The Sabbath-School Index: Pointing out the history and progress of Sunday-schools, with approved modes of instruction.Pardee, R. G. (Richard Gay)
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The Sabbath-School Index: Pointing out the history and progress of Sunday-schools, with approved modes of instruction.
Pardee, R. G. (Richard Gay)
Sunday schools
The way to conduct these meetings is, to go to work naturally,
systematically and directly, in a common-sense way, to accomplish
these grand objects. Suppose, after singing two verses of an
appropriate hymn, a direct prayer of two or three minutes, and one
verse of Scripture that just meets the case, the leader inquires for
the next half hour the size, regularity, etc., of the different
classes, and asks counsel to correct irregularities. In this way the
teachers will become so well acquainted with each other's classes that
they can intelligently pray for each other. Then have a recess of ten
or fifteen minutes for introduction and social intercourse; after
which another half hour should be devoted to inquiring of each teacher
for the various _best thoughts_ of the lesson for them to use. Let the
next meeting be directed to the difficulties, and how to relieve them,
and the last half hour to asking for illustrations for the week or
month's lesson. At the next meeting inquire, Have you _visited_ your
scholars during the month, and what have you found of interest in your
visits? Then devote the last half hour to examples and _plans of
teaching_ different verses by several teachers. At the fourth and last
meeting of the month inquire, Is there any special religious interest
in your class? or, Why not? and lastly, How can you _apply_ the lesson
so as best to make a saving impression?
In some such way I would meet real present wants, avoiding routine,
and providing something fresh and varied at every meeting, just
adapted to all. In some such way conduct your meetings, and no teacher
can afford to be absent.
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