The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-03


Miscellaneous Business /; Read
ing of Minutes.
Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. A. Simmons, Bluffton.
Ind Vice President, Mrs. !. c.
Smith, Plymouth, Ind; Rec.
Secy., Mrs. II. S. Gekeler of Indi-
annapolis; Treasurer, Mrs. Lick
land, Fl. Wayne, and Cor. Secy.
Mrs. Benjamin Ashbaucher, OF
Blulfton, Ind.
| Adjournment
The Sunday School convention
which was held in connection
with the annual meeting of the St
Joseph Chassis OF the Reformed
church was held on Tuesday,
May 18th. The devotional servi-
ces were conducted by Rev. ]. p.
Bachman OF Mulberry, Indiana.
Mr.. F. S. Fry of Fulton, Mich.
spoke on The Bible in the Sun
day School, He lamented the
absence OF the Bible in the Sun
day School. He also gave three
reasons why the Bible should be
used in the Sunday School viz: 1.
Because every man and woman,
boy and girl should be familiar
with the Bible. :. Because it is
distinctive book, a book in a
class by itself. 3. Everyone should
use the Bible in getting the con-
nectiOn between the lessons of the
Sunday School, not taking it in
fragments as given in the quar-
terlies or lesson leaves. He
thought one good way to get
children TO use Bibles was to give
them away as rewards for such
work.
Rev. c. A. Albright of Athens,
Mich. spoke of the Boy and Girl
Problems. He said that the teach
CT, in order TO be able to teach a
class OF boys. must study their
physical, mental and spiritual
natures. \ boy who is weak ply
sicallv and mentally is not as cas-
lily taught as one who is strong in
that respect. Rev. Albright be-
i:eves that the teacher should set
al example before his pupils in
manners and morals. In the dis
cussion it was decided that man
should teach boys and woman
should teach girls.
Mr.. Alvin ]. Snyder OF Three
Rivers, Michigan, spoke very
strongly in favor OF the organized
class in the Sunday School. In
such classes the pupils share
equally with the teacher in the
task which usually fall upon the
shoulders of the teacher.
Miss Anna Wells of Colon,
Mich, spoke of Mission Work in
the Sunday School. Mission work
builds up the church and Sunday
School. The Home Department
OF our Sunday Schools is one ex-
ample of mission work in tie
Sunday School. Mission work in
the Sunday School began in 1924.
Cyrles X. Greiner OF Plymouth,
spoke on The Importance OF the
Sunday School Hour and How to
Get Tissue for the Lesson He
told OF the founding of the Sun
day School by Robert Raikes OF
Gloucester, England, in 1871, the
rapid spread OF the Sunday
School until it now occupies the
most important hour of the Sun
day for young and old. New
means for gaining information to
use in teaching the lesson and
better teaching have made the
Sunday Schol of great Importance
in the training of our youth for
good citizenship.
Rev. II. S.. Gekeler of Indian
apolis, spoke OH Sunday School
Evangelism" He said in part
that there are two sides to the
Sunday School viz, Evangelism
and Publication. We teach or
Give light to save life" The
Evangelism OF the Sunday School
is shown by the formation and or
ganization OF the Home Depart
ment and Cradle Roll. 1t is
through these organizations that
many are brought in who could
not be interested in any OTHER
way.
The Teacher Training Class as
part of the regular hour was dis
cussed by Rev. p. II. Weaver OF
Bluffton, Indiana. He is in favor
of having the class during the
Sunday School if it does not draw
anyone away from his official du-
ties.
Mr.. O. c. Vance of Millersburg
Indiana would have teachers
meetings weekly and under the
supervision of a capable person
who can be depended on for as
sistance in case of need. Mr..
Vance leads in the teachers meet
ings in his Sunday School and
has been having great success
along that line.
Mrs. S. d. Smith of Mulberry,
Indiana spoke of our attitude to-
ward teachers who are not church
members. If possible such teach
ers should not be chosen because
they may mislead the pupils by
teaching them doctrines contrary
to those OF the church.
Mr.. l.. c. Zechiel of Culver, In