The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-06

come was delivered by Halsey Lath-
rop, and President Fletcher spoke up
on the Importance of the preaching
service, which was the highest in the
church, but the Sunday school was the
next in importance. He said, Poor
teachers who will not study to i'm
prove should be told to resign"
The president appointed committees
as follows Resolutions-Fred Hind,
Mrs. p. II. Briggs and Mrs. A. e.
Shields. Nominating committee-Hal-
sey Lathrop. Mrs. ]. d. Clark and Mr.
Leech, of Chinchilla. The report of
the secretary, Miss Carey, was then
read, and Treasurer Halsey Lathrop
also made his report.
MIR. BURR's TALK.
Mrs. j. f. Burr, of Carbondale, then
gave a talk on "How to Keep Young
Men in the Sunday School" In intro
ducing the subject the speaker said
that the main causes of keeping the
young men from the Sunday school
were the outside influences, notably
Sunday papers and bicycle riding in
the country. The teacher who expects
to keep the young men in the Sunday
school must be deeply interested in the
work, and look up the scholars through
the week, invite them to their homes
and be SOciable. The conference Of the
Methods of Bible Study" was led by
the Rev. Charles Roads, ID. D., at the
close Of the morning session.
The afternoon meeting was opened
shortly after 1.30 o'clock with a song
service, and the Rev. j. S. Thomas led
the devotional exercises, selecting
Psalm cXiii. w. W. Fletcher offered
prayer The minutes of the meeting
held in Carbondale We're read by Act
ing Secretary Morton Harloe. Rev. l..
c. Harmed the agent of the Bible So
ciety, spoke regarding the work Of the
organization, and the nominating COM
mittee then made its report.
The following officers were selected:
President, Halsey LathrOp vice presi-
dent, c. d. Winter; secretary, Miss
Carrie Geary; recording secretary,
Miss Louise Mace; treasurer, NJ II.
Lathrope; delegate to the state con-
vention, Mrs. Clarke; executive COM
mittee, w. W. Fletcher, A. w. Dick
son, w. A. May and D. w. Capwell.
Miss Carrie Geary, the delegate to
the state convention at Johnston, made
y
tailed amount of the doings there, and
the addresses made by the speakers.
Miss Alice Butler then read a paper
on the system of the Home Depart
ment Work in Carbondale The plan is
to divide the city into districts, and
the workers make a house to house
| canvass among the families, and pre-
vail upon them to study at home if
they cannot go to Sunday school.
NECESSITY OF TRAINING.
Rev. Charles Roads, ID. D., gave an
| instructive talk on Normal Teacher
Training and Bible Study" He spoke
of the necessity of instructing the
children and training teachers in Bible
study. The teachers must know the
Bible to be able to teach it. There are
few born teachers, they must be train
ed. He advised his hearers to adopt
the teachers training school system in
order to get success from the work
NJ. D. Lathrop, of Carbondale, read
paper on "The Necessity of a Con-
slstent Christian Life on the Part of a
Sunday School Teacher" The paper
was very instructive and many good
points were brought out by Mr.. Lath-
rop.
\ collection to help defray the eX-
penses of the convention was taken up
and a large sum realized. Hymn No
II, Throw out the Life Line" was
then sung by the assembly.
Professor r.. d. Bovard gave a talk
on the Requisites of a Good Superin-
tendent." There are many requisites
necessary-first, he must be enthusias'
tic in his work, must be able TO change
his methods every Sunday, he must be
consecrated to the work of Christ, and
have an aim, general plan and fixed
purpose in the work.
Mrs. j. ID. Clark then gave a. talk on
"Eow Can We Make the Primary De-
partment the Best in the SCHOOL," She
began by referring to the birth OF
Christ and His life-work. Every child
in this world has the right TO be born
mentally morally and physically per-
feet, but many who are not, drift into
the Sunday school, and these are the
pupils to be dealt with. The teachers
should be graduates, and should bt
punctual and prompt, and meet the
children when they come to Sunday
school and talk with them. The teach,
er must be enthusiastic and learn the
lessons thoroughly.
THE MOST IMPORTANT.
The primary school should be separ.
ate so that the children can sing as
loud as they want TO, and everythins
should be brought to bear on the Bible
The primary department il the mos
important in the Sunday school.
The assembly then sang two verse,
of the hymn Building for Eternity,
and ]. w. Barnes led the conference
exercise on planning the Glass Pro
gramme," and illustrated the subject
with blackboard sketches. The chill
dren in the Sunday school love orde
and the teacher helps the pupil by 81
instructing them. Her talk was prin
cipally along the lines of the instruc