Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Part 12

(5) L. S. (6) C.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

Who is frequently and unwisely chosen as secretary of the Sunday school?

What are the results of such a choice?

What results follow from an efficient secretary?

What six qualifications are named for the ideal secretary?

What traits of a business man should he possess?

What should be his principle with regard to regular attendance? What also should be included in his attendance?

Wherein should the secretary be a good writer?

What should be the traits of his mental action?

What exercises in the school should never be interrupted by the work of the secretary? Should he ever come to a cla.s.s while the lesson is being taught?

What should be the behavior of the secretary?

How should the secretary be chosen?

How long should be his term of office?

How should the a.s.sistant secretary be appointed?

What are department secretaries, and who should be appointed to this position?

What seven duties are named for the secretary and his a.s.sistants?

What record should be kept of business meetings?

What are his duties with reference to reports from committees?

What weekly record should be kept of the attendance in the school?

What are the duties of the secretary with regard to the records of cla.s.s attendance?

What general catalogue of the members of the school should be kept? How should this record be arranged?

What is the duty of the secretary with regard to the literature used in the school?

How should the official correspondence of the school be conducted?

X. THE TREASURY AND THE TREASURER

BLACKBOARD OUTLINE

1. =Early S. S.= Light expenses.

2. =Modern S. S.= Large expenses. Objects.

3. =Practical Ways and Means.= Methods. Objections.

4. =Ideal Way.= Allowance. Subscriptions. Benefits.

5. =S. S. Treasurer.= Relation to secretary.

6. =Treasurer's Work.= (1) Charge. (2) Bank account.

(3) Reports and vouchers. (4) Bills. (5) Checks.

(6) Audits. (7) Study of benevolent interests.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

Why was little money required by the early Sunday schools? Wherein was this fact fortunate for the schools?

Why are the expenses of the Sunday school greater than they were in the early years?

What are the princ.i.p.al expenses of a modern Sunday school?

What are the methods of supplying funds for the Sunday school in most places?

What is the objection to these methods?

What is the ideal method of supporting the Sunday school? Under this plan what should be expected of the members of the school? What are the advantages of this plan?

Should the same person act as secretary and as treasurer? In that case what principles should be observed?

What kind of a person should be chosen as treasurer?

What funds should be placed under his charge?

Where should he keep the money of the school? How should this bank account be conducted?

What reports should the treasurer present, and where should he present them?

How should all payments of the treasurer be authorized?

What should be done with bills against the school?

In what form is it desirable to make payments for bills?

How and when should the accounts of the treasurer be audited?

What service can the treasurer render to the school in relation to benevolent interests?

XI. VALUE OF THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL LIBRARY