Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-10-17
WILL TEACH BIBLE BY MAIL
Sunday School Workers Plan Corre-
spondence Instruction.
DR.. BLAKE SAYS LOOK TO BOYS
Youth Must BE Used to Plug Up
Leaks, Says Speaker at Conference
who Advocates Gymnasiums
and Sports.

The establishment of a correspondence
school for the training of Sunday school
teachers is the latest enterprise undertaken
by the Board OF Sunday Schools OF the
Methodist Episcopal church.
DR.. Edgar Blake touched upon this mat
ter briefly during his address at the First
Methodist church yesterday morning, but II
was elaborated upon by Or. ID. @. Downey,
secretary Of the board, at the afternoon
session. The plan embraces a series of text
books for the training of teachers. These
books are published by the Board of Sum
day Schools and are now being introduced
into the various Sunday schools OF the
Methodist church.
DR.. Downey's address dwelt largely upon
the elaboration of the adult Bible class,
which he felt should be made a great and
active. power in the church and should re-
main an integral part Of the Sunday school
as an inspiration TO maintain the integrity
Of the Sunday school and thus prevent its
leakage.
Mems Glasses Give Best Results.
THE Bible is. and ought to be- the main
the Sunday school," said he THE Baraca
movement has nothing to offer that the
adult Bible class OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church does not offer. As a general rule
the mems classes give the best results,
though / would not wish to be understood
as dlscouragng the mixed adult classes.
Rev H. w. Mahood of Sioux Rapids, Ia
presided al the afternoon meeting. and
President Freeman conducted the Bible ex-
position his theme being Fellowship"
There can be no fellowship between two
human beings whose essentials are unlike" "
said he. You can have fellowship with
God, because we are like God. We cannot
lift ourselves up TO Him. but He can adapt
Himself to us"
The afternoon session closed with a short
address by ]. r. Orr, field representative
of the northwestern agency of the Ameri-
can Bible society who told briefly of the
work of the society in this territory
kindergarten Work shown.
Miss Edna Dean Baker gave an interest
ing class demonstration of The Kinder
garten at Work in the lecture room at
I the close Of the session. The class con-
sisted Of about fifty children Of ages from
up to 10. The exercises were varied, in.
cluding music ard object lessons, queries
and answers from the children. In the
class we're representatives from all walks
of life. and the same gentle and kindly
given to the highest.
THE preacher must take Oft his collar
and get down with the boys II he expects
to reach them. The gymnasium and ath-
letio' sports honestly and cleanly con-
Quoted. offer the best opportunity for the
church TO get hold Of the youth"
SO declared DR.. Edgar Blake In his ad-
dress on Boys Work" In the morning.
He advocated gymnasums IN the basement
' Of churches IL they could be maintained no
other places, and urged the ministry not
to expect 20 reach the boys by the anti
quated methods OF dealing with humanity
in general. which are aimed more at sea.
soned manhood than those in the bloom OF
their youth.
Chancellor w. ]. Davidson Of Wesleyan
university. Lincoln, conducted the Bible
exposition and talked from the First Epis-
" OF John"
The institute continues until tonight,
when a mass meeting VIII be held at First
church.
Mrs. Antoinette LamoreauK followed DR..
Blake in an interesting discussion Of the
Study OF the Junior" Her talk was
somewhat along the lines suggested by Dr..
Blake in making the Sunday school at
tractive for the junior. In the creation Of
junior orchestras and other entertainments
in which the junior should chiefly figure
l.. T. Crossman, superintendent OF spirit
ual work, closed the morning session with
short talk in which he stated that he
was heartily in accord with the spirit OF
these gatherings and would lend every
endeavor TO cooperate with all churches
in this work Of saving the boys