The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-29
THE OFFICERS OF A COUNTRY
SUNDAY SCHOOL.

No organization using the talents OF
i any considerable number of people
4 can be success without an adequate
number of officers to administer it's
affairs. Every Sunday School needs
/ at least seven to ten general officers
Pastor, Superintendent, at least one
| Associate superintendent, Secretary,
i Treasurer-one person may be both
Director of Music, Organist or Plan
ist, if there is an instrument, and
Librarian.
i In most country churches the pastor
,,can be present only once month, but
| that one time ought to count more
| than any other officer if he uses his
opportunity we'll He is the inspira-
tional leader Of the whole enterprise.
From the pulpit, in the homes as he.
visits and at Sunday School he must
do everything he can to increase the
membership and efficiency of the
work. He enlists and trains workers
in the school. He plans for the train
ing classes, running weekly or for
special Institutes for study courses or
reading courses. He ought to count
much for teaching the Word as well
as preaching it.
OF course the Superintendent is the
officer who makes things go. This
happens by securing the cooperation
Of his co-Workers. He plans pro-
gram for next Sunday and in this hel
uses as many classes and individuals
sas he e7cal He begins on tiEQe runs
ON time and closes on time IL he Shfakes /
success of his school.
He is going to call together his 9TH
er officers and teachers in teachers
meeting weeklysfor lesson study or
monthly for conference in a workers
council. Both are best if a special
night is used, if workers are near to-
gether If not the teachers meeting
can be held thirty minutes before
Sunday School and the workers coun-
ell Immediately after Sunday School
once month. Surely he is going to-
be leader in Teacher Training.
The Associate Superintendent, if
there is only one, will conduct the
school in the absence of the superin-
tendent but this is one of his smallest
duties. Let him be superintendent of
enlargement or membership. He will
see that religious census is taken
and properly tabulated. He will urge
pastor, superintendent and teachers
to reach and hold every one who
ought to be in Sunday School. This is
comparatively a new office and yet
one of the most important in Sunday
School.
The work of Secretary and Treas
urer may be done by one person in a
small school, but by two in a larger
one. The former plans and keeps
good set Of records so in the future
people may know what is being done.
He plans for posting on blackboard
or some other device the essential
facts of the days work-the enroll
ment, the attendance and offering.
He may show comparison with a year
ago.
The Treasurer receives and dis
burses the money but he ought to do
more. Let him become familiar with
all objects to which the school con-
tributes and keep these objects be-
tore the school at the time the special
offerings are to be made. He ought
20 be real educator in Kingdom en- :
,erprises.
The Director Of Music and Organist
must work together if there is good
music They must both be on time if
he Sunday School opens right. The
Director shall select suitable songs
before he gets to the church and give
hese numbers to the superintendent
who shall announce them. These Of
icers ought to develop the musical
,aIent of the school by using special
ines for practice. Let them furnish
] plenty of music that is worshipful,
appropriate and with life in it.
The Librarian attends to all books
md literature. He cares for song
BOOKS and Bibles and does not let
hem be abused He distributes the
luarterHes, papers and other ntera-l
ure used by the school. OF course
le keeps UP with the books Of the
sunday School library, if there is one.
Schools may use other officers be- 1
ides these but all these are neces- |
ary. There may be other associate {
uperintendents and departmental su-
Know and then you .
viii grow into these larger and better :
hings.
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