Milford chronicle., 1912-10-25
sEvENTH REPREsENTATIvE
Are TRAINED TEACHERS A ne.
CESSITY In The SUNDAY
SCHOOL,.

dred Sunday School Convention, held a
Barratt's Chapel on the 11th inst.
Are Trained Teachers a Necessity
in the Sunday SCHOOL," Apply this il
a general way. Suppose | should gC
before any Sunday board in the public
schools, knowing that there was va
cancy to be filled, and ask for the posi-.
tion for a friend of mine. The first
question would be, what training has
he or she had? l would answer, Oh
no special training, but he is such q
capable young man, with a keen sense
of honor and of affable manner, and
am sure that he can successfully fill the
position. would be laugh d at, OF
any other crank who would have the
audacity to make such a request. Any
occupation to-day that is worth the
while. demands trained workers. That
great corporation - the Pennsylvania
Railroad demands that in their Blue
Print Department all who begin with
them take a special course in some in
stitute Drexel for Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia, and also in addition to
this, they are given training under their
experienced employees, and as fast as
certain knowledge is gained, they are
promoted until they have passed the
different grades. In this way they
maintain a strong and thorough educa-
tiOnal system, which gives to these
young men as nearly perfect ideals, so
it is possible to attain to. The oldest
of us remember the influence eXerted
in our lives by our Sunday School teach.
ers. and you will tell me that they
never had such a course, because doubt
less they made the best possible prep
aration under their opportunity. The
first time l heard of such a study was
IL years ago. How did l feel about it
That it was just what / needed. | had
been studying the Bible from my earl
lest recOllections. there a little and
there a little" striving to the best of
my ability to connect parts, only in
most instances to be disappointed. /
essayed to take up a study anywhere
in the Old and New Testament; and
only | had learned biography of pro-
minent characters, could ] begin to eX
plain satisfactorily to myself, much less
to those whom | tried to teach l was
hungry for a systematic study of the
Bible. Normal Bible Course as it was
first called, and so far as ! am concern
ed, | wish it had held to its first title.
The name of Teacher Traing Course
seems to frighten many persons. They
will say they do not want to teach,
would so much rather be taught, so
would l, but my dear friends, if this
world is ever to be saved, it is to be
done by persistent effort on the part OF
those who claim to be followers of the
Worlds Redeemer, and one of the first
essentials is preparation. Take those
persons whom God prepared to carry
forward the plan of Redemption, IN
the world for the coming of
the Messiah.
Not mentioning any of those in the
first period of Old Testament History,
the second period opens with Abraham |
as the representative chosen to be the |
Father of the Faithful, prepared by |
strong tests by which he was trained /
for his great mission. Joseph was to /
be the preserver of his people during
the famine. but he had to be trained by /
lard experiences before he could hold a .
place of such responsibility. Israel had
10 suffer bondage in Egypt and in fur
.her residing in the Wilderness to be I
prepared to enter into their Inheritance
n Canaan. Moses was to be their de-
iverer through the power of God. and
o this end he was educated in the Courts
If Pharvah. but was he ready for it
after forty years spent there? On he
lad to 90 to Midian for further training.
Thus we might name character after
character trained in the essentials that
made their lives accord with the divine
purpose, but leaving all others we take
or example the great teacher, Jesus
he Christ, who spent thirty years IN
for three years OF active
ministry. Oh what a lesson to each of
is. Some ways in which this course
lrepares US : 1t prepares the mind and
eart to accept Gods plan Of redemp-
ion. 1t increases faith intelligent
aith, based in the commands and prom
ses of God, gives benefit and pleasure
o the Individual life, as it Is impaired
through the mind to the conception Of
he heart and soul You will say that
aust come from a complete conservation
ur powers to our dear Heavenly Father.
admit that, but don't you know that
lost Of the unrest of this world is
aused by miscOnceptiOn Of motives,
/ a misunderstanding of ones relation
, neighbOr, pastor, friend, or foe? If
MS be true in the physical and natural
how much more SO in our |
elatiOn to our Creator, Preserver, and
edeemer. He has written out His {
i'll in every detail concerning US. You I
lnnot touch any part of life's eXper-
nces, but His promises are to those !
no love and serve Him.
He has given to each Of us three
llents, a mind, a heart, and a soul, t
nd through the enlightment Of The
oily Spirit, with these talents cOnse-
'ated to His service land in no other
ay can we enjoy our experience as
hristians unless we do this), then the =.
'stematic study of the Word, with
ncere desire to help some souls, (for b
lat is always the end sought by stch =
acher, will develop in the life to =
eater extent and I believe to greater o
efulness. 1t places persons and |;
'ents in their respective periods. -
I'VE found that two special phases has o
edOminated in the study with the z
lcere hard working student. Faith =
and the periods placed.
our Teacher-Training Glass we have
en- many times repaid for any sacri- e
e made, in the grasps of the student b
ind on the plan of redemption.
One Sabbath morning after hearing a Sc
rmon preached, one young lady re- Sc
lrked, "Why our pastor is preaching ~
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