The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-16
NEW CHURCH METHOD
First NJ. E. Sunday School to
Establish Graded Glasses.
EXAMINATIONS TO BE REGULAR
Mr.. Temple Speaks OF school Teachers
Mr.. Majors First Discourse in
1.-The Heart series.

A radical change IN Sunday school
methods IA 10 te introduced by the First
Methodist Episcopal church which will a.
once grade its classes On the basis OF the
public school graduation, and adop; sys-
TEN OF annual promotions. based on actual
examination OF the pupils. This change
was agreed upon az a meeting OF the Sun
day school board Thursday night. and was
formally announced % the church yester-
day al a special and very interesting sun
day school service
The service was held in the main audi
forum OF the church ar the usual hour OF
public worship. The pastor. Rev. W. A.
Shanklin. preached an appropriate sermon
on The Design OF the Sabbath School.
Taking as his text Psalms xxxsv;Is. he
gave a topical treatment, emphasizing in
his three principal divisions thai the Sab
bath school work is work. that IL Is school
work and that il is Sahabth work. The
KEY to his discourse was sounded IN the
opening quotation from Bishop Vincent.
the most prominent figure IN Methodist
Sunday school circles: The Sabbath
school Is not a substitute for the family,
for the public church service. nor for the
other religious meetings Of the church:
but II "a department OF the church OF
Christ in which the word OF Christ is
taught for the purpose OF bringing souls
70 Christ and OF building up souls in
Christ
Following the sermon, Superintendent
Elect Blaine spoke OF the local school, its
aims and methods, and announced the i'm
portant change decided upon by the Sun
day school board. Then the thirty-two
newly chosen officers and teachers came
forward 10 the chancei and were address,
ed by the pastor upon their responsible
and delicate duties. AS part OF his
charge TO them. DR.. Shanklin propounded
IN Ea fat IN
the Bible and personal devotion 10 the
Sabbath school work, all OF which were
answered affirmatiyely. Then the little
circle of workers repeated in unison the
following impressive covenant:
Il do solemnly promise TO devote myself,
with all diligence. TO Sabbath school labor.
i will endeavor TO study the Word OF God
thoroughly and prayerfully: 10 spend as
much time as possible in reading, medita-
ton and prayer. with special reference 20
my work; as regularly as possible 10 at
tend all the means Of grace; 10 visit my
pupils as their temporal or spiritual neces-
sites may require. and 10 be punctually
present at school and all meetings OF
teachers and the Sunday school board"
Superintendent Blaine led in an appro-
pirate prayer, and the service came to a
close with a special conservation hymn,
sung by the entire congregation, standing,
and the bensdiction by the pastor.
The service was called recognition
service" and was in the nature OF an in
stallation of the newly elected officers and
teachers OF the Sunday school. COM
plete list OF whom. as chosen by the Sun
day school board at It's meeting Thursday
night, is as follows:
Superintendent, Mr.. Edward L. Blaine:
assistant superintendent. Miss Anna NJ.
Brown. Mr.. c. L. Downie, Miss l.. j.
Thompson; recording secretary and treas
urer. Mr.. J. A. Hall: statistical secretary,
AIR. NJ. NJ. Grout librarian. MIR. l. b. Mil
Ter; pianist, Miss Lena Huekins; teachers,
Miss Ida Allen, Miss A. NJ. Cowley. Miss
NJ. +. Downie, Mr. j. w. Efaw Mr.. NJ.
p. Enyart, Mr.. Henry Fancher. Mr.. j. A.
Hall, Miss Alice Hitchings, Miss Carrie
Hough, Mr.. c. W. Jones. Mrs. c. W.
Jones. Mr.. T s. Lippy, Dr. J. y. Martin.
MIR. w. f.. Morrison, Mrs. W. +. Morri-
son, Mr.. j. Il. Murphy, Miss Nellie Payne.
Miss Addie Roper, Mr.. c. Z. Sharpe, Miss
Ida Smith, Miss Mary r. Smith. Mrs. T..
\. Stephenson, Mrs A. b. Stewart, Miss
Eta Warren.