The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-06-27
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
HELP EDUCATION
Suggestions by Louisville Com
merciaI Club.
BENEFITS OF COOPERATION.
Kentucky Sunday School Association
Has Done Excellent Work, and Its
Influence Can Be Extended Through
the Efficient Aid of Public School
Teachers and Superintendent.

Teachers and Superintendent.
The educational wave is rising in
our old state. For a long time each
and every organization that was help
ing the movement has been working
Independently. Now there is a desire
to get together The following report
of a special committee on the work
Of the Sunday school association and
that of the Louisville Commercial club,
will explain itself.
The Kentucky Sunday School aSSo-
citation has splendid organization.
Every county has some form of or
ganizatiOn. Many of the people who
are interested in all the best interests
those who are connected with this as
ISOLATION. These persons can be Civ
en- a broader view of what the Sun
day school, the public school and the
home could do for the entire commu-
nifty, reaching into the physical, men
tai. social and spiritual development.
Not only the city pastors, but the
rural pastors, who are in a measure
leaders in the communities, are con-
nected with the Sunday School asso-
citation, and in many cases the public
school teachers, superintendent of the
county schools and others engaged in
educational work
The Commercial club is reaching
through it's wide system of publicity,
the prizes it has been offering, and
the correspondence conducted, many
who are interested in truest educa ton
but whose viewpoint is different from
that of Sunday school workers.
The Kentucky Sunday School aSsO-
citation holds conventions in almost
every county in the state every year.
attended by thousands of the better
citizens In addition to this several
hundred district conventions and near.
ly thousand rallies and conferences
are held. This association also pub
fishes the Kentucky Sunday School
Reporter with a circulation of about
5000 per month.
These two organizations could great
ly strengthen and advance the work
both are doing by securing one or more
persons in each county who would rep
resent both organizations. Under the
direction of such persons a survey of
many counties might be made, finding
the present conditions and forming a
common basis for future work. At the
conventions held time could be given
for the discussion of topics of vital in
terest for the upbuilding of the COM
munity, school, home and Sunday
school and the length of the conven-
ton be increased to two entire days.
The same thing could be done in dis
trict convention, rallies and Institutes.
By holding conferences where a wider
range of topics would be presented
each would be able 10 reach many
that have not yet become interested.
Then each could help the other.
Therefore we suggest:
FirSt.-That in the future on all pro-
grams of institutes. conventions and
rallies there be given Il topic relating
to the correlation of secular and reli-
giOus education in the state along def
mite lines and that this topic be as
signed to a person well informed on
both religious and secular education.
In such way there might be the OPP
pOrtunity of bringing to the attention
of people who have never thought on
the matter the value of such cOrrela-
ton. Because Of the wide opportuni-
ty which the Sunday school speaker
has of reaching audiences in the state
this would be the surest way of arous-
ing enthusiasm, disseminating Informal
ton and removing prejudice.
Second.-That in the future at all
electing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES county
and state-there be chosen superin-
tendents who shall promote the COOP
GRAFTON of secular and religious educa-
tional forces along definite lines.
Third.-That whenever opportunities
arise the possibility of the use of the
church as social center be empha-
sized and encouraged, making a posi-
BILE opening for the dissemination of
educational ideas.
FOurth.-That at the state cOnven-
ton this work be made a distinct fea-
ture of the program and if possible
department session be given it.