CONTENTS

LECTURE I

THE HOME AND ITS TEACHINGS

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I. THE CHOICE OF SUBJECT JUSTIFIED

The Church and School

Progress of the latter at the expense of the former

Danger of divorce between religious and secular

teaching

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Child-life the time of balance of good and evil forces,

which an unskilled teacher will easily misdirect

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II. ILLUSTRATION OF DIFFICULTY OF RIGHT TEACHING

(a) From the training of the will

(b) From difficulty of wise teaching of reverence

(c) From difficulty of training conscience

III. INFERENCES TO BE DRAWN

(a) Right relation between Church and Teaching
Profession-how to be maintained

(b) Training of clergy to teach

(c) Training of secondary school teachers to give

religious instruction .

IV. SUGGESTIONS FOR GIVING EFFECT TO THE ABOVE

(a) Universities might give certificates of compe-

tency to give religious instruction.

(b) The Church might revive order of Catechists

V. POSSIBLE OBJECTIONS TO ABOVE SUGGESTIONS

(a) They imply too much trust in human agency

(b) Is the reward worth the labour?.

LECTURE III

METHODS OF TEACHING AND CATECHISMS

I. WHAT IS A CATECHISM?

Not simply an oral instruction

Nor the equivalent of a catechetical lecture

But a compendious outline of a course of instruction

in form of question and answer intended to be com-

mitted to memory

II. CHRISTENDOM WITHOUT CATECHISMS

Practically up to the Reformation .

The Russian Church

Religion of the Russian peasant

III. CATECHISMS THE RESULT OF APPEAL TO PRIVATE JUDGMENT

Which implies necessity of universal education.

The parricidal character of the Cowper-Temple

Clause.

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(b) They are mnemonic exercises

(c) They are beyond a child's experience

II. HOW CATECHISMS MEET THE WANTS OF MODERN CHILD-LIFE 103

(a) Counteract disintegration.

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(b) Present the idea of duty

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(c) Some special merits and defects of Anglican cate-

Suggestions for a graded course of instruction extend-

ing over four years

Main subject-Fatherhood of God

(a) First year-as revealed in the Old Testament.

Includes the Ten Commandments

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(b) Second year, and part of third-as revealed in

Jesus Christ

Includes Lord's Prayer and first two parts of

Creed.

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(c) Remainder of third year-as revealed to us indi-
vidually by the Holy Spirit

Includes outlines of history of the Bible
Illustrations from the Epistles

(d) Fourth year. Brotherhood of the Church
Illustrated from Acts and from missionary and

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(b) Instruction in religious life