The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-05

teen years three-fourths of the schol-
ars drop out of Sunday schools He
suggested having a Decision Day, as
observed in Philadelphia Sunday
schools, when 5000 scolars had been
converted on Decision Day. He be-
lieved that if such a system of evan
gelistic work was adopted in all Sun
day schools many that now stray
away would be retained.
Teachers Meetings, Shall We Have
Them" was assigned to l.. f. Bower,
of Scranton, who warmly advocated
them and gave some useful sugges-
tions as to the manner of conducting
them. The afternoon session was
brought to n close by Next Sundays
Lesson Taught to Primary Class" The
lesson being taught class of small
children from the public schools by
Mrs. Barnes.
The concluding session was held at
half-past seven o'clock in the evening,
and was presided over by DR.. Flet-
cher. The proceedings were opened by
| a service of song and prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Ford, Of Green Ridge.
NJ. II. Lathrope gave a very earnest
and thoughtful talk on the supreme
| Purpose OF Sunday School Teaching"
| in which he appealed to the teachers
| for profound realization of the sub
| lime work of training of young lives.
| The supreme purpose was the redemp-
tion of soul and redemption of life, to
| accomplish this was necessary to have
| Gods power and he appealed to all
! teachers to ask earnestly for power
| and they would more fully realize the
| responsibility of the great work they
were engaged in.
Mr.. Wolf spoke on "a Successful
| superintendent" in which he depicted
several unsuccessful types, among
which were the easy-going, the self
| satisfied and fault-fndng ones. He
| also had a word against the talkative
| superintendent, who tries to explain
| everything, who was self-conceted,
| and was not ready to adopt any new
| ideas unless they emanated from his
| own brain. and ne concluded by giving
! a picture of the successful one, who,
| he said, was a helpful superintendent,
| who never felt that his work was
| done, one who tries to have the teach
| crs have the best lessons and the
| scholars to have the best teachers He
| encOura yes scholars and teachers and
| is ever on the watch for new and i'm
| proved methods looking, for something
to improve the school at all times, is
ready to take suggestions and not
| easily discouraged The speaker adj
| vocated the formation of a cabinet of
teachers who should meet once a
| month.
one of the best things of the conven-
ton was the address of Mrs. Barnes
on the "Intcrmediate Class and Its
| Work" She referred to children be-
tween and II years of age, which, she
| said, was the age of ideals and hero
| worship, 1t was also the memory and
| investigation age. She thought this
the most easy age to turn the inves-
tgating instincts of children into the
channels of Biblical learning. She
| said il was also the habit of making
age and said the children should be
| instructed in the habit of church -go-
ing, daily Bible reading and Bible
study. She advocated a separate
room between the primary and senior
rooms and said wherever possible this
should be adopted. Her remarks Were
most interesting and impressive. The
Sunday school orchestra was present
and played several sacred selections
at the different sessions.
The following We're the delegates in
attendance Miss Minnie Bortree
Clarks Summit: Mrs. VIII Vosburg
Clark's Summit: Mrs. Byron Hail.
Wlverly; Mrs George Cooper Throop:
Mrs. T. J. Hoag, Throop; Mrs. A. D.
Brandt, Asbury Methodist, Scranton
d. j. Grifliths, Daleville; Mrs. George
Doud, Greenwood; Miss Ida Jones
bondalc; Mrs. William Sherer. Tenth
Avenue mission, Carbondale: Mrs. l.
| &. Thorp, Tenth Avenue mission, Car
bondale; G. T.. Kraidler. Maple Lake
William Edwards, Spring Brook
Richard Connor, Second Presbyterian
Carbondale; W. T. Budd, Peckville
Methodist Episcopal; Ethel Bowen
Peckville Baptist; Edward Doney
Turnerville Union; Rev. and Mrs
Whalen, CarbOndale; Rev. w. B.
Grow, Carbonate; Rev. J. NJ. Hope
CarbOndale; Miss Grace Chamberlain
Dunmore Presbyterian; Miss Bessie
Bone, Dunmore Presbyterian; Rev
H. Il. Thompson, Jermyn L. d. Wolfe
Carbon; Miss Helen NJ. Clark, Scran-
ton; DR.. W. W. Fletcher, CarbOndale;
Miss Alice Butler. Carbondale; Rev
DIR. Moon, Peckville; Rev, and Mrs
Ford, Green Ridge; l.. F. Bower
Scranton; Miss Maud Bartlett, Car
bondale; Miss Lena Clarke, Scranton;
| Henry Myers, Jermyn.