The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-12
RESUME OF WORK OF WORLDS
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

office work Of the several departments
- uuder the general oversight and sub
ject To- the direction OF the general sec
retary. who ~ the chief executive officer
~ the association. In the very natur.
Of things the office of chairman OF the
"NecuitN" committee II Tar NOR. than
Position Of dignity and honor. The per
son who fills II acceptably must d.Notc
much time and thought. to say nothing
Of personal financial outlay. 10 the
problems which are constantly arising
IN IN" work OF association.
~ ! have indicated already each of
m" various states. provinces and terri
turtles Of tn. United States and Canada
sustain one or more sunday school a>s"-
'iatiouS la tw" or thr"" instances large
states sustain an association I'm each OF
their Two grand divisions. All OF these
assoc attonS are practically auxiliary TO
tnV International Association. very close
cooperative relations SuhslSt between
a." two types of organizations. While
perhaps not 80 recognized formally, they
are. nevertheless. parts Of - great sts-
tenn uf organizations. Many Of these
stat" and provincial associations are
very Thoroughly organized ANA carry ont
from year I" year far-reacninE plans Tor
IN" Improvement "f tn" sunday school
work within IN" field 90 their OPERATION.
tn" executive committees are ia som"
instances models Of efficiency. som.
of IN" most DISTINGUISHED SUNDAY school
experts at" IN the service OF these aSo-
Citations. In some instances these aSSt'
Citations employ large corps OF field
AMI ONO" workers.
With very few exceptions. one gen
"rai type Of organization prevails among
all these state and provincial hssocit-
tluuS. They are composed of iUdtVidu-
ais having common relations to the sun
daN school and drawn together 10y
common purpose While they are not
formally recognized py ia" churches.
Yet there Is good understanding be
tween them aud tine CAurC he~-the pro-
vino" Of each hetuE recognized and re-
spec'ed The churches unhesitatingly
remit 20 tie associations certain impOr-
tnnt aspects ~ sunday school work
without any Thought ot bringing demon
national interests into l'upardy. Aft"r
all. the churches are tn" h"uenctaries of
t.e activities or the association. Nearly
every progressive and fruitful idea that
has been Incorporated iu the sunday
school work "f the churches. was first
exploited by tie associations.
SoI = this al The generally accent
ID ideal 70. stat" and provincial organi-
zHttou~ require the careful organization
vtnces every county = organized. Some
or theS- county organizations maintain
q STAR Of oni," ami held workers who
md their hands very fun IN taking care
of the numerous lines ~ d-velopnent
that are being fcster-d within their re-
Sp-CttNe fields
nearer o. IN" people ar" the nrgan'za-
toms embracing the workers Of Kindred
spirit within IA" political subdivisions 81
counties. aS districts. towns. precincts
and Tire ike. Tn some ~ our states more
Khan 4 thousand az theS.. local organfya-
tionS are maintained Their Institutes
tuicituf force 10 inspiring hotter meth
"dS ana better management in tie
So FOOLS. AMI lu educating Supcrirf.r-
dents and teachers iu their use These
local associations lead the wav often in
many ~ tue most fruitful co-op.rafi,,
religious erortS- H. many communities
they succeed IN keeping IN. SUNDAY
- h"ol net IA such good repair and 81
-'rtditN ~ H>" that a child rarely slips
through it, m'sass
\ FULLY detailed survey or tho nrrant-
cation or IN" SUNDAY school work would
r"guir" mention ct least tn. a-s....,-
tons or teachcr1 ~ IN. ele fn.,far,,
grades. SUPER ntvud'utS and other vvark-
eFS whl-h =" maintained 100 great ,.ilfu
htrS Then. We could NOT pass by tho
"ln"St "t our American sunday school
'fttnl Zati"ns. The American Sun.., h
= n".l Union. which mas already rem
d"f"f NOR" than c-rtur, af service in
carry ing the SUNDAY school and ltS pra-
NIN+- lflNilrE'~ GOO Iew and d.~f!fri
communities % @y'rv pant uf tho -rft.,i
standard - "b-c'encv ~ th"usand, ~
schools tn" PRINCIPAL sunday school
organ zatior Iu Europe the, Rrtf.S n
SUM as school Union. which stands IN
"a relation fo IN" sunday school w0rI,
among uoncouferuiisf churches n Trc-
land and " To-. similar To- thar st.s-
tHiued 10y our International Association
and Canada
All 81 tins s. entirely apart Prom tho
i'f va" 70 81 TX demon ratioIs In A-nert-
i'1 afr Europe Mann 81 th.e.. churches
nave learned the lesson Of organization
ara th'f arc taking sar. 90 thai- sun
,it' Srhool work through systems OF
boards. soc. cites a~eoliattp1e a,Id ,be
am ,ff'. lrr'A wit ne system de--
-f'Hed 80 length IN this arttcf.