The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-07-10

kentucky Sunday School Association
Has Done Excellent Work, and lts
Influence Can Be Extended Through
ths Efficient Aid Of Public School
Teachers and supsrintsndenta
The educational wave is rising In
eur old state. For long time each
and every organization that was help
ing the movement has been working
independently. Now there Is desire
70 get together. The following report
Of q 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.
banixation. Many OF the people who
are Interested In all the best interests
Of the county are numbered among
those who are connected with this as
ISOLATION. These persons can be Civ
on 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 teac hers, superintendents OF the
county schools and others engaged IN
sducationa 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 educat ton
but whose viewpoint is different from
that OF Sunday school workers.
The Kentucky Sunday School asso
efation holds conventions In almos,
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 a thousand rallies and conferences
are held This association also pub
fishes the Kentucky Sunday School
Reporter with circulation OF about
5000 per month.
These two organizations could great
~ 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 q
common basis for future work. At the
conventions held time could he 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 90 two entire days
The same thing could be done In dis
trict convention. rallies and Institutes
by holding conferences where 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 In the future on all pro
grams OF Institutes. conventions and
rallies there be given a topic relating
to the correlation OF secular and reli.
gious education IN the state along def
mite lines and that this topic he as.
signed to a person well Informed on
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 on
the matter the value OF such correla
ttp. Because OF the wide opportuni
which the Sunday school speaker
Las Of reaching audiences In the state
this would be the surest way Of arous
ing enthusiasm, disseminating lnforma.
ton aud removing prejudice.
Second.-That In the future at all
electing district county
and state-there he 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 az social center be empha-
sized and encouraged. making a posi-
BILE opening for the dissemination Of
educational ideas.
Fourth.-That AT the state conven.
don this work be made a distinct fea-
ture OF the program and II possible a
0eDa rfment session he given N