The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-01
:SUNDAY-SCHOOL
WORKERS LEAVE
Institute Comes to all End
After Notable Series OF
Meetings.
FINAL SESSION LAST NIGHT
Mr.. Lawrancc Speaks and Pays
High Tribute to Virginia
Secretary.

Tho Sunday School Institute, Xhicf
has been in session through the week
closed last night, after one Of the
most successful series of meetings In
the experience OF the workers en-
gagged.
The attendance has been phenomena
throughout, every session having a
gathering that taxed the seating ca
pacty of the building, So large was
tho number enrolled that the commit
tee found it impossible in the time
allotted last night to tabulatc the at
tendance cards turned in. and the
work Will not be completed until some
time to-day, when announcement will
be made of the school having the lar
gest number of teachers and officers
III attendance and of the denomina-
ton which has given the best aver
age enrolment per school.
Morning Session.
The program yesterday developed
s the more serious side of Sunday school
work. the previous days having dealt
largely with methods, equipment, pre-
paration, etc. The morning session
opened with an address by Mr.. Pearce
on Spiritual Culture"
The speaker used the blackboard to
emphasize the, various divisions of his
subject. He pointed out tho fact that
If a boy was left to so his own way.
he would grow UP into a sclf-willed
and self-centred man the spiritual
conversion should begin with child
early. He said that he thought every
boy and girl in the Sunday school
should be converted before they were
twelve Years old. He dwclt upon The
pre1udlces which parents had so often
TO child's making an early confession
OF lalth. and of the necessity of plac-
Ing confidence in a child's decision.
Mrs. Barnes followed. speaking on
"rhc Practical Side of Child Study a
subject with which she shows great
familiarity, and which she handles in
most practical way. Mr.. Lawrance
then spoke on "Outside Departments
of the Sunday School, his address IL
Illustrating the reflex influence of the
school work on the home.
The afternoon session was divided
into two sessions. Mr. Lawrancc and
Mr.. Pearcc speaking on OMISSIONS in
the Sunday School" Mrs Bryner ana
Mrs. Barnes led a simultaneous meet
ing for teachers of junior departments
IN lIAe leflrfe-rQOm
= Final, Meeting.
AT the evening session the. first
speaker was Mrs. Bryner, whose sub.
iect THE Child for Christ" opened
the discussion of the most importan
phase of the conference. She cmpha,
sized the value of home training. say,
ing that before the Sunday school, ant
Of more Importance, is the Christian
home.
but in our land are many children
who do not have Christian home training
and this fact gives the Sunday school ar
added responsibility" she declared, III
the injunction to raise children in ths
nurture and admonition of the Lord. |
seems easier for some parents and teach
ers to apply the almoniton than the nur-
turc."s
Mrs. Barnes followed In the line @
Mrs. Bryncr's address, opening by SAYING
that after all, methods and conditions ant
equipment are only in order that tht
teacher may have better opportunit,
to do the work entrusted 10 him. Thu
mission of the Sunday school is to re-
ceive. to teach, 10 train. to nurture an,
10 build up in the service of God an,
In Christian character.
he investigation of 1000 boys an,
men IN the New York State pcniten
tiaries showed that not one of them ha,
received what we would call Christian
training. The children may one day hol
us accountable. They have the right {
expect that tho Church of God Shout
shield them from the pitfalls that sur
round them The children may clair
that we ought 10 have done these thing
for them, because of the influence chill
dren themselves have on others. father
and mothers and home people. IIo,
church attendance through the cntcrin
Q: some child in the Sunday-school?p
Mr., Marion Lawrance was then intro
dnced, speaking on ''Thc World-Wid
Sunday.Schopl Movement" Mr. Law
rance said, in opening:
"Richmond Of the past can never Il
the Richmond of the future. Man
changes in mind and heart have CON
about in this body in tho last four day
Tho vision of childhood. the yisio
q Of Sunday-schooI management ne
ideas Of teaching and a greater vie
of the dignity Of this sort of wor
have taken their place in our MIND
The organized Sunday school mot,
ment has done more than all the otn
agencies in the world for the sprei
If worldwide Christian acivity The
IL no other place ] know OF whe
money and effort viii produce sut
results. A boy is worth more than
man, for the same reason that lol
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