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By W, H. WlxkROW/

William Duncan, Ph,u.

Fuuntli'.r of the Siiiiduii Si haul Humr Dr/x rtm Ht^

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HE HOME DEPARTMENT,

WHAT IT IS, AND WHAT IT
DOES.'

Thi Siiniiay-Hchool H.vstem Ih entfljIiiK
upon/ a pcrloil of new deviyUAimli'nt. > It
Ih sMirlnK th«. trend of ih« tlmi'H, U '«
fcelijig the |M!iVHHlVe Inllnence of^ tlio
(llviho loavpn which Ih leavening' the
wh(/le world. It Is entering ifjwn a
greit extenHJon moveini-nt which, In the
proJvldence of Ood, ahall have larger
Bwtep and greater range than anything
yvi attained.

J)r. \Vni. Duncan, whose portrait we
glte. la the chief organizer of the Home
mpartment. Itn modest beginning and
rtfmiu-kabl^ history are given at length
the article from which thla la
bridged. „

Dr. . Hnzard thus "dcfljies this great

Bovement : ,

"The purpose of the Home Depart-
/meht Is to secure, through aasoctated
Gltort In connection with the Sunday-
BChooh a general • and systematic study,
of the Scriptures."
The need of such study he .thus urges:
•'The Bible does not have the place
in the home which U ought to have. In
families generally It Is an unstudied
and almost unread volume. The news-
paper, the magazine, the novel crowd It
out. Wherever the Bible la studied the
' borne- is aweetehed and purified. Better
a half-hour of close study than a dozen
■ hours of Buperliclal reading, or reading

- « Ai» ri rt B«'<l from Ml -aT1i^^^i^^t^ir^MH^H>i^^H^^^^
ami Ui'vifw ■' f'lr Muv, IS!»8.

ThiN lUtii'le Im I)U.1(.nI on an ailmirabli' work, oiilitlf"!
•'Ilonii- I'laKMi'!', or I lie Homo Dcpartncnl <>( Itii- Sun-
ila.VscliiH>l:llHllislor.\, Piinxw iy*it I'lttn, <)r|{anizali»li,
J^ellioilK, lUKpiiHiloM aiHl l)iHl<iiUii-i." By SI, ('. U.i?anl,
I'li.I). BoHtoii : CoiiKrcKalional SnndaysclUMd aii<M',Ul>'
liBliin): Sot-icly. Toronto: William Uri(5({K. Prii-e, flofh,

wlVli'b l'""* merely (or Its object the'
poriiHal of the whole iiVlble In aU specified
lime." i

UlHhoii Vincent thus etjiphaalzea the
lipportance of tho Homo Dcpwtnvont :

•" aometlmcH people who wpnt to go ,
to Sund*y-Hcho<il cannot, blltancc hln-
dera. Weather hinderi. Iltneaa hin-
ders. To thoHo people the B|ay-at-hoino
achooi Is p, bleaaiiig. It paaies the time
away swiftly aufl pisttsiintlil. It take*
people 'out of thcnmelves.' I It proventa
gloomlnoHH and melancholia. It brings
good company Into the hoiae— propliela
and apoHtlea, kinga and anfeela, and tho
Christ hliuaelf, It opertS ircat wlntto^ifa
that give far-reachlhg peitpectlves. A
Sunday-achool at homo'lsla great thing
for a home. Let u» haveja country full
of auck Bchoola. Think of the new
element put Into eyery-dhy life by that
school— the conaelences (quickened, the
Interest In divine things! awakened, the
better literature dlatrlliuted, and the
beat rellgloua work carried on. Let us
comnlend the home scWool as a plan to
be made effective. T*at It! Teat It
at once I Begin at your home— whether
you, the reader of these lines, be super;
Intcndedt, teacher, or^ pvipll. Look iip
neglected children or thoae who for any
reaaon do not go to Sunday-school.
Find a place— somebody's kitchen or
parlour. Appoint a meeting. Get les-
son and other papers. Begin!" _^

In further Uliigtcatton-of-ttirtieneilt
-oftHe^ Home^epartment Dr, Hazard de-
scribes the claaaes for wtom it is
apecially designed.

THK SHIT-INH.

SO i'tK. Hi-t. I'aiwr, 25 «t*. net.

"(l)The Shut-ins. There are the
aged and Infirm. It is pitiful to think
how much they are . left to themselves.

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/In many a homo thoy ilraply orrwpy n
torner. Thoy ar« itindo to f«'«l thivt
thoir (lny« o( uii«>(iiIih'K8 i^ro untlioly
lonu by. It l» huril ao t(> bo Inft out'
of nvfrylhltiK. Tl>«>y will liu mjolcwd
to know thiitUH'v Htlll run 1)0 ictwinliUfMl
with wthcrH nnd Jiavu (i iilum wlMi tlit-m.
ThiM knowleiiKo w'" •'" mmh to tllHMl-
puiit their laneUneHH unil Inc^iMiHH thi'tr
jieir-r<;Miu'it. Already It haH broUKht
Joy and comfort to many

"Tlmo goon Hlowly by to the hIcU.
Tho t(«nd(>ncy with thoui Itt to morbid
dwt'llinK upon thoIr dlHi'iiwo. ■ Tijt'y
Hhoiild be Klvi<n HortiPlhlitK to Ad, nut
b(>yon<) thflr powoth, whb'h Ih olHM-rfiil
and HtlmuluthiK, and which will liiUo
Uii*m out of themsolvPH. A Ilttio work
each day upon tho losHOn, oh stroNKth
will permit, and tho kuidon-footpd nio-
nuMitH will tako on wlngH. If one rt;-
iL'overs, It will b«) to greater UHofulncHs;
and If on«i dlcH, thoHo Iohhoiih will.
Illuminate the valley of the shtidMw "f
death.

■' Then there are the motherH. who nrf
kept at homo by their little chll.^lren and
their houBehold dutloH. Thojr never-
ending round of tanks beeoraOs almost
unbearable drndRery unlCHS the heart
and the;nilnd are Btlmuiated, . For tlieni
the time taKen for Utble Btudy la an '
abaolutQ gain. They will b(» tho freBhi^r
and the stronger for U.^j#l^heh the
heart Is cheered, dutles^Kwmu IlKbt.
And then, too. they wllffwib better
mothers for so doing— klriBor, more
patient, more loving, wiser. Kor the
^ake of the ch^dren and the whole
household they should be disciples of
Christ.

" There is usually no txpportunlty for
the servants to attend the Sabbath-
school, The Home Department offers
to them the opportunity of studying tho
SMndny-school lessons. Thus the par-
. lour and the kitchen may be associated^
,, together, and ejiohHoenthe better for the
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THE KItlT-ol'TH. . .

" (2) The Shut-outs. ■ Th^e are the
commercial travellers, the railroad con-
ductors, brakenlen, engineers, newsboys,
railway poftal clerks, telegraph opera-
tors, bote/ clerks, drug clerks, steamer
bfllcers aid employees, army officers and
soldiers, /civil engineers and their as-
sistants/boatmen, etc., etc. Whether
he Is /on the rail or ttio ocean or In
camp'^he can take his Quarterly and
soon put himself into sympathetic con-
nection with those at home.

