The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-24
wINDHAM SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Convention Held at the Friends Church
ON observation-disclosures Delivered and
Officers Elected.

on Tuesday--AddresSes Delivered and
Officers Elected.
The Windham Sabbath School Association
met in convention at the Friends church
on Tuesday May %. Fitting, always is that
church for the meeting of this association
| for there was it's birthplace. The exercises
| commenced by Praise Service led by 0.
| E. Megquier. The reading of the minutes
| followed and the treasurer's report showed
| the association on good financial basis.
| A hearty welcome was extended by Elijah
Cook and responded to by Mrs. Carrie Tux
ey. d. F. Small then read valuable paper
on Our Ambassadorship as Sunday School
| Workers. He said every Sunday School
worker was an Ambassador and the hearts
/ of the boys and girls was the kingdom to
which he was accredited; that they needed
loyalty to their sovereign Christ, know
/ ledge of laws of that kingdom found in the
word of God and an ability to teach. Gull
| ture was spoken of at it's full value but
| the weakness of it was shown unless conse-
| Grated to the Lord. The fitting to be an
ambassador must be obtained alone in the
\ closet. The secret of success is to know
Christ; to know the root of his love, not
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| should know no lapses but should last
| through every day and hour of the year,
should be carried into every home and to
| every soul of the nation to which you are
| accredited.
| Ii the pews will go out and preach in the
afternoon what the minister breaches in
| the forenoon, soon there will not be SO many
EMPTY PEWs.
| More Christ like teaching by the wayside,
more Christlike tenderness for the poor
and the weary Is needed in this town of
Windham rather than more sermons. Mr..
Small was followed by the annual report
| of the President which showed the work
done and that hoped for.
o. E. Megquier read thoughtful paper on
Are we stepping backward He said =
Men do not take bold steps backward but
| inch by inch we lose the ground that was
taken in the fear of God. 1t is great to
hold fast and not step backward. The up hill
is the only one leading to the higher levels
| of truth, blessing and victory There are
| many whose lives are failures from Chris
| tian standpoint for the lack of alittle' sand"
| as noble locomotive may sometimes be held
| powerless by it's lack. Morning light is adj
! vancing, evening light is waning yet they
| seem alike to the casual observer. There is
| just that difference between stepping for
| ward and backward This paper contained
many happy illustrations of it's truth. A
conversational hour followed in which many
| difficulties in the work were brought for
| ward and more or less brilliant ways were
| told in which they might be overcome.
| After the usual routine of business lunch was
! served in the adjoining room. The after
noon session was commenced as usual with
service of song followed by prayer by
Rev. A. N. Dairy of Westbrook.
Rev. T. F. Millett, Field Worker for the
Maine Sunday School Association, spoke on,
How can we interest the communities in
| the Sunday School, He said we needed to
| take up the University Extension idea in
our work. not waiting for the children to
come to us, but taking the Sunday School
| work to them, taking it into homes where
| sickness and poverty prevented them from
| gathering with others. He said if we could
| persuade men and women to promise to
| study the lesson one half hour each week
| very soon we should find them coming into
the Sunday School and by and by into that
''home over there He emphasized very
strongly that this home department should
be part of the Sunday School as that is a
part of the church.
Rev. E. M. Cousins spoke next on bow to
secure the training of pupils for Christian
service. He said we need never look for all
the people in d church to be willing to work
but be glad to work with the remnant.
THE MILLENNIUM
| would be about here when all were ready
to work.
He believes that personal service must
| be looked to more and more to save the
| world, and that this work was the secret of
| Christian growth for the church; believes
that no one should wait to be fitted brit
| take hold anywhere, SO it is done for Jesus,
andstrust God for his blessing to follow.
| He spoke warmly in favor of allowing
| young teachers to have classes, believing
| that they would themselves be helped He
earnestly exhorted the teachers not to IN
derestimate their privileges.
Rev. A. N. Dairy of Westbrook spoke
next on How to secure the con-
| version of Sunday School pup lis
The first thought is the deep convic-
ton that our quqils need conversion; that
the Sunday School is one of the best places
for the securing of the conversion, that the
word of God is abundantly powerful for
that conversion.
He emphasized the deep need of eonsecra-
ton and dependence upon the Holy Spirit
He urged upon the teachers the study or
the lesson for the points which would bring
about their pupils conversion and earnestly
striving to bring his to bear upon each in
dividual conscience. Biography, hist DRY
and story should be compelled to find their
own subordinate places.
If there are pupils who are Christians Sc
cure their help and interest and further
than this obtain the help of the chucrh.
With these ideas of conviction, consecra-
ton. concentration and cooperation let us
combine continuation and we shall have
the full equipment for successful Sunday
school worker.
A prayer service followed and the usual
reports of committees, and election of Off
GERS as follows:
President-O. E. Meguier
| Vice-President-L. Maria Jones'
Treasurer-Mjss Carrie Turkey.
Secretary-Miss Eta M. Walker.
A rising vote of thanks was given to the
retiring president, Mr.. Thomas Varney, for
the very able and faithful way in which he
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