The Presbyterian church of Frankford, 1770-1920 . ite evidentthat the church at large had not yet come to an un-derstanding of the underlying principle of theSunday-school, namely, that the church is respon-sible for the religious instruction and training of itschildren; nor did they appreciate the importance ofthe child in the churchs life and work, as does thechurch of the twentieth century. Three years after the opening of the school, aclass of boys was formed, followed by others withina short time. The first teachers of the boys classeswere Mr. William Gibson, Mr. William Nassau andMr. Joh
The Presbyterian church of Frankford, 1770-1920 . ite evidentthat the church at large had not yet come to an un-derstanding of the underlying principle of theSunday-school, namely, that the church is respon-sible for the religious instruction and training of itschildren; nor did they appreciate the importance ofthe child in the churchs life and work, as does thechurch of the twentieth century. Three years after the opening of the school, aclass of boys was formed, followed by others withina short time. The first teachers of the boys classeswere Mr. William Gibson, Mr. William Nassau andMr. John Deal. Such was the humble beginning ofa work which has been continued through the suc-ceeding one hundred and five years without a are few Sunday-schools in America whoseorganization antedates that of the Sunday-school ofthis old church. A few years afterward the school began to holdits sessions in the choir gallery in the rear of thechurch auditorium. Mr. George Castor continuedas Superintendent until he died, in 1844, a period of. This Cettiltes -^ 1:: ^^/ ///!u^,,,. t^^) 3 /y !^,V - .4^ ?>\-
Size: 1633px × 1531px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookidpresbyterian, bookyear1920
