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pastorates"cookies."well."Christian Education Bruce C. Stewart, Clyde Redpath, Philip Coon.StewardshipPensionsD. H. Elliott, chairman.J. E. McElroy, Robert BairdJewish Mission Joseph M. Steele,Mrs. S. E. Greer, Theodore May.Synod's Board of Trustees J. HowardSenior, R. K. McConaughy, Charles Haslett.Delegates to NAE Convention Norman Carson. J. C. Mitchel.Representative on the Board of Administration of the NAE J. C. Mitchel.Committee on the Oath S. B. Willson,R. N. Martin, J. R. Patterson, C. T.Carson, R. W. Caskey, C. M. Lee, H.L. Smith.Bible Readings F. F. Reade, R. H.McKelvy, W. J. Burns.Committee on Church UnionD. Ray Wilcox 1955R. M. Carson 1956John McMillan 1957Judicial Commission to study and actupon the information relative to theChurch in Hong Kong G. M. Robb, P.Smith, C. T. Carson, Raymond Stohner,Henning, William Ramsey.SPECIAL COMMITTEESTo review and suggest changes ormodifications of the plan advising "fiveyear termMinutes of Synod, 1948, p.as recorded in the144 K. G.Smith, C. T. Carson, Raymond Stohner,R. J. Dill, E. C. Clarke.To consider therecommendation ofthe Board of Pensions that pensions becut 10% F. W. Huston, John Allen,Ross Latimer.To consider paper No. 7, petitioningSynod for a change in the method ofprofessors electingto the TheologicalSeminary James Carson, Alvin Smith,R. H. McKelvy, Millard Russell, A. A.Carson.To survey the Jewish Mission possibilitiesRobert Henning, George Price,Lola Weir.To assemble the parts of the plan onContinuance of Pastorates and presentto next Synod a unified statement whichmaytors andbe published for guidance of pascongregations George Coleman, Paul Wilson, Edwin Clarke.To study and bringin recommendations on the use of various translationsof the Bible in public and private worship S. E. Boyle, John Coleman, RoyBlackwood, C. M. Lee, J. L. Wright.112W. M. S. DepartmentMrs. Ross Latimer. Editor.Prayer Hour. 1 :00 P.M. Mondaytime or a neighbor's good name.) ATOPIC FOR SEPTEMBEREDUCATIONMary Elizabeth Coleman, Ph.D.September 8, 1954child's learning, then, is a gradual process, and requires many experiences.The most effective instruction one gets,for good or evil, is what he learns fromthose around him. Parents who are conProv. 22:6 is one of those verses which, siderate of others, generous in givingtaken out of the total context of the deserved praise, happy in their dailyBible, is apt to be misinterpreted. By lives, devout and loving are giving initself, the verse sometimes is interpreted struction that goes deep and holds fast.as meaning that the child is a completely It is from this training that the childpliable substance, which the adult canwill not in fact, cannot depart. Unformold as he will.Every one who has dealt with childrentunately, training in negative attitudes isjust as effective, its results as tenacious.knows that each child is a person, anddoes not mean "dominate." Christ III. Learn to do well, Isa, 1:17."train"recognized children as people, to whomWe are inclined to be concerned alHe gave (and gives) His love and blessmost exclusively about actions theing. A plant which is "trained" is guided,spilled milk, the unmade bed, the pronot ruthlessly handled. A child is trainedfane word. All these involve "doing" andbest in a warm atmosphere of love andwe want our children to "Leam to doharmony.The rest of the verse of Isaiah 1:17is interesting because it commands acI. Responsibility for Instruction, GaL 6 :6In the baptismal vows the parents areasked "Do you promise to pray with andfor your child in private and family worship, to provide for his temporal wellbeing,and for his education as God ention in righting social evils. One musthave a concern for others, an interest injustice, before he acts to help the oppressed. The command is for an educatedheart that looks beyond one's immediatefamily and church group.ables you" This they solemnly prom If children are to learn to do well, weise to do. The care of spirit, body, andmind of the child is laid on his parents.must be concerned that they have examples before them of the fruit of theCivil authorities have power to punish Spirit love, joy, peace, patience,gentleness^those who wilfully neglect the physicalwelfare of their children. Parents mustsend their children to school, public orgoodness, faith, meekness, temperance. It's an old saw among teachersthat much of education is "caught, notprivate. There is no statute on the bookstaught."punishing those who neglect the spiritualSince youth is such a vital period, wewelfare of their children, but in Mathave a great responsibility in prayer forthew 18:6 a greater condemnation is givyoung people in our congregation, ouren than either fine or imprisonment bystate authorities.church at large, and our community;for the educational institutions of ourchurch at home and abroad.II. Perseverance in Instruction,Deut. 6:6-9IA child learns through many separateexperiences which help him graduallyNOTICEbuild up a generalization. Studies of From this date Please order Flannelchildren's development of honesty show graphs from our new Synodical Flannelthat a young child may consider it graph Librarian:wrong to steal from his mother's purse,but not wrong to pick up and keepmoney he saw someone drop. It is allMrs. M. K. CarsonBelle Center,Ohio.rieht to take a small cake from theplate if mother was in a rush and said, Apologies: That August W.M.S. lesson!"Don't take any of these Only The writer did her part promptly. Somethrough repeated experiences does he how your W.M.S. editor did not receivefinally realize that it is wrong to take it in time to get it published on schedule.anything that belongs to another. (Some Sorry. Syn. Ed.adults who are scrupulously honest inTHE COVENANTER WITNESS