New-York tribune., 1901-02-17

remain to ennoble and beautify NE the things
WHAT DIR. sCHAUFFLER THINKS.
The Rev. Or ~ F. schauhier president Of the
New-iork sunday School Association. said 10 a
Tribune reporter:
greater change in methods of work than In the
sunday school. and the end * not yet for sunday
school workers are rrEuocl In earnest discussion
anu study IS to the means of securing better re-
suits Than The present IS showing one - the
problems IS how To obtain trained teachers with
thc in'ars ~ hand for such work and ~ The same
time retain the influence of consecrated lives and
the sympathy between teacher and scholar both ~
which are more often attainable I'm the volunteer
one Of the drawbacks Of the work is the change
more haa . per cent y th@ traebers n l being s Ias
annually and the entire number changing every
corseeratel person ny is better quafcd % or sunday
school ieacning than paid teacher ~ the greatest
intellectualitv who has little or no heart i'm her
work Chautauqua and other summer schools
~ sunday Schcol teaching There poor schools
and good ones. and not always the good ones
believe that the great secret % success in Sun
day schools Is In placing able men az the head to
uIre't the various departments. and that the COM
mon cause OF failure Is the inadequate training In
tical lines Of work They study the church fathers
but learn little or nothing of the Church sons they
next 10 nothing about jim and sam Too
much time IS spent by them IN informing them
selves how the Church has its present
more IKE what II should he Tba rss,lt i IarCa ,
81 ministers who do not know how 10 educate
teachers do their work. To put "a sunday school
pastor is 10 sound its death kneIl This is a
lamentabe confession 70 make in this age of peda-
Whil. the SUNDAY school is far below It's true
goal. the pupils Of the average mission school are
better informed on the themes In which they have
received instruction than ia ths average pupil Of
studied The Sunday schCo! receives much benefit
from modern educational training because there
mRny college men and women well num-
bers Of public school teachers among it's teaching
force.
1t is the aim of the New-York SUNDAY School As
soeiati9n To- provide lectures on The Lessons and on
asShOd' Gfy for the Sunday school teachers OF this
DIR. ALEXANDERs SCHOOLS
The Rev. Dr. George Alexander pastor Of the
University Place Presbyterian Church. which sup
ports three hourishing schools. when by a
Tribune reporter said:
wish it were possible 10 have more thoroughiy
trained teachers. but ! very thankful that
there are so many good ones. Critics OF the
PeTp syse ihihk leave out It, OF view The
life Of n bright teacher upon her charges.
Dr Alexander referred to the work OF Emanuel
Chapel at No ~ to 7s7 slxth-st. which is one
of the branches of his church There he said the
leaders o, both the infant and in. ermediate de-
partments are paid for their services and devote
Otis W Booth. has questioned whether IL would
not be better To- have paid superintendents for the
Emanuel chapel has one of the largest schools
In this city averaging an attendance OF more than
Mrs Seymour wife Of the late Rev Erastus
Chapel was the pioneer in the use of object les
sons for sunday school teaching. and her method
Is still employed by her daughter. Miss IIIv sew
mour. the present head of the infant department
there From five hundred Thousand Ittie
boys and girls are in her class every sunday dur
ing the year. ard these are arranged before her in
elevated seats. The lesson is taught from "A cir
cular revolving blackboard. which Is tweIv, feet
in diameter. and upon which the lesson has bseo
written In the signs which were devised by Mrs
Seymour. and which the children learn readily 10
understand. lighted candle. for example, al
ways indicates life. while candle surmounted bv
an extinguisher signnes death; two feet united
by shackies mean a slave slavery; folded hands
prayer and The teachers ingenuity uses
these and pictures designed by her for the special
occasion 10 illustrate the lesson story. AS the