The Democratic advocate., 1907-04-26
SUNDAY School Institute.

MeIhndist Protestant Church Monday after
neon and evening was very entertaining and
Instructive Those teachers who were unable
to attend missed rare opportunity OF gaming
much information on Sunday School methods
The meetings were presided over by Mr.
Jesse P Garner, President of the Carroll
County Sunday School Association.
After devotional services led by Mr.. Garner,
during which he spoke of the present era as
the era of the child, Rev. Charles Roads, of
Baltimore, General Secretary of the Mary yland
Sunday School Union, delivered an address
on Better Educational Plans for the Sunday
School Teacher"
Dr. Roads said in part that the method OF
teaching has changed from the three KS to
the three HIS, the Head, the Hand and the
Heart. There is no education but by self
activity Children are neither cups nor plastic
clay, but have wonderful activity, which the
teacher can induce and inspire for God. Inc
vocabulary of the child, of from only 15O to
200 words, must be remembered by the teacher
with a vocabulary of from 1900 to 5000 words.
Amusing incidents were given of the childish
Interpretation of The teachers 'big" words.
To illustrate the results of different methods
of teaching DR.. Roads used the fractions l-lO.
S 10, TO and go The first fraction, Ito.
represents the proportion of information left
in the child's mind by the lecture method. the
second when eyes as well as ears are interested
by using maps, charts, pictures and cards.
With the recitation added 7-l0 result is
obtained, and by giving the pupil actual work
to do the go result is reached. Supple.
mentary lessons of at least ten minutes should
be given in Bible history, geography, the
different books, etc.
DR.. Roads urges the afternoon as the best
time for Sunday School. Having it before
,b, lyaanp fba tira1 little from
the church service, and the hour is too early
for the parents to attend. Junior Endeavor
and Junior League could be betterheld during
the week, as the children need week day
service.
The Cradle Roll, Mems and Women's
Classes, and the Home Department were
spoken of by DR.. Roads, and all schools were
desired to take up these branches.
In speaking of Decision Day DIR. Roads
says that when we consider that only OF the
Sunday School children are saved the import
ance of having the children decide Tor Chrlst
cannot be overestimated.
AT the children's service Dr. Roads gave a
delightful! blackboard and candle talk, and
gave the children the following little morning
prayer:
Now | rise to work and play,
pray Thee help me all this day
To keep from sin and do some good,
To love and serve Thee as | should.
The subject at the evening service was
"Child Study by the Teacher" Train up
child in the way he should go. and when he
is old he will not depart from it. The teacher
must study the way of the child, and the
training The child is of momentous import
ance. the training of souls the greatest business
of life.
The grading in Sunday schools should be
psychological, according to the nature OF the
child at different ages. From to are the
wears of the child, to 13 the boy or girl, 13
to II the youth, each period widely different
from the others. The child has no self con-
seriousness, the boy midway, the youth all self
consciousness. In childhood the bodily growth
is very rapid, but few permanent impressions
are made on the mind. Memory develops
from to 13. This is the most important
period, as habits and character are being
formed during this period. In childhood
imagination is the chief intellectual quality.
In boyhood marvellous activity is the chief
characteristic. Schools should therefore be
divided into Primary, Junior, Intermediate
and Senior departments.
Attention must be given to individual char
acterlstics. Observe and study the child,
what the child needs, and what can be done
for the child.
III IlOduS purposes W ui'iNS ~.
into four sub districts, as follows: The first
district will comprise the election districts OF
Myers, Manchester aud Uniontown. This
district is at present organized, with Mr.. Geo.
W. Yeiser as President, and Miss AIDA l..
Trump as Secretary and Treasurer. The
second district will comprise Taneytown,
Middeburg, Union Bridge and New Windsor.
The third will include Westminster, Hamp-
stead and Woolery's. This district is also
organized, with DR.. J. w. Herring as Presi-
dent. Mr. Jos. D. Brooks as Vice-Presldent,
Mrs Margaret Cassell Secretary, and Mrs. 5.
K Herr as Treasurer. The fourth district
will comprise Franklin, Nit. Airy and Freedom.
1t is proposed at some date in the latter
part of May next to hold in Westminster
county convention, in which it will be the aim
of the secretary to have every school in the
county represented. 1t is the expectation to
make this great occasion for the Sunday
school work of the county. The sessions will
embrace two days and very elaborate pro-
gram will be provided and besides DIR. Roads
u number of prominent Sunday school workers
will be present to address the conventions; at
which time also the organization of the sub.
districts will be completed.
The exact date for the convention will be
announced and we'll advertised in due time.