Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Is Chief Topic At Bewdeia Conference Of Free
Baptist Churches.

Lisbon Falls. Me, Feb. 9.-(SpeciaD.-
Thursdays session of the Bowdoin Con-
ference at Lisbon Falls, was devoted
wholly to Sunday school work, under the
! instruction OF Mr.. George II. Archibald.
formerly of Montreal. now of the Bible
Normal College of Springfield, Mass, and
i widely known both in Canada and the
United States as Sunday school spe-
cialist.
After a preliminary conference of SUI
perintendcnts and officers. conducted by
Prof. Anthony of Cobb Divinity School,
Lewiston, MI. Archibald gave an inter-
esting and valuable Bible reading, illus
trating the passage of Scripture: II We
abide in Me. and My word ab,des in you.
ye shall ask what We viii and 1t shall be
done unto YOU" by lessons from the life
of. God in the abstract and made excuses
| when God asked him for particular SER
vice. The chief thought Of the morning
ripens and upfolds to abstract truth
only by and through the concrete" and
this was shown to be true in Christian
| service.
Mr.. Archibald spoke at length on the
subject BETTER Organization of the sun
day School" He said in, part: Eighty
vs cent Ct the church members
| ter and core; of church work must be
found in work for the child. Children in
Canada know much more of the Bible
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because in Canada the Bible is taught 40
minutes a day in the public schools.
The church should give some attention
of motherhood should be taught also in
| the public, school We spend $500 on a
girls musical education. and not cents
on teaching her how TO be a mother But
for the child, We must first reach the
| mother H. ~
The church must remember that one
cannot keep thing unless one gives it
ers. and through them 1.-The church, fully
as much as it ever helps the chikiren. BY
| teaching one learns. A teaching church
becomes live and growing church.
| improved. Glasses must have separate
rooms or be divided by screens into. dis
trict groups. free from distractions. the
! characteristics of the period of Adde'S
usually occur in the years between II to
20. This is the age of greatest temptation
and greatest changes, and must be dealt
| with most carefully.
| Grading rests upon the great fact of the
fundamental differences in nature and
capacity of children. The. spontaneous
centers in the home. In the Sunday
school such children should belong TO the
kindergarten department. The chief in
terest between and years of age CEN
belong to the primary department. The
| junior department should include chill
dren between 3 and ". and now the GEN.
ter of interest is companions. The inter-
mediate department is for children be-
tween u and IL years of age; and here
the center Of interest is in chums.
The Free Baptist Sunday school of Au-
gusta. is represented by several of it's
officers and teachers, among whom are
the pastor. Rev. E. Lesher, the superin-
tsndent: r; E. Gage. and E. E. Davis
duet. MY Mothers Book, sung by r.
r. Thompson Of StOrer College, Herper's
Topsham. 1t exalted the Bible.
| Of BOwdOinham. conducted a conference
of primary department superintendent.
MIR. Archibald then gave Bible reading
upon 1.-The Holy Spirit and the Child"
ers Their Mistakes. Difficulties, Helps
| After the address, a business session
was held Appropriate resolutions were
to II. J. Piper and l. II. Scammon. both
members. of the Main Street church. Lew
iston. and students in Cobb Divinity
| School.
In the evening. Mr.. Archibald spoke
upon 1.-The Children: How to Teach,
Train and Punish Them" to a large and
| deeply interested audience; and with this
practical sessions, of the bowdoin Con-
| ference.
The conference officers were: President.
Rev. w. M. Davis: vice president, Rev.
Purinton; executive committee, Rev. W.
NJ. Davis, n. S. Purinton. Rev. A. 1.
Davis. Dea George H. Brown, Prof
Society: President. Mrs. i. ". Kicker;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Oramandai
Smith; treasurer, Mrs Alonzo Purinton;
recording secretary, Mrs. v. F.. Bragdon
George H. Salley: secretary and treas
urer. Miss Bertha Files.
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