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XVII. The Sunday School The work of an Advanced Teacher Training Course is pre sented with emphasis on methods, not organization. A simple yet complete course in child study is also given in order that a cu rriculum suited to each age may be planned. This will be especiall y valuable to one who must work independently of lessons provided by others. Spec;al emphasis is placed on the select ion of material for individual lessons for each age, to its preparation and presentati on in accord with the pedagogical standard s of the fo remost educational inst itutions. In view of t·he call for teachers of the Bible to work in connection with the publi c schools of many cities in several different states, those hold ing t eacher's credentials are helped to plan courses of study for use in thi s g1-eat work. '-Ne earnestly pray that young peo ple who take this course will be so su rrendered to Goel that the Holy Spirit may implant in them a deep love for, and under standing of chi ldren and young people which will be sat isfied with nothing short of winning them to the Lord Jesus Christ. XVIII. The Use of the Blackboard In this class students are carefu lly trained in the use of t'he blackboard in setting forth Gospel truth. Every Bible teacher, and especially the workers in the Sunday-school, should be able to sketch off-hand maps or other illustrations that wi ll get ancl hold the at tention of the class. Elaborate blackboard drawings are not attempted, but any student with some natural gift for drawing will get sufficient training in the fundamentals to develop the gift along correct lines. XIX. Missions In thi s course is covered the history of Christian missions up to and including the organization of the great mi ssionary boards; the needs of, and the missionary forces in the great heathen lands are studied, and the student is a lso n1ade famil iar with the principal features of the great heathen religions of the world; the call and qualifications of the missionary are presented and instruction given as to applying to the boards; the missionary on the field, his relation towards his fellow missionaries, towards the board, towards the heathen, and the
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