Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-05-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY !!
MONROE AND WASHINGTON SUNDAY
SCHOOL RALLY.

TheEannual rally of the Sunday schools
Of Monroe and Washington townships was
held in the Turnerville Methodist Church
last Wednesday afternoon and evening, a
large number being present at both sessions
S. w. Downer, of Downer, was made chair
man of the meeting, and in his congenial
way made everybody feel at home and
happy throughout the day. The first speaker
was Mrs. H. U. Rogers, Superintendent Of
Elementary Work of our county. Her talk
was practical and helpful. She suggested
many things that could be done in the
lower grade. Every school should have a
cradle roll, beginners departments and a
primary department.. She was followed BY
Mrs. R. Ware Pratt, Superintendent of
Primary Department. of First Baptist Sun
day-school, of Woodbury.. She spoke very
forcefully upon the necessity of getting hold
of the babies; every baby on the cradle roll
means future member OF the school, and
SO on up the grades until at last a member
of the church. Grip the child. She showed
many practical helps to be used in that part
of the work. Mrs. Pratt has had twenty
nine years experience, and she tells of many
pleasant experiences she has had in her
work.
The next speaker was DR.. George w.
Bailey, Chairman OF the Executive Com
mittee of the World Sunday-school Asso-
citation. His talk was very interesting,
and much enjoyed. His subject was Sun
day-school the world over. He began at
Cairo, Egypt, where very interesting work
is being done by the United Presbyterian
SundaY-school at that place. At Alexan-
dria you see two Sunday schools with 1873
boys and l21 girls on roll and in attend
ance. The lessons are taught IN many Ian
guages Ia these schools. In Algiers their is
but one school and that meets in a c-Y s-like
place on She mountain side, but you fnd
not one oyer 10 years of age. In Italy,
Rome, great Transformation has taken
place since 1870, when man with cart
full of bibles entered through the broken
wall The Sunday-schools there are very
well equipped, and a very interesting work
is being done there. On the shores OF Lake
Geneva you find Sunday schools organized
with very plain surroundings. In France
they have two Sunday schools a week, on
Thursdays and Sundays. In Spain few
schools, all crowded in room mostly
taught through illustrations by lantern.
In India there are one hundred million
children, with about five hundred thousand
going to Sunday school. AS yearly exam
ination is held, as to whether the children
haye studied the lesson during the year,
diploma issgiyen to all who have met the
requirements, but very poor buildings. In
South Africa great work Is being done. IN
Japan for nine years an effort was made to
get Sunday schools in, at last the door was
opened and great work is being done. In
Korea, twenty years ago, seven persons
gathered TO observe communion together,
to-day many Thousand christians Will be
found mostly adults are found in the Sun
day school. There is no room for the chill
dren, and the older ones are so anxious to
study Gods word, that they crowd out the
children, but more room is being made, and
things are changing. In London, one in
four go to Sunday school compared with one
in five in our own country. In Wales we
find Bible-loying people. Il is the garden
| spot OF all Bible studying counties. The
Sunday schools are cond ucted in same plan
as our public schools; their are at least nine
standards set up for every pupil to reach,
and they are not advanced to on standard
until they have passed the preceding stand
ard. DR.. Bailey has been over the ground
Of all these countries, and his talk was very
much enjoyed, and everybody felt thank
full that they lived in this country where
the conditions are SO good.
! The delegates were all entertained by the
ladies Of Turneryille Church who did them
selves great credit.
The evening session opened with song
service. The singing was very spirited.
The first speaker was William G. Cowgirl,
Of Paulsboro, County Superintendent of
Home Department Work. He gave very
interesting and practical talk on the neces-
sity OF having home Departments connected
with the school. The home department is
a link between the house and the church.
They are entitled to all the privileges Of the
main school. They study the same lesson
as the main school. He told of an incident
Of what good work can be done by getting
adults to study Gods word. An old veteran,
a drinking man, was accustomed to coming
to his Office. He invited him to join the
Home Department class, and gave him a
quarterly. This man had not been inside