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Excerpt from The Sunday-School Idea: An Exposition of the Principles Which Underlie the Sunday-School Cause, Setting Forth Its Objects, Organization, Methods and Capabilities The intention of this book is to give a general survey of the whole subject of Sunday-schools. I have considered, first, the object of the institution, in its relations both to the individual scholar and to the great work of Christianizing the world. Next, the organization of the Sunday-school has come under review, and the true basis for such an organization has been defined. After this, I have discussed at great length the varied duties and qualifications of the Superintendent and of the Teacher, - the men and women by whose labors and counsels the organization is to be carried on and made effectual. Besides the work to be done by these in their separate individual capacities, is that dependent upon concerted action, and this has led to a general review of the various associations of teachers, whether for their own improvement, or for the promotion of the cause at large. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.