The Robesonian., 1918-07-25
ORGANIZING A COUNTRY
SUNDAY SCHOOL
tBy E. L. Middleton)

0So we ulSCuSSed how to
reach the people for the SUNDAY
! School. To do this is not enough. We
must SO plan and work that we will
hold them and help them. We have.
not done the former as we'll as we
might. There are more people in
Nortn carolina who were once in soma
Sunday school and now in none than
there are In every Sunday school in
| the State.
Inc lack of organization is one
cause of this fact You can not deal
with a varied constituency in any biz
public enterprise without an adeouate
organization. Note the tremendous
success of the recent Red Cross drive
1t was due to organization and eyarv-
body cooperated
| An adequately organized Sunday
| school must have a Suitable hniIJinSr
with necessary equipment. enough Of,
1lcers and these trained and the pron-
er classltlcation or grading of the pu
| plIs III the Sunday school ID discuss
| all these items is too much for ore az
tlcle We just take the matter Of
grading, OF the last.
J Grading is nc fad or red tame. It,
is nothing more than the rroDerI
grouping Of the pupils. CONSIDERING
age and sex. These grouys are in
| every Sunday school, but our workers
have not found out where one ends
and another begins 1t is only the
recognition Of definite life periods with
regard to moral and religious needs.
| sunday school workers everywhere
recognize seven distinct groups-The
Cradle roll, Beginners, Primaries.
juniors, Intermediates, Seniors and
/ Adults.
! The Cradle Roll includes babies too
young to go to Sunday school. A good
woman keeps this roll, visits the
homes and interests its members in
/ Sunday school and brings each baby.
i if possible, into the Sunday schoo
4 as soon as it is old enough.
The beginners are three to five
years old and in some cases, where
they nave not started to the public
school, of six year children These
are distinct group and ought to be
taught together by teacher who
knows their needs and how to teach
; them
Il The primaries are six to eight years
old. IF possible give these and the be-
glnners separate room. If you ca :
not do this, use curtains in a corner
of the church with low seats to make
them comfortable. All these small
children give attention with difficulty.
We ought to do all we can to make
physical conditions conducive to good
teaching. We do this in the public
! schools.
| The Juniors are the boys and girls
nine to twelve years. They are a hap
| py lot, full of life and mischief Some
one has said a junior boy in his make
up has about equal parts of fdget, fur.
and fight. We must so group these
teach them effectively When pos
lsihle have two or more classes of them
| separating the boys and girls. Of
course they need class rooms too. Let
organize these classes.
The Intermediates are thirteen to
sixteen years old. They are at the
crisis Of life. Habits are being FORM
ed and character is being built. Have
classes for these. More people quit
Sunday school in this group than any
other and because they are neglected.
They are forced to stay with smaller
boys and girls or put forward with
/ young men and women. They dis
i dain the former and cannot fit il
classes of the latter. Save them by
giving them classes Of their own anc
organize these slasses.
The seniors are the seventy tc
twenty. In small Sunday schools
the young people above twenty must
be put in same classes with these. By
all means organize these classes. Fine
suitable names and plans for work
Your denomination may furnish yor
plans, but if it does not there are In
terdenominational plans.
The adults are the mature people
If they are no tin classes named above,
have classes for men and for women
! In small schools there may be mixed
! classes. Organize these too.
, We venture to name a few book:
that will be helpful: "All About the
Primary, Sudlow. "Plans and Pro
grams, Williams. "The Juniors" Bald
wyn. "After the Primary, What? -
Mckinney. "The 1ntermadlate
Department" Leavell "Adult
!, Bible Glasses, Watts. "Day Sunday
; School, Burroughs. "The Adult
Worker and His Work, Barclay. "The
Home Department" Forbes.
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoes
Remedy.
Now is the time to buy bottle O.
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