The Portland daily press., 1888-09-27
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
interesting Session at Cumberland
Mills Yesterday.

Inc semi-annual meeting of this organiza-
tion was held yesterday at Cumberland Mills
Win the Congregational church. In spite of
tne equinoctial storm good number attend
Gu GU from the different schools of the county.
Inc president of the association, II. Ii.
Nevens, Esq, of Deering, presided
Following the devotional service and some
preliminary business, statistical exhibit of
sunday schools of the county was read by
the statistical secretary. Rev. B.P. Snow. A
lew figures are given from his report:
population OF Cumberland County ........ sc, 1850
Between the ages of and 21.............. 28,733
registered public school attendance...... 16,148
Average attendance. ................ 1920
Number OF Sunday schools (al denomina-
Total membership p........,................. 144OO
Averagel attendance E. -. 5000
The schools run in numbers from 80 to
621 OF our whole population, ahont 72,5SO
are not connected with any Sunday school;
and Of those between the the ages of and
21 about 11,3i3 are ouside Sunday school or
CARNATIONS.
After the figures had been presented, an
Interesting discussion was brought before
the convention, the District and township
'N~> s1AANuSh ehC SOuAby. III tHG
absence of Rev. c. FL. Daniels, who was to
introduce this subject. Rev. j. NJ. Frost of
Congress street church, Portland, made
some interesting opening remarks and the
delegates participated in the discussion. A
committee was appointed to district the
county, provide for conventions and insti-
tutes in all parts of the county, land appoint
corresponding secretary for each town. The
following were appointed: Rev. b. p.
Snow, Rev. E. M. Cousins, E. S. Everett,
Esq, l.. M. Webb, Esq, and Rev. A. T.
Dunn.
The basket picnic supplies were most
handsomely and generously supplemented
by the friends at Cumberland Mills, the din
ner peing served in the convenient and TASTE
full parlors of the church.
Ihe afternoon session opened with clear
and forcible paper by w. w. Cole of Chest
nut street Sunday school. Portland, on the
question, SLOW to deal with absentees."
The teacher should be pastor for his class
and should be interested in the whole life of
| the several scholars, should inquire after
their aosence, call on all often and follow up
kindly and perseveringly those who fail to
appear in their class There should be a
careful system of reporting absences with
reasons for non-attendance.
How to bring in new members" /" was con-
sldered with f0rcible remarks by Rev. A. n.
Dunn and Rev. j. g. Wilson Of Portland
Rev. G. l.. Nichols of South
Ereeport; Rev, j., B, Carruthers of
North Yarmouth and others. Superinten-
dent Cloudman, of Cumberland Mills. be-
neyed special workers should be enlisted for
| obtaining new members, and said that the
scnolars themselves make excellent mission
| aries for this work.
| Superintendent Everett, of Chestnut St..
Portland, thought special effort should he
made to call on those families who are not
| SO often met on social occasions Superin-
| tendents and teachers should visit especially
the sick and afflicted among the members of
Ine scnool. Let there be, at the superinten-
dents house, social gatherings, the school
coming, II need be, in sections, and let teach
ers invite their classes
The topic How to induce the school to at
tend the regular preaching service elected
an earnest discussion in which Rev. E. M.
cousins, Superintendent Brunei, Rev. A. IT.
Dunn, President Nevens and others ioined.
Earnest Invitations to the church service
az tne Sunday school concerts, special chill
STeas Naaias SCI sermons and services, were given.
Notice the children who are at the service
regularly and let teachers, superintendents
ana pastors have their church attendance
steadily in view. These were some of the
recommendations on this point.
as 10 Keeping Register in the Sunday
school was considered in thorough and in
terestlng paper by Fred Brunei ESQ.,, snper-
land. VI
Every teacher should keep carefully a
class-bO0k, checking attendance and absence
accurately and faithfully every Sunday.
only bona ide members should be reckoned
IN classes. The secretary should know and
cneck every scholar every Sunday, and re-
port to the superintendent as often as once
In three weeks. This secretary's report
should be fun, including additions to school
eacn Sunday, attendance of officers and
teacners, number at church service the
weather. as bearing on attendance, and other
pertinent particulars. The superintendent
should also keep an actual record made from
his standpoint; such records can be kept and
carried out fully. full and thorough
record is OF great interest as well as a power
In securing the highest effects in all lines of
sunday school efforts. DR.. A. K p. Meserve.
superintendent of Williston church, Port.
land gave an interesting article on the system
Of record in his school.
The thanks of the meeting to the church
and Sunday School of Cumberland Mi,ls
were presented and moved by Rev. A T.
Dunn. The excellent Sunday school rooms
of the Cumberland Mills church were great.
ly appreciated by the members of the con-
yention. These attractive and convenient
rooms have done not little for the remark
able success Of this school,
Much interest was shown in the announce
ments made of the attractions at the State
convention, Bangor, Oct 1885, and Cumber-
land county will send large delegation.
Ihls meeting was, in many respects, the
pest meeting since the county was reorgan-
lied, and it shows decided advance in the
enthusiasm and practical efficiency of Cum
Derland County Sunday schools