SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 18714, 16 August 1924, Page 15

SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES

[By Forward.] [ltems of interest—short, bright paragraphs of news, comments on these Notes, inquiries about difficulties—will bo welcomed by “ Forward.”] GLASGOW CONVENTION. Tho following important resolutions were adopted by the World's Sunday School Convention at Glasgow : “ Tho convention is of the opinion that tho time is ripe for a forward movement for religions education through tho Sunday School. To this end trained and efficient leadership is of vital importance.It strongly recommends that a theoretical and practical course in religious education be included in the training of candidates alike for the ministry at homo and on tho mission field. It welcomes the increasing success of those colleges set apart for religious education, commends the opportunity they offer for training in Sunday school leadership, and rejoides in the establishment of colleges for tho better equipment of an indigenous leadership in the mission field.”, “This convention expresses its deliberate judgment that, in tho Sunday school and its auxiliaries; tho church of God possesses its most effective instrument for world evangelisation. It therefore earnestly recommends an immediate advance dong tho whole line, especially by the Heady recruiting of unreacied children uid young people and of fresh teachers; ho promotion of leadership and teacher training; the supply of lesson courses to meet the needs of each field ; the provision of more adequate buildings andequipnent; tho development of instruction and auxiliaries; and by the stimulation of misionary enterprises and other Christian activities.”

A NOTABLE EDUCATIONIST. The approaching visit of Professor John Adams, Professor of Education in the University of London, should be of special interest to Sunday school and Bibl-e class workers, many of whom will know him as the author of ‘ Primer of Sunday School I’caching.’ He will arrive in Dunedin on ho evening of Saturday, August 23, and eavo again on the following Tuesday doming. Sunday school workers should lot-e his programme of addresses. There will bo two public addresses in Bums fall—on tho Saturday the subject being Tendencies in Modern Education,’ and on lie Monday evening he will speak on Education and tho Newftk Psychology. In the Sunday at 3.45, in First Church, here will bo a lecture on ‘The Self,’ vhich is of particular interest to youth corkers. On Monday morning, at 9.30, hi Knox S.S. Hall, be will give an address lor Training College students, teachers, and others, ’lke subject will bo ’The Death Knell of Class Teaching.”

GROUP CONFERENCE. Tho Maori Hill Methodist and Presbyterian Schools met last Sunday afternoon, everal good questions had been sent in, uid wero fully answered during the hour’s conference. Dr Blair, in plate of the usual ohitform address, answered the more general questions bearing on school organisation, Scripture reading, attendance at church, etc. The sectional meetings were iddressed by Dr Blair (Bible class and intermediate),'“ Dr Biair (junior), Miss Warner (primary), and Miss J. Turnbull (beginners). The Mornington group will meet aMhe Presbyterian School on Sunday. Iho Mornington Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Church of England, and Belleknowes Methodist will, it is anticipated, be fully represented. Tho large circle of group conferences inow almost complete. There remain Pori Chalmers, Ravcnshourne, Leith Valley. Kensington, and Anderson Bay. Mosgicl has been visited this week, and the report will appear next week. Tho various activities in connection with the schools of religious education gather interest, and prove their worth as time goes forward. The practice periods held on Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons are meeting a long felt want among the students, Tho train ing class is a feature of this work. One cannot overestimate the value such a clasi has for young leaders who hesitate to face this important and exacting task in then own schools. It is hoped to make a special announce, merit next week in connection with a “ What can wo do to help your schoo' campaign? ” This work should have, pnu tical value for every school in Dunedin and. district.