Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-10
BROoKFIELD HOME NEWS.

The Annual convention OF thc ~
Schools of Orange County met IN I'M
\ First Cong church OF brooKneIu AueS""s
Nov. /, 1892.
The storm and other providential in
terpositions including the Green NOUN
/ tain Range, prevented some from attend
| ing but the roll bore the names OF IS mem
/ bers of the convention and good numoei
of the people of Brookfeld were present
at all the meetings.
ness. Rev. c. F. Morse was elected PRES
pro tenn and appointed committee on
nominations. with Rev. b. =. Sherman ior
! chairman. The forenoon was spent IN Z
good Prayer and Praise Service.
After dinner,the secretary being absent
Rev. j. A. Bates of Randolph was chosen
secretary pro TEN.
ON ssThe Sunday School and the Home
by Rev. G. w. Morrow and Bro. Lewis OF W.
Randolph, Mrs. Corwin and Rev. b.B.Sher-
man of Chelsea, Dea. Ailis and Key. I. r.
Morse OF Brookfield.
0The Home may help the Schooi" we
were told, by prayer for il, by parents be-
ing punctual members OF II andlnhuehc-
ing Others to attend, by assisting IN pro-
yiding libraries. papers, etc, and by low
ing encouragement and aid in the lesson
study. ,,.,,.. -.
secured and 'sthe School may help the
Home" by such means as the influence OF
interested and enthusiastic 5. ;. scholars,
the teachers visits, and concerts ana mis-
sionary organizations and efforts. d.
After singing. the topic "The Teacher"
was taken up. OF "His Preparation" Bro.
Flint of Williamstown ana Bro. sherman
suggested much prayer, continued, thor
oupb study OF the lessons with reference
to teaching the individual pupil, teachers
meetings, not only for lesson study put
also for study OF the pupils habits OF
thought upon the lessons, and also ior
mutual acquaintance among Christian
workers.
"The Teacher as Friend" was repre-
scented by Rev j. o. Griffith and Brother
Flint of Braintree, DIR. Corwin OF Chelsea
ana the President, as one who shakes
hands with his pupils on the street and
studies how he can always show 10 each
pupil that his desire and aim is to do him
good. The teacher in the discipline OF
the school was described, by Rev. "A. Bates
OF Randolph, Bro. Church OF West Ran
dolph and Mrs. Freeman of Brooktield, as
a careful, judicious, loving Christian, seek
ing 10 have all things done decently and
in order, not by such forcible means as
may be legitimate in other schools, but oy
leading each pupil on, II possible, in such
things as he IS already interested in. CIV
ing eucD some DtTsOHdl ohoAC VI wv
sponsibility, and always striving to i'm
press every pupil with the idea that we are
STUDYING Cops word. Thus we can inspire
them with reverence for il and also with
respect and love for the teacher as one
who reverences and loves that Word.
After ten minutes recess the subject OF
The Home Department was briefly con-
sidered by Revs. Bates and Sherman. On
ly two OF the Sunday Schools represented
have such department but others were
urged to try it.
Vacation Studies by Correspondence
and Questions by Mail not being well un-
derstoOd, the executive committee being
summoned, explained the first as apply
ing 10 the teacher who, while absent on
his vacation, can interest his pupils and
so increase his influence over them. The
other topic related to various profitable
questions by mail between teacher and
pupil.
experimenting the Current Lessons was
well discussed by Prin. Conant of the
State Normal School. It was considered
as referring frs. to interjccted lessons, such
as those on temperance, missionary topics,
etc. This was approved If properly intro
duced but never to be done by wrestling a
passage OF scripture, so as TO give it any
other than its plain legitimate meaning
and application. Second, to whatever
exhibits the customs of life and though hts
of Bible times and Bible peoples. Third,
to " hat modern discoveries in archicol-
orv. etc, which explain or corroborate the
" ord. Fourth, to the history and study
OF the individual books of the Bible. All
were believed profitable in their place as
supplements or aids.
Alter brief words from the State Con-
veutiOn by the president, the committee
on nominations reported the following
list president, Rev. T.. T.. Reynolds OK
WilliamstoWn; secretary, Mr.. Lyman
Hatch of Bradford; treasurer, Mrs. II. NJ.
Finch Of North Thetford; executive COM
mittee. Rev. j. w. Lees of Bradford, Rev.
r. }. Bugbee OF Wells River and MIR. Ferda
Fish of West Randolph. The report was
adopted and they were elected by the
convention.
The evening session was opened with a
half hour song service which was followed
by the address by Rev. w. ). Smithers OF
Know 1t. Fill IT. 1t was an earnest,
impressive representation of the privilege
and responsibility of the place for each OF
us, of the Importance Of knowing all we
can about it and thoroughly and faithful
ly filling the place as God would have us.
1t was filed with apt illustrations and
closed with tender and solemn lesson
from the experience of a Christian who
resisted temptation and spoke few words
which proved words in season, in leading
a stranger to Christ just before death came
suddenly.
"Your place, y said the speaker, sis near
you. 1t is not a small place, though you
think il is and would like to
try larger one, and it is a growing
place.
Find it by saying to God, Not as
will, but as Thou wilt Then he will say
to you, This is the way, walk We in it >
"Know all you can know about what ii
Is 70 be a Christian. Then be a practical,
Christian. 'Tisn't bulk, tits
brains we want now. There never was a
man in all this wide world who didn't
have to spend some time in digging. This
day demands Bible men. The boys kite
string across the river becomes the Mag
ara Bridge. Saul went out to find the asses
and found throne. Andrew just comes
into the Bible history and soon drops out
into the shade; but he brought Peter to |
Christ. II you can't bea Shamgar to slay
500 Phiiistines with an oxgoad, don't be a /
Jonah. Jonah never had any desire to du- |
plicate his sea experience. II the world |
toes owe you a living, you have to collect /
he debt. He who would chisel out a |
angel must, like the old sculp- |