El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-28
Sunday-schOOl Lessons for l9OO-'O6
Advance (Cong.), Chicago

Advance CongD. Chicago
The International Sunday-school
lessons committee met in this CITY q
lew days since and mapped out the
lessons for the first six-yesr period of
The twentieth century. Private con-
versatiOu with various members of the
committee developed q mum Der of facts
regarding the lessons. The series is
60 include three years and half of
years aod half in the Old Testament,
aud is to follow "a line of biography.
Beginning 1890 there will be con-
tinuous study of the life of Jesus until
July, 1901. This will be the first time
hat eighteen moaths of uubroken
study have been given to the biography
IT Christ and the lessons will not stop
with his resurrection. as heretofore,
cut will follow him through Johns
visions to toe home and throne above
md contemplate him in his glory.
In The other lessons for the series the
plan heretofore followed will be con-
ainued, that is, the passages selected
Will not be consecutive, and there will
still be gaps between. M mbers of the
committee say that no other plan has
been found feasible, but it .is believed
that the Bible readings selected for
1900 and 1901 will greatly aid in fill
lng up the gaps. The lesson will still
be the same for adult and infant class
-. The demand for a different less
IN for the younger classes proved
TO be impracticable. The golden
texts are to be selected as often as
oossi BILE from the lesson. but always to
10 so and at the same time retain tn.
name, the committee declares to be
mpossible. las to length, the lessons
will be shorter rather than longer, and
5wO didactic lessons will not be given
cODsecutlvely.
When the mbers of the commit
tee we're asked what criticisms were
most frequently and strongly urged
against the lesson schemes heretofore
followed, they replied that the three
months OF Solomon was the most Sc
verely criticised. why, got
% tried of Solomon, my
that l never wanted to see him in the
lessons again." The propb esical,
doctrinal, and didsctic lessons have
.lso met with much objection, because
it is not easy to interest children in
lessons which lack incid .nt, and hence
The selection of q biographical series
for the opening of the new century.
he preference for New Testament
essons is on the increase. But
one member OF the committee thought
that this demand did not come from
Gne children or average teacher, be-
cause the Old Testament was the bible
If the race in its infancy, and it's strik-
ng biographical and historical fea-
lures ca,ch the interest of the Guild.
In personnel the committee is gray
haire d, wears glasses, and looks intel
ectual and wise. In representing
lesson schemes at the NEE :
irgs, DR.. A. F. Schauffier.
Principal E. 1 Rexford, of
Montreal, and Rev. j. r. Sampey, of
Louisville, seem to take the lead. At
the banquet, DR.. Mosheim Rhodes. of
St. Louis, made rather the most elo-
quent speech. Professor w. w.
Moore, of Hampden-Sidney, Va, is
said to be a very brilliant preacher,
and to be much in demand. Professor
Sampey is the youngest member OF the
com mittee, and Mr.. B. F. Jacobs
was called by speaker of
the evening the best Sunday
school wor<er on the round world
DR.. A. K. Dunning, secretary of the
committee. attended the meeting, but
went home before the banquet.