" Mon)< (uiiilUi'M arf< Mliuiiifd mo far
from chur<;h and Hundny-w-hool that
they (iihiKit aili'iid either Hervltrc, or
molt* tUiui one. Others ari> In Mnmll
(■oni'niunllleH wlwru there are h«> church
or Sunday-itcliool privlli'KeM, or live In
loculttli^H where they nrn pointed friini
nil the bencdiM of society. •: To ^nuch
famllleM the Home Depiirtnu'nt \» an In-
cHllmiible boon. It lirlnKH litem Inio
conned ton with thoiiMtindH of lllhe^<».
They feel the ImpiilHe of, the Miililiiml
life which throbs In the church iiiiJ
Huiidiiy-Hchool. 'I'lhlH inenliil and uioi;il
HllmuhiH l» JUHt what they need. Ii U
like brlnKlll^ Into the home a tcliKiMidi
wire whicli coiinectH It w.llli (lie grcai
world without, thoiiKh it may he .tipni'i
Home loiiely moiiiiliilii top or In hoi^ic
uiifi'e(|iietiled vah.t."

A corps of I'loiue Ueparlment Visitors/
going over itle (jeld once ev«ry ililill'ler/
Ih of lllciilcullihle UHHlHtailce ti> the piis-
tor and advuiitiiKe to the church, |)rj
Haxiird glv<'s ii number of louchiiiK llltiH|
t rations of the bencdicllou iIii|h ItroiiKhi
to the UKcd, the sick, the lonely, tho for-
gotten. ' In one Home Department niiie
persoHH over seventy years of ane afe
HludyiiiK tlu^ loHsoii.s; in anothei- an old
liidy of ninety-seven, nnd In iMiother/'a
man ot^iilmty-slx. I

Hspec'lally do IhvaJIMs weh'ome /it.
Onc! lady said, "You don't know hiiw
I feel when I hear the bell rln« on Sim-
day monilng; 1 want ho much to nii to
church."

Another said, " 1 thank you for lie1|i-
Ing nil! to study (i()d'H Word. 1 havi^
found Christ, and 1 want to Join the
church." '

Another, on her dying bed, safd: "Tel
my puHtor that my home study record it]
full, up to dale."

This Department reaches out lls'^rnys
of love. and sympathy and embrjKjSs
those-who iiiivo no homcH. Dr. Hazard
mentions one class twelve of whoso
number were In mountain camps ninety
miles away. "-^U takes some corres-
pondence to sustain such a Doimrtment,
but how welcome It must be to tKose
lonely miners!" Another class In Con-
necticut has In Its membership eight
persons who liave removed to Utah.
Mothers can by^ this means ke«p In
touch with their" hlldren who, In our
migratory modern life*, have mov^d far
from home.

A Sunday-school in Dakota started a
Home Department through a I stage
driver, who offered to deliver tho lesson'

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THE HOME UEPARIMKNT

belpit unil pap«rii to any alont hU ruMta
who wouUt Join.

liut do«H thiH lloDin I)«partniont Ioh-
Hvn tlio uttenduncu fiud Intluence of the
Huntluy-Hcliool ? Quite, tho nivurHf.
Th« following are teiitfhionleH on thiH
•tibject :

" It Invnrlably tondH to the upbiillil-
4>t-tt>« Huuilay-MsUtH*! tu inM»b«FHt>l|)i
In lntor«iit, iinil In power."

" The IncvUiiMe remilt of awukonliiK
liitereHt In Ulblu Httidy uthonin MueniH
to bo to bring to Sundaj^'Hohool all. who
can come."

A theological student fcMjnd that there
were nlnuty-ulx perHons In the Biinday-
Bchool. Organizing a Homo Uopart-
ment, one year afterward the BtatlstlcH
of. the school were as followu : In the
main school, IIU; in the Home Depart-
ment, 136; total, 262.

UMl l.TM.

The moHt hallowed reHults often fol-
low this home teaching. A man so
given up to drink that he attemptJtd
suicide, while confined to bed from his
Injuries was Induced to Join the Home
Department, His study of the Ulble led
to his conversion, to his victory over
his depraved appetite, and to his Joining
the Methodist Church.

Not seldom, instead of drunkenness
and wife-beating, the Home Department
has brought concord and love.

A backslider, restored to the favour
of God, when dying exclaimed : " Qod
bless the nian^who first ^hodght of the
Home Class I" V

No element is more vital than the
quarterly visitor. The visitor Is gener-
ally a young lady of leisure and culture
and winsome ways, who first secures the
promise of the Home Department scholar
to spend, at least, half an hour In the
study pf the Hcriptures every week, and
then makes periodical visits to receive
reports, help with dlfflctiltles, and dis-
tribute the lesson literature. The genial
infiuence of such visitB to the homes of
the poor and neglected, or those who
are shut out from social intercourse by
sickness or isolation, is in Itself an un-
speakable benefit. It Is an exhibition of
Christian altruism that overcomes pre-
judice and wins confidence. It is a
proof that the churches are not mere
social clubs of the welj-to-do, but that
they seek to remember the forgotten, to
visit the neglected, and to benefit the
needy.

The intellectual stimulus of such study

upon even ■lUggUh minds is very gfeut.
They feel tlie inspiration of keeping Hl«p
with the great army, wh** are every week
studying the same cha|i|profi*^ HIttlo.
riiey acquire a new Interest In I ha
greutest clasMlc of all tho ages, an*l many
are led to reformed lives.

One of the must striking results of
the H«>mfr 4>e|»arime»t is ihn Way In
which It helps the pastor In his worlT,
und thus benefits tlie whole church.
The visitors can find out those who have
niemberMhlp letters from other churchbSi
but have neglected to present them:
those who are concerned about their sal-
vutiun, but are too timid to make It
known; those who are In trouble through
sickness, or sorrow, or sin; those who
can bo devolojied into Christian work-
ers in th^ Sunday-school, the League or
Endeavour Hoclety, or other forms of
Christian work,

The pastor, too. may greatly help the
Home Department. He can Initiate the
movement. He can organize one In
connection with his own church and
school. He can commend It In his pas-
toral visits to business men, to the aged,
the infirm, the invalids, the mothers,
servants, nurses, etc. He can pfeacb
upon it, he can mention it in public
prayer, he can encourage its workers,
and can fn many ways identify himself
with It.

The following are testimonies of pas-
tors As to its Jjgiportance :

Rev. R. E. Burton, of Syracuse, N.Y..
says : " We believe In it first, last, and
all the time. I do not think there Is a
single department of church work in
which results are more easily, quickly,
and largely realized. If pastors only
knew the advantages of such a depart-
ment, tlioy would at once Introduce it
Into their churches,"

Rev. Dr. Hallork, of Rochester, N.Y.,
says : " Another feature Is the co-opera-
tion secured between the parents and
the Sunday-school teachers. Parents
through the Home Department become
lntereste<i in the Sunday-school lessons,
and studying them themselves also teach,
them to their children, and are Interested
In them and their studies, while before
they paid no attention, but turned the
children over entirely to the Sunday-
school teacher."

The requisites for Introduclns: the
Home Department are! very simple. A
few cards of explanation, the Sunday-
school Quarterly, which nan be had for
five cents,' an envelope for receiving
voluntary contributions and making re-

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wullh i)xc«n<l th» icmt of HitpiilyliiK llturii-
tnj|;;p for tho cIiimok, itml Ioum* ir liiunl-
Hditin halniicc ' for iiilHiiloiiiiry or ottuT

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fliM which ai'u coiiftM-rcil by ihu
Dctmiirimnt ;

" l.> II incnumcH iiUi>iuluni'<; (I|h»i thi>
nuilii Hchool. In HinioMt «vi>ry liiMtancc
Ihit lltiiiut l>>|»>i'>iii*'i>t Ihh'oiui'k a {<>tM]<M'
to (h«> inalii tu-hnol.

