New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
CHURCH SCHOOLS
 ELATE MINISTERS
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feeling expressed by the clergy pres
 ant in regard to this matter was not
 at all sectarian. One school Was
 recognized as being just as good aa any other. They rather felt II TOT inc mutual advantage of all the churches to prevent children hoaunS ahout from one church school to another.
 salvation Army Not Notified
 Tho salvation Army conducts q Sunday school in its building nut was not notified by the public school authorities regarding the weekday reljgious instruction. Not otlhs notified, it sent no representatives e' to meet with other religious bodies regarding the religious education ol their children during the week ana so the Salvation Army has had no children in attendance at it's bulId- ing on weekdays. Their children have had to go to other church buildings. The Protestant Ministers association went on record as re- gretting this omission on the part of the public school authorities stating that they felt the oversight was not intentional but due rather 10 lack of information. They also said that they would do everything in their power to see to 1t that the salvation Army was put upon an equal basis with the churches of the city in regard 10 weekday religious instruction in the coming year.
 The ministers regret very much that children promoted from grade s-2 to 9-l in February are thus re- Quired to discontinue the work of the weekday church school in the middle of the year They were strong in the expression of feeling that the school authorities try to readiust schedules of children thus affected so that they could continue in the weekday school throughout the year.
 Practically all Of the schools arc using first class text books for the religious instruction of their chil- dren. These books vary with the denominations represented. All of the children receive education in music and the art Of worship. Dramatization is also used 10 con- siderable extent in the different courses. The Bible and Bible stories at present make up the bulk Of the af nF the weekday religious instruction has been to put the Sunday school teachers on the qui vive. They are forced 10 wake up and strike a quicker pace because of the good work done in weekday classes Most all of the teachers engaged by the churches for the weekday religious instruction are paid. The honor ariums arg S1, S1.5o and s2, depend ing upon the church.
 Favor Uniform Dismissal Hour
 The pastors of the church favor a uniform dismissal hour in the church schools next year. This will oQualize conditions among the chil- dren so that they will be better sat isfied, 1t is believed. This year there has been some complaint on the part of the children that the chil- dren in one church were dismissed Is or 20 minutes earlier than the children in another church. thus putting the latter to q disadvantage. The ministers feel that if the church schools begin half hour aft 1 CT dismissal from public school on Wednesday, and 15 minutes after dismissal from public school on then continue one hour ! the children will be dismissed in time 10 get home to their parents without causing them unnecessary ' worry. |
 Pastor M. w. Catalan of St. Jchn's Lutheran church made one of | the most enthusiastic remarks about the success Of the weekday church school He has been q pastor in New Britain for 25 years and has had a great deal Of experience in the Tn spitc of all this. he eays. "The greatest success have aN'' had in my ministry. I have found fHis past year in the weekday religions instruction of my children in English. l am now able to teach