The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-13

ventilation. the church and Sunday
school were proverbiaily remiss In these
essential features.
Again he said. no public school would
think OF putting so classes In one room
a condition OF things absolutely fatal 10
good work.
"A Sunday school should be so ar
ranged he declared, that each class
should be violated from other classes.
This Is the ideal toward which the
modern Sunday school Is working.
Another thing which the public school
can teach the Sunday school II good dis
cipllne Good discipline is absolutely nee
essary to intellectual and spiritual WORK
In tho Sunday school.
THAT Sunday school which is poorly
disciplined is n perfect nuisance so far
as order and discipline is concerned.
"The public school may also teach the
Sunday school much about organization
and supervision.
"A trained Sunday school worker should
be at the head OF every Sunday school
and believe this is possible and VIII
sooner or later come"
In the second portion of his address
| Prof Chaplin enlarged at length upon the
I material and the methods necessary In
Sunday school work. In this connection
| he criticised strongly the International
| Sunday school lessons now In general use
and explained some Of their weak points
lie argued n more general study OF the
| Bible In the Sunday school and an appli-
cation OF those principles ot modern ped
agogy which have been worked out. with
so much success IN the public school.
Any system OF lessons. he declared.
| which prescribes the same lesson for all
ages I'm the Sunday school IL radically
wrong.
Prof Chapin deprecated the cutting up
OF the Bible into fragments" OF twelve
| verses or less. as ls done in the Inter
national lesson series stop dealing with
scraps" he said: "A school founded for
| the purpose OF teaching the book of books
should put the Bible into the hands ot
every boy and girl and any system OF
quarterlies that cuts this out Is radically
wrong Throw your quarterles into the
waste backet and get a lot ~ CHEAP
Bibles. This commenting and comment
ing on the Bible is killing all the beauty
of its literature"
Continuing Prof. Chaplin emphasized
the great value OF committing Bible pas
sages to memory. for example the 2sd
psalm. the 18th chapter Of First Co
rinthians. and others.
I'VE need not mind n children do no,
understand the meaning OF the passages
committed" he said. FOR that will come
as the child develops"
In closing. the speaker dwet upon the
ffhppnsiplhlieS OF parents Inc average
American parent. he declared. throws his
children on the responsibility OF the pub
lic school and the Sunday school and ne
elects his own responsibility in the mat
tCr
The Bible cannot be taught In the
public schools" he said the home fails
10 teach II and the Sunday school must. q"
ADDRESS on POINTERS
The fnal address of tho morning was by
Mrs Mary Foster Bryner OF Peoria, Ill,
ar International field worker
Taking as her topic. Pointer" Mrs.
Bryner gave a most helpful and practical
talk on n number of pointers apprecia-
ole 20 sunday school work, such as the
valuc of promptness. punctuality. the use
OF paper and pencil. the need or pre-
pared program. the cooperation OF par
ents' loyalty 20 the pastor. etc
AZ thl close of her address the morn
Ing session adjourned
During the morning the following com
mitees were appointed by President Met
calt 70 report tomorrow
Nominaiions-s Samuel w. Marsh r. w
/ Hartweh. w. ~. Butler
Enrollment-G. ". McAusian. 1. I. An
derstroin. W q. Talcett. walker Miller
htsoutions-A. Is McCrilus Rev. WI
lam Pressey' Rev. J. Y. Cooper.