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North Carolina State Library Gift of Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS members ahd Sloan Foundation s http://www.archiv^.org/details/conventionnormalOOspil JMorth Carolina State LiUrary Baleigh (EflnuBntifltx JslcrmEl "Manual baptist First Standard C^0ttrs:e in TlTr;e^ giuistons SDNDA¥=SCBOOL METHOD AND BISTORT B. W. SPILMAN Field Secretary THE PDPIL AND HIS NEEDS L. P. LEAVELL Field Secretary THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE HIGHT C. MOORE Editor Bibiicai Recorder Price, postpaid : Cloth, 50c.; Paper, 35c, Siinilag-'SrhanT Board Sauttem Baptist CUnitucnttan / u? ^ ©OPYRIGHTED 190S SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD SOyTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTi@fi« TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAOB k^ord of Preface 7-9 idard of Excellence for Baptist Sunday Schools 10 oductory 11, 12 FIRST DIVISION. Sunday-School Methods and History. SECTION I.-MANAGEMENT. ks of a Well-Organized Sunday School 13 Pastor 14 Superintendent 17 jr Officers 19 iring and Holding Attendance 22 ling the School 24 ;ial Departments 26 Teachers' Meeting 30 ipment 33 ?ial Days 35 SECTION II.-TEACHING. Teacher Personally 37 it a Teacher Should Know 39 lering Material 41 ining the Lesson , 42 ntion 44 Question as a Factor in Teaching 46 iting the Truth 48 ing Truth Clear 51 ?ring the Lesson 52 iewing the Lessons 54 $1^2 / 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS. SECTION III—HISTORY. PAGB 1. In Bible Times , 57 2. Tlie Catechetical School 59 3. Some Forerunners of the Modern Sunday School Gl 4. William Fox and His Movement 62 5. Organizing the F'^^'ces , G4 6. The International Sunday School Association 06 7. The Lesson System—I 68 8. The Lesson System—II 70 9. The Northern Baptists 73 10. The Southern Baptists 74 11. Appendix—An Address 77 SECOND DIVISION. The Pupil and His Needs. Section 1. The Teacher and the Pupil's Life 95 2. Bird's-Eye View of Pupil's Life 98 3. The Beginners—4, 5 106 4. The Primary Department—6 to 8 Ill 5. The Juniors—9 to 12 118 6. The Intermediate Department—13 to 16 125 7. The Senior Department—17 to 20 131 8. The Adult Department—21 and over 136 Taking a Larger View 141 THIRD DIVISION. Bird's-Eye View of the Bible. A Bird's-Eye View of the Bible, with a chart, by Rev. J. R. Sampey, D.D 145 The Books of the Bible. Introductory 163 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 5 Section I: Old Testament—Law and History. SEVENTEEN BOOKS. PAGE. ^„ 1. The Old Testaineiit 165 2. Genesis 167 3. Exodus 169 4. Leviticus 170 5. Numbers 171 6. Deuteronomy 172 7. Joshua 173 8. Judges and Ruth 174 9. First and Second Samuel 176 10. First and Second Kings 177 11. First and Second Chronicles 178 12. The Books of Exilian History 180 13. Review 181 Section II : Old Testament—Poetry and Prophecy. TWENTY-TWO BOOKS. 1. The Poetical Books 182 2. Job 184 3. Psalms 185 4. The Books of Solomon 187 5^ The Prophetical Books 188 6. Isaiah 190 7. The Books of Jeremiah 191 8. Ezekiel 192 9. Daniel 194 10. The Minor Prophets—North 195 11. The Minor Prophets—South 197 12. The Minor Prophets—Post-Exilian 198 13. Review 200 g - TABLE OF CONTENTS. Section III : New Testament—The Histories and Geaerel Epistles. TWELVE BOOKS. PAGE 1. The New Testament 202 2. The Historical Books 204 3. Matthew 206 4. Mark 207 5. Luke ! 208 6. John 209 7. The Acts of the Apostles 210 8. The General Epistles 212 9. James 213 10. The Epistles of Peter 214 11. The Epistles of John 216 12. Jude 217 13. Review 218 Section IV: New Testament—The Pauline Epistles and the Revelation. FIFTEEN BOOKS. 1. The Pauline Epistles 221 2. Romans 222 3. First and Second Corinthians 225 4. Galatians 226 5. Epbesians 228 6. Philippians 229 7. Colossians 230 8. First and Second Thessalonians 232 9. First and Second Timothy 233 10. Titus and Philemon 234 11. Hebrews 235 12. The Revelation 237 13. Review 238 A WORD OF PREFACE. - Fob convenience we have brought together in one handy volume the three departments of study in Teacher Training, namely : the Sunday School, the Pupil, and the Word of God. Sunday School Method and History is a complete revision of the author's former book, and "Books of the Bible" is entered here without revision, the same as it heretofore appeared, and some maps are added. The Sunday school, as never before, is being emphasized as a school, having its personnel, text-Jbook and teaching, and yields its rich fruitage. As an institution it is a church school, and when in operation is a church service. The church has