The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-01
SECOND DAY OF THE
BAPTIST TRAINING
SCHOOL A BUSY ONE
Glasses Are Large and En-
Observation-Disclosures by
Miss Williams and
Professor Gaines

Regular sessions of the Baptist Train
ing school were continued yesterday att
ernoon with all classes large and enthu-
sisatic. Miss Williams spoke at 5;l5
o'clock, using as her subject, "A Stand
ard of Excellence for the Elementary
Department" The speaker made a feel
ing plea for an adequate equipment and
an adequate teaching force for the little
ones who are unable to help themselves.
Professor Gaines Speaks
Professor Gaines delivered the second
lecture in his series, the topic being 1.-THE
Policies OF the Home for Its Service"
in which he discussed the duty of the
home as an institution to render UNI
selfish service to the community. He
said in part:
"A home may demoraize whole CONF
munity with its social gambling, its
materialsm, its irreverence its low ideals
of virtue and duty and obligations to
serve. making an atmosphere which
poisons every young life that comes into
IT. All of us have seen such homes
Then there is the other type, the gener-
Gus, wholesome type, which Is force
for moral progress in the community-a
rsdiating center from which streams of
good influence flow continually. We have
10 right TO complain of one kind unless
we are striving to make our homes the
other kind.
When we complain that daughter
has gone off into society we ought to
stop and ask who Is at fault that society
is SO far aNay-that she had to go off
somewhere to crafty this social crav-
ing. The Christian homes of any COM
munity could completely revolutionze the
whole social life of the young people II
they went al ii in earnest, and with real
insight into the nature and needs Of
growing youth. But we can never carry
society our way by ignoring these social
needs. Young people have much surplus
energy, large social instincts and much
leisure for expanding this energy and
gratifying these instincts. The home has
large responsibility here But we must
interpret our task as one not of repres-
sion but of sympathetic and intelligent
guidance
1T is proper for Christian families to
seek social prominence and accept social
obligations If this is done for the pur-
pose of setting social standards. Social
success ought always to mean social up
lift.
"The home has an important relation
to the church and can do much towards
promoting the plans of the church. 1t
should train the child in church service,
cultivate the habit of attending the
church and promoting its enterprises, and
foster high ideals of the mission of the
church.
Should Be Definite Plans
There should be definite planning also
Is 10 the gifts of the family to benevo-
lent causes. Starting out with the Chris
tan ideal that the whole income should
hc administered with reference to the
things that make life worth while we
have to determine how much of the in
come should be spent on the family in
the interest of efficiency and how much
should be devoted to helping others and
forwarding Christian enterprises.
THE family is cooperative institu-
ton and is there is a division of labor
there ought to be an equitable sharing
of the income by the several members of
The family. If the wife feels an obliga-
ton to give to the cause of Christ and
the husband does not. the question at
once arises as to what is her share in
the income. Much Is said about the eco
nomic injustice to women, but we per-
haps little realize how vitality this is re-
lated to church efficiency. With a clear
recognition of the fact that the income
belongs TO the family, and that each
member shares in the responsibility OF
stewardship, the family ought to work
out policy of gifts to benevolence This
would involve giving regularly and sys-
tematically by all, and the amount of
the gifts should bear such ratio TO the
total income that it would be an adequate
expression of the interest of the family
in the uplift of mankind"
New Note in Sunday School
r I
The New Note In Sunday School Work, +"
outlining the discussion under the follow
ing heads:
Considering attendance, the new note