The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-09
MODEL CHURCH SCHO0L
Original System Of Relig-
ious Instruction Devised
by the Rector of
st. Johns.
DR.. sToDDARD's PAMPHLET
Motto, Aims and Rules Of the
School Told Exhaustively-
Among the Churches.
DR.. STODDARD'S PAMPHLET

ST. Johns Episcopal Church, Summit
avenue, has a model Sunday school which
Is run on a system entirely original With
the Rev. DR.. E. l.. Stoddard. In an in
teresting pamphlet setting forth his plans
for the church during the coming year
DR.. Stoddard dwells at length upon the
Church School," he has an aversion to
the use of the term Sunday school.
.FWe have he says, gone into this
matter at length because this is tie first
time the subject has been fully treated,
and the school having become somewhat
famous abroad, we desire that any excel
lencies in it may be appreciated at home"
Here is what he has to say concerning
the school
Il nave already called your attention
to the needs of the school and urged
that as a measure of self-preservation
you take as a congregation a more vital
interest in it. | add here the principles
which 4 tries to follow; sor,o,a
'The motto of the school is like tnat
of DIR. Arnold at Rugby, 1t is not neces-
sary that in st. johns School there pc
600 scholars or even 80. But 1t is neces-
sary that all be Christian ladies and
gentlemen.
aims OF THE SCHOOL.
=. To really teach something.
'2. To interest, and gain the ~co-opera-
ton of the scholar and parent.
8. To train intelligent noble sons ana
daughters OF God.
.St. Johns aims at being a real churcn
school where pupils are taught the truths
of religion and raine in habits OF
Christian courtesy.
1--WE think therefore that all parents
will approve of the following rules and
aid the officers of the school in carrying
them out. Otherwise there can be no
81. Scholars are to bring their lessons
written il possible.
70. They are to bring their books each
Sunday whether lessons Az 4--ften or
not, that they may be - "-en the
teacher.
70. They are supposed to conduct them
selves as ladies' and gentlemen, or they
are not desired in the school.
a. If absent more than n SUNDAY
they are to send an excuse to their teach
er as a matter of courtesy.
3. If they are to leave the school they
are expected to resign as from any other
organization and bid goodbye to teacher
and Rector. There is no other roper
way of leaving a school where YOU have
been kindly taught n cared for.
IS. Ii a scholar is constantly absent
and no excuse can be obtained from child
or parent, and no assurance concerning
the future, it may be necessary after due
notice TO publicly dismiss the child from
the school.
=. In all other cases where a child
caves honorably, a letter of dismissal
will be given to the scholar, commencing
him to the school he intends to join.
IS. A card will also be given to scholars
Introduction to schools in the place where
they may be, and if they attend such
school, credit will be given them at home.
SAMPLE OF SUCH CARD.
This card certifies
q members of st. Johns School, Jersey
City Heights, is transferred for the sum-
mer to the care school,.
and that attendance at church or school,,
certified to here, will be credited at home.