The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-05-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSN
OF jefferson County Held Its Regular
Annual Convention Here.
SEVENTY SCHOOLS REPRESENTED
BY One Hundred and Twenty-Four Delegates
Five Instructive Sessions-Mr Austin
BIakesiee Elected President.

The jefferson County Sunday School
Association held its annual session in
the NJ. T.. church of this place on Tues
day and Wednesday of last week. The
delegates began arriving on the noon
trains Tuesday aud the first session was
held at 2.30. Rev. Hooper conducted
the devotional exercises, taking the
place of Rev. Rumbergcr, who was busy
placing the visitors. y hearty welcome
was given the delegates. to which Rev.
Sibley responded in Il few well chosen
words.
The FIRST work OF the convention was
the appointing Of committees on nomi-
, ticn, cr. dcntia!s, and resolutions. The
first speaker, Rev Mills, was then
called upon to discuss the subject, The
| Duties and Privileges of the Church
Member to the Sunday School" He
gave as some Of the duties and priyi-
lcgcs 10 support the Sunday school
financially, 20 BE- always present, to be
on time, to 20 with the children, ~ the
children are more easily led than driven,
and to keep sweet in disposition. Sever
al members then took part in this discus
sion. Dr. Reads. State Secretary, said,
the great privilcgc or the church mem
ber Is TO have Home Department of
the Sunday school. A great many peo-
pie read the Bible. few study it: time
should be given to study and medita-
tion. He graphically described the
injury superintendent might do by
addressing the pupils rs Dear little
children" by telling Of the boy who
said, "Who is he talking to? Does he
think wer're all kids"
The next subject, "Tbc Sunday
School as an Educator was opened by
Rev. II. G.. Teagarden. He said the
Bible had very little place in the curri-
culum OF college and many boys and
girls drift away by going to these insti-
tuition. The modern Sunday school is a
greater educator than the public school
or the college. Educated men move
the world the greatest education is to
be educated in heart, the education of
the soul for the Man Of Galiltee has
been the instructor.
A very pleasing lesson was then given
by Mrs. j. w. Barnes. Of Philadelphia,
State Primary Superintendent. A class
of about fifty primary pupils was given
into her charge. She first explained
her manner of working. All lessons
are either story, abstract or warning
lessons. A warning lesson may be
either OF the other two. An abstract
lesson must he reduced to the story
form and a warming lesson always being
negative lesson must be made ''do'
lesson. She selected as her lesson
Amos 9: Ill, warning lesson. The
idea of choosing was developed by hav.
ing the children choose objects, and to
this was added the thought of good and
bad choosing. The story Of Amos was
told. the teacher illustrating on the
blackboard, the attention i,eing held by
the bright interest OF the teacher and
the quick putting of questions to the
children, until they were ready for the
climax of the lesson which was found in
the text, ever follow that which is
good" A short prayer was given a,
the beginning and close Of the lesson
the children repeating after the teacher
The evening session consisted of ar
address by Dr.. Roads, and question
box. DIR. Roads enumerated the chris
tan societies, which are many but the
opposing societies Of darkness are many
every means should be used to over
throw the powers of evil. He then en-
larged upon the following topics: l. Tn,
Bible is the greatest book in the world
N. All the Sunday schools in a towr
are responsible for the souls in tha
town; III. The Sabbath school should
be in loving relation with the home
~. The highest school to be, will b,
the Bible school; V. No scholar is saf'
until he is saved. The main thought o
the discourse was the Importance O
Bible study.
The first work of Wednesday mornin,
was an earnest talk by Prof. Brown OF
securing better attendance in the Sun
day school, Some of the thought
: given were: the superintendent must b
in sympathy with the pupils to such a
extent that he may be interested in then
outside of the Sunday school; he shoul
vary his manner Of conducting the eS
ercises; the teachers must be on time
and must have the Holy Spirit and
graded school with examination an
promotions will keep pupils interested,
The subject, "The Sunday school an
the Church of the Future was dis
cussed by VIM. Perry. Mr.. Joel Smit
was called upon to discuss the Sunda
school as a moral factor. The las
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