The bee., 1913-06-24
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
HELP EDUCATION
Suggestions by Louisville Com
m0TcIal Club.
BENEFITS OF COOPERATION.

Kentucky Sunday School Association
Has pons Excellent Work, and lite
Influence Can Be Extended Through
the Efficient Aid Of Public School
Teachers and superintsndsnts.
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 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 a splendid organization.
\Every county has some form OF or
teanization. Many of the people who
hre interested in all the best interests
OF the county are numbered among
those who are connected with this as
sociation. 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 its wide system of publicity,
the prizes II has been Offering, and
the correspondence conducted, many
who are interested in truest education
but whose viewpoint is different from
that of Sunday school workers.
The Kentucky Sunday School asso
citation holds conventions in almost
every county I'm 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 Schoo
Reporter with a circulation of about
5000 per month.
These two organizations could great
ly strengthen and advance the worh
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 9
common basis for future work, At the
conventions held time could be giveI
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
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 to reach many
that have not yet become Interested
Then each could help the other.
Therefore we suggest:
First.-That m the future on all pro
grams of institutes. conventions and
rallies there be given 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 OF
both religious and secular education.
In such way there might be the op
portunity Of bringing to the attention
Of people who have never thought OF
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 stat,
this would be the surest way OF arous
ing enthusiasm, disseminating informa
ton aud removing prejudice.
Second.-That In the future at al
electing conyentions-district 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.-rhat whenever opportunities
arise the possibility OF the use of tn,
church as a social center be empha
sized and encouraged. making a posi-
BILE opening for the dissemination o.
educational ideas
Fourth.-That at the state conven
tion this work be made distinct fea
ture OF the program and II possible I
, department session be given It.