come to its own in the high and distinctive work of teaching. In the fulfillment of its divine commission or program for all the ages, the church has the fourfold function of doing mission work, of evangelizing in the making of disciples, of administration, and of teaching. The last gives character, stability and effectiveness to the others. This gives the Sunday school a new place and a new service for the furtherance of the kingdom of God. But the new place is the outgrowth of what the Sunday school has been in the former years, and calls for trained teachers who shall be trained for the work and who shall teach in the power and demonstra- tion of the Spirit of God. With such a purpose and spirit their teaching differs from all other teaching, precisely as preaching differs from all other public speaking. "Our teachers are our real masters." We submit herewith a voice from the past, and give the word of two of our greatest leaders as to the importance of the Sunday school and its effectiveness in denominational work. They were (7) : ; 3 A WORD OF PREFACE. speaking at the time to the Southern Baptist Convention in behalf pf its former Sunday School Board, the one when pleading for the making of that Board, and the other when in a later session appealing to the convention for the earnest support of the Board in all of its work. Basil Manly, Jr., D.D. : It is needless to argue before this body the importance of Sunday schools, or the duty of promoting their establishment, or increasing their efficiency in every legitimate way The Sunday school is a great missionary to the future. While our other benevolent agencies relate primarily to the present, this goes to meet and bless the generation that is coming, to win them from ignorance and sin, to train future laborers when our places shall know us no more. Sunday schools tend to direct increasing attention to the Bible, to elevate the ministry,' to train young ministers, to build up churches in destitute parts, to foster the missionary spirit, to increase both our capacity and willingness for every good work. That the subject comes fairly within the range of the con- stitution and accords with the design of the Convention, is unquestionable. John A. Broadus, D.D. The Board affectionately urge upon the Convention and the churches the incalculable importance of the Sunday school work. Thus the Sunday school is a helper to all other religious enterprises, while it is a rival to none. Everything Christians care for would greatly suffer if its influence were lost everything will gain in proportion as its influence is extended. Here is surely work enough for a distinct organization such as the Convention has established, and a work calling for the lively sympathies and the liberal support of all that love Him who loved little children. These words of wisdom were spoken far back in the early sixties, when the country was in the throes of war, and every- thing in a state of confusion and chaos. These men in their wisdom and greatness of heart were laying the foundation for A WOBD OF PREFACE, Q the largest and most permanent good. Their words were mighty then, but far more weighty today in the new and power- ful development which has come in the Sunday school work and its advancement along so many lines of usefulness. This book which we are sending out comes of the times, and will serve well in its noble purpose of making teachers. The three men who furnished the several parts are well known and honored everywhere for the great service they are rendering. Two of them are Field Secretaries of the Sunday School Board, the other served once in that capacity, but is now one of the ablest among Southern editors. Their work will speak for itself. We wish for it a wide-open door in all our churches. It will serve finely as a hand-book for pastors who wish to teach their own Sunday school teachers, and for classes wherever they may be formed, or for individuals who may wish to take such a course of study. It opens the way for larger things and invites to higher courses of study. J. M. FROST. Nashville, Tenn., May, 1909. ^. 10 CONVENTION NORMAL MANUAL. Standard of Excellence for Baptist Sunday Schools. Ji^ (read from the bottom up.) "^^a CLASS A. The School Graded. Grade 1. —The school praded and using our supple- mental lessons, or others equal to them. Graded on the following plan: Primary 0-8 (cradle roll 0-3, beginners 4-5, main primary 6-8) ; junior 9-12; intermediate 13-16: STEP 9. senior 17-20; adult 21-up; a teacher-training Cor normal) class, at least one organized class for men and one for women.