Smyrna times., 1925-05-13

ton, he declared, and by that system |
it is hoped to determine what the pu-
pill will do as an individual. As an il
lustratiOn he pointed out the Char
acter Education Institute, which was
endowed by Milton Eairchild, and
which has developed a definite pro-
gram for character. He also declared
that no education is complete without
the moral end, and said that the NOR
ais are not complete until religion has
been entered.
An outline of the daily vacation
Bible school, and the new program
for it, was given by Miss Alkaline C.
Guenther. The new program, she
said, will keep the Bible in the back
ground, but will be so interviewer
with the sports of the day, that it will
become more firmly impressed on the
mind of the child. The program for
each day will open with music, a
march and then worship. The exer-
cises will consist largely of sports of
nature that will teach the children
the value of religion.
F. A. Lindhorst, director of religion
education in Delaware, who presided
at this session of the conference, also
spoke regarding the weekday schools
The great need of the school at pres
ent, he said, is not the lack of chill
dren, but rather the cooperation of
the school board and a commission to
handle the details of the school. He
also advocated that more interest be
given it by the church. The churches
at present, he said, have responded
well, but due to their lack of time, it
has been impossible for them to de-
vote more of it to this work.
The afternoon session in the adults
division, which was presided over by
Rev. Leonard B. Smith, pastor OF
Peninsula NJ. P. Church, was devoted
almost entirely to discussions and ex
periences of Bible class leaders.
Tells Bible Glass Value
Rev. John L. Johnson, pastor O
Harrison NJ. E. Church, who wa
transferred to Wilmington from Girls
field, Md, during the past session o
the NJ. E. Conference, told of tn
manner in which he had organized
Bible class at his church in Crisfielc
, The need for such a class was grea
at that time, and gathering about hin
such men as he knew were really in
/ terested in starting one, he set abou
| the task first by making a complet
. census Of the town. The census IT
vealed that there were 543 men then
After making a personal call upO
each man, he said, he soon intereste
e them, and at the close of six weeks j
: had gathered about him a class
Y 346 men.
? The Importance of men mental
e indeXing the Bible was stressed /
|, Rev A. W. Some, pastor of We
= Presbyterian Church. The create
c burden Of the Bible school is not
., getting men to join it, but rather
$ keeping them in it, he declared /
}, pointed out that if a man can be g
% to read the Bible and know certa
# sections of it by heart, it is easy the
to excite his interest in knowing Il
# rest of them. A leader should not
It discouraged if he has a small ella
it he said, for it is better to have
/ small class of those who are earne
-e in their study, than to have a gre
y many who complain that it is dry, f
1t those are spiritually dead
n Frank P. Mitchell, who also spo
X on the attention that should be Civ
IS to Bible classes, said that it is n
)f necessary to go after those who {
y tend church every Sunday, but rath
N those who come to church at irreg
at lar intervals, for it is they who ne
p it the most. He also spoke on !
own experiences while doing missi
work in the slums of big cities a
told of the manner in which many
S. met learned to know God.