Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-24
CONVENTION A SUCCESS.
Much Good Will Result From Meet
ing of Sunday School Workers.


Tie Sunday School Institute held
in Lancaster last week was conduct
ed by officers of the State Sunday
association, which is undenomina-
tional and works in the interest of
all Sunday schools in the state of
Wisconsin.
The object Of holding the insti-
tute here was twofold. First, to
arouse an interest in the county suf-
ficient to justify a county organiza-
ton. Twenty three counties in the
state are organized for purpose of
holding annual county conventions,
look up neglected townships and vii
lagos where schools might be organ
lied and to lend aid to the weaker
schools.
An organization for Grant county
was effected at the closing sessions
and the following officers were elect
ed: Pres, Rev. d. Sprague, Lam
caster; Vice Pres, West Grindell,
Platteville; Sec., w. T. Jennings,
Platteville; Treas, Mrs. r. c. Ben
nett, Potosi; Cor. Sec., Dora Wat
kins, Lancaster; Primary Supt Mrs.
Lincoln Abraham, Bloomington;
Executive Conn.,, Philip Grimm,
Cassville; VIM. Cooper, Blooming
ton; Geo. Fox, Big Patch; w. F.
Kemper, Liberty Ridge.
A second aim of the institute and
more profitable to the delegates in
attendance was the teaching func-
ton, which laid emphasis upon
methods of Sunday school work,
lesson studies, graded classes, helps
and the various functions of Sunday
school work.
Mrs. Jaeger of Portage, state pri-
mary superintendent, occupied Fri
day afternoon and Saturday morn
ing, giving instructions to teachers
on primary work. Her methods
are recognized as the best or equal
to any in the county. She showed
that by use of the cradle roll the
Sunday school should take a keen
interest in the child from it's birth
through all the years of minority,
which are the most important in
character formation. Her methods
of teaching the child by illustra-
tons, object lessons and exercises
were not experiments but the re-
suits Of what had been act
ually accomplished in her classes at
Portage.
Three things are indispensable to
the teachers knowledge-the Bible,
the child, the method. For the
child there was: First, the Forma-
ton period from 1 to years, which
is the what" period in the life Of
child. Second, the Information
period from to IL, which is why
period. Third, the Transformation
period which follows, when what he
has learned is converted into ma
terials for character building.
The method of Sunday school
work should embrace in it's organi-
cation the following grades: Cradle
roll, Beginners, Primary, Junior,
intermediate, Senior, Normal and
Home departments ranged accord
ing to ages.
Rev. j. T. Chynoweth gave two
addresses on Sunday School work
in the Congregational church. Sun
day morning hepreached most in
teresting and spiritually helpful SER
mon to a crowded house in the
Methodist church, and in the even
ing at the Congregational church.
About three hundred listened to his
address on the ''Boy Problem"
A unique feature of the institute
work was the Union Sunday school
at the M. E. church Sunday morn
ing where $50 crowded together in
classes for study.
Lancaster being the central place
in the county, we hope that the Of
ficers-elect will plan for a rousing
convention here in the near future.
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