New-York tribune., 1905-07-26
BAPTIST VACATION SCHOOLS
Seven IN Operation, with Large Attendance
Of Children.

The vacation Bible school idea which has been
1eAen oP ms season by the Federation OF
Churenes IS sun being continued by the body with
which Il originated. the Baptist City Mission So
ciety. This Is the fourth summer ,4,,rs, -.
The baptlst mission society has conducted s,,ch
schools ana good many OF the little folk who a.
tended thein Last year have returned this season
fact "Ilich was rather arnusingly illustrated ar
ne Ion f1A-4 school the other day when IN. s.,
of the migration OF Abraham fro,, r., . - [.I 80
Gees was oeing studied The teacher asle.5 ,n. =.
une Ooss N1efe Schechem was and the little fel1ovv
ieL--91' iuli-Ie 70 remote corner OF the room.
over there That's where it was last wear.
SoIlelraes the pupils the same hrr the -,.r,.
are different This w1s discovered n - -, -
At the Mariners Temple where the present aac-
fa-y q The schools Stephen Harding was ,r ct,.s
lsst year MI Harding visited this school shortly
after II was opened, and was 5oyouslv p-rasto6 =.
ne coor ny group OF his old boys But on look
ing over the register he could nor find a ss,,-,o -
OF their names They had all chosen TO come 70
school lncog1ito, partly spirit OF mischief
and partly 10 protect themselves from the conse
commit. "
1T is q mark OF great confidence" Ny. HARDING
says, when they tell YOU their real names as t,a
usually &C after while"
AZ the Mariners Temple, which is located AZ No
Eenry-sr, and at the second Avenue C,hurct no
56 2d-ave-, the boys are IN the majority sr,1 90,
fderaole attention is given 10 athletics The rrin
cipa- oI The Mariners Temple School is S E INord
& famous football man Of Colgate University. and
the boys have a great respect for his size and
athletic ability. At 2d-ave the athletic coach is
John Hetonger. formerly famous on the stage as
Jack Quinn The boys admire him tremendously
Gnc he keeps them in first class order. Nearly all
the schools have gynn siurns, and arrangements
are beng made for some interscholastic sports as
Wei IS big field day. in which all the schools
WI participate
The school in the Creston Avenue Church has
tle acE@Assee q being surrounded by garden,
wfAe me Eton Han School has vacant lot ad-
.o--.-sI HL--L lie boys cal the Iarrn The pupils
II these schools repair 70 the farm and the garden
tor their industrial work
mere Is q Iot OF little children in the schools
this year, and four OF them have large kindergar-
tens, the one at 2c-ave. having an enrolment OF
l--I4ey- me lAI ger girls are not so numerous rs
-asL year, and many OF them bring babies
with them At the Mariners Temple morning
ten girls were sewing cOntentedly and industri-
Ously with babies in their arms The boys also
bring babies and do not seem 10 be all eulbar-
The course OF study is much the same as in the
schools conducted by the Federation Of Churches.
mere are daily Bible lesson. singing, sewing,
basketry, hammock and straw mat making a little
nature study, "hrst aid" and athletics. Through
daily medical inspection IN some OF the schools,
and at the Mariners Temple little dispensary has
Miss EIe II Shaw IS director OF the musical de-
parruent, and says she finds the taste Of the chill
things that they would not be expected 10 like
Miss Alice y. v. Smith has charge OF the industrial
NorEg aiic a sewing course acapIed from that OF
Teachers College IS in use. The girls learn
thetr stitches on miniature aprons. handkerchiefs
and napkins. which interests them much more
than u they worked simply or squares OF cotton.
II addition 10 those already mentioned, there are
schools II tne Cel1lra- t-2rk Cnurch. the Harlem
Church ana the alexander Avenue Swedish Mis-
sion making seven II all TIE largest attendance
tetaI attendance last week. In spite Of the hot
weather. was I've hundred ado nine hundred.
The Rev. c. H Sears s. acting as superintendent
q the schools, md there IS & stan OF twenry-sir
young men and women, most Of them college stu
dents, who are giving their vacation % this work