Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-03-18
TWO Interesting
ADDRESSES made

The Sunday School workers of this
CITY attended the fourth annual insti-
tute of the Sunday Schools Of Danville
held In the Pine Street Lutheran
church Monday eve. The session open
ed with a hymn. The Keystone double
male quartette then rendered a selec
tion, following which Rev. O. d.
Lerch, county president. read seleo-
ton from the 9Th chapter of Ephesians.
PROF. OWENS ADDRESS.
After prayer by Rev. Nv. Walter
and another selection by the double
ouartette, President Dieffenbscher in
troduced Il q tIst speak T of the even
ing, Prof. W. g. Owens. OF Bucknell
university, who gave an interesting
talk on the Importance OF Teacher
Training" He said that out Of every
three pupils entering the Sunday school
two go out. only one entering the
church. Prof. Owens claimed that the
kew to the situation is the proper
training of the teacher that the time
when willingness was the only quail
fication looked for in teacher is
past. Unless the teacher is properly
trained she cannot hope to hold the
attention of the pupil and without
this no good can come. He advanced
the theory that tine teacher should
study the bible not alone in its spirit
ual but also in its physical sense. That
a knowledge of biblical geography and
history is really necessary in order
that a connected view of a subject in
lesson may be presented to pupil
in a way to do the most good. Too
much attention is given to making the
pupils fiji the lesson. rather than max
ing the lesson fit the pupils. The teach
er should study the pupil, put the
question in a manner that will open
up the way for the most intelligent
answers and have the lesson so we'll
prepared that any question asked may
be properly answered. Every school
should have teachers training class
to prepare teachers for future use.
ADDRESS BY MR.. LOWE.
Mr.. Owens was followed by MI.
Myron /. Lowe, vice president Of the
State Sunday School association, who
took as his subject, SUNDAY School
Tactics " A thorough belief in the
efficiency Of the Sunday School is
necessary, said Mr.. Lowe, for its sue
cess. Pennsylvanis is in the lead in
the Sunday School work, largely be.
cause OF the quality OF the men who
are at the head of the movement. Mr..
Lowe took occasion to pay a tribute
to John Wanamaker who is foremost
in the Sunday School work of the
State. No one can appreciate the beau
ties OF the work unless they are in it
and have all their energies directed to
it's advancement. And the field for the
Sunday School worker is large. At
present there are about eighteen mil
lion young people under the age of
twenty outside of the Sunday School.
Mr.. Lowe placed the blame for this
great number on the lack Of teacher
training and the non attendance at
Sunday School by church members.
The adult bible class is doing a great
deal toward heightening the interest
in Sunday School work and starting
into action the latent energy that now
exists in the Sunday School and
Church.
Miss Martha Robinson, Sunday
School worker of Bloomsbury, made
few remarks urging that the Montour
county association exert itself to Sc
cure a position in the front line of the
counties where Sunday School work is
being advanced.
After the addresses short business
session was held.