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In the first place, it is something which any church anywhere, of whatsoever size, large or small, can successfully put on, if a little adapt- ability, patience and determination be used. In the second place it is probably one of the most effective means of developing a generation of Christians within the church informed and inspired with right Christian attitudes toward other races and nationali- ties, enthused with missionary zeal and understandings, which the church has so far discovered. In the third place it is an opportunity for impressing the community with the worthwhileness of the objectives and ministry of the church, such as will enlist the endorsement, support and attendance of that community as few things will. More exactly, it is a carefully planned and executed teaching enterprise whereby the whole church family, old and young, are brought together once a week over a period of from six to eight weeks, for an evening of fellowship, worship and study in the field of world life and missionary endeavor. W hen? The months of January and February have been found by most churches to be the ideal time for this schoo]. Indeed, some denominations 4 THE. LOH U RCH AStC HO. OL O ae vi TeSeon te OnNas are setting aside these two months for this purpose, and resting the whole case for the missionary education of their members upon these schools, conducted one night per week for these two months. They feel that the concentrated attention, study, conversation, prayer: the concentration of the whole psychology of the church for these two months upon the great missionary responsibility and achievements of the church will do more toward creating a missionary-minded membership than any other mea- sures they can use. The evening on which the Midweek Service of the church has been held is the one usually chosen; for thus the devotional emphasis of that evening (still retained as a part of the Church School of Missions) will be an enrichment and aid to spiritual study; and the study, for its part, will aid and give practical significance to the devotions. How? For those who are acquainted with the Church Training Night idea, it will be sufficient simply to say that the Church School of Missions is conducted exactly the same as a Church Training Night series, except that instead of engaging in many different lines of study as is done on Church Training Nights, in a Church School of Missions everyone, all classes, old and young, study some phase of Missions. Graded textbook materials are available for all ages, written by able and fascinating writers. The details of the preparation for a Church School of missions are so similar to those for a Church Training Night that the following suggestions are almost identical with those we make in our Church Training Night Manual. In general it should be said that we recommend that the Church Train- ing Night series be held in the Fall and early Winter, before Christmas; and that the months of January and February be reserved for the annual Church School of Missions. Many churches then follow this latter with another series of Church Training Nights, after Easter. ete @ Cen RICH (SO, H'O O° La. lh eM: T2SestleOtNes 7 5 1 Sociability No matter at what time you have the supper, or start your classes, there needs to be at least a brief time for sociability: gathering in, greet- ings, introductions, etc. Our church members need to know each other better; to have a warm, friendly, human interest in each other, as well as in those in other places or distant lands; to be really a family. Appoint a committee on greeting, welcoming and introducing those who come. Perhaps the same committee might have charge of a certain amount of fun and “pep” features during the supper hour; or, the latter function may be left to one gifted worker. II]. The Supper There is good scriptural basis for the breaking of bread together as a means of aiding Christian fellowship, spirituality, and service. And of course, if we wish to have the whole family come to this Church School of Missions, we must make it possible for all members of the family to come direct from the office, store, farm, factory, school, etc., without going home first for supper. We unhesitatingly advise the use of the supper as an important factor con- tributing to the success of the School. On the other hand the supper is not absolutely necessary. Some churches do not use it; or use it only once a mena: or on the opening and the closing nights of a series. When the supper is served, it should be served as nearly