The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-03-17

convention the association helps to
defray it's expense in two days:
through the registration fee OF 20
cents and through the free will Of
fering taken at each session. The
cause is a worthy one and Man
Kato people are certainly not being
help up. The delegates from out
of town, not only pay their regis
tration fee and contribute TO the free
will offering, but pay their own rail-
road fair. two cents mile, and pay
81 day for room and board while
here. 81
Teachers Training Conferences.
This morning the teachers training
and home visitation conferences were
held, the. former being especially
well attended.
Miss Carrie S. Pond Of st. Paul
presided over the teachers training
conference, and Rev. l.. l.. Sowles,
d. D., Of Worthington. led the de-
votions.
Miss Alice Kirk Of Minneapolis
spoke on point 10 Of the county
standard giving an instructive ten
minutes talk.
DR.. F. Reineke of New Ulm was
unable to be present, but his wife
was on hand and she read a paper
that he had prepared on every
Member Of the Glass q Graduate"
The teacher must keep the pupils
interested and make them feel that
they are missing something il they
miss single Sunday. The social
feature must be kept up. Both
teacher and pupils must be progress
sive. The missionary feature must
be kept up. The teachers train
ing class should be advertised. The
graduating exercises should be i'm.
pressive. The teachers build the
Sunday school, and the latter builds
the church. To sum up: Make the
teachers training class n permanent
organic part of the Sunday school;
graduate your Sunday school pupils
into the class and keep the class
busy; place responsibility upon the
class; make the class desirable
place to be in; have the class make
a reputation and uphold it; make
graduating exercises impressive; or
ganize an alumni association and
keep it in touch with the members.
Teachers Training Course.
Not every Sunday school pupil
can take the teachers training
course. Some have not the ability,
others cannot attend, others may not
care to do the work. In organizing
cure for it the best teacher in the
school, who will be an example to
the class in work, in cheerfulness
and Christian spirit. Each lesson
should be applied to the daily life
of the pupils, if possible. Organize
an alumni of the graduates of the
school and have banquets and social
events.
Rev. E. C. Horn of Anoka spoke
upon "The Spiritual Equipment of
the Teacher"
Herbert H. Moninger of Cincinnati
spoke upon Does Training Create
Desire for Service?" He said that
we must specialize on the training
class. He urged that all pupils over
fifteen years old, all fathers and
mothers, and all teachers and Off
GERS of the Sunday school be gotten
into the teachers training class.
The training class should be made
feature.
Mr. Moninger put down on map
of the state reports from various
cities as to the number Of mem
bers of teacher training classes in
the Sunday schools. Many making
reports promised to organize classes
or try to. Many very good reports
were made.
Teachers Should Be Careful.
The teachers should be very care
full not to step on the toes of people
in the Sunday schools-not to Of
fend them. They ought to be such
as to draw the people and the
children about them. Children are
like chickens, they love to be fed
rather than talked 10 ABOUT now
much you love them. piously and
with long face. Their attention
must be held, and not allowed to get
tired. It is not what the schools
do as what they are that counts
Love should reign. A spiteful word
spoken spoils it all. Have your
scholars decide for Christ. This is
the important thing. 1t is great
thing for the child if the drunkard
father decides for Christ, so have
faith in him if he says he has SO
decided. A little child can de-
eide. He has a will of his own.
Treat him right and give him Il place
at the table, and do not put him out
upon the doorstep. The drunkards
child especially needs our sympathy
and efforts.
After song, Rev. A. c. Stevens,
pastor Of the first M. e. church,
st. Paul, was introduced and gave
an address on 1.-THE Bible and Civili-
cation" Gods Word has found a
place in the heart of childhood.