Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-01-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.

of the county from being present.
The people of Derby, however,
turned out well to all the sessions,
and the influence of the convention
will he beneficial TO the community.
The convention was called to or
der, Tuesday morning. by Bro. A.
j. Allbee of Derby, in the absence
of the president, and Orem Newcomb
was made secretary. A profitable
and interesting prayer meeting was
led by Rev. j. Morse. III. M. Nor
an was invited to have charge of the
singing; matters of business were
attended to and the meeting adj
journed.
The afternoon session was opened
by a service of song, after which
DR.. E. w. Clark delivered an adj
dress of welcome, speaking at some
length, also talking on the general.
work pertaining to the Sunday school.
Rev. NJ. A. Gates of Barton Land
Ing responded on the part of the
Union, his remarks being very per-
tinent. The subject, 1.-The mission
of this Convention in Promoting Fell
lowship in the Masters Work" was.
quite exhaustively discussed by Revs.
Morse, Wild, Gates and Bro. Geo.
B. Stoddard. A brief time was
spent in Misunderstanding and social in
tercourse. s'The Proper Use of Les
son Helps" was opened by Bro. |.
A. Cobb who was followed by Judge
Hopkinson, Geo. Circuit, Mrs. Hop
kinson and others. There was con-
siderable diversity of opinion as to
how the shelps' could be made to
help most and best. Some be-
lieved that the leaves or quarterlies
should not be taken into the class,
while the more general opinion was
that they should be used in the
school.
After service of singing, Rev.
E. p. Wild delivered an address
which occupied the evening. The
address, perhaps more properly a
sermon, was in Mr.. Wild's usually
interesting, pleasant and practical
style and was very pertinent to the
occasion.
The committee on nominations
reported as follows: For president,
Charles Carpenter of Charleston,
vice president, Rev. L. S. Bean of
West Derby; secretary and treas
urer, DIR. E. w. Clark of Derby ;
corresponding secretary, Rev. Geo.
Parker of No. Troy; executive COM
,nittee, Rev. G.. A. Smith of Iras-
burg, John E. Chamberlin of Albany,
w. w. Goss of Greensboro. The
report of the committee was adopted
and the above named were chosen to
fill the various positions.
The prayer meeting, Wednesday
morning was led by M. S. Cham
berlin of Jay and was an interesting
service. The report of the cores
ponding secretary was not presented,
but representatives from most of the
schools in the northern section OF
the county made brief reports relative
to their conditions, and the methods
by which they were conducted, from
which much interesting information
was received. In several school:
conversions were reported, which are
believed to have been the result Of
Sunday school work. Mr.. Cham
3 berlin of Jay, probably the oldes
superintendent in the line of consec
utive service, made an interesting
report of the school under his charge
In the absence of the brother t.
whom was assigned the topic, ''Th'
Sunday School Field for Christian
Endeavor," Geo. HI. Blake of Barton
opened the subject and made SOM
; practical remarks upon it. Bro
Wiley of Derby spoke of the advan
tages afforded for intoxicating gospe
truth in the minds of the young, ant
spoke of the many opportunities pre-
scented in the school for doing good
Rev. Bacon of Coventry, always
very useful member of the conven
ton, spoke on this topic. The broth
er was glad that the subject recog
nized the fact that there should he
Christ in the work !; everybody ou9h
;. to be strong in the Word of God
He spoke of the child as the beiD
destined of God, under proper infu
ences and training, to become an ar
:. gel-of the danger that under othe
circumstances he might fail {
reaching the blessed kingdom. tt
speaker reminded his hearers til;
the blessings which they might hel
to bring upon others in This branc
of gospel work were blessings els
10 themselves, and that the .ligl
= which fell upon the school fro
Christian effort fell, also, on ii
church. This subject and the ia
:. upon it seemed 10 be promotive !
). much good.
Bro. Stoddard of Charleston opent
. the topic. THE Sunday school Co
:, cert-its Use and Abuse" In co
sidering the matter he had not be,
able to find what its abuses were, II
less it might be abused in being
! alone, and possibly sometimes
= carelcssness in The selection of piec,
lie