at cost as possible. No effort should be made to make a profit out of it, nor to get people to come to the supper who do not expect to stay to the devotional and study periods. Distribute the work of serving the suppers as widely as possible; per- haps having one organization, unit, society, etc., be responsible for an evening, and then not be called upon again for some time. Those who prepare and serve the meal should not have to wash the dishes. Hire this done, and put the cost into the price of the meal. T.H:E) C-H UIR- CL 4) SC H:O10°( LOB MEGS srIgOaNn o> Serve promptly and permit no delay in coming to the next division of the program. Starting late, and delay in schedule, will wreck the best program ever planned. Do not wait for any distinguished visitor or speaker who may not yet have arrived.: Start the supper on time and let him arrive when he gets there! He will understand that things must move off on time. Three Types. One of three methods of providing the supper usually prevails: il. Picnic. In this case, each family brings its own food. Coffee, sugar and cream are provided at the church, a special collection being taken at some time to cover this expense. . Covered Dish. When this plan is used, each family brings one hot dish; a surprise element always being that no one knows what the other is to bring: which has interesting possibilities! Bread and butter, possibly pickles, coffee, sugar and cream are furnished at the church, and a ten cent collection taken to cover same. So that even if there should prove to be an over abundance of meat-pie, escalloped potatoes, etc., these other items will help out. . Supper Served at Church. Where this plan is used the food is generally all bought by the committee in charge, prepared and served at the church, sometimes cafeteria style, sometimes at the tables, and a nominal sum is charged to cover expenses. It is quite important that the supper shall not be turned into a money- making affair. The usual charge has been from twenty to thirty-five cents. In some of the larger churches, the church secretary or other employed staff member does all the buying. The essentials as to the meal are that it shall be simple yet adequate, and that arrangements for serving shall be such that the used dishes and, if necessary, the tables can be quickly removed. How One Church Does It: 1. A general chairman of suppers is appointed. 2. The general chairman appoints a sub-chairman to take charge of each supper. 3. 4. Another committee appointed by the sub-chairman arrives at 4:30 to set the The sub-chairman secures ten women to assist in preparing the meal. tables and assist in the serving of the meal. After the supper, persons paid for their services attend to the washing of the dishes and put things in order for the next week. teehee Cc URC sre Si Ceo OlOsL OP Melisusel Ones Wi From the beginning, the dinner has been self-supporting. Everything is purchased, nothing solicited. The price was put at twenty-five cents at first, but was raised to thirty-five cents to provide a little margin. Dinner is served on the cafeteria plan and, serving two lines at once, they are able to care for two hundred people in thirty minutes. Ten are seated at a table to preserve the family idea. Ill. The Devotional Period The devotional period affords an exceptional opportunity. It is a generally observed fact that drawn by the program of a Church School of Missions many members of the community who have been more or less strangers to the activities of the church are now to be found in the midweek service. Likewise, numbers of those already members of the church who attend the other services but whom the midweek service heretofore has never touched are reached by the specialized and interesting program. Their presence constitutes an opportunity to minister in a very positive way to their spiritual life. It is not necessary that the attempt be made to say here just how this is to be done. This is the midweek hour of prayer and it should be so ordered. And the wide horizons of the whole world may well be brought within the scope of the prayers. IV. The Study Period At the heart of any successful Church School of Missions are the courses to be studied. Experience seems to demonstrate that the more seriously these courses are taken, the more successful these evenings will be in every way. Where the study phase of the work is neglected and a slipshod or easy way out chosen, or simply the getting of crowds and much show is striven for, enthusiasm eventually wanes. Such methods do not give real values; they miss the whole point of the great educational opportunity: - and even though crowds may be obtained for one series, it will be increas- ingly difficult to get them out for a subsequent School. 