The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEET PROVING
A SUCCESS
Modern Methods in Hand
ling Work Pointed Out
By Several Speakers
Splendid Addresses This Evening.

Splendid Addresses This Evening.
The meeting of the District
Sunday School convention at the
First Methodist church this cven-
in" will be exceptionally interest
ms. with Rev. j. NJ. Walters of
I3ryncr of Chicago as the speak,
crs. Rev. Mir. Walters speaks at
7:45 o'clock and Mrs. lIryncr
speaks at $3.50, her subject being
1.-The Seven Spokes in the Sun
day School Wheel" Mrs. Bryner
is m of tho national workers in
the Sunday school work. and is
an unusually able speaker. thor
oughlS %conversant with latter day
Sunday school methods. Every
parent and Sunday school student
should hear this matchlcss orator
and woman of national reputation
in her work.
About fifty delegates from outside
cities n towns are present at the
district convention being held in
Grand Forks under the direction of
the North Dakota Sunday School as
sociation, and which is particularly
fortunate in having several very
prominent and able Sunday school
workers as speakers.
The convention was formally OPEN
ed Monday evening. the sccon ses-
sion commencing this afternoon at 2
o'clock. Grand Forks city Sunday
school workers are showing n deep
interest in the gathering. and have
swelled the total attendance today to
about 100.
This afternoon Walter a. Snow
conducted n round table discussion
covering the new county standard Of
excellence. the reproducing Of this
convention i'm tho homo fnwpc nf dol
cgateS and the plans for the state
convention at Valley City, as we'll us
that of gathering statistics.
In the discussion of the new county
standard of excellence he pointed to
the following as the attainments
which should be aimed at: county or
ganization AS an auxiliary to the state
association, holding of county con-
ventions. securing of written reports
at all county conventions, securing
representation from at least half of
the Sunday schools in tho county, Sc
curing an annual statistic report of
every school in the county. having ut
least n officer present mt the state
convention. division of tho county into
districts and holding annual insti-
tutes in each, making an annual
pledge for state work and paying it,
and having at least fifty per cent of
star Schools at least twenty-five
per cent of banner schools at least
ten per cent of front line schools"
and n twentieth century school"
County as described by
MIR. Snow designated Il star county
as one which reaches amy five of the
points of standard, Il "banncr'' coun-
ty is n that reaches any eight of the
points of standard. Il front line
county is one that reaches any ten
points nf standard, and a twentieth
century" county is one that reaches
all points.
Graded Lessons.
Late this afternoon the discussion of
graded lessons was commenced with
Mesdames Crouch. Randall, johnson
and Hayward of Grand Forks, and
Rev. Ross Adair of Larimore as the
speakers.
One of the features this afternoon
was Il vocal solo by n. b. Black.
Banquet This Evening.
This evening at 6:15 o'clock the
dining hall of the First Methods,
church will be the scene of IA banquet
rendered to the visitors. No program
of toasts has been outlined. but the
several outside Sunday school workers
who are here will be called upon.
Mrs. Bryner has been assigned the
subject. Building a Sunday School
Program as a banquet talk. but the
oSAASA AoS SSAA lSSNS
Mrs. Bryncr Spoke Today.
Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner. the ma
tional secretary who is attending the
convention. delivered an address to
the convention this afternoon on
The Seven Points in the Graded Sum
day School,"
Session Monday Evening.
The initial meeting of the district
session occurred last evening at the
Methodist church. In his opening adj
dress. w. A.. Snow. state secretary,
mapped out tho now grading system.
a. plan whereby recognition of some
sort might be accorded all schools
striving for Improvement, n yet
each school be Judged on it's merits.
The following is IN outline OF the
grading system:
l. Evergreen (open IL months of
year,
.. Active cradle roll.
3. Working home department.
4. An organized class registered.
5. Monthly workers Cor teachers)
meeting.
6. One or more teacher training
students.
Z. Graded lessons in at least three
grades.
s. Missionary instruction and Of
fcring.
8. Decision day or confirmation.
lV. oIleTIuS loI
county n state work.
IL. rs per ccnt of the school above
beginners bringing Bibles.
IL. Delegate at county convention.
Following q discussion of these
points came the address by President
Robertson on THE Religious Devel-
opment Of the Pupil" After defining
of education as the development of
something within. the speaker pro-
ceedcd to show how what once passed
for mental deficiency or moral delin-
quency is now known to be due to
physical defects. which latter removed
the child proceeded to develop in Il
normal n
BY the help of a diagram he went
on to illustrate the need of correct
definition of terms used. The child
born a member of the kingdom con-
tinues as u member of the Kingdom
except as turned from the curse by
inducements that attracted him from
tho course. The query was raised:
Once abnormal can he again become
normal? Home, school. town, country
should strive to give every child a
clean environment and a chance.
FOR THE CARNACIE INSTITUTED