Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-29


ton and the Young Mems Christian as.
ISOLATION for proffered leadership in this
movement. and the approval Of the apoint-
mcnt Of an advisory committee TO cooper
nto with the Douglas County Sunday School
association.
The chief function OF the Sunday School
Teacher Training institute will be the
training Of teachers. Such Sunday schools
as arc not IN position to have a loca'
training group may find IT profitable tc
have the entire corps Of teachers and can
didates for teaching enrolled in the
courses cf the institute.
In addition to meeting tho urgent need
or the Sunday schools for trained teach
lcrs, the institute. through the advis .ry
committee, will assist the Sunday schools
by counseilng with their leaders on all
questions Of educational import.
Scope of the Courses.
The training Of the institute will be of
the following kinds:
Flrst-The imparting Of Biblical knowl-
edge by tho survey and Introductory
courses Of the Bible, acqualnting the SUI
dent with the books as a whole and with
the great currents Of religious truth run
ming through the Old and New Testaments.
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development and the principles and meth
DDS Of teachlng-a study OF the pupil.
Third survey of the Sunday school
lesson Of the following Sabbath, with
reference to Its preparation and presenta-
ton.
Fourth-A discussion Of Sunday school
methods, organization and equipment.
Any teacher in the Sunday school or
persons looking forward to teaching may
enroll for a course or courses in the insti-
tute. Examinations will be held at the
completion Of each course. Those passing
with a grade Of 70 per cent and above will
be given certificates and placed on record.
Courses Intended primarily for men Will
be given at the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION, while those primarily for women
will be given at the Young Women's Chris
tlan association.
ClnsseH and Instructors.
In the training course for teachers Of
beginners, primary and Junior grades the
instructor will be Miss Ida V. Jontz. gem
eral secretary of the Associated Charities.
Text book. Introduction to the Bible for
Teachers Of Children, - by Georgia L. Cham
berlin. This course will be given Satur-
day afternoon at the Young Women's Chris
tian association. Books of reference to be
used In the course can be found in the
library Of the Young Women's Christian
association.
The training class for the teachers Of
boys Bible classes and the leaders of boys
clubs will have as Instructor e. F.. Denison,
director of the boys department OF the
Young Mems Christian association. This
course Will be given Monday evenings at
s o'clock at the Young Mems Christian
association building, and be open only to
men who are or soon intend to be leaders
of boys classes or clubs. The course will
treat both of principles and concrete meth
DDS Of class work. Should there be a de-
mand the course will be repeated with mod
lfications and be open for both men and
women.
Work for Young Men by Young Men,
in the nature of a coaching class for mem
bers of young mems Bible classes, will be
instructed by L. 7. Crossman, religious
secretary Of the Young Mems Christian
association. This will be held at the Young
Mems Christian association building at GAS
Monday evenings.
Training for Service will be the object
OF a training class for men and women
for those teaching and for all those inter
ested In the subject-which it is intended
to start within a very short time, with Rev.
]. NJ. Kersey as instructor.
"A Review of the International (unIform)
Sunday School Lesson" with Miss Theo-.
date Wilson. director Of religious work OF
the Young Women's Chrlstion association,
as instructor, will be given at the Young
Women's Christian association building Fri
days from 1880 to 1 o'clock, This will be
a development of the historical background
of the lesson for the following Sabbath and
will put an emphasis upon the points OF
teaching.
Training Courses for Leaders Of Mission
Classes Miss Theodate Wilson, instructor,
will be given at the Young Women's Chris
tian association building Tuesday evenings
at 7:15 and Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Text books, The Gospel in Latin Lands"
by DR.. and Mrs. f, Z. Clark" and South
America and Its Missionary Problems" by
Bishop Nicely. Leaders and young peoples
missionary societies planning mission study
courses in their churches will, it is be-
lleyed, find these courses profitable. These
classes will follow the course outlined by
the central committee on the United Study
of Missions for 1909-'10.