Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-11-17
EARLE w. sTAlaM
GAVE CONVENTION REPORT
Was First Baptist Delegate to State
Sunday School Convention.

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At the Sunday school session at the
First Baptist church Earle Williams
Stamm, who represented the school at
the state convention held recently at
Stamford, gave an interesting report,
including a condensed report of sew
eral of the most important addresses.
The theme of the convention was
Character Building. DR.. Wade Craw-
ford Barclay in his address upon
Basic Principles of Graded Work said.
the child. The motto, Come, let us
live with our children and be children
together. Through our play and asso-
citation with him we have. come to
know him. Even the child has a spark
of religious life. We used to think we
had to bring religion to the child, but
I know naW thatpit is. in the child, and
what we must do is to care for him. in
order to- draw it out into tangible
form. We cannot expect to. have a boy
have his grandfather's religion simply
because it is grandfather's religion;
give him. a childhood religion. More
time is being spent on childhood. so
that "a whole. life may be spent in the
masters kingdom.
Robert Darling. president of the as
ISOLATION, spoke upon Builders and
Building, saying: We must build
those We serve. Building Christian
Ischaracter and training 1T for the king
business is our whole object. The ar
tthcer of glass cannot do their work
unless someone else before him has
done his particular work, which is
wholly different from the work of him
who brings out the finished object.
Christian character trained for service
is the greatest thing In the world.
Impress the need of trained officers,
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trained by working knowledge in
county work, pastors and superinten-
dents to whom your officers look fbr
help and advice. Teachers, don't lose
heart, don't give up at. trivial events,
your own example is far better than
the finest plan yet created
On his subject, The Pastor and the
Sunday School. Rev. B. s. Winchester,
d. D., said: The pastor is absolutely
Necessary to the success of the Sunday
school. 1t. is the dut@- of every pastor
to take more than a lively interest in
the doings of his Sunday school and to-
be constantly on the alert to further
the. great purpose of the school-the
Installing of knowledge of religion into
the hearts and minds of the young
children. ;. It is often temptation to
leave the work of the Sunday school to
the superintendent and the teachers.
In a sense this is all very well, if the
school is being carried along success
fully, but he pointed out the feelings
that always come over such a body of
children when their minister whom
they are taught to look up to, is pres
,enta in the study room. There was no
more important work for the pastor of
any. church than the work of starting
the young boys and girls on the right
path in life.
Wallace I. woodin in his address
upon Standards of Efficiency said: Eff ]
f1ciency is quality of producing re-
suits. STANDARD is a test of our meth
DDS. The aim Of our Sunday, schools
Is to produce Christian character. then
service.
The Religious Education of the Child
was an address by DR.. Barclay. There
are five factors in religious training we
as teachers overlook
1--Education is the developing and
training Of life to meet all conditions
Of life.
2--The child is affected by eyery-
thing he comes in contact with. The
religion of the Sunday school is not
the only place he receives. religious
training. He Is receiving it every day,
either religiousIy pr. irreiigiouslys
Sit is the task Of the church to
go out into all the byways of the
world and see that they are cleansed.
Their work does not consist Of 80
minutes work week.
1--WE must develop capacity of the
child to love God and to depend upon
God for guidance. Make the element
OF Worship real part of our Sunday
5-The child needs more than any
thing else a. friend. a healer, the SYM
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