SUNDAY SCHOOL PROBLEMS,

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1634, 28 December 1912, Page 4

SUNDAY SCHOOL PROBLEMS,

A PRESBi'TEEIAN CdNHEffiENCE. " (ily Telegraph-—Press Association.) Palmerston N., December 27. ; A conference of Presbyterian Sohool teachers is being held at Palmerston North; It is representative of the schools' all over the Dominion. The obj jeet is to study all, the Wtest methods of imparting instruction to children, and to discuss iiieans of making Sundaj\6chools of greater value in retaining Christian influence over the young.. . " The Rev. J. Mackenzie, M;A., Christchurch, who is president, in his °P el "°S address, gave a .brief summary of the pr<* grees during the past ten years, ani pointed out that the present Sundayschool policy was one winch was formulated nine years ago in a small center ehce held in Oamaru. . The plans formed then were being steadily worked out, and the conference at present being held *afi one outoome o f t th6 . oam f ar i n f? 'Sunday He said that the aim School work was to increase the n«mter. f c llnf inv schools ' teachers,- and. scholars. said to be really their share of Sunday S their enrolriient was -at scholars and at present they had just i j »A aaa They were endeavouring ! also to mlthods of teaching especially in primary and ® johool tachers. This was evHencod by. M A., both experienced' State school teachers and Sunday school enthusiasts. . The conference will be continued duraj the week.- '.