Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23
Reported for the VERMONT FARMER.
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CON-
VENTION.

1he sixth annual convention ofthe Sunday
school workers of Vermont met last week
Tuesday at Bradford, in the Congregational
church.
lie audience room WAS decorated with
appropriate notices, and the desk and stands
with flowers.
The President, Franklin Fairbanks, of st.
Johnsbury, called the meeting TO order, and
the meeting opened with reading and prayer
by Rev. j. Nc c. Fulton. The Sunday
school workers wero welcomed by Rev. l..
IL. Elliott in words brim full of Christian
greeting and love. President Fairbanks re-
spOnded in behalf of the convention, after
winch the convention was resolved into u
praise meeting led by d. Hayden Slayde, of
Lamoille, III.
wednesday morning, after prayer and
praise meeting, the reports of the various
delegates was given, followed 10y the report
of the state secretary, A. NJ. Butler. From
this report we learn that the whole number
of schools in the state is 400. Number of
scholars 55, 800. There is but little difference
between the number this year and last.
Whole number of conversions from 800 TO
1000. More than one half Of the population
of the state do not attend church. 25,949
youths and children attend 1he Sunday
school, and 63,5i3 youth and children of the
state are growing up without any, or but lit
tie religious instruction. Surely the DEVILS
recruiting ground is quite too largo in our
"Green Mountain state. Is it wonderful.
that CT ime is on the increase among usP
As we send you these notes the audience
are playing children" aud some five teach
ers are teaching the improvised Sunday
school of three hundred persons, most of
them over twenty-five, and among them Rev.
Silas McKeen, who was pastor here for over
fifty years, and who, though now eighty-two
years OF age, retains mHch of his mental Wig
or, and is engaged in finishing history of
this place.
The convention met in the evening at the
Methodist church The timo was given to n
childrens jubilee, most of the children being
old boys and girls.
The introductory address was given by
Col. Fairbanks, who was followed by seve-
raj gentlemen in interesting speeches which
engaged the attention of all the children.
The convention met on Friday morning
and elected the following officers for the en-.
suing year President, A. j.. Cooper, St.
Adams; vice presidents, j. b. Page, Rut-
land, Hon. G. W. Grandey, Vergennes.
The temperance question was forcibly
and eloquently presented by Rev. II. p.
Cushing, East Burke, aud with so much in
terest that it was the theme of the morning.
The convention is declared by all to be a
great success, and the presence of over one
hundred and fifty in attendance from abroad
evInces the fact that there is growing In
terest in the work of the Sunday school in
our state.
Your reporter was kindly entertained by
the family of Mr.. George +. Morris, and an
especial pleasure was given us by excellent
music, both instrumental and vocal, by Mas
ter Chauncey G. Morris, musical genius of
some fifteen years of age.
The hospitality of the good people of Brad
ford was unboundcd and there was room
for many more of the Sunday school work
ers both in the homes and hearts of our Yer
mont kindred. Il.