Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-20

pecially the value of the cradle roll,
both upon the future career of the
member and in getting into touch with
the family at home She advised
for the childrens classes secured by
the use of curtains and screens if sep
arate rooms can not be had. Eye
teaching is also valuable adjunct as
pictures and blackboard work is espe
ciaHy applicable in these grades. Miss
Stooker also showed the various pub
ieations of graded lessons which are
used in schools with great success.
Teacher training was the final point
in the scale, which is an idea to be
greatly desired. and has in it great
possibilities for the Sunday schools of
the state. The speaker told of Connec-
ticut schools where all the teaching
force was trained for the work they
were doing. and she appealed to her
hearers to make this one of their aims
for the year-more training for the
teachers
State President Williams.
State President S. H. Williams of
Glastonbury followed with an interest
ing address upon state Work" He
slletched the growth of Sunday schools
for 100 years. showing the develop
ment of study and methods. The
question of whether the Sunday school
has fulfilled it's destiny has been in
many minds, which he proposed to an
swer by giving his idea of the real
missionary Sunday school, whose work
is to instruct to lead to Christ, and
to bring into service. This is the fully
rounded out work of the Sunday school,
The Sunday school and the teacher
have vital opportunity in influencing
the plastic minds of their scholars and
leading them into service and this is
one of the great functions of the Sun
day school.
President Williams said there was
much to be proud of about Connecticut,
it's men and institutions. and he said
he believed the men who had made
Connecticut what it is had been men
who for the most part had been train
ed in Sunday schools. There is no
nobler worn to be engaged in. There
are LOO Sunday schools in the state,
banded together for mutual helpful
ness but the state organization needs
to be better known among the schools,
which can be obtained by visitation,
the state paper, the reports made and
the conferences held. AS the Sunday
school workers want it to be success
full it will succeed and assist the
schools and the state association to ac-
complish their full work.
Organization Perfected.
The report of the committee on or
SANITATION as presented by Rev. G. II.
Ricketts,. chairman of the committee
was approved and the constitution
adopted for the organization of the
New London Sunday School associa-
ton The list of officers nominated by
the committee was also elected as fol-
lows
observation-disclosures L. Case, Norwich.
Vice president-E. S. Doten, New
London.
Secretary-Henry d. Johnson, Nor
wich.
Treasurer-Rev. A. E. Earnshaw,
Mystic.
superintendent of elementary grades
Mrs John Kukla, Norwich
Executive committeeman. Charles
Smith. Baltic; s. A, Prentiss, New
London; Rev. H. E. Rankin. Noank;
Mrs. F. F. Richards. Waterford; Miss
Ellen Colt. New London.
State directors-Henry D.. Johnson
Norwich; Rev. H. e. Rankin, Noank
Points of Cooperation.
Points of Cooperation in Sunday
School Work were outlined by Supt
Shepard B. Palmer of the Central Bap-
fist Bible school, covering ways In
which officers, teachers ana scholars
could unite to improve the efficiency OF
the school
Sunday school music, the attendance
of Sunday school pupils at the church
service. sermons for children, home
department work and adult Bible
classes were topics generally discussed
and a vote of thanks to the LADIES
serving the lunch was passed.
The meeting closed with hymn and
the benedi9tfon was pronounced by the
Rev. Marcus Burr of Goshen.