Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-02-15

the auspices OF the sunday ScnOOl COM
mittee of the diocese of West Virginia.
The committee is composed of the Rev
w. H. Burkhardt, the Rt. Rev. c. c..
Penick, D. D., DIR. G.. A. Aschman and
Mr.. L. E. Sands. The three sessions
held were all very largely attended and
much profitable and interesting infor-
nation was exchanged.
The morning session opened at 10
O'Clock with holy communion. The
ceiebrants being the Ri. Rev. G. c..
Penick, d. d.. and the Rev. Jacob
Birmingham.
The Rev. Penick acted as chairman
OF the convention. The morning ses-
sion was held between the hours of IL
and l O'CLOCK. At this session the SUBJ
ject of practical Methods in the Sun
day School, was taken up and inter
esting twenty minute papers were read
Eoon the various subdivisions. Miss
Fanny P. Brady took UP the primary
department She discussed the best
and most interesting ways of making
the lessons so that they would be I'M
derstood by the little folks Miss
Ramsey followed with very well pre-
pared paper on the most practical
methods to be used in the main school
that could produce the best results
In the Bible class was the part Of
the work taken up by Mrs. Penick
-ha To-; cd tha Ic o1.o
be used in the study of the Bible by
the older pupils so as to maintain the
interest and to make the work the
most profitable. The Rev. J. r y.
Curran took up the work of the study
with the boys.
At o'clock the convention adjourn
ed 10 the parish house where luncheon
was served by a committee of the
ladies OF the st. Luke's church
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened
with devotional services conducted by
Rev. H. lB. Thomas. The opening ad-
dress of the afternoon session was
made by the Rev. C.. M. Young, of
Washington, Pa. He was followed by
the Rev. Penick and the Rev. Duh
ring, who each made brief address.
Following the addresses the general
discussion was conducted by the Rev.
DIR. Duhring, secretary of the American
church Sunday School Institute. The
first question taken up was eye teach
ing by means of black board drawings
DIR. Duhring stated that he was in
favor of using such methods as they
held the interest of the pupil. In fact
he was in favor of any illustration that
would interest the pupils. Taking a
small Bible from his pocket he began
explaining that it weighed but three
quarters of an ounce and there was a
small magnifying glass in the back to
enable one to read it, Stopping alb
ruptly, he said to his audience, who
were paying the greatest attention to
him, ''see how interested you are"
This he stated was proof of the inter
est that such illustrations would cause
and advised the teachers to use some
thing of this nature in their work.
The subject OF Question and Answer"
was taken UP and proved equally in
teresting. Other topics taken up were
How TO Get the Pupils Interested in
the Sunday School and Rewards"
On the latter topic DR.. Duhring said
that he believed that rewards should
be used only with the best judgment
and common sense, and that they
should be used as an incentive to urge
the pupils on to better results
The Rev. Speers, of the Second Pres
byterian church being present, was
called upon and delivered a short talk
lie was followed by DR.. G. A. Asch-
man who took up What the Sunday
School Superintendent Needs" Among
the things necessary, he stated that he
must have a love for children and
should make himself personally ac-
Quainted with all the pupils of the
school, he should be punctual and
should make himself thoroughly ac-
Quainted with the lesson and not con-
fine himself entirely to the leaflets, for
pupils could study that themselves,
but he should go deeper.
The Evening Session.
At the conclusion of the opening ex-
ercises at the evening session the Rev
David Nv. Howard delivered an inter
esting address upon ''The Bible in the
Sunday School" In the course of his
remarks he said that the Bible should
be used as a text book in the Sunday
school. The Rev. Howard stated that
the reason that so many Bibles were
found on the shelf in the Sunday
school was the lesson leaf This is a
printed selection from the Bible with
notes, explanations, ETC., attached. The
work with these is very unsatisfactory
and it makes the work very hard for
the teachers. He stated that better re-
suits would he obtained in the Sunday
school were there fewer of these
leaflets.
He took UP the matter of the teacher
making herself thoroughly familiar
with the lesson so that they could an
swer any questions that might be
asked. OF course. in our schools We
have some teachers who are more pro-
ficient than others, but all should keep
on in their work rather than leave the
class without teacher.
In the matter of interpreting the
scripture he said that there were very
few people who could interpret the
scripture correctly. We must dig and
dig TO find out what a sentence means
The teacher does not always have the
commentaries at hand that the rector
does SO she must go to him for light
Then Mr.. Howard followed with brief