Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-19
How to Get the Most Out of the Sun
day School Hour.

day School Hour.
BY a vote of the Sunday school con
vention recently held in Broken Bow i
was requested that the following, pape
read by Prof. Cornett, he publishedl |:
The aim of the Sunday schoo
is threefold; the promotion oil
spiritual growth among those
who love God, the communica.
ton Of truth to the ignorant and
young, and the carrying of the
gospel to regions beyong the
present reach of the church.
Upon the Sunday school SUI
perintendent and his teachers de-
ponds the success of the Sunday
school. A true superintendent
is in charge Of his school seven
days of the week. He has it on
his mind and conscience cont1nu-
ally. He has it upon his heart
in his place OF secret prayer, at
his work and in his dreams. He
is praying, planning and practic-
ing. He is man whom every
body respects; can obtain order
by few gentle words, has every
teacher obeying his will and
loses not single moment during
the precious hour of the Sunday
school. He does not organize
his Sunday school to death, but
he chooses plan and with a
fixed purpose aims at some defin-
ate result which he accomplishes.
Our true superintendent is
man OF progress. He believes
there is always room for him to
advance; he attends conventions,
subscribes for numerous religi-
GUS papers, which he studies,
and is always ready to listen to
another's experience with a view
to improving his own school.
Yet he is not fanatic, he does
not accept every new theory,
does not change the old estab-
lished order except for good
reasons; but is always conserva-
tivt, active and enthusiastic.
He secures for his teachers, only
those who are devoted Chris
tians. He is always ready to
confer with his teachers, en-
couraging the discouraged and
congratulating the successful.
To get the most out of the
Sunday school hour every teach
er must be a religious person.
He must believe in God with all
his heart, he is neither weakly,
credulous nor skeptical. He
hates sin and loves righteous
ness. His example is right, for
he knows what is not we'll for
his pupils is not becoming in
himself. The good Sunday school
teacher knows that there is
nothing that pleases Satan more
than to get an un-holy or non
praying person to teach a Sun
day school class. Such teachers
are but eating cancers at the
vitals of Christianity. The good
Sunday school teacher is not
bigot. He is glad to stand side
by side with other denominations
in union meetings and sing and
pray. He never says a word that
would lead pupil to suppose he
did not have faith in all who
love God, regardless of their
church preference. He is found
among the old receiving counsel
and among the young giving.
He carries note book contain
ing the lesson. He takes adj
vantage of his spare moments
through the week and jots down
his random thoughts on the
lesson and ponders them until he
has such "head" of knowledge
that his words are inspiring.
A teacher will develop his class
IN proportion to the enthusiasm,
TACT and love given to his class.
The teacher of our public schools
must meet the requirements of
he law. Before becoming a
sunday school teacher our hearts
should pass, satisfactorily before
1od, the examination of the Ten
Commandments. Such a teacher
Ices much toward promoting
unity in the church, which in
urn promotes spiritual growth,
bible study and missionary zeal
he three aims of the Sunday
school.
Our Sunday schools are suffer
ng for the want of teachers en-
lowed with the power of God.
'eiore we can successfully teach
class so that every heart will
De light and they will smile with
oy while their souls are drink1ng ;