The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-11

al sunday school Association. who is in Birmingham attending committed sessions
 Mrs. Baldwin's life seems the fulfill- ment of the lines she quotes to her CO workers. the parents and teachers of North Americas:
 God help us teachers, parents. all to
 live alright.
 And may our lives all truth and love
 unfold,
 since life for us no loftier aim can
 hold
 Than leading little children in the
 light.f
 The international association found Mrs. Baldwin through the efforts of the superintendent of education promotion Rev. E. W. Halfpenny, who is as proud of his discovery as Columbus would have been had he known he had dis covered continent
 Since Mrs. Baldwin gave up her work as state superintendent, first ofNIn- diana and then of Pennsylvania, she herself has discovered a continent of thirteen out of 25.000, 900 million chil dren under 12 years of age who are receiving no religious training what ever. She also discovered the host of little folk connected with the Sunday schools of various denominations for whose religious nature and education the children's division of the interna- tional association exists.
 'The children's division of the Inter- national Sunday School Association ex- ists for the purpose of fostering and promoting the religious education of millions of children for whom the evangelical churches of North America are responsible," Mrs. Baldwin said to me yesterday
 Its great objective is to afford teach CTS and fathers and mothers of chill dren opportunities for training which will enable them to lead children into the acceptance of Jesus Christ as q Friend. Helper and Saviour. It is also to afford the children themselves ade- uuate opportunities for receiving the religious nurture and education. and t' offer them adequate opportunities for the expression of their Christian life al home, at school. at church. and at play
 '',rhe promotion programme through which we carry out our great objec tive' Mrs. Baldwin continued. "is 1T Sunday School Association gatheringa and in community parent-teachers meetings As a further aid to its pro motion we cooperate ond secure thu co cooperation of such agencies as thu 1 Children's Bureau. the National Con gress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers 1 Association. the Women's Clubs. Ma tional Child Welfare Association. Juve nile Motion Picture League and tn | National Playground Association 1 one of the most effective agencies 1 too. for the promotion of our objective lis the observance of children's week. l emphasized Mrs. Baldwin. Because C 1 the success of ehildren's week in 1911 and 1919 in leading whole communitie to think of the spiritual needs of thei children. the childrens division com mittee proposes that Children's Week | be observed again this year from Apri l g to May 2.
 ! That there is great need for arous | ing the continent 10 the spiritual need i of children is evidenced by the mum ters we have spoken of who have neve yet been offered opportunity for an. 1 religious education,' she said.
 'The Chldrep's Week. which vii l be celebrated at the same time thi year throughout North America will b. a great agency. not only in promotin, i-religious education of children alread. 1 enrolled in Sunday Schools. but i' reaching out to offer such opportunitie
 to the millions who are unendisted." l Mrs Baldwin offers many illuminating ! suggestions for carrying out programme ! of "children's week" One that may b' adopted. or adopted and promitr by an. lcommunitv, large or small contains siss : gestions for a sunday aftruoon CT evs'i ling meeting to which parents. .suus school teachers and day school tcache are invited. Following th'-s first Sunda are suggestions for each day during th week On Monday the opening of booth or the public square which should b kept during the entire children's week On this day. too. Is planned the visita l tion of homes during morning and after room.
 | On Tuesday d parade in the afternoon or pageant or parade in the evening i suggested.
 Thursday is the day proposed for con ! tir ruation of home visits not compleees on Monday, with an institute in the even l ing for parents. Sunday school teacher and day school teachers Of children unde | L years of age.
 At some time during Friday meetin' 1 of the visitation committee is Suggesie , for the purpose of preparing a report also. to sort. assign and plan to deiive | tc the proper churches the visitation record card Friday evening. Mrs Bald