Article March 17, 1951 Issue

Sunday School and Congregational Singing

Many churches that have not formerly done so are now holding Sunday School exercises simultaneously with the morning church service. When a change in the Sunday School hour is under consideration, the question is sometimes asked, "Will the singing in the Sunday School in any way disturb the church service?"

For the protection of the service some churches have made arrangements for the two hymns to be sung in Sunday School at the same time that the church congregation sings the first and last hymns. In order to thus synchronize the singing, The Mother Church uses a buzzer system which is operated by the pressing of a button in the Church auditorium.

The first signal is given when the Readers come onto the platform. This signal, which is heard throughout the Sunday School, gives the superintendent ample time to reach the Sunday School platform before the second signal is given when the First Reader rises to announce the opening hymn. At the second signal the superintendent rises to announce the opening hymn for the Sunday School. Also a signal is sounded for the closing exercises. The superintendent chooses hymns for the Sunday School that can be sung within the time of the singing in Church. Often the same hymns are used. In some of the smaller churches and societies a signal from an usher indicates to the superintendent the time for announcing the hymns.

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