The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-12
Supt. E. W. Holpenny Tells
 of Sunday School Work

of executive officers of local Sunday l schools
 What do consider some of the advantages to a local school in com munity cooperation With the lnter- national Association?" MT. Halpenny repeated the inquiry. "A great many-- which for convenience may be grouped under five heads.
 "First-The International Associa- ton is an agency for bringing the workers of all Sunday schools into helpful contact, for exchange of ex- perience
 "second--It puts within walking dis tance of every Sunday school worker | everSw here, helpful Sunday school 1 institute.
 "Third-By the International Asso- 1 ciation's stamp of approval that which l it promotes becomes the common ana 1 equal property of every worker. l 'Fourth-By comparative statistics I the International Association shows l the community progress or failure tc enlist the people in Sunday school ana church work"
 1 Now aren't these great .auVahtaSes I to the local school9
 l Methodists. and Baptists, and Pres jbyterians, and all the rest, do not nave to stay in their small corners any l longer just knowing low many Metno- dists or how many Baptists are en rolled in the Sunday school and church 1 work of their communities. The h. | jternationaI Association offers oppor- | tunitv for them to know how many neopIe are left out of church act1vl- | ties for whom the evangelical churches l of their city or county are respon- sible.
 1 Every time the census is taken MT. Halpenny assured, 'the govern l mt 1 sociation for statistics that cannot be ! supplied by denominations.
 I've have not only figures. however, but A map of the United States show Itng the number of children in each istate who do not belong to sunday schools.
 "You readily see" continued MT. Halpenny. that the International As
 sociation is an auspices under which all religious education of community interest may be considered. Items of this character are promoted in the various divisions.
 'In the childrens .diysion. for illus tration. are promoted teachers and officers institutes, parents and teach | ars' associations conferences for lead CTS and observance of childrens week
 'Tn the young people's division our lassocia ton is behind such efforts as
 the older boys and older girls conn- , cils, conferences. clubs. vacatioi
 camps and leadership training. : "In the adult division under super 2 vision of the association. are adul ' Bible class federatons, parents club: and community classes. citizenship : forums and home study altar leagues
 'Under the associations teacher I supervision of school administration
 idivision, there are superintendents 3 unions. secretarial clubs treasurers f and librarians associations. e Uniting the whole' explained MI e Halpenny. "are such efforts as grade
 unions now evolving into commun.t - training schools.
 if "The community training school . one general educational feature of tn f., internatippal programme, said MI Y Halpenny "Others are vacation Bibl a schools. unification of child welfar = agencies; industrial, educational an
 lsocial surveys; community choral so
 icieties: the community religious cen sl sus. and the annual convocation c ', convention.
 7 .The foundation for all this cc o operative and correlated effort is :, community conscience.' emphasized M .if Haipenny, and this the Internations :, Sunday School Association seek 't everywhere to develop and foster.'