The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-09

implies. A summer school IL a gathering
or Sunday school teachers where, for ten
days or two weeks, they sit under the in
struction OF specialists In their several
lines at stated hours each day. There are
lessons assigned In advance and I'm the
class these lessons are discussed and
elaborated. The course Of study would
embrace such topics as Pedagogy, Psy-
chology, Child Nature and Bible Study.
How 10 Use the Blackboard. The Sunday
school: Its Origin, HMspry, Methods.
Aims and Management
IL has been one OF our fond dreams 10
have such a school I'm Rhode Island and
had the matter under sdvisement but
we're Obliged 10 drop Il because OF lack
OF funds.
II is my great pleasure To report that
through the generosity OF friend. whose
name i am not at liberty TO mention. we
are 10 have "A summer school I'm Rhode
Island next summer. The program Is
already under consideration, some OF the
instructors OF national reputation being
already engaged.
Due notice will, Of course. be given. and
We urge that schools will send their
primary and junior teachers especially, TO
the school, appropriating the money To
pay their expense. IL Is our aim 20 give
ten days board and instruction for $40
although this cannot be promised at this
time.
We propose to have a superintendents
section OF two or three days under the
leadership OF some practical Sunday
school specialist.
There are great problems confronting
the sunday school workers of our cities
and We feel that our state association has
not done all that might be done toward
helping 10 solve them. A start has. how
ever. been made IN this direction in that
one large section Of the city OF Provi-
dence has been organized and has held
one meeting The officers are H. How
ard Pepper, president; =. A. Burt, vice
president; Rev. c. S. Thayer, secretary:
T. l. Thurber. treasurer: who, with r. r.
Sprague. NJ. D., and Eugene I.awton COR
stitute the executive committee of the
district.
The other districts are soon To follow
the lead of the Providence first district,
and we are expecting large results from
this cooperative movement OF Christians
confronted with the same problems and
lsboring for the same ends.
PAST AND FUTURE.
The labor performed may he summar-
lied follows: We have held 80 con-
ventons, conferences and rallies reaching
go of the S7l schools of the state We
nave circulated more than II, 200 decision
day cards and over 5000 home department
envelopes. Six hundred and ninety-five
callers have been TO the office and we
sent out 1856 letters $40 postal cards and
several hundred packages OF which no ac-
count has been kept. Your secretary has
delivered 2li addresses and visited 50 Sun
day schools.
The work throughout the state IL in
better condition than II ever was before
Rhode Island is better organized today
than ever IL was before. But our organ
ization is not perfect We want every
district thoroughly organized and every
district Banner District" which means
that every district should have:
j. A complete organization.
,. One convention a year.
3. One or more district rallies a year.
Z. A Sunday school within the reach OF
every person.
>. Every school an Evergreen" school.
s. A Statistical report from every school.
Z. A contribution to the state and dis
trict work from every school
Let US undertake great things for God
and expect great things from God re-
membering that IL for US to be faithful
and for Him 10 give the success