Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-10-28
DEER ISLE AND STONINGTON.
District Sunday School Association
Organized.


Isle and Stonington met at South Deer
Isle Oct. Is. Everything seemed to COM
bine to make the occasion all that could
be esired.
The session commenced at 10 a. IN. with
praise service led by Rev. Mr.. Milett,
State secretary OF the association. The
meeting was then organized by electing
Rev. $. W. Chaplin, of Deer Isle, president,
and Mrs. Il. $. Warren, OF South Deer
Isle, secretary for the day.
In his Words Of Welcome" the pastor
Mr.. Garland, said he was glad to see so
many present, showing their interest in
he Sunday school work. fIe thought
the day school rather crowded the sun
day school out OF peoples mind, and
chiIdren's brains were placed before their
morals, instead OF which both should re-
ceive attention. Rev. MIR. Chaplin re-
sponded in a few well-chosen words.
Mr.. Millett gave an address on "Coun-
ty Organizstion'. He said he believed in
union OF denominations; let each denom-
ination retain its individuality, but all
work together for the common good. He
Sunday school associations had been or
gained. Hancock county had held only
two conventions. The present would be
the first district convention in the coun-
ty, which had been divided into seven
districts.
Eight schools in the district responded
to the roll call. The nominating COM
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! tives as follows: South Deer Isle, Mrs
L. May Robbins Oceanville, Mrs. Alice
Small; Deer Isle, Mrs. Lydia Green; Sun
set, John X. johnson; West Stonington,
| Mrs. Lizzie w. Fified; Stonington Con-
gregational, Rev. Mr.. Lewis; Stonington
Methodist, Mrs. Winnie r. Warren; Little
Deer Isle Mr.. Littlefeld.
Rev. s. w. Chaplin spoke on "Christian
Union. He considered denomination
| all right when taken as a means t o an end T.,
but all wrong when denominationalism
was taken as The end for which all must
work. Each denomination had its own
work, yet all might work for the common
good.
Rev. Mr. Lewis gave an address on lin
School,. lie said that though the Sun
day schools were the outgrowth OF the
church, still they had been organized
| here there was no other church work
done and from them had sprung live
churches. Pastors should preach SER
mons to children oftener han once year
on Children's Day The command Feed
my Lambs" seemed to be construed by
some preachers Feed my giraffes" the
sermons were SO far Htove the compre-
hension Of the younger ones.
The entertaining committee served the
picnic dinner i'll the hall at noon. Tables
were set for about 120 people, and good
things had been brought from all about
two towns OF course there was enough
and to spare.
The afternoon session was more fully
attended. After praise and devotional
service the nominating committee re-
ported the following recommendations
That we adopt the model constitut ion
with some slight variations i'll the execu-
tive department.
That we organize the Deer Isle and
| Stonington District Sunday school asso-
ciat ion, auxiliary to the Hancock county
association, with the following officers
President, Rev. 5. w. Chaplin; vice presi-
| dent, Rev. L. Garland; secretary, Mrs. X.
s. Warren; treasurer, Mrs Winnie X.
/ Warren; the executive committee to con =
| sist OF these and one member chosen from
each sunday school in the district, not
represented by these officers.
The report was accepted and adopted.
An address, "Duty of Parents Towards
the Sunday School" was delivered by A.
O. Gross, superintendent Of Deer Isle sun
/ day school. He said parents are under
obligations to the Sunday school. Many
OF them had been brought up to attend
this service, but too many were indiffer
ent to it. Parents should not send chill
/ dren to Sunday school and stay out them
selves. but 90 with them when possible,
! though better to send them alone than
not at all.
/ Next came paper on "Bibe Study,
/ by Mrs. X. 5. Warren. She considered
+ this the foundation on which all Sunday
school work rests. People did not always
realize how much they We're indebted to
the bible; all laws of civilization and
morality were founded on its teachings
! Children often committed to memory
texts, which, though hardly understood
at he time, were in after years as clamps
/ to the feet" Reading is not enough, it
should be studied,
f Next on the programme was an address
Art of Teaching" by Rev. Mr.. Garland
70 he successful teacher one needed