The Sunday School at Work in Town and Country

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 edition. Excerpt: ...Standard of Efficiency may be secured at small cost; this should be neatly framed but not necessarily covered with glass. The Program of Service for Organized Bible Classes is another chart which ought to be on the wall. Each class which is organized and enrolled with denominational headquarters receives a certificate of registration. These certificates are suitable for framing. In addition to these charts which are given a more or less prominent place on the walls, there will be other charts which may be used to good advantage before a class or perhaps the whole school. These are such as The Twenty Third Psalm, The Ten Commandments, The Apostles' Creed, and The Books of the Bible. u. Signals. There will be needed some kind of device for giving signals to classes and the whole school. It should not be necessary for the superintendent to have to call the school to order, but a small call bell, or better still, an electric buzzer with push button which may be operated by dry batteries, serves as a satisfactory signal for the class work to begin and dose. In this connection a reliable timepiece should be placed in the back of the place where the school assembles so that the superintendent can readily see it; an eight day clock is advisable. A good church bell continues to have a place in many of our best churches and if it has tones deep enough to carry well and is slowly rung considerably in advance of the time of meeting, it makes a piece of equipment very much worth while. 12. Other Desirable Equipment. The school that undertakes to meet the needs of its members at other times than Sunday will do well to consider securing certain equipment for use on social occasions and other gatherings...