Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-15
Whit II is:

What 1t Is:
1t Is the Virginia link in the great
chain OF State Sunday School AsSocia-
lions. which. combined with the var
ious Provincial Sunday School hssoc!.
atlons, form the Information Sunday
School Association.
IL is II cooperative body. composed
Of I'LL protestant denominations. and
having for It's object the extension of
Sunday school work and the systcmal.
ic. regular study Of Gods word by each
member of every homo through the
agency of the donolnnatIonnl schools.
It's work has by some one been sue.
emily described as "a work of the dc.
nominations, by The denominations.
through the denominations aud for the
denominations" For this reason, per.
haps. tho associations most loyal and
enthusiastic friends arc those who are
most earnest In their individual dc.
nominnlional work.
1t lB mn organization thut is seeking
through the dcnomina lions to plant
and maintain n Sunday school within
easy access Of every person i'm Vir,
ginla, to bring the Sunday schools Of
the state up To The highest efficiency
In teaching and cxpounding Gods holy
word, and by their Influence to extend
the work until all the people shall
~ Al "a ri, lao 4 ,rl' =,
day for the study Of the Bible.
This association is cndcavoring
4 through tho aid Of tho Sunday school
host Of Virginia to organize every
city, county and district in tho com
monwcalth into Il Sunday school assu.
& citation, and through this "Mothcr of
Sunday school Methods" stmnlui q,
help and encourage tho weak schools
by bringing the stronger ones into
helpful contact with them. 1t is thus
destined It Is believed early to he.
come NirGina's greater home mission
work. having ms It's constant aim tn
carry To each Sunday school in the
state not only helpful andlricd meth.
dds aud inspiration for their work.
but at the same time 1t is aiming
through It's field worker. officers and
{ in touch with tho newest and most prac
t1ral Sunday school methods and also
with those true and tried methods of
sturdy organization and management
best suited to the peculiar need of the
individual school
What IL Stands for:
1t stands for cooperation In Sunday
school work by all christian churches
or denominations, but not for organic
union.
1t stands unalterably for the Intcrna.
ton Uniform Sunday school lessons as
( selected by the ional
Sunday school lesson committee. and
rs used generally throughout the Sun.
: day school world.
1t stands for and encourages better
sunday school architecture, better
7 equipment and better management as
these things Md IN the helpful, need
ful hopeful and wholesome IN Sunday
school work.
1t stands for better teaching of the
lessons from the book of books. ros.
tered through tho agency Of better
teachers trained for this work by tho
weekly teachers meetings, teacher
training classes, teachers reading
courses, Sunday school institutes. mi.
mary unions. Summer schools of meth.
ods Sunday conventions: district
county and state Sunday school asso.
Citations. and the like.
a 1t stands also for the extention OF
the benefits and help of the Sunday
4 school and the influence of public
n worship in Gods house to all-no mat
ter how old nor yet how Young
through the agency Of the Sunday
4 schools. their home departments s.
house to house visitation, cradle rolls:
and the carrying Of the omen word by
ST the hand OF cOnsccratcd competent
+ teacher, visitor or pastor to every
man, woman and child In Virginia.
Don't forget that 1t also stands in
need of your schools cooperation. "a
and help: In need Of vnur
moral and financial report IN need OF
the free will offering of its FRIENDS.
w ist5
is there need for this work.:
Ah, Yes, friend there is a crying
rs need for 1t in Virginia today ms never
Il before In DIR history.
:s45sll Listen! Did YOU know that I'm Vir.
sinia, that grand old state, the mother
s# OF oofnmonwealths, we have only 3.SS5
white protestants Sunday schools.
csc schoods have an enrolment OF
4 30 ,2b6 officers and teachers with 3I6.-
scliolars-a total enrolment of
IA but h 36d ,593 for the protestant Sunday
schools Of tho state.
re you aware my friend that there
q. are 336 white people In Virginia for
81 each protestant Sunday school In the
ssta te; that only 81 Of these 335 are ac-
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