Newark post., 1911-09-27

The following officers were
elected for the coming year,
President, Rev. J. H. Geoghegan
vice-president, Jehu w. Davis;
secretary and ltrelsurer, w. A.
Singles; executive committee
Rev. w. J. Rowan, Mrs. Ed. Steel,
Miss Florence Appleby, DIR. M. I.
Cook, Mrs. Abram Scott, Harry
L. Tonlin, Rev. H. B. Phelps and
Mrs. John w. Dayett.
A motion was made that teach
ers should pay special attention to
two things; the supplying OF sub
stitutes in case OF necessary abb
sence and the presentation OF the
monthly temperance lesson with
special effort to signing Of the
pledge, etc.
Rev. Forrest L. Dagger, pastor
OF St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal
Church, Philadelphia, was the
speaker of the evening.
His subject was The Teachers
Possibilities which he discussed
in a forceful and convincing man
ner.
Mr.. Dagger said he had been led
to the choice of such subject
through the conversation of two
men whom he had met recently.
One was politician who lived in
a certain precinct in Philadelphia.
During the Roosevelt presidential
campaign the man showed a great
deal of zeal for his chosen candi-
date. He believed that the cleo
ton of that man was for the good
of the people and he determined
to win every voter in that district
to his way. He started on a CAM
pai2n of personal work. Election
day found that only two from that
precinct lad not voted for Roose-
velt-one OF these was a man who
had returned from Europe only
two days before the election, and
the other was too dea; to hear the
arguments.
II every teacher should resolve
that she would carry on such a
jealous campaign, never faltering
until every child within her home
district is i'll Sunday school, what
an army there would be!
-~~ The other one to whom he re-
ferred was a horticultiurist. Mr..
Dager's visit to the orchards made
him recognize the great amount Of
worl, which they required-the
continual care. The visitor asked
the horticulturist if he never wear
led of the work or failed in the
patience required. The man re-
piled. mo- | visited Burbank in
California, a few years ago. He
took my hand and said: Let lis
work, and work, and work, until
there is not tree in the land bear
ing imperfect fruit
If men will display such devo.
ton to developing perfection il
trees, are we not to have at least
an equal amount displayed toware
the development Of boys and girls
The speaker urged the duty 0
preparation on the part of tn
teacher. He told OF an instance 0
certain woman WHO taught
class 0: young men.
On Monday evening she sa
down and read the lesson care
fully and thoughtiully, then took
pencil and jotted down the import
ant points to be presented. Sh
searched her brain for an illus
tration which she should use t
drive the lesson home. An ide
struck her, it was original, some
thing different-the suggestion al
pealed to her pride. On Tuesda
as she again devoted some time t
the lesson something seemed t
say, use instead, the story of til
prodigal son. Her pride rebelle
-''every one knows the old stor
OF the prodigal son." Each nigl
during the week the thought r,
turned and urged itself upon h,
mind use the story OF the prod
gal son. She surrendered to Il
urgent suggestion.
The following Sunday afternoe
a big fellow came into the clas
room in search Of friend. II
teacher had just reached the sto
of the prodigal son. He listen'
only few minutes then saunter,
oiit.
The idea had stirred his mer
ory. He, too, had an old HON
1t wasn't so many miles away