Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-07
County sunday.schooi Com
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The Chittendcn County Sunday school AS
ISOLATION of superintendent, teachers and
workers held it's nineteenth annual meeting
in the NJ. f. Church at Sheiburn, on We'd
nesday and Thursday, June l4th and 18th,
1882. and was, on the whole. very enjoy
ahle and successful meeting. The programme
us previously published was very fully car.
ried out, and much benefit derived from the
discussion of the topics presented. l.. b.
Lord of Burlington presided and the singing
which was excellent, was conducted by NJ.
ID. Fuller of Burlington. who is well fitted
for that position, and received the merited
approval of all present.
Twenty-four schools were represented, as
follows:
Burlington, 8 Charlotte, /; Colchester,
81 Essex, 5 Hinesburgh, Q; Jericho, 2 (;
Milton, 81; Shelburn, l.; Undcrhill, 8
Westford, l, and Williston, 1.
These schools were reported to be in Il
prosperous CONDITION, and the details of their
methods of instruction and study gave much
encouragement as to future progress.
Ralph Wells of New York was present
Wednesday evening, and addressed the con-
vention upon "The Conversion of the
Young" His address, which occupied an
hour in its delivery, was listened to by a large
and interested audience, and, was interspers-
ed with thrilling anecdotes, and illustrations
drawn from real life in New York and else
Where. Those who have ever heard Mr.
Wells need not he told that his whole soul is
engaged in Sunday-sc work, and as a
speaker he never fails to secure the closest
attention Of his hearers.
The exercises OF the Thursday were under
the direction of Mr.. Wells, and included a
Sabbath-school Teachers Institute, in con-
Quoting which he was assisted by Benson
Van Vliet of Vassar College, and model
Sabbath-school, after which a children's
meeting was organized and conducted by
Messrs. Wells and Van Vliet, and it is safe
to say that few, if any, of the many children
present will ever forget the instruction they
received on that occasion.
The resolutions, as reported by the chair
man OF the committee on resolutions, Mrs
A. b. Halbert of Essex and adopted by the
convention, are as follows:
Rssoipsd, That we regard the Sunday school as
the hope OF the church, and believe 1t to he the
duty OF all professed Christians, not only to attend
the schools OF their respective denominations them
selves, hut, also, TO use their influence actively to
ing In all the children md youth OF their respect
i've towns, that thus Christ's kingdom may he
Resoired, That from the favorable reports OF the
schools here represented we feel encouraged To
greater effort In behalf Of this great cause and us
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to work more earnestly for greater results for the
coming year.
Reso7red::, That while we regard the various les
son leaves and quarterlies as valuable aids in ac
curing knowledge OF the Sabbath-schoo lesson,
we ndvise all superintendent and teachers TO dis
pense with their use during the exercises of the
class to the end that greater interest may be Great
ed in the study Of Gods word and greater knowl-
| edge of 1t obtained.
| Rcsoirsd, That our thanks are due 10 the good
people OF Shelburn for their hospitality on this DC.
easion to the railroads for reduced rates and to all
the speakers and singers who have aided 10 make
this convention interesting and profitable
The committee on nominations. by l.. +.
Wilbur, chairman, reported the following
named persons for officers of the association
for the ensuing year, all OF whom were elect
ed as follows;
Prcsident-Otis B. Church.
Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer
N. X. Brown.
Recording Secretary-A. B. Iulbert.
Executive Committee-E. A. Fuller G.
Van Vliet, G. =. Hubert, Asa Powell.
Vice Presidents-E. p. Shaw, Rev John
Cowan.
Special Meeting Committee-A. A. Davis,
II. H. Place, Albert Walston, ii. II. Norton.
| On recommendation of the committee the
association voted to hold its next annual
meeting with the Sunday-schools at Essex
Centre, on Wednesday and Thursday, June
Is and IA. 1888, to which meeting oil earn.
est and faithful Sunday school workers are
cordially invited by the Sabbath schools Of
Essex Centre. A. b. HALBERT,
Recording Secretary.