Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-27
Connecticut Sunday Schools.

The Twelfth Annual ConventIon-Large
 and Enthusiastic Gathering-Interest- est-
 ing Debates and Discussions.
 The Connecticut Sunday School Teachers Association, now holding it's 18th convention in New Britain, began it's first session Tues day evening The exercises are held in the Centre Congregational church It is a large convention and enthusiastic. A partial or ganization was effected by the election of w. HI. Hall, of Norwich, as secretary, and Rev. F. E. Snow of Oxford as assistant secretary.
 The Hon. D. N. Camp, of New Britain, vel comed the delegates in short but very cor dial address. Rev. B. M. Adams, of New Haven, responded to the welcome in his usu- al happy manner, remarking that there could be no doubt that the welcome was warm. A very delightful vesper service led by Rev. J. w. Cooper followed, the audience joining heartily. The Rev. Dr. J. H. Vincent was then introduced and delivered such an ad- dress as only this veteran Sunday scho ol worker can give. Any adequate report of this admirable address is impossible. His subject was '"The Sword of the Spirit and How to Use It.n He spoke of the Book as the symbol of the Christian faith, and the key note of work being not the children but the open Bible as instruction for the young and old. The relation of the Book to the Re- deemer was discussed under three heads :
 CD Christ created the whole Book CD The Book is the medium of knowledge of Christ. (3.) Christ works through the Book This address abounded in pithy say ings and was listened to by the large audi ence with the closest attention.
 The second session of the convention opened Wednesday morning at o'clock The Girding meeting was led by Rev. B. M. Adams, the singing being conducted by c. B. Willis, of New Haven. The spirit of this meeting was hearty and spontaneous. At the close of this meeting the organization of the convention was completed with the excep- tion of president, the gentleman selected for this office having been taken suddenly ill. The list of vice presidents is as follows: New Haven county, Rev. G. county, Nelson Kingsbury of Hartford; Middlesex county, Prof c. T. Winchester of Middletown; Fairfield county, Wm. Mansfield of Danbury; Litchfeld county, Rev. L. H. Hallock of Winsted; New London county, c. c. Haskell of Norwich Windham county, Rev. Horace Winslow of Willimantic; Tol- land county, J. H. Jaggar of Hebron
 Rev. G. H. Griffin was called to the chair Reports from The Field were then given The report of Rev. W. E. Brooks, chairman of the State Central Committee, besides its schedule of work done, paid tribute to the memory of F. l.. Pond, chairman Litchfeld county committee, recently deceased. In closing his report he made the following suggestions in regard to Sunday school work: CD The Bible must be received as Divine truth; CD the field is the world to be won and held for Christ (3) as reapers and sewers we need higher and juster conception of our work as related to the saving of souls (4) we must realize that we are not our own. w. H. Hall pre-. Gnnfld hIE Er.oTN Orf of fhn tot association; it showed the amount of cash received from various sources to be $1, ,O20. 59, the amount of expenditures to be $655 16, leaving balance of $365. 43 in the treasury. The chairman of each county committee then presented reports as follows: Rev. W. E. Brooks for New Haven county, J. B. Smith for Hartford county, J. Amesbury for Fair field county, Professor c. T. Winchester for Middlesex county, E. B. Avery for Holland county, Rev. G. W. Hunts report for Wind ham county being read in his absence, L. N Bishop for New London county. Reports from Litchfield county were given in part by several delegates; warm expressions of re- spect and esteem for F. l.. Pond, late chair man of Litchfeld county committee, were given, and the following resolutions were of fered by Rev. l.. H. Hallock, of Winsted, and unanimously adopted by the convention
 Whereas, in the providence of God brother, F. tee, has just been called unto the reward of the full;
 Resolved That the cause of Sunday schools and of Christ has sustained serious loss in the of beloved fellow worker, whose earnestness bene- diction and whose unweared labor of love is good mans best memorial
 Resolved, That while saddened by this sorrowfuI l cordially yield to the will of our divine Master whose earth and in heaven and we ] extend the sympathy of this convention to the be- reaved family upon whom this afiction so sorely rests.
 The report of the State statistical secretary | was next received An abstract of this report l is as follows:
 Whole number of schools in the State - 1oS1 Number reporting estimated. ed............. LOOT | Officers and teachers. 17,578 Scholars .130,79
 Total. 14s,s75 I53 scholars report additions to the church 4223 schools report expenses S64 9O1 O9 13 schools report contributions 35 490 83 "A schools report books in hbrary...--.-- 21s,604 Children in the State between the ages of
 Total number in Sunday school S4O62 Total number out of Sunday school. 56, IFS Total number out of Sunday school in 1878. 55,346 increase. S27 New Haven county statistics are as follows: Jo of children by public enumeration. 34909 Jo of children in Sunday school 22,176 l Io of children out of Sunday school 12, ,733 Compared with report for 1878:
 Decrease in number of schools. s.......... 8 F asss sss ssass saa
 The afternoon session of Wednesday opened Tith promise meeting led by c. B. Willis, | a which very large number took part. Rev. B M Adams was appointed chairman of the onyention The address of Dr. Vincent 7hich was placed last on the programme for he afternoon was changed to the first place Q give him opportunity to leave town at an