Evening journal., 1923-01-06

New Sunday School Council" said;
we are entering a new epoch
in the history Of educational de-
velopment OF our country"
1T is the epoch of week day re-
ligious instruction IN which coopera-
tion of church and school is devel-
loped. so that the rights OF each are
maintained and the separation Of
church and state is zealously
guarded.
The democratic state Hss Gre
ated in the public. school system
piece OF machinery which can be de-
pended upon TO hand on the intel
lectual. social and industrial
achievements Of the race, but we
have not had an equally efficient
piece OF machinery with which 20
hand on the moral and spiritual
/ achievements Of the race.
In the United States two out OF
every three boys and girls OF school
age have no religious education of
any kind. Hebrew. Catholic or
I Protestant.
NO civilization, no government
I Is safe until its citizens are equip
/ ped with sufficient moral and ethi-
cal principles TO insure respect and
support for law and order, social
justice, and progressive develop
ment and acceptance OF common
moral sanctions.
The church is now in the pro-
cess of organizing a church school
system that will reach every child.
This system viii have its Sunday.
weekday and vacation school ses-
sions. The increase In the population
OF the United States averages is per
cent. annually. The annual increase
in enrolment in Sunday Schools Is
around $40 per cent. A generation
Of this condition would produce
tragic results. Two-thirds Of the
boys and girls on the street have
no religious education.
This is not question Of max
ing America Catholic, Protestant or
Hebrew. Il is a question Of whether
American citizenship shall be under
girded with moral and ethical prin-
ciples We must recognize that no
education is complete without re-
ligion.
There are approximately 500
communities in which 1t is known
that this type OF work Is now
going on. Some Of these have every
child IN the elementary schools TAX
ing some form OF religious educa-
ton provided by the church OF the
parents choice.
During 1929 there we're over
5000 daily vacation church schools. ]
They enrolled about 35O,0O0 chill 7
dren. OF these 40 per cent were I
boys and girls untouched by any
church or Sunday school.
The movement has passed the
experimental stage. except IN lesson
courses. and this field is being rap
idly developed. Most has heen done
so far with elementary school
grades. Testimony OF school prin-
cipis shows that lying. stealing.
swearing and kindred vices are dim
inished among pupils who attend
week day church schools"
II was brought out that through
the Board OF Sunday Schools OF the
Church. greater efficiency in Sun
day School work by officers. teach
ers and pupils had been attained
during the past few years. At this
time there are 56.471 Sunday I
Schools in the world OF which
about 80, 900 are in America. Teach
ers in these schools number 401.-
O6S. There are 4.74s.35s pupils Of
which number about 100000 are in
foreign fields.
The Rev. Gilbert Loveland. super
intendent OF the Missionary Educa-
ton OF the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday Schools. in addressing yes
terday afternoons session Of the
declared You are doing
work. whenever you
leach the brotherhood OF man"
He quoted figures TO show that
he amount OF money given for mis-
slons by Methodist Sunday schools
had increased to s1.s36,00 for 1920
10 1922. Ten millions has been
pledged 10 be raised In FIVE years
Tor the Centenary. so that in the :
next two years over two and a
quarter millions must be raised
Yearly an average Of less than fifty
Jour cents per Sunday school mem
Der.
Dr.Wade Crawford Barclay assistant
,ditor OF the sunday school publ
,stlons OF the NJ. f. Church, told ,
~ new group Of graded lessons. ,
hat beginning with next January. Z
would take the place OF the present
uniform lessons.
Last evening in the Grace Church I
House, DR.. Barclay gave an inter-
sting illustrated pictorial -urvev of
he developments OF the Methodist J
Episcopal Sunday school lesson. and {
howed the curriculum OF literature !
nd periodical literature from the =
OF the NJ. f. Sunday
chool work up to the present. He
Illustrated with slides the earliest
ext books, showing how the present n
iterature has developed. He said Z
hat the present circulation OF liter 7
ture. including the total periodi- \
ais, is in excess OF 5000 900 COPIES :,
er issue. He said that in Cincin- :,
at where the literature IS pub /,
shed, Il represents more than one
ourth &C all the mail that goes
through that postofice. and that it a
oes TO more than 40 countries
throughout the world.
At 2 o'clock, DR.. James V. Thom- !,
on discussed the following topics. \
Week day Religious Education" +
Daily Vacation Church Schools:" :,
o'clock the closing address was .
iade by Or. Bert r. Smith. :.
Plans are being made to accommo- Il
ate a large attendance AT +be mace n