1. What shall be studied? This will vary from year to year. But the following general courses may be offered: 8 TH. BIC BU RCH) .S \CHHFO) OFLU OFF EMP Stee OR Nas Home Missions: with anumber of different classes graded to the different age-groups. Foreign Missions: with graded classes for all ages. The History of Christian Missions, both Home and Foreign. Studies of the life, customs and needs of different races or nations of the world. The Christian attitude toward war (It has been said that if one more great war breaks out between Christian nations, we might as well close up our Mission stations around the world). Christianity and the Racial Conflict. The inherently missionary nature of Christianity —with the Bible as the principal text. The Study Courses of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society. The Study Courses of the Women’s Home Missionary Society. The Missionary Task in the light of the changed present-day conditions. Men’s Forums on such subjects as World Trade and Missions; Commercial Imperi- alism and Missions; International Diplomacy and Missions. What line of definite projects can our church undertake to support at home and abroad, such as will enlist the interest and allegiance of all classes and age-groups? Culmination of study, a week of demonstration of a Parish-wide plan of Missionary Education (See John C. Archer’s, ““A New Approach to Missionary Educa- tion,’’ Methodist Book Concern.) Whatever courses are offered, be sure to develop a program which provides for all the various age-groups of the church. Do not forget the younger boys and girls who will attend. Many churches provide missionary story-telling groups for the young children. We do not urge bringing out the very young children for these mid-week evenings, for obvious reasons. But there will always be some present, if their parents are to be able to attend; and if enough are likely to be present some kind of nursery provision should be made for them. In the case of a one-room church possibly a near-by home can be turned into a nursery for the evening. 2. The Faculty, or Corps of Teachers. This is another point at which considerable care and selective effort should be invested. Get the very best leadership available, not only in your church but in your community, for these classes. It is surprising how outstanding leaders will gladly respond to invitations to teach a class in such a limited series of lessons who would not think of agreeing to teach throughout the year. College Professors, University Presidents, Deans of Theological Seminaries, or Professors therein, Superintendents of Schools, Principals of High Schools, Christian pene hey Conver Cin “SiCeo OLO Gla SOs st eMi tes: s\a: ONS 9 Athletic Coaches, distinguished Surgeons and leading Physicians, Christian Businessmen or Labor Leaders: all these have actually led such courses in different churches. But if, for any reason, these are not available the mistake should not be made of giving up the educational values of the Church School of Missions. Take the best leadership in sight, and go ahead in faith. As one has well said, “We must begin with the community where we find it. The longer we delay this beginning the farther away we shall put the day when we shall have the leadership we need.” Having selected your teachers, give them a chance. Keep the classes small. One can /ecture to a group of one, two, or three hundred: but he cannot really teach that many. Classes of from eight, in younger ages, to twenty or even thirty older ones, assure the best results. Have the physical surroundings such as will be conducive to study, with warm rooms in winter, with blackboards as far as possible, good light, and clean rooms. Even in the case of the one-room church it is possible to have four classes facing the corners, where they shall have the least distraction from each other. Movable screens also may help out, as will a movable blackboard or so. Urge the students to have their own text books for marking and study. When preparing for study class work, we should set the standard just as high as possible, after having taken due care to grade the work to the particular qualifications, educationally and otherwise, of the community we seek to serve. Suggest to your teachers that they do not do much lecturing (the poorest of all educational methods), but endeavor to turn their classes into vital discussion groups. There