The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-10
thou mayest prosper and be in health as

thy soul prospereth."
L. e. Jones of Hartford, gave report
on the Heart Lake Summer School,"
This school was organized two years
ago and is one of the best attended
schools of this kind in the state. The
report suggested many excellent
methods of Sunday school work, and
how Sunday school teachers should be
trained for their work which is the
purpose of the school. Owing to the
fact that two of the speakers of the
morning, Messrs Lathrop and Jones
came from other denominations than
the Baptist vote of thanks was un-
animously extended to them. The
morning session came to a close with
singing. "Blest Be the Tie" and bene-
diction by Rev. Cole, of Elmhurst.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The sun shone forth bright and warm
when the afternoon session opened at
2 o'clock with devotional service, led
by Albert Ball. of Dalton. AT the
close of this President Clark took the
chair and called the convention to or
der. The reading of letters was dis
pensed with this time, and an address
was given of an instructive nature on
docs Sunday School Work Pay?" by
T.. S. Williams. He said this work in
wolves more than dollars and cents
No work in the country has so much
talent and love devoted to work as
has the Sunday school work. The work
pays because character is being mold
ed, the church is being recruited, and
the joy there is in the work and the
endurance of this work in eternity.
1.-The Pupil was the subject of a
very interesting open conference, in
charge of S. Fletcher Weyburn, of
Scranton. In his Introductory re-
marks the speaker stated that the
Sunday school should not take the
place of the home, that it is a most
important factor, and that Jesus
Christ should be the central figure and
power in the Sunday school work.
This work unifies and strengthens the
spiritual forces of the Christian life,
and in the Sunday school the highest
moral culture may be wrought. The
topic was divided into three parts,
each assigned to speaker The first
speaker, Grant Lewis, spoke on "How
to Catch the Pupil" He lamented the
small attendance of young men at the
Sunday school. He advised personal
contact and invitation, with persever-
ance and sociability, and inducements
be presented as to benefits to be de-
rived in being pupil in the school.
Giles Clark spoke on How to Hold
the Pupil" He emphasized the fact
that one should interest, instruct and
impress. How to Save the Pupil"
was considered by Miss S. c, Krig-
baum. Rev. Thomas de Gruchy d. d.,
gave an inspiring address on THE Boy
in Our Sunday School for Jesus
Christ" The speaker said in the
course of his remarks that the Sun
day school is for the boy. The boy is
a tremendous. significant creature. We
should use tact. kindness, love and pa
tience in dealing with boys. Teachers
should be evangelists. They should
teach to win souls to CHRIST. Follow
Ing this Rev. r. j.. Y, Pierce, ID. D.,
gave description of the rise and
growth of the Sunday school, showing
the Divine hand In 1t, An excellent
paper prepared by Miss Ruth Miller
ON the SUNDAY School Teachers Work
and Reward" was read by Mrs. G. R.
Smith. Missions in the Sunday
School, was the topic of we'll
prepared paper by Dariun Comings. A
brief business session was held, and
the afternoon exercises came to a close.
EVENING EXERCISES.
In the evening there was large
audience present when Professor b. f.
Thomas, of Keystone academy, opened
the devotional exercises at 7.SO O'clock.
The first address OF the evening was
delivered by George w. Phillips, on the
Relation of Teacher to Pupil" The
choir of the church sang an anthem
and the convention came TO close
with an address by John ii. Harris, ID.
d., LIZ D., president OF Bucknell uni
versity, and formerly pastor of this
church, and principal of Keystone ac-
ademy, located here. Today the nine