The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-03

TEACHING TEACHERS
Two Lafayette Churches
Entertain the Hudson
County Sunday School
Association
HOW WE GOT OUR BIBLE
Addresses by Drs. Buchtel, Meek
sr, Chapman aud Burrell-
officers Elected.
HOW WE GOT OUR BIBLE

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the Hudson County Sunday-school Asso-
citation was held yesterday in the La
fayette Methodist and Lafayette Re-
formed Churches. In the Lafayette Re-
formed the Afternoon session was devoted
to primary Sunday-school work. The ses-
sion in the Methodist Church was devoted
to the discussion of the best method of
teaching adult pupils. In the Reformed
Church the Rev. DR.. J. C. Allen led the
devotional exercises. The Rev. J. Fran
els Morgan presided. The Rev. S. J.
Kommers, in welcoming the association.
said he believes Sunday-school work is
most important. Sunday-school teachers
should write Honorable" before their
names, for, as the Senator's upheld the
dignity of the nation, the teachers rep
resent the Church. No matter how weak
a teacher may be, if she does her work
faithfully she is to be honored. Mr..
Kommers gave a most cordial welcome to
the association, in which he was joined
by Mr.. Morgan, secretary of the assoeia-
ton.
The Rev. C. R. Barnes. D.. D., then
taught a class of children from Lafayette
Su~nday-schools. He had a small Arabian
tent and a doll dressed as an Arab, with
which he illustrated the lesson. Assisted
by Miss Pierce. he taught the story OF
Abraham and his fealty to God. Eisht
papers on primary work were next read.
Mrs. Eugene Hicks read the first. The
Primary Teacher a Shepherd Miss MIN
ME E. Backus' paper was Assistant OF
Special Teachers and Their Duties" Mrs.
B. F. Wakefield, why Should the Little
Children Come to Sunday-school?" Mrs.
George Z. Backus, Supplemental Lessons
or Matters Outside the Regular Lesson;
Miss Sadie Meschutt, "Previews ana Re
vieWs-How Much and How Thorough
Miss Wagner, of Newark, Kindergarten
Methods and How Best Used If Advis-
able:, Mrs. Duane Searles, Grading,
Changing, Promotion" Mrs. Arney S. Bid
die, .The Room or Place OF Meeting, the
Seating of the Scholars, Ventilation, Care
of Clothing"
The Rev. E.. Morris Ferguson, Secre-
tary of the State Association, suggested
that all decide what suggestions in the
papers were best and then go to their re-
spective schools and put them in practice.
The papers mad taken SO much time that
Mr.. Fergusson's address was omitted and
DR.. Henry A. Buchtel of East Orange
was obliged to cut his address, "How we
got our Bible" from one hour to thirty
minutes. DR.. Buchtel said he had given
the address to University men and had
taken twelve hours to it. He had never
condensed it to thirty minutes and would
not make the attempt. He had a dia-
gram showing the Jour streams through
which the Bible had been kept, all four
starting from the original manuscripts
which were lost. He told the story of the
Greek TRANSACTIONS, dating as far back
as $50. and he told how the Latin trans
lation or Vulgate, was made so that the
common people might have it, and how
the AngIo-Saxon and English Bibles were
made after these. DR.. Buchtel also had
two photographs from an ancient Greek
Bible. He said the Doxology Is now
omitted from the Lords Prayer in re-
yised versions because 1t is found that 1t
did not appear earlier than SS5. 1t is
simply a shout of praise made necessary
by the thought of Gods power to keep all
from evil. He spoke of the discovery in
1892. by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Gibson, of
an ancient Bible in the shrine of st.
| Catherine, and he told of the method OF
bringing UP the old ink and destroying
the false writing. DR.. Buchtel said he
wished he might talk longer and explain
so much he had not time given him for.
Cries were heard all through the audience
Take the time Don't STOP but DR..
Buchtel said he could smell the coffee and
he knew it was impossible to old a hum
CRY audience more than fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Morgan suggested that DIR. Buehtel
give the lecture at the night convention,
and DR.. Buchtel said it was a contract.
and he would then talk two hours.
At the afternoon session in the Metho-
dist Church the President of the a%ssocia-
ton, Mr.. James F. Forster. presided. The
Rev. H. C. Cronin led the devotional SER
vices. After greetings by the pastor, the
Rev. c. R. Barnes. DID,. and Mr.. Forster.
the meeting was devoted to !" a series OF
practical questions briefly answered The
questions were arranged as follows
Praxis No. suppose l have a class in
-sunday7sehool. How many a3y,s IS scholars hoEsw
why? Old or young-why? l am in school
with my class and superintendent signals
for order-what two things should do?
What errors may be possible by superin-
tendent or pastor?-Dr. Bernard Clausen.
Praxis No. My class and | are engaged
in the devotional services of the Sunday
school. What is meant by devotional SER
vices? Why have them in Sunday-school?
What should they include? Are there diff
fculties in my class during these services?
What? Where?-Rev Benjamin Otto.
Praxis No. 3-What am I in Sunday-school
for2 What ain nave 1? Why am I need
| ed? Who needs me? Why should / stay?
-Rev. C. S. Wright. Praxis No. ESchool
is opened-preliminary or devotional SER
vices are over. Before beginning study
of lessons several things are to be done.
What and how much time shall be spent
here? What hindrances to successful
teaching of a lesson come from outside
the class?-Rev. w. E. Chalmers. Praxis
No. 81 am to teach. What is it to
teach? What do I mean when / say: II
teach a lesson 2" What do / mean by Il
teach my class?a What several acts
In the pupii?-Rev. I. ". Gowen.
qualities of character should be considered
desirable? What qualities essential?
Which is better, wide knowledge and lit
tie -earnestness, or a limited knowledge
and intense earnestness? REV. Geo. c.
Wilding, DID. Praxis No. I'll am to
teach a lesson next Sabbath. We will
suppose it is Monday morning. am very
husy-but little time to give to study
some preparation for this lesson must be
done. What?-Mr, ]. 3. Apologize. Prax-
is No. 81 am to teach, but while / am
doing my part what shall my scholars be
doing? Merely listening? What should
ing process? Why or why not?-Rey. Ar
ney S. Bidd1e. Praxis No. 9Does my
work in behalf of my scholars cease when
Sunday school Is over? If not, to what
portions of the week does it extend?
/ What things should i do for my scholars
during the Week?-Rev. Sydney H. Cox.
| Praxis No. VIII helps do + need in
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