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Sunday School Rules
Initially, Robert Raikes paid qualified professionals to teach the Sunday School children but as the demand grew a volunteer force took over. The first teachers book, "A Sunday Scholar's Companion" introduced basic words, short prayers and some hymns to young eager minds. Few rules were laid down in those early days.
Clean Hands in Sunday School
"All that I require," wrote Raikes, "are clean hands, clean faces and their hair combed. If you have no clean shirt, come in what you have on." He frowned on cursing and swearing and encouraged kindness and obedience to parents. So began the Sunday School Movement and with it a new role within the church, that of the Sunday School Teacher.
"Sunday School Rules for the Effective Teacher."
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