is value for the pastor in this same suggestion! NZ Length of Series Experience seems to indicate that the best results are secured by run- ning the series for a definite period of time: as for six, eight or ten weeks, rather than attempt to organize for longer periods. Io TH E 'C HU*RiC He eS'C iH OTOFL™ (ORES eM aiesesrl OmNns Suggestions for graded missionary materials for all ages, from childhood to maturity, may be had free by writing to the Department of Missionary Education, 740 Rush St., Chicago, [linois. VI. Closing Period Many churches prefer not to have any general session at the close of the class study period, believing that members of the classes should go home with the matters they have studied fresh in their minds. They feel that anything introduced after the class periods tends to dull or drive out of the mind these impressions. Other churches however use a closing period for any one of the fol- lowing purposes: Entertainment. Devotions. General Instruction. A religious pageant or drama. Readings, debates, humorous plays, music. Outside speakers for short addresses on subjects related to community life, the world wide work of the church, etc. Presentation of missions through stereopticon or motion pictures. A happy closing through a sing, in which the finest of old and modern songs and hymns are used. A chance to sum up the work of the evening and glance forward to the next Night. VII. Advance Information and Publicity This is the point at which the success or failure of your Church School of Missions will largely be determined. It is possible to outline a splendid series of courses to be offered, secure good teachers, and have all other details well cared for; and yet fail to get the people whom you would teach into these classes. There are a few steps which if taken wisely and energetically will aid in getting the enterprise off on the right foot. pllehe .Cohe Ue, ReG He S CG tO OF OL RM leSesalsOsNes II 1. It is a good thing to have a Committee on the Church School of Mis- sions, to counsel with the Pastor (and Director of Religious Education, where a church employs one), and share the responsibility for all arrange- ments. 2. Appoint a Registrar who shall receive registrations and look after the many details connected with class rolls, etc. Some large churches have both a Registrar and a Dean or Director of the school. 3. Begin making announcements about it some time in advance, from the pulpit and in the church service-calendar or bulletin, where the latter exists. 4. Many churches get out printed announcements, giving lists of courses to be taught, who will teach them, the hours for the supper, the hours of class-study, etc. Then at the bottom of the announcement is a blank for signing up, checking the class for which registration is made. The best way to assure a large attendance is get the largest possible number signed up in advance. 5. Some pastors and Directors plan a set-up supper and rally, a week in advance of the opening of the series. This rally supper is made just as attractive and happy and full of life as possible. At a given time in it the pastor or other chosen leader explains the whole proposition, what it may mean to the members, the church and the whole community: and cards are passed out containing information as to the courses offered, with blanks for signing up right there. This has proved a most successful method of launching a Church School of Missions. 6. Take the entire matter seriously. If it is worth doing at all it is worth doing well. And a good expenditure of time and effort in getting the series adequately planned for and launched will clear the way for a much easier working schedule afterward. A Typical Program The following Program Schedule of the Church School of Missions, which they carried on under the general title of Church Training Night, 12 TeHE Cle U-RrCre S°C H OVO, WOLF PMS ESSIOEN TS A Typical Program PROGRAM SCHEDULE 7:30 to 7:45—Comedy or Educational Picture. 7:45 to 8:10—Sing and Devotions. 8:20 to 8:50—Group or Class Study. 