The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-17
Northern New England Sunday
School Assembly.

Rev. George d. Lindsay of Auburn spent
Wednesday of this week with Rev. DR.. Bashford
and their arrangements for the Northern New
England Sunday School Assembly to be held at
nigh completed.l The departments thus organized
are A Sunday School Normal Department, under
the direction of Reys. A. T. Dunn of Portland and
w. F. Berry of Woodfords; aSunday School Pri-
mary Department, under the direction of Mrs. w.
F. Crafts of New York; Musical Department,
under the direction of Prof. w. f. Morse of the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Kent's Hill. In ad-
diton to daily instruction in the above depart
ments the Assembly will be favored with two OF
subjects of living interest. Among the lecturers
are Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, Rev. E. A. Dening,
Prof. A. W. Small of Colby University, Rev. Asa
Dalton, President Smith of Kent's Hill, Cyrus
Hamlin, Ii. d., and Rev. John Fayille. A. M, OF
Wisconsin.
Thursday, July 29th, will be observed as c. L.
S. G. Recognition Day. The graduation will be
present by Rev. Edward Everett Hale on "Educa-
tion of an American Citizen" Diplomas will be
presented to those Chautauquans who have COM
pleted the prescribed course of reading One OF
the attractive features of the programme will be
illustrated lectures given by Rev. +. II. Allen OF
Boston Miss Lillian @ Mungsr &c Rey O. s. Bartlett tdes
The daily exercises in the Normal Department
and the Primary Department are so arranged
the Normal instruction and of Mrs. Crafts in
struction in the Primary work. Such lectures
and Instructions and religious service continued
parents, Sunday school and day school teachers
and young people, The children are not TO be
overlooked for Mrs. Crafts is to devote half an
hour of instruction daily to the children. Ar
rangements have been made for bodily rest and
recreation and for two or three delightful excur-
sions in connection with the Assembly. The di-
rectors of the grounds hope to meet in part the
expense of the Assembly by an admission fee OF
81 which covers all expenses of instruction and
lectures for the entire Assembly, while twenty
FIVE cents will cover the same for single day.
Board and lodgings upon the grounds will be fur
nished at 81 day No trains will be run on
Sunday and that day will be observed as a day OF
rest and worship. The following persons have
consented to act upon board of counsel to help
forward the enterprise as far possible by their
presence and advice: President William Dew.
Hyde of BowdOm College. President George ID. b.
Pepper of Colby University, Mr. j. c. Haskell OF
Auburn, DR.. /. p. Warren, editor of the Christian
Mirror, President Smith of the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary, and DR.. Small of Portland. As soon as
DR. Bashford was chosen president of the Maine
State Sunday School Association last fail he con-
ferred with the New Hampshire State Sunday
School Association, and that Association unani-
mously approved the proposal and appointed
Hon. j. G. Lane of Manchester and Rev. q. W.
Norris of Concord to represent that State upon
the board of counsel. With the directors of the
grounds putting 81 900 into the programme this
year, with this able board of counse0rs, with the
hearty cooperation of the different denominations
and the able array Of talent already secured the
Northern New England Assembly will help in
crease the growing tide of travel to the Northern
New England States and raise the standard of
moral intellectual and spiritual training in many
a Sunday school,