The Portland daily press., 1892-02-20
MAINE TOWNS.
Windhan,.

| SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION al swan
wINDHAM.
The Windham Sabbath School Assocl-
alton met in convention at South Wind
ham, February 10Th, at 10 a. m. Inc
meeting was opened by praise service.
The singing in this service, as well as
through the day, was un der the care or
O. e. Megguier and a choir which he has
been patiently and faithfully training
through the fall and winter. Great credit
and hearty thanks are due to him and to
them for the excellent music which they
furnished us yesterday. After the SER
vice of song a devotional meeting was led
by William Pinkham, minister OF the
Friends church in Portland. Then fol-
| lowed the reading Of the minutes of the
last convention by Miss Eta Walker,
secretary of the association. These min
utes showed the last meeting to have
| been one of great interest. A Howery
and hearty address of welcome was then
delivered by Mrs. G. X. Allen, which was
responded to by Mrs. Maria Jones in a
few well. chosen and telling sentences.
| Rev. Mr.. Bean, though at the time en-
during great physical suffering, respond
ed to his name and spoke for fifteen min
/ utes on the "Object of Our Association
| and How Attained The great idea of
/ his speech was the unification of the
churches SO that we should not be think
ing of building up our Sunday schools,
but simply to build up The Sunday school.
SO enthusiastic did he become that at the
close of his remarks, as Hawthorne says,
ellis soul took up his feeble body and
walked off with it," leaving his crutch
| behind him.
The president, Thomas Varney, then
| took up the work, present and future.
4 He had a well made map of Windham
| and thoseportions of Gorham which are
associated with us in Sabbath school
work. He told us the population of this
| district was about 2700, and only about
| Ats of all these are enrolled in our Sab
| bath schools. He showed from this map
| three places that have had such instruc-
| ton, but have none now. He had the
school houses marked on his map and
earnestly recommended that ten new
schools should be established during the
coming summer.
The next subject, .sThe work in the
Future" was first spoken upon by d. +.
Small of West Falmouth. He spoke as a
consecrated business man who would put
business principles into religious work
and push them with consecrated energy.
VIM. Pinkham followed on this subject
and spoke on the awakening OF enthusl-
asm. He gave some very powerful Illus
trations from his own experience when
he was college professor.
The various w. G. T. u. and Y. T. q.
E. societies then responded to their
names with pledges of assistance for the
work in the future. After an hour spent
in social enjoyment and partaking OF
bountiful lunch, the afternoon session
was opened with praise service, after
which Rev. Mr.. Cogswell, of Standish,
spoke on "The Effect of leaving OF Ne
glecting the Sunday School, The
speaker stated that physical neglect OF
children was counted a crime, and drew
from it well sustained argument
against spiritual neglect
The report of the executive committee
nominating a larger committee to en-
deavor to extend the work through the
coming summer was then made and ac-
cepted. The schools at Sebago Lake and
White Rock were admitted as members
of this association "a 4s8
S. B.. Cloudman read a valuable paper
aon the duty of thestronger to the weaker
schools. He made a good suggestion,
which might be reduced to practice: that
where several families lived remote from
a school and there were not enough
scholars to form good school by a sys-
tenn of cooperation the children might
easily be carried to some good school.
Some large cities have this practice in
their common schools at public expense.
Maria Jones spoke on the need of teach
ers' meetings, and was followed by Rev.
j. i. Atkins, of Windham Hill, by the
way to obtain them. First to feel the
need, then make it a point to be at the
meeting.
Mrs. Gibson, of Indiana, Vice-Presi-
dent of the w. G. T. u, spoke very well
on the attitude we ought to take in re-
gard to Sunday observance She con-
trasted Maine with Indiana much to the
discredit of the latter. She thought the
Sabbath less strictly kept now than for
merly. She was followed by Mrs. Fan
ME Anterior, of North Gorham, who
read a paper on this subject full of good
sense. Mr.. Atkins and Mr.. Small spoke
earnestly in favor of Sunday observance.
Mrs j. I'll. Hall read very strong and
carefully prepared paper on 1.-THE need
of teacher and pupil depending more on
self and less on quarterlies." William
Pinkham spoke on the same subject, and
advocated the use of quarterlies to a GER
tain extent.
The question box was very pleasantly
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Aikens.
The treasurer reported balance on
hand.
The committee on resolutions then re-
ported, through William Pinkham, the
following resolutions:
That the exercises and privileges of this Sun
day school convention have inspired us with
new feryor and an increased spirit of consecra-
ton for the work Of the coming year.
That we will, by the grace Of God, labor unit
edly to enlarge our respective schools and in
crease the popular interest in them.
That we will, in every way in our power, sup
port the efforts of the committee appointed to
promote the organization of Sunday schools in
places which have none, aud to help the feebler
schools.
That the tahaks of the convention are DUE
and are rendered to the people of South Wind
ham for their hospitality and their genuine in
terest in the convention.
That we recommend that the convention be
sometimes held in the more needy parts of the
township. and that all just means be used to Sc
cure large attendance.
That the sincere thanks of the convention
are due to our president for his earnest and eff
fcient laborS as an officer.
The next convention will be held at
Windham Centre Free Baptist church.
In the evening, Mr.. March, the field