French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-08-08
COUNTRY SUNDAY SCHOOLS;
MAKING THEN GROW
(By e. L. Middletonl

you want It? are there mot many
people around you who ought to pc in
your school? Do you really want il
to be larger? Before it win grow you
and others must teal the need for it.
Relatively our State has succeeded
in reaching the people, as only two
other states have as large percent
age of the people in Sunday school Is
has North Carolina, but we have many
iunreached as shown q month ago. Is
We are helping those who attend We
can help thousands whosare unreached
ed. We venture asfeW suggestions.
Magnify The Sunday school
Ths sunday school isa fundamental
agency OF Gods Kingdom. There iB
no Christian activity mentioned quite
so much in the Bible as teaching and
when we are doing This in the Sum
day school WesAre following the BIZ
BILE. In the Old Testament teaching
is mentioned many times soften as
preaching In the New Testament
teaching is mentioned more hanF1so
times, baptism less than1o times and
grace but little over 100 times. IN
the gospels Jesus is spoken or as
teacher or teaching over seventy-nxs
times and as a preacher or, preaching
less than twenty times.
Put Lie IN Your Sunday school.
This opens up the discussion m
volumes ON Sunday schools. BE sure
TO have some definite objective Learn
the standard Of Excellence" OF your
| denomination and work to reach Il.
Not to do this gives indefiniteness TO
your work, You viii be almost sure
to leave undone something you ought
20 do. eaNE
OF course you will provide an ade-
quate organization sufneient~to utilize
/ all your talent in song, class work ana
special exercises, by some one every
Sunday giving variety to your. pro-
gram.
Do not neglect to train your peo-
pie along the lines OF general
activities fostered by your dsnomfna~
tion-orphanage, missions, etc. -
Take a Religious Census -
This is finding out by a h~ouse-to-
house canva every one who ought
to be in your in Sunday school. This
is the only way to reach your possf-
b1lities. You must decide on the ter.
r1tory to be reached. Some one must
be put in charge to do the work. Let
him make as many sub-districts as are
necessary. In the country these sub
districts ought to include from forty
10 sixty people. After this sub-divfs-
ION a been made, secure enough
workers. Let all captains and their
eo-workers meet at the church. or
some other desirable place. and fet
some one in charge Of he censua-
pastor or superintendent, or one OF
the captafns-thoror ~hly explain the
purpose and plan of the work. SIM
day afternoon is the best time for the
canvass.
Let eVeyone doing work start aa
nearly as possible at the. same time
and In most cases the work can be
done within from one and half 10
three hours. Be sure to fill out a card
o each person, from the smallest
baby to the Oldest man or woman Do
not leave out anybody in the terri
tory. Have the cards brought back
to the person in charge. Assert them
a4fdgiye these to PERSONS of the
different denominations andfletsthem
IseHthem. Take these cards that are
to be used by your church and Sun
day school and classify them accord
ing to age, using the basis Of grad
ing as set forth in the discussion on
grading in literature on the subject.
Some hints for the canvass-Visit
every house. Make an individual
card for every person. Write plainly
Get the ages directed on the card
Name the church, and it's location, OF
81 church members. Be careful to gel
an expression from the parents Of
young children who do not attend
Sunday school as to their preference
for them. This right of the parent
should be respected. Keep sweet. Elk
tend a cordial invitation to. all. Any
other information which may be val
liable to the pastor. superintendent
! or teacher may be recorded on re
-nrsa side of card.
You will need census cards for the
work giving pane, age, whether IL
Sunday school or not. whethsf
! church membe1 or not and church
preference, Then you want instruc
" tlons abom tabulating the census. I
your UNCONVENTIONAL Sunday schoo
e cannot give you this information,
2 shall take pleasure in furnishing ful
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