The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-02

Named in the Afternoon--Presi sident
Fietcher's Earnest words-- --Those
in Attendance at Sessions.
The Lackawanna County Sunday
School association met in convention
yesterday morning in the Young Mems
Christian association hall at 10 o'clock.
County President Dr. w. w. Fletcher,
of Carbondale, presided. The session
was opened with devotional exercises.
The county is divided into eight dis
tricts and each district has a president.
These presidents or their representa-
tives were called upon to report. The
nature of the report was the stating
of the number, condition and denom-
ination of Sunday schools in the respec-
tive districts. The reports thus indi-
Gated the general results and showed
an increase of more or less extent along
the line of the interdenominationa
Sabbath school work The hymn Jesus
Saves" was sung.
The state secretary, c. ]. Kephart,
was called upon to present "Sugges-
tions to District Workers" After a few
preliminary remarks in which he ex-
of this movement being of or a con-
Fiction with any denomination. DIR.
Kephart explained the origin, method
Of procedure and general results of the
work.
THE basis" said he, "of all religious
work is in the religious denomina-
tions, though these denominations are
widely different. This movement of
of nor is 1t supported by any one or
more than one denomination. 1t gets
its strength and support from in 1ividu-
ais interested, but belonging themselves
to a separate church body. Yet, in
mutual cooperation, advancing the
teachings of Christ through the Sab
bath school.
SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED.
From the international executive
committee comes suggestions as to the
method of work and from the interna-
tional lession committee comes the Les
! son and Golden Text for use by each
Sabbath school as shall be selected by
| their governing bodies. In the state of
Pennsylvania the main work is per-
| formed by a group of about 5000 per-
|
| trict presidents to the state president,
| and the movement derives it's support
from a voluntary individual or school
| donation. The school offering is based
| upon the giving of one cent for each
| member enrolled in the school,"
To prove that the work was bringing
| about good results DR.. Kephart cited
| the following interesting data: The
n Df
| tendance at Sabbath schools is 23;
| highest per cent. 81, at Union county;
| lowest percent, Is, at Elk. The aver
| age number Of pupils as compared with
a public school was 1913 to 10. The
| highest was 227 to 100 in Union county.
The chairman appointed a nominat-
| ing committee as follows: HalSey
| Lathrop, Third district. chairman; G.
| E. Haldeman, First district; T. X.
| Tracy, Second district; E. D. Borard,
Fourth district; w. F. Nye, Fifth dis
| trict; DR.. j. p. Coult, Sixth district; ;
Rev. l.. A. Lindemuth, Seventh dis
| trict; ]. E. Loveland, Eighth district.
The afternoon session opened with
| song service. led by c. H. Chand-
Ter. L. F. Bower was introduced and
| spoke upon "A Model Teacher" His
| IenueO
to show the methods employed and re-
suits accomplished by a good teacher.
| What the teacher was in her manner
so the class or school would be, and
whcre tine teacher was systematic and
had the full attention of the pupils
| that teacher would have great reward.
DIR, ROOPS ADDRESS.
The next speaker was H. u. Roop,
Phi. D. His subject was Normal
Work" This Is a new phase in the
teaching of Sabbath school lessons,
and seems exceedingly profitable. DR..
Roop is an easy and pleasant speaker
Iie was thoroughly in touch with his
subject, and easily interested his au-
dience. He classified his talk into sew
en- parts and treated each separately,
illustrating various points by some ex-
Jerience or black board sketch. The
parts were: Adaptation, cooperation,
definiteness, system, repetition and va
riety.
"'The Sunday school teacher should
have some natural adaptation for the
work. and there are three ways in
which one could act" said the speak
er. First, the seed to have to SOW;
second, the soil to SOW in; third, the
sowing of the seed. This would en-
tail some knowledge of humanity ~and
bring about cooperation with each
pupil A knowledge Of the pupils home
life would be essential to a good CO.
operation and an interest should be
excited which must be mutual.
After the singing of hymn the Sec
retary, Miss Della p. Evans, made heI
report. In introducing it she said
Since our last convention at Carbondalt
in September, 1896, il seems that rea
live fairies have been at work, At thai
time the county work seemed to be in q
state of chaos. But since that time Il
has seemed to rise Phoenix like from the
dead ashes of the past, and is now making
rapid strides toward being one of th'
best organized counties in the state. Al
this goes to prove what a benefit 1t II
to any - Alnization to have at its head {
real live, wide-awake president and tina
is what this county has at last in DR.
Fletcher,
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Miss Evans gave a number of inter
esting statistics showing the growth
of Sunday school work.
A collection was taken up and th'
nominating committee was called upoI
for its report. The following list wa
submitted by the committee as officer
of the ensuing year: President, w. w
Fletcher, M D., Carbondale; vice
president, f. ID. Bovard, Jermyn; re
cording secretary. G.. E. Haldeman
Scranton; corresponding secretary