The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-18
SUNDAY snooL CONVENTION.
Secretary's Report, the Resolutions,
Officers Elected.

AUGUSTA, October 17.-There was large
attendance on the closing day Of the Sunday
School Convention The State secretary,
Rev. b. P. Snow. read his report from which
the following is taken:
That the year has been one OF Sunday
school progress in Maine may be safely
claimed, as it should be gratefully acknowl-
edged.
Our county work is at several points great
ly improved. Androscoggin has devoted
band of friends of the Sunday school in its
limits Especially we want to note before
this convention the grand move made in
Lewiston and Auburn by the formation of
the Superntendents' Union. This Organi-
zation has entered upon line of practical
work at once. We note the grand general
meeting arranged by the Union last Monday
evening-crowding the largest church in the
city-with a select chorus of 80 to sing and
VIM. Reynolds to speak for inspiration of
the workers and at crowded after meeting
to solve their doubt and offer wise advice and
solace for difficulties.
Cumberland, the oldest and in many re-
spects at the head of our list of counties, is
thoroughly awake. In the last two years
this county has come right up to where it
ought to be, and its banner Is flowing out to
the whole State with Forward for its
watchwOrd. Cumberland has done much,
but it will do still more. The Superinten-
dents Union of Portland is the strong lever
by which we are lifting the whole county
and through this we are largely operating
through the whole State. In Cumberland
township conventions have been inaugurated
with promising results and this movement
will be pushed. We mean to know fully and
work thoroughly the whole territory by
township and school district.
The society makes the following recon-
mendations A thorough and complete can
yass of the State for the facts and figures Of
the Sunday school situation. That steps be
taken with promptness and vgor to secure
the organization of the unorganized counties
and to bring together Sunday school work
ers of the towns. That the association put
itself in touch with the county organizations
by at least providing for the attendance of
one of its officers at every annual convention.
That this association lend its best endeavOrs
to place Maine in the list of the banner
States in the next International convention
by aiding and stimulating the remaining
counties to organize without fail by June,
1890 That the State association place in the
field secretary or field worker, whose ef-
forts, for the entire year or such part of it as
is deemed wise, shall be given to feasible
work along the whole line of Sunday school
effort.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President-Rev Geo. B. Ilsley, Bangor
Vice Presldents-Rev. j. b. Jordan, Augusta;
White Bath.
Secretary-Rev p. Snow, Willard
Treasurer-H. ii. Nevins Woodfords.
Executive COmmttee-E. s. Everett, Portland;
Rev. Q. ID. Crane, Newcastle; Ira Il Hersey, Houl-
ton; Rufus Deerlng, ,Portlandi Rev. K. NJ. Cousens,
Cumberland Mills
Finance Commttee-E. r Drummond. Water
Vile; ii. H. Nevens, Woodfords; E. S. Everett,
Por land; Hon. w. L. Daggett, Strong; j. IL. Rob
inson. Bangor
Addresses were delivered by the Rev.
Smith Baker, Mrs. Crafts, Ira j. Hersey and
others.
The credentials committee reported 2ss
delegates present.
The chairman of the committee on resolu-
tlons, Rev. @. F. Allen, D. d., reported as
follows:
ResoIced That we deem it, highly important that
an association should be formed in every county
in this State; and that the Sunday School Conven-
tlons and Teachers Associations should be sus-
tained and we will personally aid in this work.
Resotced That we approve the introduction OF
the Temperance Lesion into the series of the In
ternatiOnal Sunday School Lessons.
Resolved That the pledge of entire abstinence
from the use OF alcoholic drinks sh 'uld be pre-
sented In the sunday schools and that every mem
ance.
Resolved, That our thanks are warmly extend
ed TO those who from road and in our own
State nave so ably addressed this convention.
ResotUed, That we feel deeply gratiaed to thi
church society for the use Of their house of wOr-
ship during the sessions of this convention to the
people of AuYusta for their generous hospitality;
TO the pastors SuperlntendenIS and sunday sch oil
workers OF this city for the aid they have rem
deren to make our meetings so successful; also to
the various railroads for reduction of fares, and
also 60 the press for helping the work of our con-
vention.
A resolution which asked for memorial
from the Convention to the International
Lesson Committee requesting that Com
mittee TO place the Temperance lesson on
some other than the Review Sunday, was
after discussion laid on the table by
decisive vote.
The attendance at Augusta was larger, by
far Ithan at any previous meeting of the
Association. The Convention pledged over
5000 for work in the State during the COM
ing year, for the organization of the un-
organized counties and4or missionary effort
in needy districts. The hospitalities of
Augusta were taxed by the great number of
delegates, but the wants of all were most
cordially attended to and abundantly met
The meeting was, in every respect, remark
ably successful.