Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-02

WEDNESDAY. June lat. 1870

ASeV. .. z. brown, chairman OF the COM
mittee. William NJ. Pingrey, of Perkins
vile, was elected President, and Dea. E.
B. Stewart, of Bristol, secretary. Prayer
was offered by Rev. DR. Child, of Boston.
The programme presented by the COM
mittee of arrangements was adopted A
committee on permanent organization
was appointed, consisting of Rev. DR..
Goadby, of Poultney, Rev. Mr.. Hubbard,
of Chester, and A. F. Sherman, of Lud-
low. A committee on convention roll,
consisting of Rev. Messrs. Frenyear and
Cudworth, were appointed.
An address upon Our Aim" was de-
ivered by Rev. E. Mills, of Rutland. He
spoke with customary earnestness and eff
feet Robert Raike's aim, he said, was
to gather the poor and ignorant, afterward
instruction was given in the common
English branches. 1t is only few years
since older persons were expected to at
tend, but now the aim is to instruct all
in the Word of God, our great aim, to
win souls to Christ. Without this result
all our efforts are vain.
The question, " Is there demand for
Baptist Sunday School missionary work
in this State ?" was taken up by Rev. DR..
Goadby. Exceedingly interesting statis-
teal facts were presented, showing the
proportion of Sunday School scholars to
church members, and the average attend
ance and percentage of Sunday School
scholars in each of the four most promi-
hent evangelical denominations. He
stated that only about two-thirds of the
10000 members of our Sunday Schools
were regular in their attendance, and that
of the 10000 children in Vermont, after
deducting two.fifths as Roman Catholics,
and allowing 10000 in Sunday Schools Of
other denominations, more than 10000
are never gathered into Sunday Schools
There is great need of special effort in
this direction.
Rev. S. J. Matteson asked for the re-
ports from persons who know where these
efforts are needed most.
1GeN. n. NOECIOSS Et1dtCu I'LL luCl0ChI W
a lone woman, foreigner, who establish
ed Sunday School in our State and wa:
successful in winning many to Christ.
Rev Freeman asked DIR. Goadby if he
had an exhaustive report of the Baptist
, Sunday Schools in Vermont.
t Dr. Goodly replied no. We have ar
incomplete report or are in a bad condi
ton.
DR.. Cbilds, of Boston, said gentleman
who had spent his last vacation in north
ern New Hampshire and Vermont, spoke
of the des titution. We have great work
10 do in New England.
Great need of Sunday School mission
AIRY to go to these sections and organize
Sunday Schools and tske charge of the
work
Rev Frenyear stated that eight Sunday
Schools had not reported. and fifteen had
not given their average, which would
swell the aggregate in our denomina
ton.
Tue report of the Committee ON Sunday
ochOoi hleSiohoiJs oy H. ~ = ulA|iS "
Brattleboro':
We have canvassed this matter
thoroughly, and fined one only who car
3 be obtained, Brother S. S. Goodel, o
Hamilton. The Baptist Publication SO
ciety will commission him and furnish
him books to sell.
Rev. Mattesou asked where the place.
were which need Sunday School Mis-
sionary.
A brother replied:
At Richmond no preaching, save BY
Catholics. There are twenty Baptist.
there, also at other places in his vicinity.
Mr. w. A Bacon said we need a mis
sionsry in every town and on every hill il
} Vermont.
MIR. Horner, of Rutland, stated the.
sent out a delegation last Sunday, and
organized a Sunday School of twenty
3 members.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, Agent of the Stat
= Convention, sugg ests sending out sew
eral for u shsrt time, rather than mon
for the whole year.
Mr.. Pottle, of Fairhaven, stated that q
year ago mission school was organized
at that place, now numbering $50, tn:
average attendance 90 Another Sunday
School was organized this year, making
two sustained now.
Get the people interested better than t.
employ missionaries.
Rev. Freeman thinks an ordained mis-
sionary should be sent. -....
; Rev. Noroross thinks thers is WORK
enough, right at hand, for a man, minister
or otherwise.
Rev Mr. Brown asked if the Publication
Society would expend the amount given
from New England, in the work in New
England.
DR.. Childs replied that they would give
publications to any required amount
perhaps not to the support of missionar.
les.
Rev. Mr. Mills said that we should EN-.
ploy men of experience and vim in this
work.
The hour for adjournment having ar.
rived, the matter of the State missionaries
was laid on the table till afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
The convention assembled at 100;
prayer by Rev. A. Norcross, of Albany,
Vt.
The chairman called for the essay on
the Model Superintendent" by W. Fitz
or W. n. Wilbur.
Rev. L. J. Matteson made an excuse for
the absence of Mr.. Fitz, and Mr. Wilbur,
being present, gave the reason why he
was here without an essay, and followed
with few remarks on the subject assigned
to the essayists.
i On the same subject, remarks were
made by Rev. L. J. Matteson, of Brattle-
| boro Rev T Goadby u n of pouItnev