The Portland daily press., 1892-05-17
Open Evenings.
MET. IN WINDHAM.
Annual Convention of the Sunday School
Association of the Town.
Especial Correspondence

Especial lalCorreSp0ndence1
WINDHAM, May IS, 1s92.-Agreeably
to the previous notices the Windhan
Sabbath School Association convened
in annual convention with the Free Bap
tist church of Windham Center. TIL,
meeting was called to order at $50 will
the president, Thomas Varney, in the
chair. The praise service which fol
lowed was conducted by o. e. Mcguire
and large choir of singers. Too much
cannot be said in praise of the self-sac
rifice and patient effort which Mr.. Meg.
guire and his unpaid choir have put
forth to give us good music not only
here but in our regular church services
at South Windham and in the Gambo
Sabbath School. They are very fortu.
nate in having so fine an organisms Miss
Maude Bodge.
The address of welcome by D. 3.
was appropriately responded to by Oliver
Mann, of North Windham. The read
ing of the minutes of the last conven.
ton by the secretary, Miss Ella Walker
was very interesting and gave to people
who had not been there very clear idea
of what had been done.
Rev. Matt s. Hughes, of Portland, had
been advertised to speak on Individual
Responsibility. For some reason he failed
to come SO Mr.. Nevens, of Woodfords
Congregational church spoke in his
place. Mr.. Nevens is president of the
Cumberland County Sabbath School
Convention and treasurer of the State
Association besides being superintendent
of the Sabbath School at his own church.
He spoke earnestly of bringing the chill
dren into the Sabbath school as early in
life as possible. Many mother would
be surprised at the idea of taking her
children there at such tender age as he
advised. He thought we should feel the
responsibility of seeing that the new
schools which the association hopes to
form, have what they need to commence:
then that we ought to use all the means
at our command to make these new
schools bright and cheerful.
The executive committee reported
upon the canvass of the town which had
been made on Fast day. Mr.. Varney.
the chairman spoke first and extended
very hearty thanks to the W. C. T. U.
and the Y. P. S. c. E. He said he did
not think the canvass could have been
completed in one day, but for the help
of the White Ribbon women. MI O. E.
Mcguire reported that he and those
who assisted him had thoroughly can
vassed the South part of the town and
recommended one new school only to be
formed in that part of the town. Mrs.
L. Maria Jones reported for population
of 152 in the middle section of the town.
She found many privileges, but thought it
necessary to have much individual
work done in her territory. She did
not recommend any new schools. Oh
yer Mann reported for the North
end of the town and recommended new
school for No. s, the extreme end of the
town. Edwin Varney reported for the
eastern part of the town and reported
the advisability of new school east Of
Wlndham Center. He and the president
thought there would be enough people
IN IN TINS territory to superintend and teach
the school after it was started.
Inc president, Thomas Varney, then
gave q condensed report of the canvass
which brought out The following facts,
that whereas We had 4S5 scholars at the
last canvass of the schools over 800 have
pledged themselves to endeayor to at
tend the ensuing summer if thew have
reasonable accommodations. This ter
ritory where the four new schools are re-
commended has $50 who desire to at
tend Sabbath School. This canvass re-