Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-07-17
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
HELP EDUCATION
Suggestions by Louisville Com
IlerCial Club. .-r
BENEFITS OF COOPERATION.


Has Done Excellent Work, and Its
Influence Can Be Extended Through
the Efficient Aid of Public School
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 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
ganizaton. 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
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 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 Co&percial club is reaching
through IL wide system of publicity,
the prizesyit 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 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 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 O
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 increased to 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 an(
rallies there be given topic relatin;
to the correlation of secular and reli
gious education In the state along def
mite lines and that this topic be us
signed to person well Informed OF
both religious and secular education.
In such way there might be the op
portunlty Of bringing to the attention
of people who have never thought OIL
the matter the value OF such correla
ton. Because of the wide opportuni
ty which the Sunday school speake
has of reaching audiences in the stat
this would be the surest way of arous
ing enthusiasm, disseminating infOrma
ton and removing prejudice.
Second.-That In the future at al
electing onventions-dlst count,
and state-there be chosen superlr
tendents who shall promote the co.oT
GRAFTON of secular and religious educa
tional forces along definite lines.
Thlrd.-That whenever opportunitie
arise the possibility of the use OF tn
church as social center be emphl
sized and encouraged, making a poss
BILE opening for the dissemination o
educational Ideas.
Fourth.-That at the state CONVEX
ton this work be made distinct feG
ture OF the program and IL possible
department. session be given 1t.