New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-07-18
FIRST MEETING SUCCESSFUL
Large Number OF Sunday School
Workers Meet.
Three Churches Unite in Advanc
ing Work of School.
President RuenitZ Sees Success in
Enthusiasts Meeting.

A large number of the church and
Sunday school workers from the
Methodist, Evangelical and Congrega-
tional churches of this city met in a
union service Sunday evening in the
Congregationalch church as the first meet
ing of the New Ulm district of Sunday
schools.
The meeting was in charge of q. j.
Ruenitz, of Springfield, president of
the Brown county association, who
conducted a song service prior to the
Introduction of the first speaker, who
was Rev. J. 81. MuehIhausen, pastor
Of the Evangelical church.
He spoke on the subject of "Condi-
tions Essential to Thriving Sunday
School," His address was short and
in English, and was to the point, urg
ing the regular attendance of the
children and making positive the neces-
sity of the regular and conscientious
attendance OF the teachers and other
officers. This was perhaps the most
essential point but his address was full
of excellent advice for workers in the
Sunday school.
Henry Durbahn, superintendent of
the Methodist Sunday school was on
the program for paper on Chow to
Secure Better Trained Teachers. He
was unable to I'LL the place and the
subject was handled by Rev. c. II.
Sauter, pastor Of the Meth odist church,
who spoke in German translating what
he had to say into English in the more
important particulars.
bespoke for graded Sunday school
with normal classes and insisted on the
teachers meeting, contending that it
was to the interest Of all schools to get
the best educated teachers, whose de-
votion to the interests of the church
and the cause of religion was sincere,
who were conscientious, God-fearing
men and women, and worthy examples
to place before the young.
A. II. Lienhard spoke on the Press
ing Needs of the Sunday School,
Chief Of these needs he emphasized the
necessity Of getting the young men in
to the school and retaining the Interest
Of the parents in the work. He argued
that there was little incentive for the
youths to attend the Sunday service
when the parents were careless as te
whether they attended or not and sci
dom, if ever came to the school them
selves. He gavesome excellent thought:
as to how this was to be accomplished
and urged the workers to make it {
part Of their duty to see that the in
terest of the parents was awakened
First of all he said it was necessar,
that the teachers and officers be conse
Grated to their work and thoroughly il
earnest.
Mrs. c.. H. Sauter read an excellen
paper on the ''Value Teachers
Meetings,'' and she demonstrated to
certainty that in order to have effec
tive and telling work in the school i
was necessary for the teachers AM
officers of, the school to meet and knoI
just what was expected of them in tn
Sunday work, SO that all might b.
working in the same general plan an,
along the same lines. The paper wa
full of excellent advice and a com
pendulum of rich thoughts along tn
line of Sunday school work
She was followed by Rev. E. f
Wheeler, pastor of the Congregations
church who spoke for a few moments
of the subject OF ':Our Young Men,