The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORK DISCUSSED
EvANGEL1sTs ADDRESS rHhoNa
AT WESTMINSTER CHURCH.
Personal Experiences in Sunday School
Work Are Related and Best Methods
Of Reaching Children Discussed by
Gifted Speakers Before Large and
Demonstrative Audience. aS

Hundreds Of Sunday school workers
met with DR.. Chapman and his earnest
evangelists at .ethe Westminster Pres
byterlan church last evening and ab-H
sorbed from them tho enthusiastic and
vital spirit OF Christian endeavor.
1t was a sympathetic meeting from
the start, in which everyone had a,
personal interest and felt himself OF
herself taking a personal part. DR..
Chapman called for favorite spiritual
quotations from the audience and
scores responded. When several stir
ring hymns had been sung the big au-
dience was ~. q very receptive mood.
evangclists. '..ra .&<..~,
They spoke from their personal ex-
periences in Sunday school work. DR.,
John H. Elliott related how an unman-
ageable class had been led to good
work by persistent use of the Bible.
ably had their uses in the Sunday
school, but they did not contain the
most nourishing food for the young
souls, and he had known children to
desert the school purely from a surfeit
Of entertainments.
DR.. sheldon's Experience.
Rev. DR.. Sheldon, who said his first
revival work was inspired by his moth
school, related that his first class con
r sisted of one boy. He promised to
bring another boy to school the next
Sunday and in a few meetings the
class contained twenty-four boys, most
Of whom today were active workers in
the church. 1t was the personal work
that counted. Prayer to- be effective
must be made with confidence that it
would be- granted. ~ ~ = - - x.
+ It was suggested by DR.. R. A. Wal
ton that the teachers present should
arrange to meet with their classes at
the nearest, central meeting ON one or
more evenings Of the closing SERIES
He recalled the experience Of Sunday
school teacher who upon being asked If
his pupils were Christians, was non.
plussed for. an answer. The query
dinned in his ears until he could not
rest. He prayed for spiritual guidance
and engaging in his work with an
awakened spirit, soon had class which
took a. lying VIZ interest snbs5 IN the work.
Sunday school hymn, was sung viii
enthusiasm by the great choir and the
Better Family Life. >.
'tThe public SCHOOL cannot undertake
J Christian Instruction. said DR.. Henry
5 Ostrom. off the parents do not, thei
= God help our Sunday school work.
wish we had better family life, TO
= school he visited the teacher had dis
i carded the Bible and was readin,
"Uncle Tom s Ca bin'', to the children
z In another school the orchestra playe'
e forty minutes and the Sunday schoo
1 lessons occupied seven minutes. TIL
:. orchestra played selections from 9Th
| Bohemian Girl'' over and over again
Q The children no doubt enjoyed it, bu
: what was accomplished in the way o
:. leading them to a true spiritual life
!, DR.: F.. b. Taylory maintained that
! great deal of prayer was needed. "W
e can only be 1anointed in spirit when W
l have met, the Lord IN prayer 1t
. too. often the case that the, teacher
= are not prepared for their work b
y confidential communion with 3God," b
I said. One. Of the most successful Sur
:, day schools he had known was in Brool
q Ign, in which all united in earnes
/ prayer and the Bible was studied wit
i a live interest. The superintendent an
j. pastor combined in a glorious wor
l. and the results were completely graf
. flying. >...;r E-.'.*
Should Know Bible.
It was very important, said DR.. G.
. Schaeffer, that the Sunday school teacl
er should know his Bible well. A youn
q man who had become converted an