The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-22

Was tHbnelf1 IN the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
yesterday morning. These officers and
the rank and file come from ali churches.
their interests being merged In common
struggle for the bettsrrnent OF the Sun
day school
This convention Is rendered memoir
able by the presence Of Prof II. NJ.
HsmiIl international field worker OF the
international Sunday School Association.
He Is recognized one of the most able
expositors OF Sunday school methods in
the United States and Is a Bible student
OF the foremost ability. During al three
OF the sessions yesterday morning. after
noon and evening. he occupied the atten-
ton OF the convention with talks on Sun
day school methods and management.
Prof. Hamtll is a smooth-shavsn, plain
looking man. entirely transformations IN
dress and manners. and II Is only when he
opens hts mouth TO speak that one notes
the development OF his forehead above
the eyes taken TO indicate perception and
individuality. His powers OF eoncentra-
ton and analysis are no surprise, and as
he unfoids his ideas on Scrfptural educa-
ton the powers OF the man in his chosen
field are quickly recognized. He speaks
plainly. much as though he were teach
Ing class, and illustrates his points by
blackboard diagram. His blackboard
work is Of the most simple character.
He is a believer In simplicity. A key 10
his character was found In a statement
he made last night that he would rather
spend day In the society of boys. par
ticipating in their pleasures and CONVEX
sations. than 10 be with "his excellency,
William Mckinley. president OF the
United States"
In speaking OF Sunday school manage
ment he divided his ideas into five heads.
The most important thing in the upbuild-
ing Of Sunday school was missionary
h. ed snu I'd -
retention OF the old members and the
curing OF the new How many Sunday
schools In this city carry on such a mis-
sionary work. he asked. Several hands
went up. He was glad there were even
two or three. but thought the plan should
be general. According TO statistics. sup
posed 90 be carefully complied, there was
but one In twelve o. the men reared IN
Sunday schools who became members OF
the church. He thought these figures I'M
just. and that the proportion was larger.
The trouble was in the great. big. ugly
boy" Of about 1s or IA years OF age. who
began 10 find himself too large for Sunday
school and grew gradually mere lax in
attendance until he stayed away from
the class altogether. He recommended
a system he had observed I'm the Wash
ington street Congregational church OF
| Toledo. o.. which church he declared TO
| have the finest Sunday school in the
! 10 see any absentee In his or her class.
| In event OF her inability to call in the
| pupil she reported to the superintendent.
| and he appointed some one 10 call I'm her
l place. AS further inducement to the
| great big ugly ones Prof. Hamil recon-
| mended a senior department In the school
/ The seniors should attend the Sunday
/ school as teachers. learners. exemplars
/ and parents. His idea was 10 mass this
seniors IN one portion OF the school and
! admitting TO seat among the seniors
/ any child reaching the age OF 1e years
1 This would give the child just verg4ng on
/ maturity q recognition OF which 10 would
1 be proud and for which IL would strive
/ As subordinate idea he favored the In
! auCuration OF annual neld days when the
/ Sunday school workers and pupils could
assemble ana speno 6 day In simple rec
! reatlon.
/ Great stress was laid by the speaker on
home visiting He believed In the great
/ power % personal importantly. All had
/ done things for which there was no earth
/ ly reason save the urgency OF another's
4 request. IL was this principle that made
| valuable the plan OF home visiting Let
| the people OF the church go from home
| 20 home urging upon the inmates the
| necessity OF attending Sunday school and
church. Let there be days on which each
| Sunday school pupil he instructed 10
| The home Geportnsnt. an ides which
| was being widely carried out IN The East
! was another branch OF the subject he
! spoke OF. TO this shouid belong oil the
! people incspacitated from attendance on
| Sunday. whether from old age. Illness or
! the demands OF labor. He knew OF ono
| home department" Sunday school 80
! miles long IL was made up of telerra oh
/ operators on the Chattanooga 4 Nash
! Vile railroad on Sunday morning the
| superintendent wired the scripture lesson
ret for the day in one of the Nashville
Sunday schools 20 the operators FOR 80
miles down the line and received their
answers 20 the questions.
The sunday school" he said. is the
church engaged in teaching and studying
the holy scriptures"
Prof HsmiiFs analysts OF the principle.
% Bible study. delivered IN the evening.
was heard ey a larger audience than
greeted the speaker a. his morning iect-
| ureS He favored originality az thought
in the translation OF the scriptures snd
urged that children - allowed 70 study
closely the context OF the Rihla rather
than 10 ne treated 20 learned 6iSserta-
tsons on interpretations which they could
no, understand tie believed that pupils
| should hN a. familiar with Biblical ge0g-
| raphy. history and thought a. they were
! win their common school studies From
/ the chaos OF his or her knowledge ths
| teacher should evolve order presenting
the lessons 20 the pupil after the schei.
I ulet arranxsrnents The plan re had OF
/ served among the Best primary tescher,
! was IN the following order: Who. where
when. what. Why TIE i've VS." IN,
/ value of interleavgng the Bisle wlth notes
gathered from the teachers observation
/ or reading was also spoken Of Bu
! shcva all Prof Eamiil said that ths
/ teacher mast carry into RihEe study
reverent and sincere spirit otherwise -,
/ EFFORT 90 impress sincerity en- pupils woui,
( ~ a failure.
Tnroaxhaut ths speaker had chalk 81
/ hand ara many ~ere tae enlivening an
stsEetes which accented the points % hi
discourse
Morning Session
me convention opened a. sN o'cloci
in TIE morning. Rev. r. Il Lee leading q
rraver ard praise service TIE uex
sairx IN order vas reorganization and ~,
election of a president aEo tern r r
/ Blaine being chosen for nat cface with
una-grnlsy that spoke volumes for ~
popularity.
In wei chosen words Mayor " n
! wosa hsda Tire San&Ay school worker
we8esrye 10 the city. ard az spproprsAf
rasroftss NAs sseiiveTe4 - Rev " }
| GRAY % Everett. A majority 81 the re
NAMING tiFne soF ths morning session "a
o-rur1es ~ Pref II NJ. HamII who teol
ssp ss@ xasfe-; AR Aneea Sunday schoo
Methass" Rev Hugh ". 0llcavtsg close,
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kesg Car Boys ard Girls
Afternoon ~e,xion-
re ass~-noez session VS. openss
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