Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-07-08
A Rally Meeting at Darnestown.-

Messrs F. B. Horner,C. W. Prettyman and J.
F. johnson. At the afternoon session Messrs.
W. A. Dobson, W. M. Terrell, j. F. John.
son and Mrs j. E. Reeves addressed the
meeting on subjects heretofore announced.
Mr.. johnson and Mrs, Reeves are promi-
nent members Of the Sunday School Union
of the District OF Columbia.
While all that was said by all the speakers
was very interesting and instructive, the
strong features of this meeting were the ad.
dresses of the visiting workers, to whom a
vote Of thanks was extended by the meeting
Mrs, Reeves illustrated the supplemental
work of the primary department by black.
board and object teaching, during which
time she sketched on the blackboard a
mountain, a road, and town, by means of
which she fixed the main features OF Christs
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem on the
minds Of the little people present. Mrs.
Reeves purposely made no attempt to be
artistic, in order to demonstrate to the pri.
mary teachers that blackboard work in
their department does not require artistic
skill. Then by means of pictures, card
board houses, ETC., she illustrated her meth
DDS of impressing other Bible scenes on the
minds Of the children, using the eye a. the
channel to reach the mind and finally the
soul.
All primary department workers who
have heard Mrs. Reeves will be delighted
to know that she will address the County
Sunday School Convention at Rockville on
Sunday afternoon, July Gath, at3P M.
Extracts of Mr.. Johnson's two addresses,
which will be very helpful to all progress.
sive Sunday School workers, will appear in
our various county papers, each extract be-
ing separate and distinct from those appear
ing in the other papers.
The Jamestown meeting was also made
especially attractive by the singing of the
Rockville Quartette at both sessions, and
solos rendered by County Association Presi-
dent W M Terrell.
During the interval between the two SEES.
sions the ladies Of the Jamestown Church
served refreshments of most toothsome
nature to the visiting workers. A vote of
thanks was rendered the ladies by the Rock
vile delegation.
The following extracts are taken from the
address of Mr.. J f. johnson, delivered on
the above occasion;
"The International Sunday School Con
ventions $50 called because Canada is in.
cluded) are held once in three years. The
last, the eighth, was held in Boston in 1896
The ninth is to be held i'll Atlanta next
June. These conventions elect two great
committees: the Executive Committee, com
posed of one member from each State ter.
ritory and Canadian province and the Dis
trict of Columbia. This committee trans.
acts the business of, and represents, the con-
Vention for the three years interval between
conventions. 1t is the business of this com
mittce to look after the finances, the field
superintendent, of whom there are from four
to six and to have general supervision Of the
work b f. Jacobs, of Chicago, has been
at the head of this committee for many
years. The other committee is selected once
in six years and is known as the Lesson
Committee. The work of this committee
is brought directly home to US each week
and to the twenty five millions who study
the International lessons. This committee
keeps our lessons selected two years in al "
vance and are, by action Of the ventlOn,
compelled TO go through the Scriptures of
the Old and New Testaments every six
years. Such well known and able men as
DR.. John Hall, Bishop Vincent, Dr. Broad
US, DIR. Potts, DR.. Schauffler and Bishop
Warren have been or are now members of
this committee.
"This is the parent organization, while
the State, county and district associations
are the offspring.
Next week the third Worlds Conven.
ton of Sunday School Workers is TO con,
vene in London. Two hundred delegates
sailed from Boston on the Catalonia, June
goth, for this convention.
"The Normal Glass Ia our Sunday schools
is a great help 10 the superintendent and
may answer the double purpose of giving
the members thereof longer or shorter nor
NAL course, and furnishing the school with
fairly well equipped substitute teachers, AS
this class gives some time TO the preparation
OF the lesson one week in advance of the
regular lesson. | knew of one instance
where the members were not permitted TO
substitute until after they had completed
one year of the course, and had passed
final examination. In too many instances
persons are assigned, both temporarily and
permanently, to classes without sufficient
examination into their fitness or any at
temps to develop their teaching power -
Surely in no other line of life would this be
tolerated for moment. The world to day
requires especial fitness and previous train
ing 10 every avocation of life. The minis =
ter, the tradesmap, the artisan, are all re-
quired to go through a long and te dious ap-
premiership. Why should the Sunday
school teacher prove the exception TO this
otherwise universal rule? What is the con
sequent loss To our churchesg Is the har-
vest what It should beP Are we not respon-
sible for the results, or lack of results ?"
A Pleasant Reunion The residence
of Mr.. Upton Darby, at Gaithersburg, was
on Tuesday the scene Of pleasant meeting
OF old friends. BY invitation Of Mr.. Darby
Messrs. Robert Peter and Napoleon Vinson
of Rockville, met their host and enjoyed a
fine dinner The three well-known gentle.
men were for many years neighbors in old
Medleys district, and had not met in social
intercourse for long time. They are all
advanced in years, and "reminiscences OF the
good old days were freely INDUCED in. The
day was one of unalloyei pleasure to those
| in attendance.
Business in the Orphans Court
The following business was transacted in
the Orphans Court: