The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-01
THE FIRST ASSEMBLY, DAY


Excellent Programme Given Yesterda,
at PlninviIle Oh sunday School Day
Speeches by Professor Sanders an,
Rev. MIR. Cutten of This CITY and Rev
MIR, Hannah of Waterbury.
Beautiful weather favored the Sun
day school rally yesterday at the Plain
vile camp grounds the occasion beina
Sunday school day for the first day OF
the assembly week. Not a cloud an.
peared in the sky and the chances are
that the good weather will continue
most of the week, in contrast to the ex.
ceedingly disagreeable weather encoun.
tered by the campers during last week.
Sunday school teachers We're gathered
from all over the state and received
some valuable advice from the speakers
of the day. There We're over 800 teach
ers and church workers assembled at
the meeting grounds and the pro-
gramme, which was an excellent one,
was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
William H. Hail. president of the
Connecticut Sunday School association,
1 presided over the meeting.
AT 8 o'clock in the morning the bell
rang. announcing the Bible hour. This
hour is taken up by discussion of some
| general topic, the subject yesterday be-
ing Life; Times and Messages of Isai-
ah." During the assembly, the Bible
| hour will be in charge of Rev. H. S.
Scarborough of Bloomfield.
The subject given above was discuss
ed at length by any one who wished to
speak.
At 10 o'clock the opening address of
the assembly was given by Rev. H. f.
Kastendeck of New Haven. Rev. Mr..
Kastendieck welcomed those present
and said he hoped the good attendance
would mark the remaining days of the
assembly. The speaker gave some adj
vice to the teachers on how to instruct
their pupils and how to keep them in
terested in the study of the Bible The
address was a short one and was fol-
lowed at 1915 by a sermon by Rev. f.
W. Hannah of Waterbury.
Rev. Mr.. Humans sermon was
powerful one and was intensely inter-
esting. He dwelt at length on the fact
that the Sunday school was the mother
of the church and that by the connec-
ton of the church with the Sunday
school the best work in both was ac-
complshed He said that uniting of
forces was a most powerful thing in the
church line and that over half the good
and progress was made simply through
the working of the whole church with
the Sunday school.
AT 11:20 there was a conference of
those present conducted by George S.
Deming. general secretary. The sub
ject and contents of Rev. Mr.. Humans
sermon was discussed and Sunday
School Organization was also renewed.
The conference ended about II o'clock
concluding the exercises for the morn
ing. The Sunday school workers then
partook of a lunch and at 1870 chill
dren's haf-hour was held.
Following this d. B. Hubbard con-
Quoted a devotional service, during
which number of hymns were sung
and prayers offered, Mr.. Hubbard then |
Professor F. x. Sanders of |
Yale university who spoke on 1.-THE |
Sunday School Teacher and the Bible"
Professor Sanders address was just
what the Sunday school workers want
ed and many very valuable points were j
given by him. He has been a devoted
student of the Bible for over fifteen
years and is very familiar with most
parts Of the book, though, as he said,
the more he studied it the
more he found there was to learn. In
opening, Professor Sanders said that he
'ound it very hard to talk on subject
hat was so familiar to every MEM
ser of the audience and on a subject
With which he was so comparatively I'M
amiliar. Professor Sanders said that
lie has met too many teachers who at
empt to instruct their pupils in a way
hat greatly provokes him. He said
hat many teachers are unfamiliar with
my part of the Bible, except the les
on for certain day which is given
nut in the quarterly. The speaker said
lie has attended Sunday school classes
where no questions were asked by the
eacher, excepting from the lesson.
This" he said, 'is a very bad habit
o get into and the sooner we realize
hat fact the quicker will be the prog
ess of the student.
This kind of teaching will never ,
mount to much I want to have a :
aacher so familiar with the ms and
uts of the Bible that she will,in figur-
tive sense, represent an Empire State .
xpress, which goes on its journey of over .
xty miles an hour and can in all cases
e depended upon. This express is in
lie hands of those who are absolutely
IRE of their position and who know
possible to know concerning
leir great iron horse. ,
''Tt should be so in the case of the
unday school teacher. He or she
1ould be familiar with other questions .
asides those that are in the days les :
m and therefore an added interest will :,
; stirred up with the scholar"
Professor Sanders gave several ways :,
which children may become familiar n
it'll the Bible and lay the founda- y
ons that lead to robust faith and Chris y
anity. -
cone who points out the way is not a =
,rson to follow. We should, in the =.
nday school especially, follow the one -
no leads the way and does not point
out. This is just as true in the case
a Sunday school as it is in the work r.
a great army general"
The speaker then went on to give X