev. L. 8. Woodwork and George A.
Jspherson.
After the excel emit address on the ''In-
spired Book" delivered by Rev. G.. l..
Goodeli OF Boston, the meeting adjourn
ed to ~reconvene nj 2 o'clock this after
loon when the following program was
SUCCESSFULLY carried out: Praise service,
Field Secretary Wilson, leader; reports
OF home department work, by the dele
gates; The Present Stage Of the Interna-
tional Lesson System, Wsrren Randolph,
ID d., Newport; singing, by the delegates;
reports from schools, by the delegates,
two minutes eachl; address: the Bible
School, ITS Place. Power and Possibili-
ties, Rev. Everett ID Burr, Boston.