9:00 to 9:30—Lincoln Motion Pictures. GROUPS OR CLASSES Adults— Study, THE MOSLEM FACES THE FUTURE. Place, The Church Parlor. Leaders, Mr. Edwin B. Gelder Mr. George W. Colegrove Mr. S. G. Houghton Seniors—From 15 to 20 years of age. Study, YOUNG ISLAM ON TREK. Place, Brotherhood Room. Leaders, Mr. Sidney E. Ayres Mr. Carroll C. Daniels Mr. Frank L. Swann Intermediates—From 12 to 15 years of age. Study, LANDS OF THE MINARET. Place, Berean Room. Leaders, Miss Elizabeth Deighton Mrs. Hattie Cole Mrs. Lucy Fox Juniors—From 9 to 12 years of age. Study, FRIENDS OF THE CARAVAN TRAILS Place, The House Class Room. Leaders, Mrs. S. G. Houghton Mrs. S. E, Ayres Miss Louise Hemenway Primary—Up to 9 years of age. ° Study, MUSA, A SON OF EGYPT. Place, Primary Room. Leaders, Mrs. Thad. Purdy Miss Jennie Gelder Miss Grace Wilcox Mrs. Leon Ansley The text books are 60 cents each for Adults and Seniors and 50 cents each for others. PROGRAM DATES All dates are Thursday evening. The program will begin at 7:30 with an Educational or Comedy motion picture. This is particularly for the boys and girls. The closing picture each evening will be Chapin’s “Life of Lincoln.” His life story is told in the twenty reels that will be shown. Two reels will be shown each evening. Each two reels are complete in them- selves. Dec. 2-—-Comedy, “Baseball at Mudville.” Lincoln picture, “MY MOTHER.” . 16—Educational, “Aloha Land, Hawaii.” Lin- coln picture, “MY FATHER.” . 30—Comedy, “The General.” Lincoln picture, “THE CALL TO ARMS. . 13—Travel, “Romance of a Lemon.” Lincoln picture, “MY FIRST JURY.” Lincoln . 27—Comedy, “Camping.” picture “TENDER MEMORIES.” . 10--Educational, “The Grand Canyon.” Lincoln picture, “A PRESIDENT’S ANSWER.” . 24--Comedy, “A Slick Detective.” Lincoln pic- ture, “MY NATIVE STATE.” . 10—Travel, “The Apache Trail.” Lincoln pic- ture, “UNDER THE STARS.” . 24—Comedy, “Napoleon and Sally.” Lincoln picture, “THE SLAVE AUCTION.” - . 31-—Comedy, “Fancy Fooling Father.” Lincoln picture, “DOWN THE RIVER.” Get an enrollment card and fill it in and hand to any of the Directors or Leaders. Keep this folder for reference. Two inside pages of a small four-paged folder gotten out by the Penn Yan Methodist Episcopal Church ertehee Ort UGRECs Hel s.CaH) OF Olle OF base Moles SalsORN 7s 183 was carried through by the Methodist Episcopal Church at Penn Yan, N. Y. Note the careful planning at all points. Formerly they used the supper idea, but experimented this year upon omitting it; hence their evening hour, which would otherwise begin at six or six-thirty, does not begin until 7:30. Pastor S. G. Houghton of this church says: “T would not know how to run a church without the use of such a program. You cannot do much for folks unless you can get them out; and such evenings get them folks out, and then you can get the program over with them, and the information tothem. . . . The enrollment was 227; the average attendance, in spite of some very stormy weather, was 152. One of the outstanding things about the work was the fine cooperation of the officers and teachers. . . . I had an average attendance of 22 of these. Which meant that every group was well manned every night. I wish you could have seen the usually about one hundred young people every night, eager and interested, asking questions and preparing assigned work on Mohammedanism, in a way that was wonderful. The Adult group also did a great piece of work. It was a most successful program.” Which goes to show that careful planning and preparation, plus some good hard work, will get results. Part II. How One Church Has Done It One of the main values of a brief booklet like this is achieved through placing the experience of a pastor or pastors who have given time and effort to experimentation in local churches, at the disposal of their fellow pastors throughout the denomination. Many churches are now carrying on suc- cessful Church Schools of Missions. One of the most successful pieces of such work has been achieved by the Reverend Paul Rugg, Chillicothe, Ohio. In a town of 15,000, with two Methodist Episcopal churches and the usual number of other Protestant and Catholic churches, Mr. Rugg has succeeded in gripping the attention of the press and the entire com- 14 T Hie’ CC HiUseR CoH. 4S Cryo. O; OL Ls, OFA ee IES Sa LOuN munity and the surrounding country with his Church School of Missions; which however, as his story indicates, he has entitled Church Training Night. An average attendance of three hundred on the Mid-week Service night, where at an ordinary mid-week service there would have been not more than twenty or thirty present, is significant in itself. The writer had the privilege of visiting Mr. Rugg’s church on one of these Church School of Missions evenings; and was impressed at once by the fineness of the spirit and fellowship in the school, the well-organized classes ably led, and the working atmosphere everywhere in evidence. So we have asked Mr. Rugg if he would kindly tell us briefly about this Church School of Missions work as he has been carrying it on there in the Walnut Street Methodist Episcopal Church at Chillicothe, Ohio. The