The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-10
DECLARED TOO ANTTQUATED FOR
USE IN SUNDAY
SCHOOLS.
MODERN IDEAS OF TEACHING.
THE ST. PAUL PRESBY-
Terry.
Requirement for Successful Super
intendents and Teachers Fully
Outlined.

Sunday school teachers to the num-
Der Of sixty attended the opening SEES
sion of the Sabbath school institute Of
the presbytery of ST. Paul, which was
held at the House of Hope church yes
terday. Nearly every one of the thirty
five towns in the presbytery was rep
resented, The morning session, which
was called to order by Rev. c. w.
Scovell, began at $50, and devotional
exercises lasting half an hour were
conducted by r. F. Sulzer, state super
intendent of Sunday schools. In the
absence Of Rev. r. H. Meyers, who
was reported i'll, r. w. LOOMS was
called to preside over the session.
B. H. Schriber, Of this city, spoke on
the methods Of conducting a Sunday
school. The most successful leader,
he said, was the one who studied his
teaching force carefully and knew ev-
cry scholar. He must be an originator,
one who made the most of the material
at command.
There was considerable discussion as
to whether the Presbyterian catechism
should be taught in the Sunday schools
Some were of the opinion that it was
that what was good meat for the gen.
erations Of Presbyterians gone should
be equally good food for the children
Of today. No conclusion was reached
Maj. B. F. Wright urged the most
careful study of the Bible to attain fit
ness for teaching. Day school methods
should be adopted as far as possible
in the Sunday schools, and he advo-
Gated the use Of charts maps and all
other articles that would tend to SIM
plify the lessons or help the pupils.
Teachers for work in the Sunday
schools should be selected as carefully
in regard to fitness as are the teachers
Of the day schools.
Mrs. S. H. Dyer urged united services
at frequent intervals to remind the
older scholars that there was a pri-
mary department in the school, The
little ones, she said, would learn much
by their brief association with the old
er scholars.
W. E. Beckwith's address on the re-
lations of officers and teachers was
closely listened to. He urged the most
cordial relations between the two, and
especially between them both and their
pastor. The strongest schools are those
where there is the most harmony and
mutual help.
Rev. DR.. Edwards, Of the Dayton Ave
nue. Presbyterian church, presided over
the session of the afternoon and con-
Quoted the brief devotional service. The
first address was by Mrs. L. j. Lee of
the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
church, on 1.-THE Influence Of Visitation
on the Home, the Parent, the Teacher
and the Scholar" If the teacher show
ed interest in the scholar and followed
him to his home, said the speaker, the
parent would also take an interest in
the Sunday school, Not infrequently
this influence had been the means of
bringing the parents into the school.
The home life and influences of the
scolar should be familiar to the teacher
to accomplish the best results in the
school
1.-THE Requirements Of Good Teach
err" was the subject of an address by
G. w. Lewis. A comprehensive know
ledge Of the Bible he held as the prime
requisite for the most successful work.
Careful preparation of the lessons, an
intimate knowledge of the scholars I'M
der his charge, and faith in the lessons
taught are essential to the best work
Mrs. Jean Hobart's paper created
much interest After the Primary.
w HdI D! SHE ASKED. 1t mas Deen Cne
experience Of all Sunday school super
intendents that as the children leave
the primary department most Of them
soon. leave the school So long as they
are Of the age to be entertained in the
primary department, they are regular
attendants. But when they emerge
into the larger school, where the meth
DDS Of teaching are different, where
there is more teaching Of the lesson
and less to divert and interest the mind,