Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-09

sessions. Edward s. Doton of New
London, chairman of the arrangement
committee. called the conference &c
order at the opening hour OF ESQ, and
Rev. p. G. Wright was elected mod
orator. About $50 were present when
the conference opened.
Rev J. G. Ward of LeffingWen con-
Quoted the devotional service in which
prayer was offered by Rev. III. e.
Goertng of Mantle and Rev A. G..
Lawson, ID. D., of Waterbury
The singing was led by Rev. @. {.
Chappen of the Montville Union church
and Mrs. chappell was at the piano.
r. w. Man sfield of New London was
elected secretary of the conference.
ards OF New London and Rev. Brown
OF Chesterfield were named as the en-
roliment comTnd ttee- Copies of the in
staiiation service used by the Water
bury Sunday school were placed on the
table for distribution.
Rev Charles r. Mentally of New
London gave the first address. speak
ing upon the subject The Bible as 4
that the Bible was not written pri-
marily as a text book. We cannot say
of it, as the believers in the koran and
the book of Mormon say OF their vol
umes, that it was written expressly by
the finger tips OF God. The human
element is not only present in 1t, but
forms much of the charm of the book.
Happily the Christian church is COM
science, nor of history, nor of litera-
ture. The Bible is supreme in only
one field, that of rerigion-but there it
is supreme. We must recover it from
the old idea of infallibility upon all
subjects touched upon in it, and we
must make it such a power in our lives
a sit became in the kingdom of Josiah
The fullest possible light of science ia
a living fountain of spiritual truth and
ethical standards it stands unrivalled,
giving to man the instruction that no
other book can give. Teachers in the
modern Sunday school are needed to
make the book a living and vital thing
to the boys and girls of our day. So
is the Bible being recovered today and
1t is filling a larger place I'm the minds
and the hearts of people than ever be
fore No man is adequately equipped
for life and death without it.
Rev. c. H. Spalding, d. D., of Boston
Rev. DIR. Lawson. Rev. Gosr1ng ard
Rev. l.. w. F'rink participated in dis
cussion on the paper. The first two
view advanced by the speaker, while
the latter two were not wholly in &C
cord with his broad view.
The Bible School as a. Field of
EVANGELISM was treated by ReS-
G. c. Chappell. Pleasant teach
ers. good social spirit and pleas
ant surroundings I'm the Bible school,
he said, was not enough. There should
be teaching with the idea of saving
souls. Those converted from the Bible
school are almost always the strongest
supporters of the church. There are
many waiting in the Bible school for
the word from pastor. teacher or su-
which will turn the course
of their lives. Keep the boy in the
Bible school during the years when
his habits determine what kind of life
he is to live. Every pastor and teach
81. should be a soul winner. This is the
Il. -
Bible school Jesus Christ will qualify
any one of us to loe his evangelist in
the Bible school. You can win each
one of your class to a life OF Christian
No other form of Chris
than work leads to such immediate and
la sting results as the work for chill
dren. Our Bible schools are the field
for faithful and persistent work Then
show your interest for them outside
of the school also and always have
them in your prayers.
Comment upon the address was in
terestingiy made by Rev. 3. g. Board
man of Waterford.
This was followed by en- address
upon The Importance of Teacher
Training by Rev. J. W. Rae. secretary
Of the Connecticut Sunday School asso-
citation, whose words were listened to
with great interest. He spoke of three
great waves that are passing over the
the prohibition wave, the mis-
sion wave. and the sociological wave
There has also been a great wave for
teacher training, received with special
in the west. Organizations
and training is bound to show It's bless
ng in the Sunday school. For the up
building of character in the pupil is a
rask requiring the best trained talent
Il should be a skilled hand guided by
-he heart of love to take up this great
ask. Rev. Mr.. Rae described the cur
-iculum for teachers which has been
by the international Sunday
-fr~n1
knowledge of the book. of the pupil,
and of how to influence the affections,
he intellect and the will He ex-
planned the workings of three kinds of
who are to aOe teachers,
hose who already are teachers, and
he united teachers training classes.
md he also explained some of the
available literature. The Bible school
eacher's work is ona OF the grandest
md noblest, for he is co-worker
With God.
A question box on the subject of
eacher training was conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Rae, several inquiries being an
'wered by him.
The Bible School as an Educator in
3enev olence was the topic treated by |
REV. w. T. Thayer. pastor of the First |
Baptist church, topic which he in |
reduced in an interesting way as he |
poke of hearing, two women in the |
1estibule expressing their impotence
lpon this programme He said he |
hould try to convince these women |
hat the word missionary" was a |
plank in Christianity. The |
lhurcf1 of today was the Bible school |
f yesterday, and the narrow notions |
4 the church today are due too much |
o the narrow limits of that old school. I
The result has been that We have sep |
rated the work of the kingdom of |
thirst into home and foreign. And /
he result has been that We can look /
person in the face and say you are /
Christian even if you are opposed |
o missions. From the amount of con- |
ributions for missions in this asSo- |
iation we can say that our world /
ride interest lis 20 cents per head, |
Thile we are spending for selfish in
erests such as picnics and quarterlys
t the rate of TO cents per head. We
eed to emphasize that the Bible school |
an integral part of the church. a |
Missionary agency. And we ought to |
rnphasize that there are no lines of |
between local, home and
oreign- Rev. Mr.. Thayer made the
suggestion that this associa-
on undertake the support Of a for
Ign missionary, or that classes sup
ort native workers at the rate OF $40 |
er year. and he urged that the church
Z God should arise to the conception
aat its Bible school is e great mis-