The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
AnnuaI Convention of Marion County
Association.


The annual convention of the Marion
County Sunday-school Association was
held yesterday at Roberts Park Church and
the arranged programme was completely
carried out. President j. b. McNeely was
in the chair and made his opening address
TO an attendance of about seventy-five. The
report of what the association has accom-
plished during the last year was made by
the secretary, S.. III. East. The feature of
the work is that of the home class depart
ment. This is conducted separately from
the Sunday school and members of it are
parents and other members of the family
who cannot attend Sunday school. There
is a superintendent appointed to look after
this work in each church which s~ustains
this department. The members are sup
piled with the lesson leaves, papers and
other material the same as those in the
Sunday school, and at the end of each quar-
ter a visitor goes to each membe to over
look the work of the quarter. In this city
the Hall-place Church has a home class of
one hundred and Roberts Park Church one
of 125. There are in this country 0,529 per-
sons members of 1873 Sunday schools, in
which there are 1,665 superintendent and
teachers. Miss Christine Markert, of Lo-
gansport, state superintendent of the home
class department, gave g. talk on the sub
ject and a number of the superintendent
promised to organize such departments in
their schools. Henry NJ. Bowling spoke on
the topic, Some Suggestive Plans for Con-
Quoting S~unday-school Sessions; or, the Su-
perintendent in the Presence OF His
School" Varied work and not too much
talk was the plan suggested by Mr.. BOWL
ing. There were full and interesting dis
c~ussions to all of the subjects introduced.
In the afternoon there was a large at
tendance and Rev. Burris j. Jenkins, pas
tor OF the Third Christian Church. gave an
address on How May the Pupil Be Helped
in Deciding for Christ and Uniting with the
Church." and Rev. ]. Cumming Smith, of
the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, spoke
on The Need of a Thorough. Mastery of
the Word of God" Both addresses were
strong and forceful and attentively list
ened to.
Sunday-school Association, gave an his
torical sketch of How We Got Our BIZ
ble.' The election of officers resulted in the
choice for president of j. b. McNeely;
secretary, S. H. East; assistant secretary,
w. N. Northcutt; treasurer, Mrs. F. F..
McCrea; president of the home class, w.
c.: Hall; assistant, H. L. Whitehead.
The evening session was preceded by a
song service by the choir of Roberts Park
Church and this was followed by a talk on
The Training of Teachers" by Professor
Robert A. Ogg, superintendent Of the pub
lie schools of Greencastle. Miss Eleanor
Kirby, who is considered one of the best
primary teachers in the West, gave a model
primary lesson of the lesson for May 2,
Paul Begins His First Missionary Jour
ney.H Miss Kirby was assisted in the work
by her corps of teachers from the primary
Church, of which she has charge.
The parting words of the session, which
was in advance of any of the sessions of
previous years, We're made by the president,
j. b. McNeely. The annual convention of
the State -Sunday-schooi Association will
be held at the Winona Assembly, June 1911.