"'i. It. furnlBln'rt an fffi'i'llvii int'thoil
for I'vanHi'lUlUK tin' tlc^ld covi'ii'd |iy a
clnirch. A cornH of VlMltorn i't>Kiilurly
canvaH^InK Hh lei-lil6ry Im u K^viU tvUi-
foiTcuiunt to lh»! ihurcli.

" 3. It c-onifurlH ami holpH invaliilH.

"4. It r»'C'ov«rn l)ai'kHlltl«»rH. 'I'Ik'
offcct of Uonii' Htuily of th" MlbU) Ih Io '
brUiK thi'iu back aKaIn Into tbo <hlir<-h.

■ 5. It (lovolops fntntly rollMlon. Thn
nit'inborH of a funilly cannot Mtiidy ,th(>
DIblo toKOthor without Ik'Iiik broiiKlH
face. to fact! with thoi<o qnoHllonH which
rclattr to lh(>lr hoiiI'h Kalvatlon.

" 6. Jt IncrcftHCH church attendance.
IntcroHf In Hll)l«! Htudy Ih always followed
by an IntoreHt lii the Hfirvires ftf I he
cliuich._..j

''^'>T. It developB . (MuiHilail woikers.
, thUiK Ih better ndaph'd to make
^iulHtlann effective labonrerH for (^hrlnt
than to ttjipolnt them an vlHltora In the
'Home Pepartment. The cfmrcbes need
thiH anency for lift Hijlendld discipline.
It fiirnlHhea HomelhInK Bp«'clllc for the
memberH of a chiircli to do, which Ih
within their power, and which will he
produt'tlve of great results,

" Wherever It has been thoroughly
trleil. tho Home Department has been
found to be a preat evangellHtlo aRency.
It is calculated to reach those IncUvi-
duals and families who are wllhoul the
Oospei in a Gospel land, and for whom
the church is responsible. The plan is
simple. Inexpensive, and effective. By
all means adopt It."

iiitowi'ii IN i.\Nii>,y,

It is only four years stnoe th6 Home
Classes have been enumerated In our
Sunday-school statistics, althounb tlie
Home Department has been cultivated
Tor a considerably longer time. In 18!).">

.■ ' Tlifsf'i'cijuisilrs iiiTfcintwhttl fri'V foF iiilr<i(ltifli«ifi Ii\
(III' .MctliiMlisI llinikltiHini''. Txronlii, Miinlrial .liul Mali
■rax.:

wo relMtrted l.H.'irt ineniberN

partnieni: In iku«I we ri'poried ;i,ll!), and

In INU7, G.i:tr>. TlilH Ih a
IncreaHe, and It In expected

In thlit Do-

Very rnpld
thai the r«-

liiinM (or IMUM will be Kruiily In i^il-
vunce.'

Our riuiiday-HchoolN In th|> hiMt qund-
leiiiiliini report an increiiHe of :.'il,'tt*ii, or
over leii 4H<r cent, on I he pr 'vldiiH i|uu(l-
rennluni. Vet ilA>re |« roum for a much
greater liicreuMe. We have,<4,45ri pri'iich-
iiig appolniiiieiu»<. .\i every one of
tlicHc we ought Io have a mcIiihiI, or at
leant n Home Deparliiienl. Yet we hiivn
only a,.'tu7 hcIiooIm, leaving I.IIM iippiilnt-
nieiiiH wlllioiil either MetbodiNt Ai'hool

or IliUlie hepiirlinelil, III elllier MUlllllier
or winter.*

Moreover, the slatlMllcs' re|mrt only
2.040 HchoolH UM open Ihroughiiiit the
entire year, leaving l.lltil. chlelly In ihe
leiiioie and Isidiiied pliiieH, where, tin
aicounl of HtrCMH of weather or bad
niiidH, the Hi'hool liiiml bi> llileiriipled
ilurlng the winter. Otten It Im ditllciilt
U) reorganl/e them In the Hprliig. Tlie
connection of llie h-HH(iiiH Is ii)Ht, and
their value and l.he IntereHt In them be-
comeH greatly Impaired,

Here tjui Home Hcpartineiit may. be
of special value. Tiie IcHMon leaves and
papers may be receiverl aiid' fllMtrlbuted.
and Ihe Iwmie study of the leHsoiiH con-
tinued. The people may thus be kept
In touch with the SiiiiduV'Si'liool work
Mirouglioiit the long months (if ihe'wtn-
|er. and the scboid be ready for early
reorganization without the loss of d
single iess»)n In the sprlnRi ,.

i'i's«iiiii.iriK>.

BHt^ si 111 .larger Weld Opens before
us.' "k^X" evi.'ry. om? of our I!ti2,l04
Hct)olar*i in oiir hcIiooIh it ought not Io
he dllllcult to secure at least one Home
student of the lesson. Hut there are
still larger pps.^lbllltles. The 278,0fi4
members (if our church must be multi-
plied by five to reach the number of
those who return themselves In the nfll-
clal census of the country as the ad-
herents pf Methoilism and dependent up-
on It toir their religious 4n^'lructlon. Of
these we reach less than one-fifth in our
Simday-Behnols. What an» we doing
for the sjiei-ial training In tm Word of
(lOd, the foil^idatlon of an religion and
morality, for the other foiir-flflha ?

Here la grand work for our schools,

' TtiffriMiU'.'ut ;i'tMii-.^v.' .It Mi.ih> itM)j«>4i'-ii|i|Viiii|ltiiriiN

rniiill-SlllMlllX :srllilliU. ■ ~ .

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THE HOMK DKPAKTMKWT

our ICpwitrth Miikudm, and ehurehai.
WhX an Imputad « gaimral tffort for
llllila tttnehtng would g|v« to nvnry ii»-
iwrtiuftnt of cbtirch Ufa «nil nhurirh
work I How It would qil our iirhoolii.
•nlnrRA our congraRiitlona, tncr«nN« th«
IntnlllRoncn and pinty of our |>«opl« I
Lot th« watcli-word for tha opAiiliiK year
of tha nnw contiiry Iia k million iiouli
tauKht In thn Word of (lod, a* well •■
A million dollars raUod for aRRroaalva
ChrlMtlun work.

WHAT OUR MINISTERS, SAY
ABOUT IT.

" Thn Homn Departmunt In ronni'cllon
With our H(ibl)nth-«chool work Iiuh provpil
■ auccofiM, I am led to bellovn, Iri ov«ry
way. .^ho Babbath-iichool auporlntond-
nnt appelira to be very atrohgly In Uh
favour."

H. B. Hill, Freeltpn. dnt. '

" Wo have found the people In thc<lr
homeH, aInioBt without exeeptlon. plnaHod
to tak« up the leHHOnfl, and I don't bn-
llove any of tho ofllcc^rH of thtf flchool
quCBtlon the value of the Ilomd Depart-
ment. '■ : -

A. t. JoneH, Windsor Mills, P.Q,

"Wo have seventy-five homes readinft
In the Home Department. The work Is
well read, much apij^clntod, and parents
■ay It Is a great help In preparlnfc the
chlldipn for Sunday-Bchool. We have
aa excellent ludy canvasser for this
A work."

B. B. ScOtt, Ayenue Road. Toronto.

"With yourself I take a great interest
In the Home Dopftrtment. I look upon
It as a very Important part of our Sun-
day-school work. In towns and cities
It Is peculiarly effective, not only .In
bringing the parents in touch with the
Sunday-school, but also in bringing
families Into touch with the pastor. I
find difficulty In getting suitable persons
to take charge of It. but am sure. If well
conducted, of Its efficiency."

