Excerpt from Minutes of the Annual Session of the Synod of New York: Held at the First Presbyterian Church of the City of Binghamton, October 19-21, A. D., 1920 The Sabbath School should be improved and placed on a sane educational basis, having trained teachers and the introduction of graded lessons. A survey should be made of the educational, social and industrial development of each member of the Church School. There should be attention paid to the development of the Vacation Bible School. Such schools are usually conducted for five weeks with not less than two hours and a half instruction each day6 These schools are not intended only for immigrant children nor in neglected communities but are important and effective in rural regions. Again, we should in connection with the public schools create a system of religious instruction during the winter months. This should be given under church auspices, at its expense, by teachers provided by the church. The Gary plan is a well known and successful experiment. Other plans are being tried in various parts of our country. 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.