following is Mr. Rugg’s story in his own words, which we illustrate with a few pictures to make matters clearer: Walnut Street, Chillicothe, Ohio An average attendance of three hundred over a period of ten weeks makes a Church School of Missions worth planning for. Then if you can get those who seldom or never came before into a devotional service—if you can get them to engage in study under competent teachers for ten nights—if you can bring them together for some genuinely helpful social and educational programs—that’s even more so . We called ours a Church Training Night. But the name is relatively immaterial. The question is, of course, what you give the people after you get them there. We gave them, along with certain entertainment and cultural features, inspiration and information calculated to develop a greater world vision. Next time we plan to call our program a Church School of Missions. The name is changed to add variety. I have been asked to discuss our method not because it is perfect but because it was thought there might be in it some things suggestive to others interested in doing a similar piece of business. ate SE ee i he a eh ie ee ee ee Oe De ie Be De ee ee : NEWS OF THE SOCIAL WORLD ° 2 tier bts ll PD Oe en a ee a ee a * CHURCH - HOME - CLUBS - SOCIAL LIFE = epee ew 00 a Ob EO ND. AD EDD ES OD Oc a 2 |) om i AND DIVERSIONS OF THE GENTLER SEX Seb heb behoh heb hobhebbbhbbhbbnbbbbbhebbebtht Mbt | bal CHURCH TRAINING NIGHTS p AT WALNUT STREET CHURCH ORR rn err mn reeeeeeeemm |: Church Training Night’ wi) telling. M. E. church. The Col observed ut Walnut Sipagh M $ Latin America—ifor those 12 cians presented tw church on eight Wed — a geo) age. Leader. © groups a “ae 3, CCH Ere were excellent, peer } i pers Aer 2 era "OE nese church rues ni TRAINING PL! PLAN : : IS LAUNCHED) ¥7) esta i ee 0 favor | fi Walnut Street M. E. M. E. Church art! eh todd ranges Series of Eight Week- ly Meetings Launching a series of weekly meet- ings, known as Church Training Night, the Walnut St. M. Es church will hold the first of eight such gath- erings at the church Wednesday eve- cheb feleh A ig vw as hit n String Quartet appear- ast night in the Walnut Street «GAVE FINE FR PROGRAM The Haydn. eek quartet Columbus, gave an untsual tr to Chillicotheans, last eveni when they gave a short conc -in the Sunday school room Walnut Street church, before f large audience which filled § room. The quartet, which organized by Mrs. Vera Wat R Downing in 1921, is compose Mrs. Downing, first violin; Elsie Henkeruoff, second vi J. Howard Sher, viola; Miss Rohe, cellist. ae ner Bare a musical preg | CHURCH TRAINING NIGHT AT WALNUT STREET Especially enjoyed was the clos- Yling period ot church training at Walnut Street M. E. , Jast evening, the fifth in ries of church training s, for at this time, the play-| om Ohio Wesleyan Univers- on Delaware, students from the HE 7 Ep rtment or oratory’ at Ohio! ERALD oa. PWor Tyffleyan, presented the clever SHORy.fF2t fantasy, “The Maker of | DUR po f2™5.” } | he course is designated, its p is to fit chugPeedg ‘he production, which was di- ted by the faculty -of the ora- to ry Gepartment, was very fine er gener, ati Con-fid the cast of characters was 5 nN ag ffade ud of three students, Ralph backsliding © law. {Pnglehardt of Massilon, Harry © handey the Fiolcombe of Athens, and Imo Ver- fixilbury of Plain City. There were Tatz, , Pier- tthe Ab surley Shore, Rp | three characters, Pierrot The school catches the attention of the local press. 16 THE, }C HeveR- Cis WS: CyH O10, SOR Mt Sess ONG In C@eneral The Church School of Missions has been used with great success by the Presbyterian and Baptist Churches for some time now. It is only recently, however, that the Methodist Church has undertaken to promote what might be termed distinctly Church Schools of Missions. We have called ours Church Training Nights, Church Family Nights, Church Institutes and so forth. But, as has been indicated, the Church School of Missions is the same thing as our Church Training Night with the difference that the main emphasis throughout the entire program is laid upon the development of a larger world vision. The Walnut Street Plan We have had a series of these training nights in missions for the past two years. Previous to that the plan had never been tried here. Year before last we had a series of eight nights with an average attendance of approximately two hundred. This past year we had ten nights with an average attendance of three hundred. The program which we put on last year is given in full on page 17. It was built around the