Geo. W. Fisher. FalrvUle. N.B.

Hoina

■ch >m«

"Tha
■air by Us
of tha
maitt, and
here. It* li
In a grand
klngiloni of

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4 »' J "Wf,**"' ■

Dapartmant commandf It*

Intrinsic worth, (ha breadth
ime, the aicallent arrunae-
while only sllibtly known
nuenca lii vary positive. it

ninvamnnt Iri building tha

Christ."
Carl Allum. Mattawn. Ont.

" I am glad that ynii are pushing tha
Humit l>«pi|rtmenl. It Is very success*
ful with urt. Wi> would not on any jic-
count give It up. It rekcts on tha school
and publlcl service. It promotes tha
study of the Word, and there Is noth-
ing more nradful to-day In our ohurohes."

J. Crothers, Napanao, Ont.

" The Homo Department of the Iroquois
Hundny-Hchjol not only has given help
iinil satlirfiii tlun to inuny who. for vari-
ous reasonii, arc unable to attend the
school, but the systematic canvass of th«i
families for this department has resulted
In iM)curlni| an Increased attendance of
children and young people at the school."

J. Tallman Pitcher.

"At' two of the appointments on this
circuit the Homo Department (s doing a
good work. (1) It helps to keep our
people In touch with the International
Hunday'-schOol Lesson. (2) We think It
brings Qospel truth Into the homes of
our people. Thus many are Interested
by this means In other church worH."

J. J. Llddy, Keene, Ont.

" There are about twenty-one studying
In the Home Department of the Sunday-
school on this circuit. Officers In our
schools should go out to those who can-
not or will not attend Sabbath-school
and organize the Home Department, es-
pecially where the schools are not held
In connection with th« public service.
Thus many who are, carelessly drifting
will be led to a correct study of Scripture,
and to the wise Improvement of the
Lord's Day: We had an Increase In this
Departinent last year In Montreal Coofer>'
ence of 601." ; .

W. Hendersoq. CowansvlHe. P.Q.

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TIIK lloMh: DKI'AKIMKNT

" When I runiit h«i'fl In Jiinn iMt I
found kIiuuI 35 nitmna «nrol|«<l In tH«
lloixin IMipiirtmi'nt. t |kv« ■omn atti)n-
tlnn to It, nml have now, I think. ovi>r
IIH) nnniAii onrollKil In thin liopartmont.
It In Mnir-aiiiiliilnlnR, and wn lio(i«i It will
l)« tiwTt) than that In th« nciir fiitiiri'.
Th<t attuorlnnri' ut th« Humliiy'Mi'liiMil Iiun
Incrranvil by thU."

H. W, TqUtin. Warkwortb, Ont.

" Our , llom« n<>|mnm(int la viiry «iii'-
(•••Hufiil. W«« hiivo KWi -niimilxTH In
Ihlrtnon clai«M««. On<at Intdrnitt U taken
In the Htudy of thi) lemonH by many of
Out in«<mbi>rM. I nolo one In pnrtlcnUr
who Im ' Hhtii iu/ And (IndM kd'uI <'otn-
fort In th^ Word, and from the vUIIm
of the periian In chii-rRe. It Ir a moHt
enruuraiiing feature of our i»c-hiM»l work."

Job Shcnton, Ht. John, ^f.n.

day-ttchiMd. It hao been of vefy apwelal
b^nellt III ihtt'Mli'k. naed. itnd neieiotartly
nhut In: and hnit been more thitn one*
the tlrti Induenie to draw to the Huh*
day-iirhiM>l «ome who iMM>eure(| unlikely
ever to attend. Ity the varied InllueneiMi
II hrUiKM. In inrrvlnR on It* partH, It haa
won Moula to (tod " . - '

W. UwKon. UlrhllMicto, N.ll.

"There hiiH been quite an In- '
inrijiit awakened anuuiK many yiUit did
not attend Hunday-nehool, or even
ohurch. Homo have <'<mie tnto the
Keneral HtliOol, and one or tM>o havo
eommelie«Ml to e»me oeeaalonaHy to
rhuri'li. It haH more. than paid Km way
Itnani-lally fr(mi the ftrnt. To our wnrk-
■erH mid Kunday-Mrhool' ofDeerH there haa
(•<»me jtreat encouranement."

15. MIddleton, Uindon. Out.

"We h|kv<> been condurtlnK a H(mii'
Departmertt for about a year, and with -
ronxlderable HurreHa. addluK to the tiHm-

■^ bera and xenernl Interest of the nehortl.

'We havo found great poHnlldlllles of help
to our neneral chdirch work in thU De-
part nienl. HellevInK we have been
divinely led Into thiH work and prny-
InK for ItH eniarKemeni and (VroHperity."

D. Chapman, Woodatock. N.ll.

" I look upon the Home Department of
the Sundny-jtchool an one of great value.
It virtually romplotoa the whole plan,
and reaehea all who rannot attend Sun-
day-Bchool. It la working well In Vienna
and neighbourhood. Oiio young mother
fonnd her flrat convletlona in this way.
and Boon died of ronaumptlon of the
lungs. She .-froquently expreaHcil her
gratitude to the committee."

A. 8. Edwards, Vienna, (>rit.

"I am a atrong believer In thftt Im-
portant branrh of Sundny-sehool work.
I have Known It createjl auch Interest
In Sundaji-schoola where none exiHtcd aa ,
to lead to the organization of one. It
Jiaai kept up Interest In the lessons
through the winter in homes too far
from the town church to attend a Sun-

" The Home Department of ttieHunday-
HclWMd Ih ill operullon at two achoola on
IhlH t'heiiit. Three good reaillta we be-
lieve have been noticed; Home people
Who never before regularly opened th«f
lUble are brought Into sympathy with
the study of It; the vlaltora are given
opiHirtitiiitleH and iicceHa to fiiniHIeH who
before were not In active Hympalhy with
the ^-hurch; the pnator has a vuUiable
helper in proaecutlng pernonal work."

(jcorge Stafford, Harnston, Que.

" The Home Department la a great suc-
ceas In DcHerontch We have about 200
HtudyIng the Sunday-School lesaonrt '.n
that department. IncrenHed attendance
In tiro general school, Increaseil attend-
ance at church, the reading of the Strip-
tuies in homes in which the Uible was
never rend, and the conversion, at special
meetings, of aowe who hitherto never
atteniied church, ore some of the results
we note of "the Home Department."

■■■ civtc.

•• The Home Department in connection
with the Central church Sunday-school
is in a very (lourlahlng condition, thanks
to Mr. Geo. M. Lee and his Sunday-
school class of yoiing ladles. During
the past year the riiembership has gone

from leiB than forty up to about one hun-
dred and fifty. I find that It affords
opportunity for Christian work and con-
veraatlpn on the Book, and alRo Increaflea
the Interest In the churah and Sunday-
school on the part' of Hre people. The
regular visitations Urlng pastor and
church Into more sympathetic fellowship
with the community."

yeo. J. Bishop, 14 Park Road.

jTHE HOMK DMPARTMENT - /

▼HAT OUR LAY FRIENDS SAY

OF IT.

" The Home Department of Centenary
Sabbath^'school has proved a grand suc-
cess, being the most successful depart-
ment last year In the school."

W. A. Brown, St. John, N.B.

"In the points where It has been hon-
estly used by members. It has been a
great success. Our Home Class would
be flourishing all along the line if otir
superintendent of this work "had not left
us a Bhoft .time ago; and no successor
has >yet been found. He was active and
earnest, and we Want another of the
same Atamp. The right sort of super-
intendent. Is ^he only thing necessary to
make this Department successful any-
where."

