Arizona republican., 1912-12-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 WORKERS RALLY
Two Enthusiastic Meetings Held In High School Au- ditOrium Addressed By Leading Lights of Tucson Convention.

A large crowd of the Sunday school workers of Phoenix enjoyed rare treat yesterday afternoon and even ing when they had with them for con- ferences and addressed four strong Sunday school workers of other parts of the United States than Arizona. The meetings were held at the high school auditorium and, were help full and stimulating to the people who Were there
 Miss Name BrOckWaY; superintend ent of the elementary division of the southern California Sunday school association took the first part of the afternoon program, speaking of the elementary division work. it's differ ent departments and grades. She
 rought out the fact that only about ten per cent of the children who at tend Sunday schools have real relig- ious training at home. One hour. per haps, of the chiId's eightyfour walk
 ing hours in the week is given to re ligious training in the Sunday school. Every moment. therefore. of Sunday school hour should be used to the best advantage. Childrens time should not be taken up with things which they do not understand. Children leave Sunday school because they are not satisfied. If they are required by parents to go, they will go as long as they must but no longer The different departments need separate rooms, good equipment. II iuh 4lyh f,i.a lures, flowers, comfortable seats. some sort of a musical instrument to lead the singing The cradle roll is an important adjunct to the work of the Sunday school proper. The les sons must be graded to suit the child ren of different ages
 Mr. H. A Bowling. of the Southern California Sunday school association. spoke of the ideal organization of Sunday school work. with special ref erence to the "The Teen-Age and it's Problems" The work of the Sunday school is divided into three divis- ions, the intermediate and senior de partments Each department is, in turn. divided into grades, each grade embracing a years work Special attention has been given to the work of the elementary division for some years, but we have only been at work on the secondary division prob lens a few months. We are losing nearly seventy-five per cent of our elementary pupils during the years covered by the secondary division and the problem is to find how these pupils may be held in school. Simply the organization of a secondary div ision in the Sunday school will not solve the whole difficulty, but it will help and it is one of the things neces- sary if the problem is ever to be solved. The secondary division should have a separate superintendent and separate room if possible for the work | it is supposed to do. This division
 of the school should be officered sep arately from the other school and made to feel that it is as important as any other. Then, the curriculum i should be adapted to the needs of 1 the pupils of the teen age. Such a l curriculum is partly prepared and will | be completed in as short a time as l possible. The first year of -the sen
 for department work-the work of the 1 17th year-has been published and is ready for use.
 1 Mir C. A. Chapman. second vice ] chairman of the Executive Cnmm;,- i tees of the international SundaY ! school ass ociation, iron Ful'er tor. ! Calif and MT. W. T. Pearce i Associate General Secretary of the International association from Chi
 cago. spoke briefly.
 Following the opening meeting of
 the conference the ladies of the l Methdist Episcopal church. south