Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-08

have all trained workers III Lue QUIZ
day school," In order 20 get trained
workers a teachers training class
should be organized in every Sunday
school.
After Mrs. Dietrich had completed
her remarks an opportunity was
given to any who wished TO. to ask
her for any information that might
be desired from her. There were
many questions asked regarding the
department and she was kept busy for
a few moments answering some OF
them.
Mr.. n:etrick followed his wife on
the program with a talk on work in
the advanced division. He stated that
there were three ages Of young men
and young women to be considered
childhood, which embraced the period
from birth until II years of age, youth,
which carried child from twelve
to nineteen and maturity after twen-
ty. Like the WORK in the elementary
the advanced division should be or
ganized, and graded lessons should
be given until the child reached the
age of the senior grade when it
should be put into training class
and trained for definite hristian
work.
An the conclusion of Mr.. Dietrick's
address Mr. Clissold favored the audi
ence with a vocal solo which was
highly appreciated. A. NJ. Locker.
of St. Paul. general secretary of the
Minnesota State Sunday School AS
ISOLATION. and manager OF the tour
ing party. was the next and principal
speaker of the evening. He talked
on two subjects, the grading of the
schools and the adult bible class.
| Mr.. Locker stated that all Sunday
schools should be graded. He said
that all schools were partially graded.
The first step in grading the school
used to be the studying of the bible.
Now it is the study of the child, and
then the study of the Bible. The
teacher must learn to adapt the Bib
lical teachings to the spiritual needs
of the child.
/; The various members of the respec-
tive Sunday school classes should be
grouped according to % age. (2)
mental development, 90 physical de-
velopment. ca social environment.
In grouping the children into classes
common sense should be used in
large measure 1t would be better in
grading a school to leave the classes
as they are and to make the changes
gradually. In adopting system It
is better to change it to meet the
needs OF the boys and girls, rather
, than to change the boys or girls to
meet the needs of the system.
Prof. Locker then outlined the d.
visions of the ideal graded school,
not only in the elementary and ad-
vanced divisions which had been dis
cussed by previous speakers, but he
especially emphasized the adult de-
partment, to which topic he devoted
the latter part of his remarks.
The adult department should CON-
prise the adult Bible classes, the
home department, and the mission
airy department. The speaker touched
upon the needs and accomplishments
of these divisions in turn. He closed
, with a stirring appeal to teach the
boys and girls to be workers in the
Masters vineyard. "All these grades
and classes of all divisions are USE
less unless they bring men and women
to Jesus"
At the conclusion of Prof Lockers
address Mr.. Clissord sang another solo
DR.. L. J. Phillips of Richmond Va,
superintendent of the Sunday school
| work of the young peoples societies
of the Presbyterian churcr, South,
then talked briefly, but entertainingly
upon "Teacher Training"
The teachers problem is the ques-
ton of efficiency. The leading ques-
ton which has been handed over to
the Sunday school by the business
world is the inquiry. What can you
do?" There are four aspects to this
question, all of which must be care
fully considered by the teacher who
is anxious to make his work, or her
work. a success.
l. The teacher must know the
Bible thoroughly. He must know it
from cover to cover and study it at
all times.
= lie teacher must know the child,
must understand child nature and
must study children and their likes
and dislikes. the best methods of
| winning their confidence and impart-
i ing to them the great Truths of the
Word Of God.
3. The teacher must know the laws
which govern teaching.
4. The fourth aspect of the ques-
ton of success is that of the school
! itself. for the school is the instru-
ment for instruction.
The last speaker on the program
was Fred S. Goodman of New York
City, director of the religious work
of the International Young Mems
Christian Association. He spoke on
''men and the Sunday school," Mr.
Goodman stated that in the city of
Bismarck there were 1920 men. Of
those there were only 26O who were
in church. Catholics and Protestants
included. He state that the mems Bib
lie class of the Sunday school should
project itself and go to the men and
that all of the work should be left to
the Bible class. He briefly touched
on the MONDAY classes held by the
Y. NJ. c. A. for business men, at
factories and in shops and down in
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