The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-05
Or. A[EXAN OER IN
NOTABLE ADDRESS
LAST NIGHT
Superintendent Of "Teen Age"
Department Of National Sun
day School Work Speaks at
Gold and Broadway Church.

a fitting aftermath 70 the SUCCESS
ful state SUNDAY school convention in
Roswell was The council OF officers
land banquet last cvcning Ia the Gold
and Broadway church. Dr. John Al
exander, the superintendent Of the
| "teen arc" department o. the sunday
achools Of the United states and Can
ada. who was the chief platform ora
tor OF the Roswell convention, was he
speaker of the evening. DR.. Edward
Raley. reelected % the general Sec
retary ship OF New Mexico ana Ari-
xona. was master OF ceremonies.
That sunday school teachers must
possess three qualifications OF chris
tinn character, executive ability and
must command respect OF pupils are
the primal essential. DR.. Raicy said.
That Christ must be presented spo-
cially 20 boys as having the yirile.
stniwart traits OF heroic manhood as
well as the miidcr, gentle virtues Of
womaahood. Is absolutely needfuL
That the incorrisibie child must be
helped. studied visited and home con-
ditions observed. and every means 81
helping him utilized was advised.
In the round OF Inquiries hat fol-
lowed the discourse pr. Alexander
was asked II a dancing. card playing
church member should teaoh a class.
II this tho canny Scotchman replied
Christ never once used the negative
command In his teachings. He never
said Thou shalt not. but he said.
Thou shalt love the Lord with all thy
heart and thy neighbor as thysclf.
His commands are Thou shalr' We
cannot deny young people some pleas
urc without We nll their lives to over
! flowing with others Personally / OBJ
jcct % these worldly amuscments
That Is my personal viewpoint Il
may not be yours. II may not be
your ~neighDor's. We must be goner-
GUS In these things. We cannot say
q person o. bad because they Indulge
Ia these pleasures. You can say "a
youS teacher hat his influence would
be greater and his success greater for
good u he refrained. / ask you which
n the greater criminal, the church
man who la Mortified at dancing,
smoking and card playing yet de-
frauds widows n orphans, or the
man who INDUCES in what VIC call
worldly a-muscments"
Asked what could be- done 20 in-
duce fasteners who In their former
homes had been sunday school work
ers, TO enlist IN the worn hero. the
speaker replied. Maybe sou do moi
mako your sunday school worth al.
tending. First be sure that they ar,
doing worthy, attractive. big work"
Asked what 10 DO with AN Inefficient
teacher, Dr. Alexander replied "Pry
him or her loose from The job ol
teaching. Some Sunday schools an,
sunerlng with educational udlges,
tion. The systematic methods of IA,
public schools may well Zoe used In th'
sunday schools. And start YOUR teach,
ers az the age Of i5 or under. TIL,
record shows tha every elementary
teacher in the United states and Can.
ada who has attained rcnoWn an,
succeeded are they who started O.,
teaching about 10 years OF age"
After the banquet, which was serve,
By the ladies of the Gold and Broad.
way church. and the speech boy th'
honor guest .of the evening. The com
pany adjourned TO the auditorium
whore DR. Alexander delivered "A for.
NAL address % "a responsive audience
state officers elected az the sunda,
school convention that closed Octobc.
2 10 Roswell are. President, W. u
chrisman Of Aztec; vice president
u. A. Porterficld, Albuquerque; re-
cording secretary. Miss Mapol smith
Otto; treasurer r.. S. LlthgOw. Albu
querque; elementary. Mrs. thinner
adult. Mrs Lena McCanne Of Artesia
teacher training. Prof Kelsey of Ha
german. home department. 10 b.
filled; missionary Rev. Finder OF Al
b%uquerquei temperance, Miss Harrie
Henderson OF Vaughn.
Judge W. "A. Pope WIS elected in
tornaiional committeeman and III
Edward Aaley was reelected genera
secretary. ON the executive boar
are D. O.. Koofer, Albuquerque. W
q. Orle. Las Vegas; -. n. Bilho. Hun
ley, Or. Veal Roswell; Dr. Charlie
Darling, Roswell. Rev, Rupert. Clio
Wis; Judge Pope.