The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-22
SCHOOL STUDY.
Close Of the lnstitute-Pupils
and Teachers Philosophl-
cally Regarded.

The Sunday School Institute, winch De-
gan on Monday night in Emory M. =.
Church, under the auspices of the Hudson
County Sunday School Association, ended
last night. The last session was the best
attended of the series. The church was
crowded.
A song service was led by Mr.. George
II. Corfeld. and then the Rev. w. J.
Swafield delivered an address on THE
New Testament Pcntateuch." There fol-
lowed five short talks on how to under
stand and deal with the pupil in the sun
day school.
DR.. Calvin F. Kyle spoke on 1.-The Phys
zeal Nature and Condition of the Pupil
illustrating his remarks with object les
sons.
He said. in part:-"A lady was heard to
say The other day that if the Rev. Mr..
Blacks e x a the small pox his sermon
was in no danger of catching IT. II the
physical portion of this complex text is
not made sufficiently contagious for you
to catch something and communicate to
your pupils next Sabbath, the prominent
names that We see connected with the
four remaining portions of the text IN
sure an exposition that will infect you
with so much Of this great subject and 50
fiji you with helpful thoughts and sugges-
tions that you will be able to comInuni-
cate the infection to your pupils for
months to come.
Zach pupil has q present, traces OF the
past and promises for the future. rake
as a physical illustration this apple mold
ing up a section of an apple. Open IL
and you have evidence of It's origin, the
promise that it was to be and what II
would be. in it are the outlines OF the
blossom from which it developed, also
promises. in the seeds. of more apple
trees and more apples: During us gro"In
of this apple its environment had 70 oo
earth, air and water contributed to its tor
nation. We teachers have to DO with
the formative age OF our pupils a
should so teach as to influences Tor as
perfect a development as possible OF the
pupil. So teach your pupils that they
will think it worth something
Physical appearances are often decep-
tive. God can transform the most UNI
promising into the most brilliant and pre-
cious. God can take that seemingly I'm,
promising class of youths, teacher, ana
them bright jewels for the crown of your
The Rev. George H. Garrison spoke on
the Spiritual Capacities and Possfbiii-
Tics 0t At RuP1s Liz l Wa
THE Power of Knowledge was the
topic assigned to the Rev. j. G.. Allen OF
the Bergen Baptist Church. In the Sum
coming men: we want men who nave ar
rived. We want wen who know what n
believe and are, and who are able TO give
positive note TO their instruction. In oIder
10 hold men, young or old, In the church
or Sunday school we need brain power, or
ganized knowledge. In order to have
heart knowledge, which Is necessary .
err. we must have brain knowledge"
DR.. Charles Herr spoke on personal
influence" He said.-"There is nothing
so great as the power of personal deal
ings. A person viii do anything for an,
other person with whom he is thrown IL
he be genuinely true and believes what ne
amples he pointed 10 the great influences
exerted by Garabaldi and Blaine a
the thousands who believed in them, and
shaken. "a better illustration" he said,
'iis our present President-behind whom
practically every American stands today.
The man or the woman who does not
stand back of the President in this ardu-
Gus and trying time must have something
wrong with his heart-there must be q
magot there" Loud demonstrations OF
approval from the teachers drowned his
remarks. DR.. Herr started to say some
thing further on the same lin when the
noise had ceased, but he stopped short,
and apparently SWALLOWING a lump III ms
throat and bringing down his first on the
reading desk with a nervous bang, he
broke off, and during the remainder Of his
address he stuck strictly to his subject.
The Rev. J.. L. Scudder spoke of True
Life Aims He dwelt on the Importance
of placing high ideals before the pupils
He told of a boy in a Sunday school class
whose highest ideal was a policeman. q
believe said DR.. Scudder, that a good
policeman is one of the grandest works OF
Cod" .
In closing his remarks. DR.. Scudder al
luded to the ol~d-fashioned hymns. | dom
care much for the jig music hymns Ne
have fndayn