The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL, WEEK
Week of January 6-1o viii Be OBJ
served In Bennington.

January 9Th to 10th will be observ-
ed as Sunday School Week in Ben
nington. Its aim is whole hearted
effort on the part of the churches of
Bennington to improve the religious
education of their young people. 1t is
one of the newer sciences and one not
generally understood. Coming at
this time of year it has been possible
TO secure the services of several eX-
perts for the four days and have a
miniature Northtield that will bring to
the Christian workers of Bennington
a little of the instrucmtion and in
spiration for which the Northfeld
conferences have so long been fam
ous.
The course on THE Youth will be
conducted by Milton s. Littleleld.
He is one of the regular Mortified
teachers, has published several books
on Sunday school work is the author
of the Intermediate lessons in the In
telnational Graded series and has a
national reputation. Miss Benedict
Mr. Littlefelds assistant will conduct
the course on The Child She is
superintendent of the Junior Depart
ment of one of the largest Sunday
schools in Brooklyn The course on
Sunday School Administration" viii
be given by a. ". Bailey, Congrega-
tonal Secretary of Education for
Northern New England The Survey
OF the New Testament will be given
by Charles \. Boyd, State Secretary
for Vermont. These courses will be
be given, Thursday Friday and Satur-
day evenings January 9Th, 7th and
Sth from 73O to 9.15 each evening be-
ing divided into two periods. This is
the Institute proper. 1t is made thus
short and intense that the largest
possible number may find time and Ell
ergy to attend and that for few
days the attention OF the village may
be concentrated on this most import.
ant and neglected OF subjects religi-
Gus education II is expected that
every Sunday school teacher in the
village viii attend but it is also hoped
that a number OF parents will avail
themselves OF this exceptional oppor-
tunity to better understand their chill
dren. II is expected too that a mum.
Der of the general public will be in
terested in the opportunity to gain a
Birds Eye View of the New Testa-
ment.
On Sunday January 10th following
the Institute unique experiment will
be tried All the Sunday school
scholars of the village viii unite ac-
cording to different agss in different
churches They will be taught By
one who knows how" the regular
teachers observing
The Institute win be proceeded on
Wednesday evening by steriopticon
lecture up from Childhood" This
will give a general survey of the sub
iects TO be covered by the institute
and will be followed by the registra-
tions for the school There will also
he other special meetings supple
menting the Institute Mr.. Littlefeld
will address the High school on Thurs
day and Friday afternoon Miss
Benedict will speak to the Parent
Teachers association on Friday and
the Fortnightly on Saturday. She will
also have story hours with the chill
dren. Each of the leaders will oc-
cupy one of the local pulpits on Sun
day January 10th and on that evening
there will be a union service in the
CONGREGATIONAL auditorium closing
the week with a rally of young peo-
pie.