The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Annual report of the State Superintendent
OF sunday school Work, for the Wonsau's
mont. ri f = 7~--'I - sff
| The Importance of .enlisting the Sun
day schools of the state in q direct ef-
fort to advance the temperance work
cannot be too highly estimated. For if
all the children connected with the Sun
day schools are 30 thoroughly imbued
| with temperance principles as to give
their united influences, earnestly i'm ia
vor of this cause through life, large
part of the battle is already won. Bnt
we may expect to labor long and pa-
tiently to gain this ground, for there is
much general Indifference, not to saw
opposition, where we should find zeal
GUS help. a. 'iria.'NiI7T- = l--'l'"'
Our convention of last year deemed
it best to bring the subject fully before
all the Sunday schools of Vermont. and
therefore created the office of State Su-
perintendent of Sunday School Work.
was elected to this office, with the
Recommendation that the several vice
presidents cooperate with the superin-
tendent in securing the desired object.
Suitable blanks for reports of work
done within the year were prepared and
sent to every Sunday school in the state.
with the request that they be filed and
returned. l regret to say that many
nave failed to return them, therefore l
shall be unable to make as full a report
as could desire. There are, however,
very encouraging statements made by
some OF the Sunday school superintcnd-
ents in making these reports, and iudg-
Ing from some OF the statistics received,
there is reason to expect that the good
seed being sown in this department
may, ere long, by the blessing of God,
produce an abundant harvest. desire
to say that am largely indebted to our
state secretary and to the vice-presi-
dents for aid in circulating these blanks.
The average time given to tomperencc,
as reported by superintendents, is two
exercises q year for each school, some
having exercises monthly, others none.
The number of children pledged is
about two-thirds of the whole number
reported. Some schools have framed
rolls of honor, with large number of
names upon them, hanging In their
school rooms. Others circulate pledge
| oGont oyn."i.i'i.ics i Win Boou
nn.s w., a. llnioer VI temperance pa
spehosI pSto az saH1n, e, averaSlng zen ior each
onool, ooo 19 ioloWs; Inc 10uths Iem-
,"d0v E;nd Wnnl'n ner,Auvocate, @ ,oood IhIngs,
W;t,aoouu uO,uS'I V"r IaPer' vermont
~ ,.Iv, t.a;,, anu pNiu u ilopey ue ban
m ne. oeiss more numerous than any OF
J vs. ,,S Suunocr oI temperance
rv.uies ,hno o an .iioraries average twenty
~ O.nsls is.atc tney are soon 10
~ ~ III. 49, ~ ucnPcrance Noiumes' Aver
ass l',uiocr 3i temperance addresses
Ta geiore inc scnooi ior the year, two.
anis Goes not lnci9de several sermons
~ .enpsraiicc, ana some excellent BIZ
~ Lc'sins repor,eu. temperance con
a .Ssss nav9 also Deeh neiu at various
apMn.;, pso, anu nave proved PHEASANT and
oa ~ h:t1 vans vi itnPressinS tne minds
Unrt So a,ota ,I,on, shn, Il, Vne,haII OF the re-
~, % s'a.S .Ia' thc ocacners anu schoi-
M aIs % aho %uecpiy interestea, ana some OF
.he olncrs as just becoming stirred upon
sne suplsc'. several schools have just
poS poS"n .ne ,eSipeIance WorK, therefore
.iau my Huch 10 report TINS year, but
are hoping much ior the future- One
oooi1.ary, wnou KNOW 10 DC noble
moinol, says CONSTANT earnest m
.o,csis aon Wy lah our 'eacners. MOI
uhirequeniIy we present the pledge TO
enca neInper Oh our school. Nearly
III nave signeu tne piedge within the
seas' meProPosG 70 circuiste temper-
anoJ papers rsgulWiy, ana think 10
ousn, 70 have oeen done IN the past
"a Anolner, T aiter Ililing the blank, says:
roni ,he answers ABOVE, one wonid
iliier tna' our school is not doing much
IN .ne temperance work, but i'm
Town we nave an active Reform Club, 8,
m9mans CHRISTIAN Temperance Union,
1 q outeniie temperance Ciub, Good
,' ienipiars' eIc,, al III good working
ounati oon.lafoii; NOS. Oh our teachers are
connccteu Win one or more OF these
organizatlohs, as are many OF the schol-
sis, 80 .hat tne money contributed goes
uiteot 70 I4ese instead Oh through the
scnpoi; For TINS ana other reasons A.
nave oeen unable 70 ascertain the
anouns OF money received and expend-
Gu ior SUNDAY schooI, as distinct from
. .he geherai work. IN some instances
tne cnlieren are pcing edueated TO earn
money ior tne cause. One says" Quite
humper OF our scholars pledged them
Selves euIalse proou OF chickens and
uev9se p INC preceeds 10 the temperance