The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL
BROADENS MIND
Rev. DR.. Dame Says Average
Churchman Is Ignorant Of
Christianity's Meaning.
FEW ATTEND CLASSES
Mrs. McGrew Scores Parents Sending
Children to Church While They
Remain at Home.
FEW ATTEND CLASSES

The average churchman is densely
ignorant regarding the correct meaning
of the fundamental principles of Chris
tianity. according to Rev. Nelson p.
Dame. general missionary of the Epis.
copal Diocese of Virginia, who yester-
day afternoon addressed the nineteenth
annual convention Of the Sunday School
Institute Of the Diocese of Washington.
held in the church OF the Epiphany.
The reason for this" he declares, ''is
that so few avail themselves Of the priv
ilege Of attending Sunday School Why,
the pupils in some Sunday Schools would
fat II they saw a vestryman teach a
class.
Broadens Intellect.
THE public schools" he continued.
should devote more time to the study
OF the doctrines of Christianity-not
with the idea OF converting children to
ary particular faith, but for the pur-
pose of broadenin; their knowledge. To
understand a people 1t is necessary to
understand thei: religion. To understand
Christians il is necessary to know what
Christians believe. A man is not educat-
ed unless he knows what Christianity Is,
whether he believes the doctrines or not "
Rev. DR.. DANES theme Y 5 THE Sun
day School and its Part In the Spiritual
Training of the Children of the Church 4"
Mrs. George H. McGrew spoke on Mis-
sionary Work in the Sunday Schools
THE Sunday School will not be able
TO do its maximum amount OF good" she
said, until parents lend their children
an example by attending themselves
The best cannot be expected when faith
ers compel their children to go to Sum-
day School lille they loll at home in
their smoking jackets and read. The best
cannot be expected when mothers give
their children a penny on Sunday to put
in the collection and ten pennies on Mon
day to go to the movies. Children learn
more from atmosphere than precept.
Unless the atmosphere Is improved. the
children cannot be expected to improve.
Rectors Lack Enthusiasm.
Sectional conferences were held under
the leadership of the following persons:
For teachers of adult classes, Mrs. L. A.
Roome. OF St Stephens parish; for
teachers OF senior classes. Miss Voute.
Of ST Marks parish: for teachers of
junior classes. Mrs. Griffith l.. johnson,
of St. Johns parish: and for teachers of
primary classes, Mrs. W. T. Hastings. OF
ST. Marks parish.
An interesting Sunday school exhibit
was prepared under the direction OF Rev.
II. W. Stowell. vicar OF the Chapel of
the TRANSPORTATION. Mrs. B. B. Wilson.
Of St Stephens parish. and Miss Eliza
beth F. True, OF st. Thomas parish.
At the morning session, Rev. G. c.
Foley OF the Philadelphia Divinity school
spoke on The Church's Relation to the
Christian Training of the Children OF the
Church" He said the trouble with mod
ern preaching was that rectors lacked
Bishop Alfred Harding and
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Ri Rev. Rogers Israel. D. D.. Bishop
Of Erie and president OF the Board of
Religious Education OF the Province OF
addressed the mass meeting
'or parents last night. His subject was
Religious Nurture in the Home"