Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-16
CHILDREN A SACRED CARE
DR.. Edgar Blake Urges Christian
Duty to Childhood.
DON'T WASTE TIME ON ADULTS
Chicago Woman Makes Address at
Sunday school Institute on "The
study of Beginners" that
is Popular.

That every child, no matter how humble,
should be cared for spiritually, was urged
by DIR. Edgar Blake at the Friday after
noon session of the Methodist Sunday
School institute. His subject was Build
ing Bigger Schools"
Il can conceive of no greater hypocrisy,
no greater crime than to shut the door
Of the Sunday school in the face of the
humblest child of our land. A woman
once said to me when speaking of the
admission of neglected children to the
Sunday schools, 4 am sorry to say that
such children are mot welcome In our
school, 1t is the business of the Sunday
school to minister to every child In the
community. No Sunday school has per-
formed its full mission until 1t has done
its best to reach the last child in the com
munty.
What are you going to do with the
boys and girls from to IA years in the
sweat shops. that sorest spot in our civil
ization? There are hundreds OF children
IN every community that are born as
moral and social outcasts The time Is
coming when every church must reach out
its hand to every neglected child. II you
do that you will double your schools here
in Omaha and Council Bluffs"
Must Impress Child Spiritually.
DR.. Blake's address was preceded with
an address by Miss Edna Dean Baker on
the subject of THE Kindergarten in the
Sunday School"
THE purpose of the child's garden is to
bring the child closer to God" she said
I'VE must begin with the child himself
He brings to the Sunday school his ac-
tvities and restless body. It is not for
the child to select his activities. We
must select them for him. We must teach
him something different from his own
| experience We must teach him rever-
ence while he is young. 1t is a good
idea to take the child to church even be-
fore he understands a word about God"
Mrs. Antoinette Lamoreaux gave an in
tensely interesting address on The Study
Of Beginners" at the session Friday morn
ing. Using the blackboard, she proceeded
to illustrate the points of her address, with
reference to the pupil, the teacher and the
world about.
THE vexing problem of the individual
pupil is what we must solve" said Mrs
LamoreauX, and II must be definitely
solved for the pupil before girl has
reached the age Of p or a boy the age OF
%. Much time that is given to influencing
. .
time for telling work Is wisely provided
! from the age of 3 to or 12 to "a, and from
that to the end of life"
Mrs. LamoreauN also talked upon The
Study Of the Primary Age" at the Afternoon
session. THE child gets hold only OF thai
which comes through his senses, she said
"Some children have perfect senses, while
others have defective senses. Give a little
more attention and much patience to the
child that has defective senses. In illus
! trating a principle to a child by a story
seek to bring the story by interesting stage,
| to the climax, thus enchanting its gratifiet
interest; then after the climax the end"
TOday's Program.
Today's program will begin at O'CLOCK
with the Bible exposition hour conducted by
Chancellor w. ]. Davidson OF Wesleyan
university OF Nebraska.
! At $3.50 this morning DR.. Blake will take
\ up the question of Boys Work" to bS
followed with "a Study of the Junior bs
/ Mrs. Lamoreaux.
/ President Freeman VIII lead the Bible
/ exposition hour, beginning at o'clock. A
2:3O Dr. Downer will talk on Things OLD
and New" TO be followed with "A Study
OF the intermediate Pupil" by Mrs. La