The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS.
ne Courses Sust Adopted by the international
Committee Appointed In 1871.

Appointed In 1871.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.-Thc Intornational
Committee. which is charged with the duty OF
arranging the series Of Sunday school lessons
used BY nearly all Of the Protestant churches
the world over, has just concluded its labors for
the period Of six years, beginning with Jan. l,
1900. The committee consists OF fifteen men,
bers. representing twelve denominations, and
had Its origin in indianapolis in 1871.
Tho COMMITTEES In arranging the lesso 8 for
the term named. in compliance with the general
request from Sunday school workers in the va
rious churches, decided upon . radical depart
urc from the policy pursued in the past. The
course will be biographical, three and a half
years being devoted to the New Testament and
two and one.half years to the Old Testament.
The course will open with a study of the life
OF Christ, covering the first period OF a year and
oue-half. Tho FIRST year will be a general chron-
illogical review Of the principal events In His
career, followed by six months study Of one Of
the Gospels. Then will alternate periods OF ak
The Old Testament course will begin with a
story of the creation. and follow the historical
development Of the Jewish nation until the
period OF the disappearance OF the prophets.
This selection of the committee Is bject to re-
vision and approval by the representatives Of
will be sent for examination. 1t will be re-
turned as soon as may, be with their sug..
gestlons, and these Will be considered and
acted upon by the international at a
meeting 10 be held in Chicago on March 81,
1898. Inasmuch, however, as Prof. Dunning
has been in correspondence with the contribut-
ing members in England, Australia, and India
over the proposed series, it is expected that the
work Of the committee thus far will be approved
BY the foreign contingent. in accordance with
tn ir action upon the series heretofore adopted.
An important question that the ommitt
had before II for consideration wa that of pre-
pairing an independent series for the use OF in
FAINT classea- This matter has been urged upon
the committee for some years by the specialists
and 10 iders In this branch of the work. but there
were many considerations which moved the
committee to delay final action upon the propo-
sition for the present, while continuing the eX-
animation of the subject. 1t was found that
while the leading infant class instructors gen.
orally desired q separate course OF study.
they were not by any means united In
their views Of what was desirable. There
were five plans submitted for the considcra-
ton Of the committee. and the extremes of these
were as wide apart as were the views shown in
an extended correspondence on the subject
which has been going on for more than q year.
Among the representatives Of the publishing
interests hat are connected with the work, the
sentiment upon the subject is not ut all unaRi-
nous. An estimate by a member of the COM
mittee 10 to the effect that they are divided. in
the proportion Of one-third to two.thirds. the
latter being opposed to any change from tho
present ayatam.