regular mid-week prayer service. As will be no- ticed we began each evening at six, with a dinner served at cost. Then came the Devotional Period at six forty-five. Then the study classes which ran from seven fifteen to eight five. And finally we closed each evening with some special feature—social, cultural, or entertaining in nature. The Dinner The dinner was served at cost by the Ladies Aid as a contribution to the work of the Church. Because so many had come the first year that it was difficult to care for them we limited the number who might attend the dinners to one hundred and forty-five. We started out to make it one twenty-five but had to increase. Season tickets in the form of coupon Church Training Night Dinners Walnut Street Methodist Episcopal Church alnut Street Church 3 ‘ SPRING SERIES 1927 1c 5, Graining Wight © eg $3.00 6.00 P. M. CHESSE SS = |} all : There are only two more nights in our series of Church @ AUVNAATS These suppers are not for the general public but for all who join in the Training Night Program Training Nights. If you have not attended them, you cannot know what you have been missing. This Wedg night. Popular Praise Service at 6:45 P.M., Stud Special Feature at 8:05 P.M. In the Closing Perio Walnut Street head of the Department of Political Science at Denis dress us. This wil] be one of the most important feat Methodist Episcopal Church Plan to hear Prof. West this Wednesday evening, Ma CHILLICOTHE, OHIO PAUL RUGG. Minister Ten Wednesday Nights, February 2 to Aprii 6, 1927 GENERAL PROGRAM 6:00 P.M.—Good Fellowship Supper. Served by the Ladies Aid in the dining rooms. These suppers are not for the general public bar for all who join in the Training Night Program. 5 P.M.—Popular Praise Service, with special music, and devotional study by the minister. to 8:05 P.M.—Study Classes. Open to all who enroll, No fee. 1 Primary Picture Stories—for children 6 to 8 years of age Leader, Miss Sylvia Stone Pictures and other helps will be uscd to make the stories iner- esting and permanent in the child mind, Better Americans—for boys and girls 9 to 11 years of age -..Leader, Miss Marie Haynes Ten evenings of worship, ‘discussion, dramatizations, and ser- vice activities showing what boys and girls may do to make America better, Lands of the Minaret--for those 12 to 14 years of age 2 Leader, Mrs, Pryor Harmount Young Islam on Trek—for those 15, 16 and 17 years of age eS ean --———----Leader, Miss Isabelle Enderlin Ten nights in Mohammedan countrics, noting the effects pro- duced by the impact of Western civilization and the release of new spiritual forces ord eee YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS The Advancing Church—for those 18 to 24 years of age come and bring your friends to the eas weap ates hs ~-—-Leader, Mr. John Linton, : Beginning with the romantic days of Asbury this course will ¢ Service 645 PM carry on through the various phases of our Methodist ministry ‘Classes 7:15 PM down to the present day A Methodist Church and Its Work Leader, Prof. J. L. Fortney Suggestive, helpful study of Methodism, its spirit, purpose, or - ~ ces ees etree ict a ty the chureh this Wednesday evening ‘The Great Characters >f the New Testament -._—_______ pte en eee . Leader, Mr. W. A. Yaple An attractive, interesting introduction to the great men and women of the New Testament, The Advancing Church _.~-_- Leader, Prof, John Smitt A vitally important course for adults the work that Method. ism is doing throughout the entire United States. Ve 8:05 P M repaired a program vou will not want to amiss Christian Fellowship Among the Nations ——_—--_-..-._. a --+------.-------~-~Leader, Miss Diathea Scholl A thought provoking discussion of the outstanding problems now confronting the nations of the world, such as war, race relations, industry, etc. 8:10 to 8:50 P.M.—General Assembly and Special Feature. Each evening, as last year, we will close with a cultural, social or entertainment feature. During the course we will have among others. Mrs. Dan Brummitt of Chicago, The “Collegiate Mvstifiers", Mis: Josephine Roberts of Columbus, Prof. C. C. Crump of Ohio Wesleyar University, Dr. C, P. Hargraves, a social evening “A Complete Sur- rise", Selections from Faust and “The Trysting Place” a one act play. ee W. S. Bovard of Chicago, The “Wesleyan Players” for a return en- gagement, etc> Dates will be announced as series progresses. The Program, as above, for our second Church Training Nighr series offers us a course in every respect, at least the equal of that giver last year—you may find it better. , Every one is urged to