St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-10-17

the secretary's report. This stated, IL
= explanation of the little work done til,
past year by the executive committee
that at the beginning of the year they
found no money in the treasury and thu
association in debt. Their first wOrl
was to remedy this state of things
which they finally succeeded in doing
There is no official connection between
the state and county organizations, anC
the secretary suggested that steps bt
taken to correct the defect. The report
closed with list of county Organiza
tions and their officers.
, The committee on nominations ther
reported through Col. Franklin Fair
banks of St. JOhnsbury as follows:
President-John L. Barker of Bran
don.
President-Samuel Huntington
of Burlington.
Secretary and Treasurer-Henry o
Wheeler of Burlington.
Recording Secretary-Rev. j. I'll. Bah
bitt of Swanton.
Executive COmmittee-Geo. E. FOss,
st. Adams L. G.. Butler, Essex; l.. B.
Lord, Burlington Rev. c. S. Frost, st.
JOhnsbury Charles p. Harris Rutland.
The report was accepted and adopt
ed.
1t was voted that the officers of the
Association be er-OffciO members of the
executive committee.
Voted, that the matter of the next
meeting be left to the executive COM
mittee, the time to be in the months of
September or October.
The committee on place of meeting
reported in favor of Rutland and the
report was adopted.
The committee on the subject reported
the suggestion that the executive COM
mittee appoint three delegates and
three substitutes to the centenary cele-
bration in London. Adopted.
Rev. L. A Dibble of Bristol suggest
ed that steps be taken to bring about a
more intimate connection between the
county and state associations, and
moved that the executive committee
be requested to adopt measures to that
end. Referred to committee to re-
port in the afternoon.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
At p. m. an excellent address on
"Sources of help in Bible study" was
delivered by Rev. B. Loomis of Platts-
burgh, N. Y. The main points of this
were as follows: The Bible is the great
text book of Christianity. Study of it
is important to all-for it is Gods voice
to man-but dOubly so to religious
teachers, who are the echo of this voice
to others. To all such God says as to
Ezekiel, go child of Mine, have set
thee as a Waterman to these souls, that
thou must hear the word ut My mouth
and teach them for Me.
Replies to questions were then re-
sumed.
To the question, Who shall appoint
and assign teachers to classes? Rev.
II. w. Jones of st. Johnsbury said-the
one who is responsible for the work
and its results-that is the church.
The church may do this through the
superintendent; :. but it is it's duty to
select the superintendent.
Q.-How shall we make the old men
and women useful i'll the school? Rev.
j. ID. Emerson said rs the prayer-meet-
ing is the church on its knees, the Sun
day-school is the church studying the
Word of God, and all, old and young,
must become as little children. Some
of the oldest in years, in his class, were
youngest in heart and strongest in in
terest and spirit. Old and young, min
lister and people, teachers and scholars,
should all be made useful alike, each
taking his part.
Mr.. Kennedy having been asked what
paper he substituted TOR the Youths
Companion, said he had not said that
he substituted any. He would reject
papers which taught falsehoOd in Natu-
raj History or fiction. He took some
political papers which did not pretend
to speak the truth, and also one politi-
cal paper (Which mOdesty forbids us to
mention) which he had found truthful.
He considered the Sunday school Adj
vOcate good paper and there was no
lack of good family and children's pa
pers, not open to the objection he had
mentioned.
Q.-Ought a card-playing, dancing,
professor (Of religion) to be Sunday
school teacher. Col. Fairbanks said
emphatically, No.
Q.-Is it best for Sunday school to
have Il library? Mr.. Geo. May of st.
JOhnsbuTy said the school he was con-
nected with had substituted papeIs and
periodicals for library and liked them
better than the books. If library is
used the selection of the books should
be carefully made under the eye of the
pastor.
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of securing the cooperation
of County Associations with the State
Association reported resolutions, which
were adopted, as follows:
ReSOlUed, That the County Associa-
lions now in existence in the State and
any others which may hereafter be Or
ganized be invited to become auxiliaries
to this Association by electing five del
egates each to represent them in the
annual Convention of this Association.
ReSOtUed, That the corresponding
secretary inform the several County
Associations of this action.
The proposed amendments to the
constitution were read and adopted.
We give some of them.
Art. ]. This body shall be known
as the State Sabbath-schOol Association
of Vermont.
Art. 2. The Association shall be
composed of two delegates from all the
Sabbath-schoOls in the State who truly
receive the Lord Jesus Christ-the son
of GOd-as their Savior and Redeemer.
Art. 5. The Executive Committee
shall have general charge of the Sun
day-school work in the State; prepare
the order of exercises for the annual
meeting; secure speakers for the same
and may organize associations in coun-
ties not organized.
The Convention elected Col. John B.
Mead of Randolph, second vice-presi-
dent for the year ensuing.
President Barker asked to be excused
from serving longer as president The
convention, on motion of Col. Fair