Minutes of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Session of the Synod of New York

Download or read book Minutes of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Session of the Synod of New York written by Presbyterian Church and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Minutes of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Session of the Synod of New York: Held at the First Presbyterian Church in the City of Watertown, October 16-18, A. D., 1917 The department of religious education is justifying itself more and more and already the spirit of unity is being felt in the work. The new plan of depart mental graded lessons has obtained wide commendation and the use of these lessons is spreading in all sections of the country. The emphasis of the depart ment of religious education upon the organization of a council of religious education in every church and the establishment of a definite plan for promoting religious training Should be renewed in every church. The study of the reports received from the various Presbyteries indicates that the oversight, guidance and training of the children and youth of the churches must be given increased consideration and prayer. The statistical reports indicate that the Board's Sunday School litera ture is widely used, that teachers' training classes are increasing, but that the increase in their membership is slow. Altogether, the work of the year would indicate that the period of're-adjustment and the Establishment of new standards is still with the churches, but the conviction is Clear from the reports submit ted that the Church is alive to the great need in the department of religious education and is seeking to discover more practical ways and means by which to make this work efficient and enduring. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.