The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-25
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 Ef6eisnt Aid Of Public School
Teachers and supsriutsndsuts
The educational wave Is rising IN
our old state For 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 q special committee on the work
Of the Sunday school association and
that Of the Louisville Commercial club.
win explain itself.
The Kentucky Sunday School asso-
citation has q splendid organization
Every county has some form OF or
ganizafian- Many Of the people who
are interested in al the best interests
Of the county ere numbered amons
those who are connected with this A.
ISOLATION These persons can be CIV
en- . broader view Of what the SUN
dsy school. the public school and the
home could do for the entire cOmmu-
mtg, reaching into the physical men
tal social and spiritual development
Not only the city pastors. but the
rural pastors. who are in q measure
leaders IN the communities. are con
nected with the Sunday School asso
ciafion. and In many cases the public
school teachers. superintendent Of the
county schools and Others engaged In
educational work
The Commercial club Il reaching
through It's wide system Of publicity
the prizes II has been Offering. and
TIE correspondence conducted many
who are Interested In truest edncafi0r
but whose viewpoint Is different frOu
that Of Sunday school workers
The Kentucky Sunday School asso
cizfion holds conventions In almos;
every county IN the state every year
attended by thousands Of the better
citizens In addition to this several
hundred district conventions and near
y thousand rallies and conference.
are held This association also pub
lishes the Kentucky Sunday -School
Reporter with circulation OF about
5000 per month
These two organizations could great
b strengthen and advance the wori
both are doing By securing one or more
persons In each county who would rep
resent both organizations Under ths
direction Of such persons survey Of
many counties mieht be made. finding
the present conditions and forming .
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 70 two entire days
The same thing could be done In dis
dict convention. rallies and Institutes
BY hoIding conferences where q wider
range Of topics would be presented
each would be able TO reach many
that have not yet become Interested
Then each could help the other.
Therefore We suggest:
FirstlThat In the future on all pro
grams Of institutes. conventions and
rallies there be given 4 topic relating
to the correlation Of secular and reli-
gious education In the state along den.
mite lines and that this topic be as
signed TO q person well informed OF
both religious and secular education
In such way there might be the op-
portunity OF bringing TO the attention
the matter the value Of such correla-
tion- Because Of the wide opportuni,
II which the Sunday school speaker
has Of reaching audiences in the state
this would be the surest way Of arous
ing enthusiasm, disseminating informa-
ton and removing prejudice
Second--That in the future AZ an
eIecfing convenfions-distr county
and state-there be chosen supefin-
tendents who shall promote the coop
Grafton Of secular and religious educa-
ti0naI 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 q posi-
BE opening for the dissemination Of
educational ideas
Fourth.-That at the state conven-
don this work be made 4 distinct fea-
ture Of the program and II possible .
department session be given It.