St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
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penditure OF power there is given by the
officers and teachers of the Sunday
School. If the teacher feels that she has
exertcd all the effort possible she may
reasonably look for good results of her
work. Each teacher should ask herself
the question, "Havc | taught the lesson
in the best manner possible" If so she
should be satisfied with her work, There
fore the Sunday School should be taught
on definite principles Just as in common
schools.
Each teacher should be fitted to her
special department and remain there and
not think she must carry the student
right along up through the different
grades. 1t is better for the scholars to
come into contact with different teachers
to get new ideas and broaden their intel
lect more rapidly and surely just the
same as in business it makes people
stronger to meet new ideas in different
men.
Each department should have addition
al lessons on the Bible, as the children
grow so do their minds reach out in
advancement and readily grasp new
ideas.
By means of chart and blackboard
Mr.. Pease showed how beautifully and
correctly the stories of the Bible may be
illustrated and pictured to the interested
child. When a story is told the outlines
are placed on the board with picture
illustrating it. This is the means OF fix
ing in the minds of the little listeners the
true history as given in the Bible.
Another thing to keep up the interest
of the class is the badge to be worn by
each one according to grade and stand
ing Each grade has different color
and each color has mark to show the
standing of each pupil, so that ii one
scholar makes proper advancement he
is gwen the badge showing it. This is
proving a great inducement for each to
do well which makes the teachers task
easier.
Mrs. Mary Chrsholm Foster OF New
York addressed the convention on the
Kindergarten OF the Church, telling in
an interesting manner her own eXper-
fence in the work in her city. The first |
kindergarten in America was formed in |
1864 but the best results have been OBJ |
taincd during the past few years when
the work has taken a frmer hold in |
various places. There are to bencw ones |
formed III the Sunday Schools in New |
York III the near future. This method is |
the scientific way of teaching the Bible .
to beginners and the results more than
meet the expectations OF the promoters.
The principles of this work are sellacting
and inner connection. The Sunday
School is a school and vet not a school.
1t should be called the bridge between
the home and the church. The children
are taught the principles OF Gods work
in nature by practical illustrations and
that everything is related to every other
thing and that everybody is related to
every other body. The church ought to
take care of the children till seven years
OF age when they become imbued with
Christian ways then they may besent to
the common schools with comparative
safety. All teachers are trained for the
work of the kindergarten Just the same
as in common schools and the +, suits are
equally as good. Mrs. Foster in closing
told how the lesson of last Sunday was
taught in her Sunday School, which was
interesting to all.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AT the opening of the afternoon session
the usual praise service was followed by
reports from Addison, Caledonia, Chit
teuden, Orleans, Franklin and Grand Isle
counties. These were complete and gave
encouraging accounts OF the work being
done, showing an increase of attendance
and interest in nearly all the towns. Adj
olson county reported an organization
of normal class in one of its towns
while Orleans county reports a change in
her constitution.
At 2.45 oclock Rev Dr. Jesse h. Hurl-
but commenced his address upon the
training of the teacher" He began
with the quotation from Edward Eggles-
ton there must be crack in the head
for success" meaning that the more in
terest a person showed in the work the
greater The success. There must be a
singlenesS of purpose. AS the man on
whom the system depends gives success
to other works, so in Sunday School
work the success depends upon the teach
er whether man or woman.
In the training of the Sunday School
teacher three questions are to be consd-
cred. Why is there need of training;
what training does the teacher need tor
effective work where or how to get reg.
ular training. In considering the first
question DR.. Hurlbut said there was need
OF training because OF the demands of the
age 4 trained teacher was as necessary
to keep the Sunday School up to the
times as in a day school We cannot at-
ford to have our children taught by un.
trained teachers The limitations of the
work demand training. The time is
short, usually reduced to a half hour for