enroll in une of the classes, to secure « text-book if possible and to interest others. For the convenience of all, text-books may be ordered on the en- rollment blank or thru the leader of the course sclected. No text-book« are available for courses 3, 2, 3 and 9 For the other courses books may be secured as follows: “Young Islam on Trek" by Basil Mathews. aper 60 cents; cloth $1.00; “The Advancing Church" by Edward Laird Mits, paper, 50 cents; cloth 75 cents; “A Methodist Church and It« Work" by Tippy and Kern, 80 cents; “Great Characters of The New Testament" by Doremus A. Hayes, 75 cents Please enroll me in Class No________ eS ee OE ee ee ee I desire a text book —_ (Insert name of text here) env revarine co, Emareonnt, #12927 Publicity. Using postcards, dinner coupons, announcement dodgers. 18 THE’ CHURCH —S ClO, OcL OC le Mele ono OmNnEs books, (copy is shown on page 17) were sold before the series opened. The cost was three dollars for the series or thirty cents per dinner. One hundred and forty-two season tickets were sold before the program opened. Though the work was hard the women entered into it with fine spirit because they saw the value. On the last night the prevailing sentiment seemed to be—“‘Well, it’s been hard work but we’re sorry it’s over. We've met so many people. We’ve gotten so much better acquainted. It’s been a great thing for the church.” The Devotional Period This period, which we called our Popular Praise Service, was held right at the tables immediately after dinner. This was really the mid-week prayer service altho we did not callit that. We had congregational singing, prayer, perhaps a solo, a scripture lesson, and a brief talk. The talk was usually given by the minister. One of the finest things about this part of the program was that we reached with a distinctly devotional service and - message many whom we would have touched in no other way. Many came in for this period who did not attend the dinners. The Study Classes The Study periods were fifty minutes in length. The instructors were all trained teachers. All of them with the exception of one, were then teaching in our public schools. And that one had been a teacher. We had as instructors, four grade school teachers, two high school professors, the principal of the high school, and the county superintendent of schools. They consented to serve quite readily when they saw we were trying to do a genuinely educational piece of work. The courses were all graded. The subjects were as indicated on the printed announcements to be found on page 17. For group one, two and three we used teaching materials prepared by the Missionary Education Movement. As will be noted we had two courses in “The Advancing = FoR UIT ON N= “aod WELUN A Church School of Missions in Action. Zo) T HE CH_U R2OiH. 7S. C_ Hi O;Oll = OF Ese Males aps lOnN as Church,” one for young people, the other for adults. Then in addition to the above, there was a course in the New Testament, and in “A Methodist Church and Its Work” and a third in “Christian Fellowship Among the Nations.” All for young people and adults. As will be noted the major emphasis throughout was upon mission study. This coming year we plan to offer the following courses: 1. Indian Playmates In Navajo Land—by Ethel M. Baader for Children 6 to 8 years of age. 2. The Upward Climb—a Course in Negro Achievement by Sara Estelle Haskins, for boys and girls 9 to 11 years of age. 3. Young Japan—by Mabel Gardner Kirschner for those 12 to 14 years of age. 4. The Story of Missions—by Edwin E. White for young people 15 to 17 years of age. 5. New Paths for Old Purposes—by Margaret E. Burton for young people 18 to 24 years of age. 6. The Christ of the Indian Road—by E. Stanley Jones for Adults. We are working out our plans for these classes now. The Closing As I said above we closed with something in the nature of a special feature each evening. These were lectures, social programs, entertainments etc., but we had something very definitely in mind that we wanted to accomplish through the use of these closing periods. They were arranged so as to attract, inform, inspire, and altogether round out the entire program. The planning of these closing periods meant a great deal of hard work. We had to begin ten or twelve months ahead in order to get just the things we wanted, but they were worth it. We are arranging those for next year. now. : Results ° As to results. The most of them of course were intangible. And as re- gards most of them my judgment in the matter will have to be accepted. 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