The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-21

Ecclesiastical and denominational
interests running counter to commun
ity interests has caused much OF the
trouble with Professionalism" declared
Or. Nj. A. HonIine, in the last lecture
of a series given here under auspices
Of the City Sunday School association.
Wednesday night. DR.. Honline lald
The Foundation for his night lecture IN
his address in the afternoon. at which
time he portrayed the need OF relig-
ious education in America
With the exception of his second
lecture, given in the East Main Street
Friends church, Sunday night. the one
at the First English Lutheran church
Wednesday night was the most large
ly attended. DR.. Honline left for
Shelbyville to conduct a series OF
lectures, Thursday.
The church of tomorrow must
stress service rather than doctrine.
Thinking, people Of today are far more
interested in mans treatment of his
rellowman. than Of what he thinks
about the Trinity. The.church Of yes
erday concerned itself with individual
vice, but theschurch of tomorrow will
stress formation rather than reforma-
ton. IL the prodigal son had not
erred he would not have had to come
hack 1t is more a case Of prevention
than cure.
Object is Necessary.
When Christ said Suffer the little
children to come unto ME, for Of such
is the Kingdom of Heaven, he virtual
ly held up the child and said Here is
a specimen of heaven" said DR.. Hon
line, discussing the need Of protecting
the dives of children by proper
training.
Every Sunday school must have an
object If it isn't doing that which it
vas called into existence to do, then
1t has failed. Every Sunday school
teachers object should be: % The
conversion OF his pupil: GU Develop
nent' of Christian character; (3)
Training the child for Christian serV-
ice: and a. Eulisting the student in
Christian service Many people be-
;ieve- the place to step is at CONVEX
sion. That is the starting place. II
you people of Richmond have Billy
Sunday here. you Will find that one OF
the things upon which he insists is
that YOU take the person he has con-
verified and do the other things l have
named His Job ends with conversion.
Yours starts there
DR.. Honline then entered into detail
on the methods used in nearly all SUN
day schools. How the short recitation
ueriod was often broken several
times by interruption and the district
ed interes. which always followed. He
emphasized the need OF competent
teachers. Using IS an illustration the
usual loose methods followed, he
said:
Gives Instances.
Here is Mr.. A. Mr.. A. attended
school until he was about 20 years
old. then he went to work for living.
Up until the time Mr.. A. reaches the
age of So, he works all day ard when
he comes home at night he reads the
morning and evening papers the
Literary Digest and The. Saturday
Evening Post.
Now a teacher is needed to teach
class of boys at Sunday school. The
superintendent come and says, Mr.. A.
we want you to take that class OF
boys Mr. A. wants to help, so he
consents Now. honestly, folks. dc
you think that man is prepared to
teach that class of boys? Would they
accept him for a public school teach
err? If they wouldn't take him as
instructor in the public schools, why
do we take him for a teacher?
Boys have not got a public school,
brain and a Sunday-school brain. They
take the same brain with them where
ever they go. If they are to be taught
ii has to be done by trained Sunda.
school as well as public schoo
teachers"
Everett Knollenberg presided. Har
rison Scott president of the City Sun
day School association publicly thank
ed all who had had a part in the sue
cnss of the series of lectures. Pau
Stian sang a solo. The Rev. J. p
Miller. pastor of ST Paul's Lutheran
chr-ch. led the devotional service