News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-10-02
County Sunday-SchooI Convention
A WELL-ATTENDED SESSION OF TIL
UNION AT WATERVILLE.

WELL-ATTENDED SESSION OF THE
UNION AT WATERVILLE.
The twelfth annual convention OF
the Lamoille County Sunday-school
Association was held at Waterville
Thursday and Friday, Sept. 25 and
&c. The attendance from various
parts of the county was large, and
much interest manifested through
out.
The first afternoon and evening
were devoted rather to methods, and
the second day to the spirit which
should underlie all such word. Miss
Annie S. Harlow, assistant pastor of
the First Congregational church in
Lowell, Mass, was present, and gave
many Illustrations of primary work,
especially of the use of object lessons.
which will no doubt become very use
full. At least it is profoundly to be
hoped that all such seed will come to
harvest in all our schools. Rev.
Messrs. Metcalf and Alden, visiting
brethren, also helped not little to
make the sessions profitable to all
who desired to do more and better
work
The greatest interest in discussion
concentrated on the topic Of teachers
meetings, and the home department.
AS to the former it now appears that
there is quite a gain in the number
that are held regularly, and one
might easily predict that there will
hn 70
next annual convention AS to the
latter, the idea is almost as new as it
is good to put sufficient Sunday
school helps into the hands of those
who do not and those who cannot
come to the central school, so as to
enable them to keep up well with the
lessons weekly, on their pledge to
spend a part of Sundayin such study
No doubt many a family on the out
skirts will hail such an overture as
solving many troublesome questions,
and in getting to solve the questions
of the various lessons itWould not be
at all improbable that many neigh
borhood, too far away from the
churches they would attend, should
gravitate to some center, and have a
Sunday-school of their own before
they realized it.
The chapter out of juvenile cate
chism" was transferred, on account
of other failures, from Friday morn
ing to Thursday afternoon, Just at
''chore time" and so failed both to
get the attention of the audience and
to give the author any criticisms or
suggestions of value, according to
his desire and request.
Want of space as well as time for
bids our entering into detail on every
topic on the program. Sufficient for
US to note that all of them were of a
beneficial character and were ably
presented to the convention, either
by those to whom assigned or volun-
teers. Consequently gathering like
this, in which so much interest and
enthusiasm was shown, cannot but
make lasting impressions,
The report of the several schools
was encouraging, and justified the
first resolution passed by the cOnven-
ton, recording that fact, and COM
mending the desire and effort for
greater efficiency in matter and man.
ner in the county.
The second resolution was compli-
mentary to Miss Harlow. and the
attendants of the convention were so
satisfied of the benefits of such help
from abroad that the executive COM
mittee was requested to provide such
likea help at the next convention,
either from among us, or from abroad
if we are deficient in material.
The third resolution was asfollows:
Resolved that we who are guests
have had a demonstration OF the fit
ness of Waterville Christians to 'en-
terrain angels, and trusting that
they may sometime have the oppor-
tunity, we will ask for them the re-
ward promised to such hospitality
1t was passed by a rising vote of
all who were from out of the town.
Another resolution, commendatory
of two neighborhood schools, was al
so passed with enthusiasm; among
those who were especially mentioned
for efficiency in this line of work We're
Mrs Manning of Hyde Park and Mrs.
Bragg of Fast Elmore.
The officers for the ensuing year
are: Pres, A, H, Campbell of John
son; Vieezpres., C. &, Bragg of Water
vile; See and Treas, H. A. Slayton
of Morrisville Executive committee:
Joel Allen of johnson, H. p. Munson
of Morrisville, j. w Redmond of
Hyde Park, Musical director, E, P,
Jones of Johnson, Delegates to
State convention: l.. II, Lewis of
Hyde PARK, Anna L. Cakes of John
son, c. p, Bragg of VAUDEVILLE, j, A,
Andrews of Johnson, S. r, Miller of
Waterville, Next place of meeting
with Baptist church at Johnson,
The success of the convention and
the eordiality of the good people of
Waterville leads many to hope that
it will not be necessary to hold the
convention another dozen years be-
fore it finds itself again within the
hospitable borders of that pleasant
town.