Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-05-26
UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL CoNvEN.
TON.
A County Organization Effected We'd
nesday.

n county LIBERALIZATION w
nesdRy.
Wednesday at a:S0 A. n representatives Of the
Sunday schools Of Windham county assembled at
the Baptist church for conference on Sunday
school matters and TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of
organizing county union sunday school associa-
ton. auxiliary to the state association The
meeting was called to order by /. ". Hawley
aud service Of prayer and singing was conduct
ID by Rev c Z Van Schaick Of Windham. Aft
this the object of the meeting was presented
by Rev. j II. Babbtt. The convention then
temporarily organized 10y the election Of Rev. c.
O Day. president. and Rev c. F. Van Schaick
secretary. Upon making out the roll y schools
were found 10 b. present.
The question Of organization was fully discuss
ed, and on motion Of Rev J +. Fullerton Of Bel
lows Falls IL voted 10 proceed with OrRaniZa-
ton, subject To ratification 10y one half of the
Sunday schools Of the county. A committee, con
sisting Of Messrs. Babbitt. Hawley. and Hough
was appointed 10 prepare and report plan Of
organization at the opening Of the afternoon SEES
sion.
After singing the topic. The Bible in the Sun
day school, was discussed in three divisions It's
place and proper U.S. by Rev. Mr.. Meacham Of
Townshend: How best studied by DeA c. W. Os-
good Of Bellows Falls: How best taught. by Rev
A. j. Hough. Ways in which have interested
my class. the next topic, was finely illustrated
by + Hall. This closed the forenoon session.
Dinner was served in the parlors Of the Baptist
church. The afterno IN exercises opened with a
thanksgiving and promise meeting conducted hy
w. II. jackson, and participated in by all
The committee appointed in the morning ses-
sion reported the following constitutions
Art l. This organization shall be known as the
Windham County Sunday School association
Art. ,. This association shall be composed of
delegates from the Sunday schools Of the county
who truly receive the Lord Jesus Christ the Son
OF God as their Savior and Redeemer
Art 3. The officers Of the association shall
consist OF president, vice president secretary
and treasurer. and a committee composed II on.
fFaNT nNNaa sNssfns.r NNrtaV I
citation; and these officers shall constitute the ~
ecutive board Of the association
Art; T. The meetings Of the association shall
be called at such time and place shall be deter.
/ mined by the executive boarl.
Art. . This constitution may ~ altered or
amended at any annual meeting by two-thirds
vote OF the delegates present
The constitution. reported was adnpted
Ihe following nomination Of officers was made.
ana adopted Pre- 'ident. y g Williams OF Bel.
lows ais; vice president, Mrs. A. \. Wyman of
Athens secretary and treasurer. c. E. Van
Schalck oil south Wlndham; committee, c. D. r
Meacham OF IoNnshend. II Il shaw OF West
Brattleboro, +. \. Bagg OF Bratteboro
The following delegates to the state SUNDAY
School convention were appointed Rev Tiverty OF
ben2ws falis' MIS- F Lewis Of Putney, Milou
Davidson OF Newfane, Mrs f. X Kellogg of ia.
malca- II IL Hackley of Brattleboro
Following this business the next tonic on tbs
program was taken up How can the Sunday
schools IN the various towns help each otber,'
Inc discussion was opened by Rev. F. F. Lewis
ana continued at length by volunteers in the con
ii' Al tlIe suggestion OF Rev. Mr. DAY this
Ies snt was passed and recommended TO be
published IN the papers of the several denomina.
lions OF the state "Resolued That it is the opin.
ION OF tne Wlndham County Union Sunday school
SSOn'tntloh that closer cooperation between the
once developed. ~ "
reports OF home department work were given
oy IfelesateS from several towns and an animated
conference upon this work followed
An interesting and appropriate paper was then
read by Mrs. L. ;. Morse on How We may NAL.
e. min, -
| which admirably prepared the convention for m,
conservation meeting which followed aud witt
which the session closed WV
The meetings were well attended and tba al
dresses were Of high order and calculated IN a,
/ venton will 20 on "a '"0 U"'i