A. E. I,,avell, Walsh, Ont.

Mr. A. J. Donly, superintendent of the
Binicoe Sunday-school, writes : " Our
Home Department Is well looked after.
We havg a regular attendance at our
scl);ool of about IGO, besides ajlome De-*
pnrtment numbering 70."

" We have a mem'berBbip of forty-
seven, nearly all of whom study
the International Lessons regularly. We
find the parents taking more interest In
the school and the lessons* of the chil-
dren." V
, M. ,A. Belchef. Halifax, N.S.

" I regard the Home Department of
the Sunday-school as most important.
It causes many parents to study the
Word of Ood who would not be likely
to do 80 very much. It keeps them In
touch with the Sunday-school proper and
places them in a better position to iti-
telltgently help their children in the
preparation of the Sunday-school lesson,
while the visits made *y those who
have charge of this work wonderfully
aid in securing the presence of those
they visit at the regular church service
in the evening."

T. E. Bartley, CplUngwpod, Ont.

''in my experlenoe, the necessity for
;i successful Home Department is a good
visitor or visitors. Given them, and I
have yet to see an unsuccessful Home
Department. In this churgji we are re-
organizing this department of our Sun-
day-school at present, and hope by a
careful canvass to largely increase our
numbers. At our Sunday-school anni-
versary services on the 26th ult„ we
have decided to bring the sdvantage and
needs of this department most promin-
ently before our congregation."

P. L. Richardson, Montreal.

"Webplieve that three or four Con-
secrated men or women at each appoint-
mont are sufficient for this work. 'Put
It on them. Let them feel the weight,
and they will work. We mean to go on
trusting In the Holy Spirit. " He will
help us."

"jno. H. Wrfght, Heathton, Que,

" This department of Christl&n work is,
I believe, of great importance. It
slynuld have the sympathy and hearty
co-operation of both pastor and Sunday-
school superintendent. It helps both
Sunday-school and church In- their efforts
for winning souls to Christ, and the
advancement of his cause."

"Vera." .

" At Stanstead we" now have eighty-
five, and hope to get mote. The
Interest in the study Is Increasing. It
proves a strong bond of union with
the cbiirch and seems to establish a good
understanding everywhere. The work
is full of pleasant surprises and en-
courag^nients, and we trust it is leading
us to the solution of sbniie problems."

' Jessie Colby, Stanstead, Que.

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THE HOMK DKJ'AUTMENt

-\^,

'" bur Home Department of the Sunday-
achool baa been helpful in every way.
It baa Increased th^ Intereat In the
school. Parents take -more Interest In
the lessons, and many have come to the
school, bringing their children with
them, and thus the school 1« better at-
tended, collections Increatfed, the lessons
better known, and the school and home
greatly benefited by the Home Depart-
ment.", u

H, Thomas, Castlcton, Out.

organized a' Home Departmedt
extension of our Sabbath-school over
three years ago. I know for a <iertalnty
that the ^ible ts the familiar book in
more than one home now, where formerly
It was seldom read. It has drawn the
people In the community nearer one an-
other. . The visitors eiiter homes they
never used to, and that In Itself not only
belps the visited,. but the visitor as well.
As I see it, there is no iagenc^ In con-,
nection with our church work that ca|i
help the pastor as welt."

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May Maud Canfi^ld, Odelltown, Ont. '^~

"We are working «t a Home Depart-
ment. It goes very slow. Why? Be-
cause we work slow. But it goes fast;
•very fast, for the amount of work it
gets. It la a great drawing card for our
Sunday-sphooi. Wiien I ask a parent
about Joining the Home Department, they
often say, ' Well, the children can go to
Sunda.y-8chool.' Then r have had the
parent to come. I find it a very fine
way for us to Introduce the subject of
Christ into a home. Our Home Depart-
ment is Small. We propose continuing
and growing."

J. W. Freeman^ Freeman, Ont.

" Wr have a Home Department, with
a"m6mbership of one hundred and thirty-
three. Many of the members appre-
ciate it very much. It has increased
the attendance upon the main school
and on the services of the church, and
has promoted the systematic study of
the Bible. It has been a success flhan-
cially, the members having contributed
quite largely towards the support of the
school. A mother told of It being a
help to her in helping the (jhildren pre^
pare their lessons" for Sunday-school.

Another niembtM- told of It being the
(inly connection she has with the
church, she being an Invalid, and how
much she enjoys It and the quarterly
visits of the visitors."

Mabel M. Craig, ait. John, N.0.

"Bible study is now more enjoyed,
Som^ have ilroppcd out, yet It is more
from the vlHitorH than t.lio members.
Have vIsHorH in sympathy with the
work, not afraid of roads or of ask lug
people. The older peopli>' have more
sympathy willl the m-hool v-hon they
become members of It themHelves. Par-
ents who belonged to It have bcM-onie
regular attendants of the school now."

David .Itimes, Thornhill, Ont

• /, ■

"We have had the Home Department
in our school now for three or four
years. It^ends to create a general |n-
teresti. In Sunday-school work and In-
creiiaes the attendance. We have a com-
plete list of men, women and children
beiohging to the congregation and know
Just who we have yet to look up and
Wiii t» thiB study of the Scriptures.
Anything on Ways of working wUl be of
help to the visitors."

T. H. Patrick, Souris, Man.

." We are in our third year in the Home
Department. We have about sixty mem^
hers. Our membership has been kept '
up, although the work is in the midst;
of a migratory people. We give the/
members the privilege of using thij
library. By. m:eans of this Important
work we come In contact with many
persons whom we can sympathize with
an<l help in their spiritual life. .^n
Opportunity is often given to* direct/ In
the choice of books, and the Bible /es-
pecially." ' . I

BenJ. Highiield, Parkdale, Toronto, ■

"We have completed our third year
in the Home Department. Average
number reported as studying the lesson
each quarter : 18»5, 87; for 1896, 105;
for 1897, 100. We endeavour to
embrace all meinbers of the church.^aj
try to follow up ex-scholars of the,JltDle

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"the HOME^ UEFARtMENT

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''■ eiau, M we extend our operation! Into
the Dieted States, and Toronto, where
the vlsnor of the Home Department baa
not reapQed. We believe there is no
branch of church work yields better re-
.turna for labour beatowed."

Oeo. Flint, Jun., Stouffville, Ont.

'"The Home V Class has beeb the
means of starting thos^ two new
schools. The members have been
visited quarterly or written to. The
work is very helpful. It gives a
chance to speak to those who hardly
ever get out to service of any kind, t
think It is a department of Sunday-
school work that should, be taken up in
connection with almost every school;
The Home Class Department Is the next
thing to the Sunday-school lUelf, in the
good done to those who Join it."'

W. L. White, Melgund. Man.

HOV TO CXJNDOCT THE HOME
DEPARTMENT.

The following suggestions, by the Rev.
Dr. Worden, of the Presbyterian Board
of Publication, Philadelphia, are among
the best that we have seen :

WHAT IS TH« HOMK KIll'AKf MEST OK TIIK
- SAllJIATM-SCHOOL?

The Home Department of the Sabbath-
schoot- is that branch of the school which
systematizes and develops the weekly
study of the lessons at home by those
who for any reason are unable to attend
the sessions of the Sabbath-school.

WHAT IS THK STANDlSlV OF TIIK HOMK
liErvBT.MEST?

