Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-27
SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE ORLEANS COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNION.


Center on Sune 1928.
The attendance was all that could be
expected and the interest increased from
the start. The devotional exercises on
Wednesday forenoon were led by Bro.
S. B. Parker. The officers of the socie-
ty not having arrived, Rev. Fl. F. Aus
tin occupied the time in speaking in re-
lation to the revised New Testament.
The convention was regularly organized
in the afternoon, Capt o. H. Austin,
vice-presdent, in the chair, Rev. A. B.
Blake was appointed musical director.
Rev. S. W. Cowell of Newport Center
in brief address of welcome, extended
a cordial greeting to all, and hoped for
great good from the meetings to be held.
Bro. G. H. Blake spoke on the topic,
"Home and the Sunday-school." He
| referred to the fact that the character
of an individual is almost entirely form
ed in the early years of his life, and
that whatever of moral nature he pos
sesses is. as rule, the result of his
carly training. Hence the necessity of
a good moral training, the teaching of
the child by his parents to love and APP
preciate the Sunday-school in his early
years. that he may be constant attend
ant, receiving the benefits that ought to
follow. The Sunday school by its in
fuences oftentimes brings blessing to
those homes where religion is not prac-
ticed or known, and in its missionary
spirit, this auxiliary of the church,
should reach out to benefit and bless
every home in community. Rev. Aus
tin thought some were depending too
largely on the Sunday school for the
moral and religious work on their chill
dren. The home is the place where the
parents example and precept should be
such as to lead the household to Christ
Christian parents should build the fu
ture foundation of the Christian church
Bro. d. NJ. Camp emphasized what had
already been said on this topic. He re
/ marked that the Sunday-school teachel
could easily tell who of his scholar
had been trained and taught at hom'
in the lessons of the school. Parent
should attend the school themselves
The good effects of the school upon tn
family, and the influence in the schoo
by family which labors for its inter
est are mutual. Rev. King considere'
the Sunday-school very importan
thing in the family. the community AM
; the church and urged an earnest worl
in its behalf He spoke of the falls
appreciation of its character and offic
by some, even officers of the school. b
relating an instance where veteran su
,, perintendent, having retired from tn
work, was in the habit of referring
: his success. by stating that at the clos
. of his labors his school had presente
him with a gold headed cane, with al
propriate speeches, etc. This superb
tendent had not been successful IN builC
ing up the spiritual status of his schoo
but received a gold headed can
and that seemed to be his highest 10.
- In contrast, he spoke of one other NAL
" who made mis- constant duty to insti
into the minds of his pupils and chi
~ dren Bible truths. In after times b
ne son spoke of the benefit to himself
this effort by devotional parent.
Ill Bro. G. F. Ranney opened the topi
IS superintendent, his Office and b
Ill Work" He remarked that it was mut
easier to describe a model superinten
ks ent than to be one-to tell what Dug
ng to be done than to do it. The supe
tn intendent should be the leader, and b
I'll work to lead his pupils forward in the
work and upward progress. He shout
next to the pastor. be the best man
ed the church. He should be possess
ST of zeal and conservation, both needed
10. the character of the superintendel
IS He should try to understand the re
, d worth of soul, and work for the s;
a.. walton of those under his charge. 1t
l., his Office to reach out into the highwa
R. and byways after the children, leadi