The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-10


tendent's announcements, the singing of
songs, distribution of books and papers,
the interruption of classes in study must
all be carefully looked after. Children
should be taught to observe the Sunday
school services with the same respect
that their elders observed the church SER
vices.
Pencil and Paper" was her next topic.
She told of the usefulness of paper and
pencil in illustrating some of the Bible
lessons to the younger pupils. For the
following topic she pointed out the me-
eessity of having prepared Program"
The program should be an attractive one.
not the same every Sunday, but enough
of unlookcd-for numbers and unexpect-
ed surprises to retain the interest of
the scholar. Then she told how each
teacher must make the Bible lesson
.'Plain" to each scholar. BY way of IL
lustration she told of the scripture read
ing where Moses was placed in the
flags. To thus read it to the young
children the impression naturally left up
on their minds would be that Moses was
wrapped in flag. Thus she pointed out
how the language must be made clear
and plain to the little ones.
when teacher goes to Sunday school
without knowing just what she is going
to teach, the scholars will go away with
ont knowing what they have been
taught" said Mrs. Bryner. thus point
ing out another deep Thought. The OBJ
ject and relation of the Sunday school.
she said, was to bring the scholars in
touch with the word OF the Lord Jesus
Christ.
personal Work. was another topic.
She told of the necessity of a teacher
to know the local conditions of her class.
She must know of the parents, the pub
lie schools and their play. The Sunday
school must be .Progressive,r and not
merely "hold its own Another topic
was the Pastor He must necessarily
work in sympathy with the Sunday
school. His suggestions as to the books
to be read, new features in the service.
ETC. were valuable. lie should not teach
the advanced class of boys each succeed
ing Sunday; let him take junior class
oHc s'sanuutH. tHc iiHHtahtS Sht@S va yrs
the next and so on, changing around
caech week
Another important topic was that of
Parents, The Christian trimming of
the child at home must he carefully con-
sidercd.
Mrs. Bryner then spoke of how each
Sunday school worker must Push" the
work. of how teachers must have
goodly amount of Patience of the me-
ccssity of the. Power of Prayer and
last of the resultant phase of the work !
that of Profit
At the conclusion of Mrs. Bryner's talk |
Secretary Shafer got mp ON the plat
form and, rubbing out one of the initial |
letters in the center OF the blackboard, |
drew in large letters the word Park
crsburg.- and then told again OF the COM
ing Sunday school convention.
Throughout the course Of AIRS. Bry-
ner's lecture. the large audience was held
in brcathiess and close attention. Her
clocutionary abilities. her carne-tness in
outlining the different topics. and the
practicability of her reasoning. made the
lecture one of the utmost interest. er-
pecially as the audience was made up of !
teachers, superintendent and scholars.
without any doubt, her talk did much
good for the Sunday schools Of clarIs-
burg.