Home Improvement Courses by M. E. KERN; B. E. HUFFMAN

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 19, 1905

Home Improvement Courses

By M. E. KERN; B. E. HUFFMAN

UNDER this title the Central Union Conference last February offered two courses of home reading for young people. Of these the general culture course consisted of readings from the spirit of prophecy and missionary biography. The special training course (for teachers) included the reading of a book on teaching, together with the Testimonies on the same subjects as treated in the book. A large number of young people, not only in the Central Union Conference, but in many other conferences, took one or the other of these courses, and received great good from their study.

It has been decided to continue this work another year, beginning October 15, and continuing eight months. All who desire to do so are invited to enrol in one or the other of these courses.

Plans for the Work

The general culture course will consist of two parts; first, a course in Bible reading, Old Testament history, including references to the works of prophets, the captivity and return of the Jews, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem; second, missionary biography, “Life of John G. Paton,” a missionary in the New Hebrides. This is a most interesting story of missionary life. Both parts of this course will be carried on at the same time. The outline lessons and helps will be published in the Educational Messenger.

Special Training Course

The special training course for teachers or others interested in teaching, will also consist of two parts. Part 1, “The Place of the Bible in Education,” will require about eight or ten weeks’ work. Part 2. “Elementary Agriculture or School Gardening,” to continue throughout the school year, will consist of a series of lessons and experiments in the study of plant culture. The topical outline for review work in Part 1, and notes and suggestions on the lessons in Part

2, will be published in the Educational Messenger.

Time to Begin

For either course, now is the time to make preparation. The first lessons appeared in the Educational Messenger of October 15. To enrol for the general culture course, write M. E. Kern, College View, Neb.; for the special training course, address B. E. Huffman, College View, Neb.

Records, Examinations, and Certificates

A careful record is kept of all who enrol in either of these courses, and examinations will be given at the close of each course. To those who finish the course satisfactorily, certificates will be given showing the work done.

Books, Helps, Etc.

General culture course: “Life of John G. Paton;” order of M. E. Kern, College View, Neb.; price, $1.50. The Educational Messenger, price 50 cents a year; order of the Union College Press, College View, Neb.

Special training course: “The Place of the Bible in Education;” price, 25 cents; order of your tract society or of the Pacific Press Publishing Co., 1109 E. Twelfth St., Kansas City, Mo. The Educational Messenger. A number of bulletins issued by the United States and State Departments of Agriculture, will be needed for the second part in this course. Bulletin numbers and addresses will be announced later.

M. E. KERN, Sec. Y. P. W., C. U. C., B. E. HUFFMAN, Ed. Sec., C. U. C.