The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-19


human need with educational, social
aid spiritual forces.
Last autumn | bespoke for the work
of education first place in our paro-
chial activities The years results
have shown, If not the complete full
iillment Of my hopes, at least mark
ed advance in this direction. The
most important gains In the past eight
months have been the increased or
ganization and interest of study class
TO gauge definitely and by figures, yet
one can judge the principal results.
" lille portions of the Sunday :cnool,
considered scientifically, have failed
absolutely Gin spite of regular at
tendance) for want Of adequate care
and instruction. there has been serious
and continuous work done by more of
our scholars than ever In the past,
Many departments of the school meet
strict educational requirements. In
stead OF four subjects in the curri-
culum of one year ago, seven are now
taught In all departments, incli ling a
we'll appointed course in missions, the
first TO be attempted in this liocese,
and so far as have ascertained, the
first in the country.
From October until Easter the rec
tors class has brought together le-
tween thirty and forty men and wo-
men for the study of church history
a ~ in 10
course will be continued in connection
with Thursday evening prayer, If the
necessary appointments for this pur-
pose may be provided In our chapel.
The catechetical system for week
day instruction of children between
eight and fifteen years of age has
been attempted this year with very
encouraging results, daily during the
mission in January and weekly
throughout Lent.
Before turning from the review of
the Sunday school, one department Of
its work demands and highly deserves
special mention here. Very few of
our parishioners know even OF the ex-
istence of the Chinese school. which
every Sunday afternoon gathers II
! fifteen to twenty Cinnamon 'ogeth sr
for instruction in the English lam
guage, the Bible and the prayer book.
! Probably no more patient work Is
accomplished in our parish than is
done by the corps of teachers who
/ lead, each dne her scholar, through
! difficulties and discouragements which
/ English speaking Bible readers can
I hardly imagine The school COM
/ pletes its tenth year of work this
month, under the leadership OF the
superintendent who founded and still
| superintends IT, As a result largely
of her labors, the third Chinese can
didate was last month confirmed, and
the tenth scholar baptized within the
past four years. The school needs
the help Of teachers, but even more
! II needs evidence of interest AMI SYM
pathy which might be shown ny visits
from parishioners on any Sunday af-
ternoon
Two classes of adults, numbering
over twenty, have made a thorough
study of church missions under the
directress recently appointed 10 this
post. Next winter ought to see a
large increase Of these most interest
! Ing classes. The important work for
missions has been accomplished chief
1 ~ In the department Of instruction.
Particularly is this true Of the Junior
auxiliary, the membership of which
has nearly. doubled under The new
/ impulse given to the work by regu-
4 lar methods Of education. There Is
no lack OF work and money forthcom-
ing for missions from those who have
been given an opportunity to learn the
facts of the church's missionary cam
paign.
Under the head OF educational work
certain other important departments
for children should be named The
parisch sewing school gathers eighty
children for 1.-TWO hours on Saturday
for a graded course in needlework.
On ono afternoon each week drawing
is taught to large class Of boys and
| girls; and on another the first orinci-
pies OF housekeeping are male at
! tractiye to young girls. This depart
ment OF our work Is sure 10 be of in
cstimable help to the children of our
neighborhood. II could be indefinite
~ extended II the services Of volun-
tccr teachers were available AMI funds
were placed at their disposal
Should we classify the other various
| departments of the parish as divided
/ between the work Of men, of women
and of boys, the fact which will i'm
mediately impress one is the iast )p-
portunity for the first Of these, and
tn edlstressing neglect OF It IN the
part of the men in our congregation.
! do not want a note Of disappoint-
ment or encouragement to sound In
my remarks upon this subject | APP
preciatc to their full value the self
have spent labor, time and money on
the finances and all the material af.
fairs of the parish. Incalculable work
of this kind has been done quietly and
diligently by six or eight who need
not be named.
shown by the handful Of men, Did and
young, in the Brotherhood Of 81. An
drew nor the interest on the part OF
thirty or forty members of our Mems
club. The lamentable fact which we
cannot ignore II we would. is the
small number OF men at work upor
the ultimate purpose for whi,h the
church exists. The parish needs mer
to conduct It's work Of education, tr
care for the moral and spiritual we'll
being OF its children, and to help ex'
tend its spiritual influences, no less
than to care for its machinery. Wher
the Christian church was organized
a company of men enlisted to teach ir
the Masters name, to heal the sick
to visit the distressed, and % take
the gospel to the poor, while a few
Vomen ACCOMPANIED them to minis.