News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-11

real people. She related an incident of a lady
who, wishing to interest the children of aSun-
day-School in missionary work, read them a
letter from missionary lady IN Alaska; and
the result was that the school was eventually
organized into mission bands She thought
it was usually harder to interest the Older
people than the children.
The reports of Sunday-Schoolsi i'll the County
next followed Belvdere was only verbally
| repOrted by Rev Mr. Tenney. There were two
places of worship, services held every fourth
| Sabbath at the Junction; but there was no
Sunday-School in town Cambridge NJ E.
| EAST Fletcher post office: teachers, &; pu-
| pills 40; average 30; few children. Jefferson
| Vile, Union: Z teachers; 105 pupils; average
| 40; school progressing well. Cambridge
| Congl: teachers Z; pupils 80; average 90 !;
school reported as alive to the work. Cam
/ bridge, NJ. E.: teachers 8; pupils 40; average
! 40 Eden Mills NJ. E.: teachers 5 pupils 4S;
average 2O12. Eden, Cong1: School not as
| large as last year; asks the special prayers of
| the Convention. East Elmore, M. E.: teach
ers 6; scholars As; average 3d. quite an in
| terest taken in the work by means of questions
| being given out for all to answer. Hyde
Park, Union: teachers II; pupils 1913; aver
| age 75 during part of the year, 90; has a
missionary society in connection with the
school. Hyde Park, Green River: teachers
| Z; pupils Al: average 80. Hampshire Cor
ners Mission School in town of Cambridge
verbally reported by Miss Gates. School was
started by one of the-boys in day school ask
| ing the teacher if they could not have Sun
| day-School there. Out of II day scholars
only 4 had ever before been to Sunday-School.
Children all eager to listen. Attendance as
high as So Parents in some cases hindered
| their children from going. North Hyde Park,
| Union: teachers 8; pupils Sc; average At.
| johnson, Baptist: teachers 10; pupils lS5 !;
| average 81. Johnson, NJ E.. teachers ID,
including the substitute teachers appointed );
pupils 95 average 65. Johnson, Congl: teach
ers 3; pupils l 81; average 1913. The school has
been deeply afflicted during the past year by
| the death of one of its most efficient teachers,
Mrs. A H. Campbell, and has also lost several
| other of the most earnest, praying ones,
who are sorely miss. The degree of interest
| felt in the school may be judged by its attend
ance on the Convention, more than 80 of its
members being present. Morrisville, COngl:
| teachers g; pupils III; average lO5. Nor
risville, NJ. E.: teachers 8; pupils 1874; ave
rage 49, Stowe, NJ E.: teachers 5; pupils
so; average 35. Stowe, Cong1: teachers 10 y;
pupils "a; average 80. Waterville, Union
teachers 8; pupils 1856; average 81. large
number of names enrolled, but attendance
| irregular. Nineteen drops of rain will keep
| twenty people away. No young men between
| Is and 25 to be found in the school. North
| Wolcott: teachers 4 average attendance 30.
Wolcott, Cong'l: teachers 6 average 40; last
| quarter 50.
| The Treasurer reported $9.07 left in the
| treasury last year, and the collection of the
previous evening was S6.91-which would
| leave about the same balance as last year
| after paying current expenses.
| The Nominating Committee reported the
| following officers for the ensuing year, who
| were elected:
President, B. L. Austin.
| Vice-President, J. NJ. Stafford.
Secretary and Treasurer, A. H. Campbell.
| Executive Committee, Geo. Gilmore; A. A.
Niles, Mrs. L. NJ Fulington.
Township Committee, the Executive Com
mittee in their various towns, and, in the
| other towns as follows: Belvidere, VIM.
Tracy; Cambridge, B. R. Holmes; Eden, Mrs.
f. A. Buxton; Gilmore, C. S. Parker; Stowe,
| A. H. Cheney; Waterville c. E. Bragg; Vol
colt, Pardon Davis.
Delegates to the State Convention, L. H.
| Lewis, C. P. Jones, C. F. Hulburd, W. H. Ii.
Moulton, Rev l., B. Tenney, To appoint
| their own alternates.
Coming together in the afternoon, Mr.. B. L.
Austin conducted the Question Drawer:
How shall we draw the young men and boys
into Sunday-School?
Prof Campbell said set those already there
to getting in others. Parents should begin
in season. If children were brought up from
their earliest days to feel there was no ques-
ton about their going to church and Sunday
School, they would be already there when
they get to be young men. Mr.. Patten SAID,
by showing them feel an interest in them,
and urging them to go when there is some
special attraction, thus paving the way for
regular attendance Be cordial to strangers
and invite them to church, Present the Cos
pei so it will be pleasant and agreeable.
How much outside help should Sunday
School teachers use in preparation?
Mrs. Hickok thought there was no limit to
be set One cannot do too much and the
more we do, the less we shall be satisfied with
our attachments.
Ought teacher to invite Superintendent or
Pastor into his class?
Rev Mr.. Wheelock said certainly. We all
ought to be good neighbors.
What is the best way to keep a Sunday
School record?
Mr.. J. R. Hill said that what we want is
simply facts, and the best way to get them
varies with different schools The best way is
the way that will give us all the important
facts in the simplest and most concise man
ner.
The following resolutions were read by Rev
Mr.. Tenney and adopted by the Convention:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention
be given to the people of Cambridge for the gra-
G0Hs P With which &c f its ystng snr @
reduction in rates; to those who have led US in
the service Of song; to the officers of the Conven
ton, and to all who have aided us in our work,
especially Rev. DR.. Halves, Miss Lucy Wheelock
and Mrs. A P. Raffensperger.
Resolved, That this Convention regrets the
Dissertation of the Christian Sabbath by the fire.
Quency of work on that day which seems to us
Unnecessary, and an especial request is hereby
made to the authorities Of the railroad that they
avoid all unnecessary work on the Sabbath.
Resolved, That the Convention wish to express
Ju6 we Ieel III Une loss we nave suffered IN
the removal from our midst to the school on
high OF Mrs A: Ell. Campbell, who has been a
constant attendant and faithful helper in the
work of the Convention.
Miss Lucy Wheelock, with large primary
class, illustrated the objective method of pri-
mary teaching, interesting not only the little
folks, but the older ones also At the close of
the exercise c. F. Hulburd sang with thrilling
effect What Shall the Harvest Berthe
audience joining in the chorus. After singing
" Blest be the Tie that Binds the benediction
was pronounced by Rev. A. A Smith
The attendance throughout the meetings
was good, interest well sustained, and all
must pronounce this Tenth Annual Conven
ton decided success