The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-07
on 1.-THE Children of Palestine" an
1t was very interesting.
ReV p IL GWYnn Speaks.

MecklenDufS equity, pdStOT Ol oleele
Creek Presbyterian church. the largest
Presbyterian church in the Southern
Assembly. His topic was How the
Organized Work Helps the Denomi-
national Work.
He held that in the Sunday schools
the church of God is engaged in the
study of the Word of God and that it
is not nursery of children. He in
sisted that the members of the church
should attend the Sunday school and
that this was so at Steele Creek. He
insisted that organization should take
possession and advantage of the forces
at work. In strong terms he told of
various forms of organization and
showed that all forms of church and
Sunday school work are aided by this.
Rev. j. j. Harper's Address.
Rev. j j. Harper president of the
Atlantic Christian College, spoke on
Shall the Education of the Intellect
Outrank the Education of the Con-
science" and in the beginning of this
he cited instances in the past where
lives of men of brilliant intellect had
been of bad effect because these men
were not guided by conscience.
His argument was that conscience
IS the best, the divine side, that it
furnishes motives for actions, and that
teachings like that of Aristotle, which
live longer and not because right is
right. He held that it is with con-
science combined with intellect that
nlen equip themselves for self-con-
troll.
pointers by Mrs. Bryner.
The morning session was closed with
splendid blackboard talk by Mrs.
Mary Foster BIyner. In this she gave
pointers" on how to conduct in the
Il a
talk that was instructive and valuable.
and which marked the lady as teach
er and lecturer of real ability.
Evening Session.
The session in the evening began
with an inspiring service of song. ami
the devotional, conducted by Rev. r.
t. Bumpass, of the Edenton Street
Methodist church. Raleigh. was u4-
lifting.
The first address of the season was
delivered by DIR. g. r. Blackail, who
spoke on "a Higher Rating for the
Sunday School" DR.. Blackall said in
part:
There must be a higher rating in
the Sunday school. but it will get the
rating that it deserves, and to raise the
rating something must be done to en-
title it to the change. for the rating
determines the credit the Sunday
school shall receive. The American
School Union was organized
when it was first decided that there
must be unity in action in Sunday
school work. That organization then
dominated the entire sphere of this |
kind of work in America, in the first |
era of our work. Then followed the |
second era of UNCONVENTIONAL work |
it was concluded that the laborerS of |
the latter part of the last century |
found that they were frittering away |
their efforts, and the interdenomina- |
tional era set in. In 1882 the Nation |
al Sunday School convention declared |
by resolution that uniform lessons con- |
duced to the efficiency of schools. But |
it stopped with the resolution, al |
though the idea was later carried out |
Then comes the present stage Of
graded Sunday schools and graded les |
sons, this graduating from the other |
eras. This is the era of trained |
workers, and rapid development in this |
has been more marked in results than
either of the other eras. There have |
been established schools for the train |
ing of teachers, an executive commit
tee to direct the work, and this evolu- |
ton has been so distinctly marked that |
no one can fail to be impressed with |
the fact.
superior conditions with better |
commodious quarters.
with buildings having facilities and
provisions for CARRYING on the work, is
one of the requisites for the most sue
cessful conditions necessary for obtain
ing the best results from the work
There are various methods in the in
terror of the structure to carry on the
work, among which are conversational
meetings, where the whole school
comes together, and another is the
Segregational meetings, where the
school does not come together as j
whole. Unfortunately the kind of
school most numerous in what is called
the valley schools, having only one
room, but these have sent out eminent
workers. The valley schools are being
lifted up, and this is a part of the
object of this association. Numbers in
q school do not determine quality
neither does location.
'How can a higher rating be So
cured? Every school is meritably rated
at its actual value From this is
neither appeal nor escape. Inefficient
schools lower the average more than
best schools can raise the average.
Therefore it pays to send out workers
to bring them up to the standard es-
Sential to them. If the schools are
willing to pay the cost in more hon
est and faithful endeayors there must
be q nlgner lQeal. Inc ScIOOIS are
satisfied with the less useful efforts
If there were q higher ideal and faith
full endeavor, hndrances and difficult
ties would be eliminated. There mus
be higher educational standard,
of the intellectual
and the moral. There must
the better adaptation of the teachers
and they must be more thoroughly
trained. A better housing is also re-
quired. The churches must realize
that the teaching department must be
properly provided for with facilities
and equipment. Thorough equipment
and suitable sympathy is necessary
Then there should be a combination
of salaried service with voluntary ser
vice. The superintendent, unless
man Independent pecuniarily, and
willing to do it free. should receive a
salary. There shall be denomination
al teaching. This will give strength
along every line, and there must be
built up denominations, or the work
will result in no good, but denomina-
tional relations must not be disturbed.
There is no need for SectarioniSm, for
the Sectarianism is out of date. There
should be a combination of the prac-