The same as the Primary, Intermediate
or Adult Department of the Sabbath-
school. The Home Department mem'
bers are to be placed upon the coll of
the school, and^ are to have the rights,
privileges, and fellowship of the members
of the Sabbath-school. The Home De-
partment visitors are to be considered
as regular teachers in the Sabbath-school.

WHAT ABU THIi pOTIKS OV MILMItKIIS OK
TIIK. HOMK bkl'AikTMkNT?

To Study the Sabbath-school lessons,
at least half an hour each week as in-
dividuals, or in family or neighbourhood
classes, to keep an accurate record of
the study of each week, and to report
such study to th6 Visitor of the Home
Department; and to make a weekly offer- ;
ing.

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WHAT AKK HIIMK Ot THE VRIVILWiES OK
.MKMIIEKH OK VllE HOME UEI-ARTMKST?

" Membership, enrolment, recognition,
ami fellowship, visitation and supervision
by a Visitor, direct relationship with the
pastor; the supply of Lesson Helps; free
use of the library, and a cordial Invita-
tion to attend all church and Sabbath-
school services, picnics, entertainments,
and social gatherings. Home Depart-
ment members are also invited to all the
religious privileges of the church (com-
munion, of course, excepted), and are' ex-
pected to visit, from time to time, the
regular services of the school, and to be-'
come acquainted with its religious life
and Interested In Its Sabbath and week-
day services. They should receive, an
do dther members, the religious visita-
tion of pastors and officers, and have
their sympathy and fellowship, watch
and care, especially in times ot Joy or
sorrow. They shoii,ld look upon the
chiirch with which they are connected
as their church, Its pastor tind offlcerd ,
as their pastor and officers, and feel that
they are in as full fellowship with Its
social and religious life as though they
were members , of Its congregatlot*,"-^
Dr. W. A.'Duncan.

WHAT .VKE SOME OK TllE AKVASTATiUS-.

;0K THE IIO.MK. DEPARTMENT? /

1. In addition to the above* enumer9,ted
privileges, this Department, by Its sys-
tem Of association and visitation, links
the members of the Home Departtnent
with the Sabbath-school Itself in the
blessed labQur of studying the Word of
God. It brings the sweet and hallowed
Intluences of Bible Christianity to sanc-
tify the tender ties and love of home life.

2. It gains th^ co-operation of many
parents in preparing their children for
Sabbath-school.

3. It brings earnest Christian workers
In personal contact with many who are
now neglecting the Bible and Christ's

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Mlvation, and, It mayv be, with many b(
Ood'B poor. . '

4. It carriejl the unspeakablfe joy at
Christian feilAwghip and aaHociated Btiuty
of God's Woql to many Christians who
are now shtiC in from church and Sab-

. bath-school.

5. It increases the memt)er8hlp of the
Babbatb-Bchoojl. .

6. It may add to the missionary offer-
ings of the school. •

7. It may prove a powerful and prac-
'V4ical means o^ reachlnK the unchurched

tnasses with the Oospei of Jesus.

Ertry S'lf'^i'i'/i-^'lmol ■iliuiilil Inn
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MIIAT AKB TIIK lll'TIE> UK THK UOMK.
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1. Realize that God your Saviour has
called you to this worlt. Therefore, feed
the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath
madie you an overseer.

2. Be the friend, of each member of
your Home Class, faithful and consUint.
Be genuinely interested in all that con-
cerns them. Count nothing of theirs in-
dftferent to you.

3. Pray daily for each of your nienibers
by name.

it. Talk with the pastor and the super*
Intendcnt of the Home Department con-
cerning (-ases of particular interest,
among your members. If any of your
members Would welcome a pastoral visit,
Invite the pastor to call upon them.

10. Cherish a heart at all times ready
to respond to tho Inrlulry frohi any mem-
ber, What must I do to be saved ? He
yontent with nothing short of the genuine
conversion of each vinconverted member
and the gracious upbuilding in Christ
of" every conve|ted member.

WUAT I'AN THK ilOMK KKrAKTMfiNT 1M> ►oil
MX'llHAtilSl'lltlKI.H CLtWIil' infllNti •

WINTKH OR '^IMMKH?

When a school for any rens<)u is dosed
during either winter or summer, it may
be temporarily organized Into a Home
Department, the Superintendent having
charge, the teachers acting as Visitors,
anil the scholins ^s members. AH the
arrnngehienls, down to details, ought to
be made before the school is closed. It
wl(,l be helpful to observe the folloVv^ing
suggestions ; «

1. During such times of closing,- the
<^'lf.ltor8 (formerly teachers) ought to be

especially careful that the Ixjsson Helps
and Report Knvelopcs are regularly fur-
nished to every member.

2. Each Vlsitor^hould faithfully eii-
the members by writing them

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your work or your memliers. Never re
veal things which should be confldential
between your members and yourself.

5. Visit your members at least once
each quarter, gathering their QuairtVr4y
R;eport envelopes and personally supply-
ing them with the Lesson Heilps.for the
coming quarter.,

6. Encourage your members to notify
you concerning any sickness in their
homes, and when so notified promptly
visit them. Make the best of all oppck-
tunitles for speaking a word for Christ,.
and his service.

7. Watch your members'- growing In-
terest m the study of tlie Bible. .\s
far as possible Induce them to attend
the Sabbath-school.

8. Encourage them .to jvlslt the Sab-
bath-school. If they cannot regularly at-
tend It: to take books from Us library;
to Join the Sabbath-school on all social
occasions, and at Christmas, Easter,
Children's Day, etc. >

Bible study.

;{. The Visitor ouglit not to' fail to
secure regular reports from each member..

WHAT IAN TIIK llilMK l'KI-AKtMKS.T |)l> KlIK •
• lIVMINltlKS IS Wllli:ll TUKltK
IS VO SAIIBATII srillllll,?

Where from any cause it is impractic-
able to organize' and conduct a Sabbath-
school, a Christian man or womari can
organize a Homft Department., Bllile
study, with all its attendant blessings,
may thus be brought to isolated homes
and lonely hearts. In course of time a
>?abl)ath-8chool n^ay be established as the
result of this work. - ^

Htm- i-iiii It Homi Di/.mtiii'lit III Slorliil
ill uini Siililiiifli-Srhoiil .'

The pastor and Sunday-school Com-
mittee, being convimed of the desirability
of having this work organized in their

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8abbath-«chool, adopt It and authoriie
the organization of a Home Department.

The next 8tep la the appointment of
R Superintendent of the Home Depait-
, ment. Tlw perHoti no appointed should
be an eaMeHt and IntelllRent believer In
the warit, one who c&n be relied upon
to Btxft It and carry It on td succesa.

This Superintendent can make a list
by territorial dlBtricts of the namen and
addresBes of all the members of the
church and congregation who do not at-
tend Sabbath'school. (If poaslble a
Bicetch map of the congregation can he
made, marking the realdenceH of the
meipbers.) Sub<livlde this Into districts,
each contaltil/ig twenty-five families or
less.

Then secure the Vlsltora. This la the
most Important part of the work of or-
ganization. Hold a meeting of the VisU
tors appointed for prayer and conference.
Fully explain at this meeting the Home
Department and the duties of Visitors'.

