AN EXCELLENT PLAN

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 2, 1900

AN EXCELLENT PLAN.

As a suggestion to churches similarly situated, the following extract is given from a letter from one of our large city churches:—

I have been wondering how to organize this work in the church so that it will do the most good to the most people. Of course all should study the lessons for themselves at their homes during the week; but if it stops there, it seems to me that the work will fall far short of doing the good it might do. I have thought of this plan: Organize classes wherever two or more can get together once each week, to go over these lessons. Select leaders, or teachers, for these classes. The work of the classes is not to study the lessons, but to recite them to the teacher, making it regular school work, or similar to it. The best material should be selected for teachers.

To avoid the results of one class having a better teacher than another, the classes may be numbered, and each teacher each succeeding week take the next higher number until the highest is reached, and then begin with number one, and so on. It will be necessary to select only those for teachers who are willing to give themselves to the work, and who will be punctual each week in attending their classes, even if it takes them several miles from their homes. I think it would be right for the class to bear the expense of their teacher's car fare. I am very anxious that just as far as possible all the members of this church shall have the benefit of this study, and of having some one meet with them once a week. Our members are scattered all over the city and surrounding country, so that only a small number of them can meet at the church regularly for evening meetings, and I have thought that such a plan as this might be a good thing.