The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-04-07
Field Worker Of International Sun
day School Association Interests
Large Audience at Golf
M. E. Church
Sunday School Teachers Superintendents and
Scholars Highly Entertained and Instructed
By Her Able Discourse.

4 large and apprcciatiye audience was
present in Goir NJ, E. church Monday
evening to hear Mrs. Mary Bryner, Of
Peoria, Illinois, the field agent of the
international Sunday School Association
Of America, deliver her blackboard lee.
ture upon Sunday school work. The au.
dicnce was made up mostly of Sunday
school teachers, sllperintendents and
scholars. who were anxious to hear Mrs.
Bryner's method of teaching teachers
how to teach.7 Several Of the pastors
Of the different city church were also
present.
When Mrs. W. c. shafer, the general
secretary of the State Sunday School
association, was at the international
sunday School Association headquarters
It Indianapolis, recently, he made re-
lucst that one of the international sun
day school workers make the Sunday
school workers Of West Virginia visit.
1t was finally arranged that Mrs. Bryner,
one Of the foremost leaders in the work
should make ten days trip through
the principal towns and cities Of the
state. Clarksburg was included in this
'ten-day tour and the meeting at the
ioG church Monday afternoon and even
ing included one of the ten days allotted
West Virginia by the International As
sociatioR-
The services were opened by the sing.
ing Of hymn Afterwards Rev. L. Il.
Peters made short address, the first
part of which was interpolated with pas.
ages of scripture. Another hymn was
sung and short prayer services fol
lowed.
General Secretary shafer then address.
d the meeting. He introduced the oh.
iect Of tie meeting and spoke of the ac-
.uo' and the practical work in this di.
-ection. He said that it was partly
hrongh the misconduct of the teachers,
IN being thoroughly acquainted with
hei duties, that Sunday schools were
iot conducted Just as they should be. He
ave brief outline Of the imperative
lutics of teacher. There are 100000
sunday schools in the United States.
lie defined the different organizations of
he Sunday school associations, first that
If the International association, then
hat Of the state organizations, of the
,ounty society and the district union.
The states association has been organ.
zcd twenty years, and the association is
low preparing for the twenty.frst an
mal convention, which is to be held in
orkcrsbnrg. ont Of the flfty.two conn
ties in the state, thirty.three have been
organized Mr.. Shafer extended a cor
lial invitation TO all interested in the
work TO attend the state convention.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Mrs.
peison sang very beautifully a sacred
election. which was much enjoyed.
After short talk by Rev. Arbuthnot,
Secretary shafer introduced Mrs. Bry-
Ter.
On The large blackboard which hal
been set up on the platform Mrs. Bryner
lrew several letters. which, she said,
would be the initial letter OF each topic
,he would talk upon. Her auditors were
somewhat surprised to see that all Of
the letters were The same-that of the
letter p. She first outlined the purport
Of her lecture. She told of the great
possibilities and the probabilities Of
the Sunday school work. Her first topic
was pleasant Place She told Of how
the Sunday school rooms should be pleas.
ant for the children. That proper light
ing, Ventilation and arrangements Of tho
room should be looked after. Depressed
ltmo.phere in the room makes the chill
dren restless and thus detracts their at.
tentiOn. The services must be pleasant
also. She illustrated this point by sew
eral amusing anecdotes
4Piuctuality,7 was her next topic.
The teacher must teach the rising gen
GRAFTON y respect the short hour Of the
Sunday school Service. by being punctual.
IN attendance. Equal half hours should
be given 70 the general services and the
Bible studies. Too much of the time is
taken up unnecessarily. The supcrin-
tendent's announcements, the singing Of
songs. distributieu Of books and papers.
the interruption Of classes in study must
M he carefully looked ~after Children
sHpnld be taught to observe the Sunday
sehool services With the same respect