The pastor can then present the nature,
methods,, and advantage of this work
from the pulpit on the Sabbath. It will
be very helpful on the ^ame Sabbath to
have placed in every pev a copy of this
leaflet. ^

On the week following the Visitors can
be sent out to canvass for members, re-
porting within two weeks at a similar
meeting their success In securing mem-
bers of the Home Department.

the like,
follows :

The list and prtcaa are aa

HOW IS TUK CANVASS-HtH MKMIIKRS (((.' A
IIOMK IlKI-ARTSnivTATO BK MAIIK?/

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By th?' Visitors appointed by tjie De
partmeot prayerfully and carefully visit-
ing in the, entire congregation all who
will not or cannot attend Sabbath-school,
and cordially inviting th|em to Join the
-home Department. / An accurate record
should be kept of /this c^nvarfs. After
this canvass has/been mkde the entire
congregation caii be divided into small
dlEijricts, composed of not! grer twenty-
five famllies,yto each of which districts
a permanenl/yisitor can be assigned.

- ii(/»lE niM'AUTMKNt -srvM.i+as. ,'

Our flew Quarterly will be found iust
the thing to meet the needs of the Home
Department. Indeed, i^ was specially to
meet those needs, as well as those of the
senior classes In the schoolsi that It was
prejpared. We have arranged for a
complete supply of the tnemTRership cards.
forms of application, vJsftors' list, and

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SECRETARY CREWS ON THE HOME
DEPARTMENT.

The Jlev, A. C. Crews, Secretary of
the Sunday-school and Epworth League
Hoard, writes :

" The Home Department Is not Intend-
ed to Interfere with, or take the place
of actunl attendance on the Sunday-
schoeA' session. Its aim Is rather to In-
terest" In the KlUdy of the Bible those
who cannot conveniently attend. In-
valids, busy mothers, travellers, those
living remote from a plac^ of worship,
etc., .have by means of this department
been brought Into living sympathy with
the Sunday-school, and have been per-
sonally benoflted nqt a little. In many
homes parents have greatly' helped their
children by spending half an hour with
them In the study of the lesson each
week.

•' The auccefls of this department,
wherever it has been Introduced, has been
such as to warrant its belrig pushed ener-
getically. It Is an Indispensable adjunct
to the fully equipped school."

THE WESLEYAN ON THE HOME
DEPARTMENT.

In a vigorous article In The Wefileyan
on this subject the Rev. George Bond
writes :

"The Home Department Is really the
extension of the work of the Sunday-
school Into the home. It Is the enlist-
ment of those members of the family
who do not attend the school In the
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there, the aanie lemiou being takeji and
the same helps uaed.

"What an impetiiB It would give to the
intellectual and spiritual life of our
. communttifl^ ^ each ot our aehoola were
'tv organize a llonie Department on the
lines BuggesteU.' And why not? There
Is no cumbersome machinery, there are
no hard-and-fast lines, there Is no such
setting of lessons as to make the courHo
ImpoBslble to busy people. On the con-
trary, everything Is so slniplfs hu
adaptable to every place and circum-
stance and so easily and speedily pos-
sible of arrangement, that In a month
or less every Sunday-scliool throughout
the Connexion might have u Home De-
partment in full swing, to the very great
stimulus of Its own Interior work and to
the very great advantage of the church
and community with which It is con-
nected."

THE GRO^PtH OF THE HOME '
DEPARTMENT.

It Is very gratifying to notice the rapid
multiplication of Home Department Sun-
day-schools throughout .our connexion.
In a list which cannot be at all complete
we find lllof BUcli schools. The largest
attendance if at Deseronto, with an en-
rolled membership of 250, the next (s
Mitchell, with •fi28, the next Queen Street,
Kingston, with 150, the next Portland,
St. John, N.B., with 149, the next St.
John's West, Newfoundland, with liS,
the next Gait, with "ISG. In Newdale,
Manitoba, )s one with 100 members.
That it Is not necessary to have such
a large membership to carry on such
successful Home Departments is shown
by a number pt schools of twenty or
under, one or tw6 even having as few
as four members. We would be glad to
hear from these schools as to their suc-
cess of management In this list of
Home Department sphpols, Montreal Con-
ference comes first,- having 33, next New
Brunswick Conference, having 19, next
Hamilton' Conference, having 16, next
Toronto Conference, having 14, next Ix)n-
doiDL, Q^y of Quinte, and Manitoba Con-
ferences, having each 8, next Nova
Scotia and, Newfoundland Conferences,

having «>a('h 2. und next llrltlHh Colunibla.
Conference,, having one.

ESSENTIALS TO THE SUCCESS OF
THE HOME DEPARTMENT.

I. Ahimi fouryj'iirH ago we started It,
und It hUB/l)«><'n kept in operation ever
8lnce. It luiM not grgWn uh fust uh we
expected. ntnorrtielcnH It Is In a heiilthy
condition, und It Is developing in IntortMt
iji two diri'ctinnH, (a) in llible Htudjr, and
(b> In Sunduy-Bchool affiDrB. We have
only tried one local circle, ^t an outlying
point, iind With conalderable-fatlBfuctlon.
Other circles niuy follow. T^ie Depurt-
ment involves leadership, kind, con-
siderate, persevering leadership, und it
is not always avulluble.

2. The success of the Home Depurtnient .
largely, yes, nuiinly, depends upon the
Yjsltbrs. The vlBltors have been, wttir"
us, mostly our Sunday-school teachers,
und these, us meaibers b^ the various-
church dnxlllurie^, ure Very inuch bur-
dened indeed. The Home Department
ought to he a church institution, und
one of the special features of church re-
lationship. The church members, v and
church adherents, do not know ehouKii
about each other, and so they should
visit each other more, upon a systematic
plan, and incidentully they could help
along the Home Department by making
its lessons the subject of their conversu-
tion. A reading church, and a church
impresBse<l by Its reading, is a progre<<-
sive. church. The Home Department of
the Sunday-school should reaUy be in
the church's eiire,^and be looked after
by the church, by^ those not otherwise
occupied on Sunday, as the Sunday-
sOhool workers have too much to .do.

3. Above all, the Home Department
needs spirit. Nothing can prosper wlth-^
put enthusiasm. Where the church _
members are vigorously canvassed,
where the appeals to them are backed
by fervour, there Is a ready response,
and In time, in this way, the Home De-
partment should embrace the church's-

entire membership. •"'

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.HOW IT WORKS IN OTTAWA. .

Une -year ago we Btarted the Homo
CJaas Department in our school. The
lack of co-opjBrtttlon on the part of the
pnrenta and friends with the work of
the school led me to think seriously
about adopting^ the Home Class as a
point of contact. Accordingly, 1 brought
the matter up before our teachers and
omcers, and arfked that the class 1)6
adopted and a superintendent appointed
to look aftpr the work, wUtch was done.

1 then secul-'ed from our pastor the
names and addrossfes of ail the meml)er8
of the church, divided thcf circuit evenly
Into three sections, appointed two visi-
tors for each section, and had the super-
intendent of the class visit each person
^hose address we received .from our,
pastor, explain the workings of tlie class
and Ic^ve a card and envelope which
was called for by the visitors. In this
way every member of the church waq
reached, and thirty members of the Home
Department secured.

Thei wdrk advanced well until the
fourth quarter of 1897, when the sup-sr-
" intendenl of the Department, Mr. S. Day,
was called suddenly to Join the church
triumphant. This caused a delay in the
running of the Department until another
superintendent could be appointed and
get acquainted with the work. The
class is now working admirably and ao-
complishlng the very end for which It
was established, namely, encouraging
the home Study of the lessons by the
parents and those who cannot possibly
attend, thus bringing the home and the
school Into closer fellowship. The ad-
vantage Is also noticed in the increased
attendance at our regular Sunday-school
mssion.

