Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-12

Rev. Mr. Parry of Brattleboro. Muny of
the delegates and visitors had by this time
gone home but there were en- oush left to
ensure u very lively aud enjoyable meet
inS. A call for questions brought out u
good many more than there was time to
apswer, and tho thrce-quartors Of an hour
allotted 10 this confidence was kept more
than full. We give hare the main points
thrown out in answer to the questions;
IT is a wrong thing to keep az superin-
tendeut a man who cannot attend to the
duties of that position. 1t would be better
to drop him We don't need q figure head
Get rid of him.
We should emphasize tho ork among
cur young people in the State by giving
our sympathies to all their organizations.
Educate our young people up to loyalty to
Gods truth. Make them spiritual, head
and heart, up and dowu-Bible and Bap-
tist, head and heart.
We can It be successful without enthusi-
asnl, which manifests itself in various
ways. Enthusiasm means called with
God
The vail of the tabernacle was Is cublts
across-about 20 or ~ feet. Whether the
vail of the temple was the same size | can't
tell.
If the "funny' boy is determined to get
in his fun, and l cannot onvince him that
he is disturbing the class, then l would put
him into the Bible class for few Sundays.
You must have order in the primary de-
partment,
There 10 some danger in letting the Sun
day school take the place of the family i'll
the training of the scholar. The family is
the basal thing to be considered. The child
is born twice--once in the family and then
there Is the birth of character Before the
child to 20 lie tha lirarti ion
of its mother. Unless you oan secure from
the father and mother hold over the child
before the character is developed, you are
never going to build the Hottest character
in that child
Train the children, and you have the
parents of the next generation.
There is no sleigbt-o of hand in the power
Of tie Bible to win souls for Christ.
The demand of our denomination is for
men OF conviction. We need backbone and
pure grit. We need pastors of that sort.
Give at least something right along.
Place the scholar under the right kind of
teacher.
The young people do not always have the
regard which they ought to have for the
Old.
As as faithful instruction has
brought the child to love Christ then tell
him il is time to be baptized The great
point is whether the child can yield to the
will of Christ.
Some teachers go into their classes and
just sit and "think nothing and all the
child has to do Is to do the same Find ont
what your way is, and then do it. When
you go into your class be sure that you are
SO full that the scholars can ask anything
but you will be able to help them. You
must determine how you can fill yourself
Hgifh tha
school.
Here are some of the testimonials given
by those present ut the convention:
| will put these things into practice when
l get home
Am going to tell our church what l have
seen and heard here.
! have gained some enthusiasm.
Am going home for better service for the
Lord.
want to carry enthusiasm into my class
OF boys.
hope to 60 home and be q better super
Entendent
My desire, as pastor, is to go home and
work more than ever with my Sunday
school.
We must have the superintendent, and
teachers that stand around him. Ii we are
devoted, then we can accomplish whag we
=
During the free conference the question OF
the Y. p 5. {. L. and loyalty to the church
was brought up and pretty thoroughly dis
cussed by Messrs Parry, ABBEY Martin
Freeman and others 1t was shown that
the first principle Of Christian Endeayor is
loyalty 10 the church and denomination
with which the society may chance to be
connected, and that no one can be "a genuine
Christian Endeagor unless h9 is loyal to his
own church.
The convention adjou; ned at noon on
Thursday, with the singing of God be
with you till we meet again"
EVENING MEETING.
gathering in the nature Of a farewell
meeting was held in the church in the even
ing. The meeting was not contemplated
until during the morning and hence it was
impossible to give any public notice of it,
This church was nevertheless one third filled
Eey. T. j. Parry of Bratteboro presided
Mr.. Parry pointed out the need of energy
In Christian work. There is machinery
enough in the churches TO convert the world
II 1t could be properly BET in motion. Dur
Ing Mr.. Parry rsmarks he alluded feeling
ly to his past0rate over tho church H.
called up several speakers including Roys
K. MaTten Of bennington, H. NJ. Douglass
of Putney, r. +. Y. Pierce of Mount Holly,
\, j., and Mrs. Katherine G. Higgins of
Worcester, Mass The last two addresses
were in the nature of chalk talks and were
especially interesting. The meeting closed
with the benedicton by Rev, Mr. Parry