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sUNDAY.sCIIOOL WORK.
Annual Meeting of tho Chittenden
county Suhdas sc DOL Contention.

Annual Meeting of tho Chittenden
county suhdas-sehool CONVENTIONS
The twentieth annual meeting Of the Chit
tenden county Sunday school association was
held at ESSEX Centre on Tuesday and We'd
desday, Oct. I'd and Sd. The president be-
ing absent, the association was called to
order at II o'clock a. M, by Rev. John
Cowan, one Of the vice-prcsidents, and after
singing, prayer was offered by Rev. N. w.
Wilder OF Essex after which L. p. Shaw Of
Burlington 1st vce-president, took the chair
and the association proceeded to the election
OF committees as follows,
On nominations Il. Lord or Burng-
ton, Rev. John Cowan OF Essex and +. W.
Terri OF Underhill.
On Resolutions.-Dr. l.. C. Butler Of Es-
sex, Deacon Il. A. Fuller Of Burlington and
Rev. N. w. Wilder of Essex.
On place OF next meeting N. X. Brown
OF Burlington, Irving l.. Thompson OF Col.
chester and ID. A. Stone Of Wcstford.
Next followed an address OF welcome by
Rev. John Cowan.
The association then adjourned for dinner,
which had been provided at the Town hall,
where all now repaired notwithstanding the
rain, which came down abundantly, and
which, doubtless, had prevented many from
attending the morning session.
At 2 O'Clock p. IN. the convention again
assembled and listened TO reports from the
various Sunday schools represented from
Burlington, Colchester, Essex, Jericho, Mil
ton, Underhill, Willistou, Westford and
Sheburn, in all IS schools.
The subject. 'IIow should the lesson be
studied by the teachers' was then discussed
by Rev. +. j. Parry OF Burlington, and
oilers.
The subject Of teachers meetings was then
taken up and lively discussion followed, led
by N. X. Brown of Burlington.
TheevenlDg session was devoted to service
Of song, and an address by Rev. M. ID. Jump
OF Burlington from the text Luke |. So
"What manner of child shall this be? y This
was very interesting and impressive dis
course, and well calculated to arrest the at
tention of al persons in any way responsible
for the training Of the young.
At 0 o'clock a. m. Wednesday, the con-
vention again assembled at the Congregation
oil church where the sessions have thus far
been held and the exercises of the day were
commenced by devotional service conduct
ed by II. J. Christie Of Milton.
Next followed the reading Of paper by
DR.. l.. G. Butler relating to the organization
at Essex, 20 years ago, Of this association and
its subsequent work.
The question "What shall we do with the
subject of temperance in the Sunday school,
was then taken up by the association, and
discussed by Rev. E. p. Butler Of Lyme, N.
H., Mr.. Lord Of Burlington Mrs. Dibbe OF
Sheburn, Mrs. Cowan Of Essex, Rev. NJ. d.
Jump Of Burlington and others.
In the afternoon, after exhausting the
Question Drawer,"a business meeting was
held and, upon recommendation of the NOM
! mating committee, the following persons
were elected officers OF the association for the
ensuing year:
Presideut-E. p. Shaw of Burlington.
Vice-Presideuts-P. c. Abbey Of Essex,
Rev. A. w. Wilder of Essex.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. b. Ii. Day OF
Jericho.
Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer
Miss Florence Atwater of Burirg on.
; Executive Committed. +. Shaw OF Bur-
lington, Deacon L. A Fuller of Burlington,
Rev. A. w. Wilder of Essex.
/ BY order of the association, the next annual
meeting will be held at Colchester Center, on
the third Tuesday and Wednesday of June
; next.
The folowing Resolution offered by Dr.
: l.. c. Butler, was read and adopted
Resoired That, in view of the fact that SO large
proportion OF the children and youth OF this county
are not yet In the SabDath-schoos, We are adInon-
shed to renewed zealand earnest effort IN CARRYING
l
Gospel instruction in our Sunday-schools.
Also resolution Of thanks to all who have
contributed in any way to the success OF this
meeting.
} At the close Of the business meeting Prof.
]. S. Ciley OF Jericho addressed the conven-
ton On the dangers Of superficial inslruc
J ton in the Sabbath-school." His paper re-
ceived the closest attention OF ali present,
: and was mastery presentation OF the digni-
ty and responsibility OF the teachers work.
The "Big Boy" received his share OF at
tention from l.. B. Lord and others.
! Closing remarks in the way of summing
, up the impressions and results OF the meet
! ing were made by Messrs. Hazen. Lord and
! Jump, the latter Of whom after abiding to
the oft quoted remark OF a late statesman,
that vermont was good State to emigrate
from" said, that he had made the discovery
, that the best people of Vermont stay at
! home.
, A few parting words were now said by
the President, Rev. Mr. Cowan aud the con.
venion adjourned to meet next year at
, Colchester.
The annual meetings of the association
. hitherto have been as follows Burlington
!, 1864 $. Charlotte 1881, Colchester Centre
lS67-77, Essex Centre 1S63-15S3, Essex
Junctiln 1S69-s), Hinesburgh 1870 Jericho
Centre 1S7276, Milton 1S74-S, Shelburn
) 1866 80, Underhil 1879, Westford 1871,
! Williston 1873