Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-21
Snnday.SchOOl Convention.

The Sixth annual meeting Of Vermont Sunday
School Workers wits held at Bradford on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, Of this week.
Delegates 10 the number Of about one hundred
and fifty were in attendance, and at the public
meetings the houses were well filled. An address
Of welcome was given by Rev. L. ii. Elicott, Of
bradford which was appropriately responded TO
by Col franklin Fairbanks, president OF the organ
ization.
A. NJ Butler, Secretary Of the Workers, pre-
scented his annual report, from which II appeared
that in 1903 Rev. David Switzerland, q Scotch
minsteT--afterward personally known TO many
Of our readers-came TO this country and settled
in Bath, n, II. In January, 1906, he organized q
Sunday-sohOol In his own parish, In all proba-
bity this was the first Sabbath-school In New
England, II not in the United States. In 1871 a
school was organized in Concord. The first
school in Orleans county was in Greensboro, or
ganized in 1874 by Col. Asahel Washburn, in his
own house Another was formed in Craftsbury
the same year. The first school in Caledonia
county was In llardwiok, in 1914. The first in
Orange county was formed in school-house in
Newhury, in 1918. In Windham county one was
gathered In Westminster, In 1873, The hrst in
Chittenden county were formed in Westford and
Essex, In 1918, under the direction Of Revs 3.
parmlee and A. Morgan. Children often recited
scores and even hundreds Of verses, The number
of schools IN the state is four hundred and ninety
six number Of scholars fifty-iive thousand three
hundred and thirty number under twenty-five
wears, twenty-five thousand five hundred and
torty-nine or twenty-eight per cent. of the whole
number Of that age in the state Number Of
church members In Sunday-sehools, eighteen
thousand four hundred and forty-two, or forty
eight per cent. of the whole number.
About one-ffth OF the schools reported teach
ers meetings and somewhat larger number Of
monthly concerts.
The number OF conversions reported In connec-
tion with these schools the past year was about
seven hundred.
very excellent spirit peryaded all the meet
ings and the interest continued 10 the close
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resored. That In view Of the large number Of children
and youth In state still outside Of the sabbahschoo
appears by SecfetAryr report upon sun
day school workers the Importance of forming schools Ia
places wherever they can be sustained.
eroHd That We believe Il Is the duty Of every church
member to attend the sabbath-school praciicabe.
Third That while highly prize the Sabbath school
ance ought 10 be attached 10 committing passages scrip
tuTe 10 memory.
Fourth, That the convention recommend that eyery
church make arrangements To give prominent acs
TO the sabhaschoos, giving up need be- the afternoon
preaching service.
The following officers we're elected for the next
year: President, Rev. A. l.. Cooper, ~. Albans
Nice-Presidents Hon. J. II. Page, Rutland, and
Hon. g. w. Gmndey Vergennes State secretar,
and Treasurer, A. NJ Butler, Essex; Secretaries
w. T. Ilazen Woodstock, and Rev. J. ID. Beeman
swanton Executive Committee Rev. A. l.
Cooper, A. NJ Butler, J. L. Barker, o. l.. Bah
cock, A. J, Howe, and Rev. j. w. Hyatt
Adjourned 10 meet at Barre, the second Wednes
day In October, 1875.