J. Obereln Lough.

Suiierliilen<leDt W«»t Methodi»tChu'ch
V Sundaj-Bcbfiidl, ytlftw*.

THE HOME DEPARTMENT IN
NEWFOUNDLAND.

Starting a little over three years ago,
we now have one hundred and ittfty mem-
bers and nine visitors. We think about
twelve members sufficient for one yisir

tor. At present we are rather short ot.
the latter. We found mo«t of the per-
sons asked quite willing |p Join, and
when once in they seldom wish to leave.
Home have removed, and a few have
gone to that bourne from whioh no tra-
veller returns. On one occasion, all the
members were asked to meet the officers
and teachers of the Sunday-school.
Ijight refreshments were provlde<l, and
n very pleasant evening was spent. Wo
think that a gathering of this sort among
the moml)ers, visitors and friends, say
once a year, would be productive of
much good, socially and spiritually.
Once a month the visitors meet for an
hotir at one of their homes for de-
votional service. The work is talke<i
over and much good Is received, i^ome
members have been led to become teach-
ers in the Sunday-schooli thereby ex-
tending the good work to the younger
folk.. To those who are detained at
home the Department is a great bless-
ing, as it k^eps them In touch with the
school work and the church. The De-
partment gives its members an interest
in Bible study that they may not other-
wise have. It stimulates them ta
•search the Scriptures' for the eternal
truths contained therein, and Who can
tell how far-reaching will be the results
Qeorgina E. Sanhways, St. John's, Nfld.

THE HOME DEPARTMENT IN
NOVA SCOTIA.

The Halifax County Sunday-school
Association realizes the importance of
this branch of the work and wishes thfit
evisry Sunday-school superintendent
would recognize Its value and add this
feature to his school. The Home De-
partment has been a topic on the pro-
gramme of several of our quarterly pub'
lie meetings of the schools of Halifax
and Dartmouth District, and we were
glad to note that at the last of these
the questions In the question box were
largely on this subject.

At our County Convention in October,
1897, a superintendent of Home Depart-
ment work was appointed, who, with his
committee, is laying the matter before
every one of the hundred schools in our
county connected with our association.

THE HOME l)KI»ARTMENT

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At one of our monthly pxpoutlvp niect-
tnga a ■iiporlntonitent re|»i)rti>(t that hlR
BumUy-arhonI, rfoiieil foi* ihrw mdnlhii
ilurlnR tho Wln»«r, had brcn orKiinlZ4<i1
Into a Home I)npnrtmi>nt, uml that. a)I
wero to b« called toROthnr txt the oIdho
of the quarter for a rnvlpw. That wftH
not a Methodist aehoot, hut th«H«« yon
will be Klad to know, will make a beitfr
ahowInK this year.--\Vc8leyan.

REPORT OF THE HOME DEPART-
MENT OF THE STOUBFVILLE
SUNDAY-^HOOL.

We have completed our third year In
thiB work. The averatte number re-
ported each quarter aa atudylnK the Suu-
day-Bchool leaaona in the homo dattacM
Of 1896 was 87; 189(1. 105; 1897. 100. We
have a atrong convictigh that every
member of the churc^ « ahoilld belong
either to the Slunday-achlktl proper or the
home claa'W, and thoae ,who are not
church membera, that they ahould atudy
this " Word/* which is fiblc to make
them wiae unto aalvation. the popula*
tlon within the Iwunda covered l)y our
Markham townahip Suiiday-achool Aaao-
ciatlon la 7.500; tfte SUnday-achoola re-
port an attendantiti of abouf 3.000.
Allowing 1.000 for the too young or ex-
treme aged leavea 4.500 aa the home clasa
field, quite a number of whom already
. Study the Sund'ay-achool leaaon. but a
■thorough canvaa^ reveals how amall that
number la. What a vaat field does the
home ^lasa work bring before ua when
there was only one school last year re-
ported as engaged in It. If It la good
for the child to atudy the Sunday-school
leason, it is Just as good for the parent.
' Geo. Flint, Jr.

THE HOME EffiPARTMENT AT
DUNBOYNE.

Mr. Joiiri Dugadale, superintendent of

our Sundayrachool at Punboyne, writes :

" We commenced the Home Depart-

ment in 1804. iitid have carriad It on
Mince with good Hifceeaa. I think l.»dl*« '
lire beat for viaitorM, aa they have more
Mympathy with mothera. and have greater
HUcceMH In inducing parent* to lake an
Intereat.

•• We divided our appointment Into dU-
trfcia, and tb^' vlaliora go each quiirter
Willi the qimrterliea. carda, etc., but tUfy
never aak for money. We leave tliiit
^ entirely to the ge.neroMlty of the nieiu"
bers. and lake Juat whUt we get. I tlud
that the llouie Department reacheM hduip
Who never attend church. U la Jusl-th.'
thing for Invailda, and motbeiM wlili
young families,

"For Home time I waa greatly tniubled
with the verm', 'do out into the high
Vayn and heilgea and compel them lo
Clime In." I could not aee how I coulcl
do better Huui I wua doing until I heani
of the Home Department, which I ativrl-d
at once, and aince then that verae liun
not lK)thered inc."

VHOME BIBLE STUDY.

Heing much ploaaod with Mr. Wltli-
row'a timely article In The Witness of
March 22 on " Home Ulble Study,;' I
thouglit you would ' pcrha|>a publish an
ln\alld's unqualified praise of the aya-
tenmtic study of the lilble ihatltuted by
the Sunday-achool committee and ex-
tended towarda the members of the
Home Department of the Sunday-ache.
1 have been unable through phyai-,..
weakness to attend Sunday-school for a
long time, and it gives me great pleaatire
to study the lesson for the day at home.

The lesson leaflets supipl|ed by^ the
He me Department of the Sunday-school
are better adapted for general study.
My gracious Maaterhaa given me many
biesaings, the greatest of which la that
I am abie to read and atudy hia 'fioiy
Word. I am very thankful to the Sun-
day-school committee for instituting the
system, which deserv^es more praise thiii
I can give. Canada Is higly 'favotired
with Bible priviiegea, and I earnestly
hope this opportunity of getting better
acquainted with his holy Word will he
improved by all who do not attend Suii-
day-achool.— " Grateful lavalUy^' in Wit-
ness.

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FOR THE WORKERS IN THE HOME
DEPARTMENT.

Uo<{ blew the worker! every onn,

Ingpire their hearts with holy ceat,
A« forth Ihfty rq to young and old,

Moat bleaaed Inlluunce may thoy feel
Ulve power, O Lord! that all may reach—

With aavlDK grace, the soula they meet:
Pod ■ Holy Word aet forth and teach,

The Word that makes llfe'i bitter
sweet.

Uprises all the happy years I

The sacred songs, the earnest prayers;
Ihe loving, pious teacher's words,

Forgotten Ifalf In life's dull cures
Comes back the loverllght to the eye t

Of weary ones with age bowed low;
The blessed Joy of years gone by—

The Sabbath-school of long ago.

Old age grows youhg as memory waken

Life's fresh sweet interest In the Book
And hearer, dearer, through each word,

Recalls the blessed Master's look.
Recalls th6 blessed words of love

The Comforter In childhood's grief;
And age, like youth, now looks above,

And finds the Comforter still chief.

O rapture of a soul thus brought

To God through Interest in life's past;
Sweet memories bringing back again

A soul to God ! One soul how vast ?
Judge of Us yalue when its Lord,

A world against It. counted nought;
Then workers study well each word.

A great life work f One soul home
brought,

—Isabella, In S. 8. Bulletin.

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