The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-29
Report OF Convention.


met in the Method st church at Md
d burg, Sunday 2ith, 1904. at 2 D. m.
The convention opened with singing.
Payer by Mr.. Sidesinger.
The minutes of the last meeting
W re read nv the Secretary and stood
as pprOs d.
X Y. Mr.. snow of North Lewi-burg,
ga e an address on "SUme of the
Needs of the Sunday School" In it
he clearly showed the deficiency of
few real Sunday Schools. The real
Sunday School does rot consist of
simply singing, reading the lesson,
and asking a few questions from the
lesson helps. The real school wheth-
er day or public, has first for its OBJ
ject the Kingdom OF God and His
righteousness. In thu instructive
address he emphatically explaint d
value of thorough preparation
b fore the teacher should even at
r' mpt to appear before his or her
class. Do not wait until Sabbath
morning then hastily read the lesson
before going to the class with the
expectation that all that is r, quired
If us is simply tn open our m u h and
The L rd viii fill it Study tn show
thy self approved un'o God, a work.
nan which need, tn not to be
ash med"
1 is sad truth today thai too
many teachers have their bibles and
urnals in their hands rather than
in their heads and hearts. Chri-t
himself set an an example before US.
He taught His disciples by parallels.
In secret he revealed to them their
meaning.
The time is coming when every
Sunday School will be graded. And
a normal department for the special
training of teachers will be orgar-
lied. Why need not teachers be edn-
Gated in this particular work the
same as ministers, doctors, lawyers,
etc? We reed every possible help
we can get before undertaking such
an important position. Back of all is
God ever willing to help. Unless the
the teacher knows the Lord Jesus
Christ, personally, she cannot ac-
complish the great bject OF the Sun
day School-leadipg the scholars to a
right decision. Study the child.
z cognize their needs in that par.
ticular time of life. Administer to
them in love and confidence.
Following this most excellent ad-
dress was a song "Shine for Jesus"
sung by seven intermediate pupils.
Mrs. Farce, of Mt. Moriah then
gave a short talk in which she told
of how differently our Sunday Schools
of today are conducted to Shat they
were several years ago. Then they
met to study the spelling book, later
the Testament. While today the
Sunday School is one of the greatest
organizations We have. a true
teacher viii always set the right ex-
ample before her scholars.
Airs. Richard Painter emphasized
the fact tI That we need not only
he hearers of the work but doers, e.
Sho~ing the need of trained teachers
more than ever before, (Sl The value
of teaching children Scripture verses
while young in life.
Mr.. Z. ii COndit also gave few
good suggestions. He said, ''If a per
son be a true Christian teacher he
necessarily becomes so attached
to his class. by study ing the scholar
recognizing his needs, ETC., that it 1:
be-t o retain that teacher for that
special class as long as possible
/ The same is true with the Superin
tendent. Give them office as long al
they maintain an interest in the
Sunday School. When interest be
gins to lag-stop.
Rev. Mr. Snow then favored th'
congregation by singing one of hi
beautiful solos.
The same officers for the ensuing
year were reelected: President, Mr.
A. L. Foster; Vice President, Mr.
Frank S'desinger: Treasurer, Mrs
Richard Painter; Secretary, Mis-
FANNY z InskeeD