Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-10-20
State SUNDAY School Convention.


scmbled ut Barre. Thursday Oct. 18th, at
10 l. A. VI in the ongrcgation,l Church.
Rev. Mr. Tcnncy, pastor OF the church,
conducted the opening exercises of song
and prayer. At II A. NJ. the president Of
tie convention. Rev. \. l.. Cooper. Of ST..
}lhans. took the chair. Rev. j. Ninccn;
of Barre delivered an aldie>s of welcome
and The president of the convention re
sponhtd. The remainder of the mornin"
session was occupied in.receivinG tie dele
gates present.
The afternoon session began ut half-past
one. with -inyin@ and prayer by Rev Mr..
llrwev Of Bennington, on The subject #
Il, engagements in the $. 5. work at
llrr,. Numbers of conversions We're rc
ported. The largest number in st. Johns
bury over four hundred.
The Safe Secretary. \. NJ Batter of
Essex. reported larger prosperity through
ont the >tate in the SUNDAY School work.
Nearly sixty thousand persons are con
nc,trd with the Sunday : ho"lS of he
State an increase of nearly two tlnus1nt
over last wear And these are only ab"u
onr-tflh OF the inhabitants of the State
II much les number than ought to toe here.
Three thousand conversions are reported
from All the >chool> during the year
"Wednesday for, noon At nine A NJ. Their
WIS a Bible exercise on Conservation
conducted by A. J. Howe of Montpelier.
AT ten o'clock the election OF officers was
ED Afterwards - general discussion
on sunday School advantages was part 10
ipated in by Rev. Mr.. Chamberlain of
Sharon. Rev. Mr. TruaX of Mortified and
j Bennett Tyler of Philadelphia Wrdne>-
day AFTERNOON was also occupied by lis
EMISSIONS relative to the general work Of
the sch tul.
The cliIdrcns meeting on Wrlnys. lay
evening was we'll attended. and The inter
ct we'll sustained. Rev Mr. Mixers, n
of Derby Col. Fairbanks of st. Juhn>burv.
Rev \ G.. Stevens of st. Adams. ID. NJ
Camp of Newport. and others delivered
short and stirring addresses to the chill
dren.
The crnve'tion met on Thursday morn
in~ ut A. NJ. \ prayer meeting occupied
the fist half hour. This WAS followed by
an address on The teachers office and
v"c:,ion,' by Rev j. a. Johnston of st
Albans This was one Of the best nd
dresses Of the convention. He assigned
to he Teacher IN impo'ttnt position re
tween thu parents and superintendent and
the scholars. The work of the teachers i
50 help the G. ild to see God in His Word
ana in His workS-io see in his own heart
and the blood of cleansing thrt takes away
sin. This is not the only work uf the
teacher. He is to lead the child on and
out i'll his new life to y full Christian char
,ctrr-to Christian manhood. The teach
CT should always bear on bis heart the
lesson aud his scholars. as the High Priest
bore the nrmc> of the twelve tribes on his
breast when lie presented himself before
the Lord.
tau1ht the audience the way to teach the
lessen The work of the teacher is to
n:,h!, the children to see The truth and to
IN crsland it Is far Is possible. Teaching
requires the scholar to mclnorize the les
rl>o requires II review of the previous les
sons. Teaching should be done mainly
by quest rs and not by lectures. Tie
qne-tions >hould be appropriate and adapt
cd to the lesson and work He also
teaching an in!;,nt class. The children
>ho ld have comfortable room and >e,ts
should frequently change positions, have :,
variety of exercises. sing oftcn-tle teach
iny should be plain, simple, earnest and
cheerful.
Rev. J. Cowan of Essex delivered Il
short and earnest address on e" child con-
version and training, '-tcachin" that chill
,lren may be early converted and constant
ly trained for J csus.
Mr. TYLER followed the address by a few
earnest concluding words, tmplEslically
selling the thought sugge ted by the mot.
to of the convention: More and better
work for Jesus He urged an entire con
seciAlion to Jesus and His works as the
ne great need of :. 5 workers.
The usual resolutions were adopted in
regard to The prosecution Of the work, as
we'll us i'll regard to what has already been
done; and also thanking the MesSrs. Tylel
and StebbIns for their efficient work in the
convention, and to the railroad cumpanie
for f,vors, and to the people Of Barre fol
Their entertainment.
The interest of the convention WIS well
sustained throughout, making it one of the
best he'd in The State
st. Albums WAS fixed upon as the place
of meeting in DC obcr, 1876.
The following is the list of officers cleo
ted by the convention for the coming year
President. Rev. A. l.. Cooper, st. AL
bans.
lst Vice President. Col. F. Fairbanks
st Juhnsbury.
2L, Nice President. G. E Iavi~, Bur
! hnglon.
STATE Secretary, \. NJ. Butler. ESSEX
LIST. Rec. Secretary, Rev. j. Vincent
Barre
ID, Rec Secretary, \. j. Howe, Montpe
lier.
Treasurer, \. NJ. Butler. Essex.
Executive Committee C. S. Babcock
St. Albaus: Rev. e Rovs, St John>burv
Rev j II. Rabbit, Waitsficid; Noal
GRANGER RandOlnh