BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
mati on, and with the great evangelical reviva ls since then. (See a lso Cour se in the Phil osophy of t he Chri stian Re ligion, page 30.) XVII. The Sunday School T he work of an Ad vanced T eacher Training Course is pre sented with emphas is on methods, not organi zation. A simpl e yet complete course in child study is al so given in order that a curri culum suited to each age may be planned . Thi s will be especially Yaluable to one who mu st work independentl y of lessons prO\· ided by others. Special empha sis is placed on the selec ti on of mate rial fo r individual lessons for each age, to its prepara ti on and presenta ti on in acco rd with the pedagogical standard s of the fo remos t educati ona l institu t ions. ln Yiew of the call fo r teachers of the Bibl e to v\lork in connecti on with the publi c schools of mam· cities in se \· eral different states, those holding teacher" s credentials are helped to plan courses of study fo r use in thi s great work. \ Ve earnes tl y pray that young peo pl e who take t hi s course wilI be so surrendered to God t hat the Holy Spirit may implant in them a deep love for , and unde r standing of children and young people wh; ch wilI be sati sfi ed with nothing short of winning them to the Lord J esus Chri st. XVIII. The Use of the Blackboard In this class students a re carefully trained in the use of the blackboard in setting forth Gospel truth. E very Bible teacher, and especially the workers in the Sunday-school, should be able to sketch off-hand maps or other illustrati ons that will get and hold the attenti on of the class. Elaborate blackboard drawings are not attempted, but any student with some natural gift fo r drawing will get sufficient training in the fundamentals to develop the gift along correct lines . XIX. Missions In this course is covered the hi story of Chri sti an mi ssions up to and including the organization of the great mi ss ionary boards; the needs of, and the missi onary forces in the great heathen lands a re studied , and the student is also made famil iar with the principal features of the grea t heathen religions
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