The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
The skowhegan Convention Growing in
Numbers and Interest.
ESPECIAL 10 THE pREss.]

| Especial. TO THE PREss.J
Skowhegan, October 19.-Before Tues
day evenings session opened, nearly 200
delegates had reported, and each was fur
nished very pretty badge by the local
reception committee
| AT the meeting of the executive COM
niittee Tuesday afternoon, General Sec
Rotary George FL. Archibald presented a
report of his work, giving the number
of miles travelled, number of meetings
held and the extent of his correspond
fence.
| AS result of the work of Miss Jor-
dan, VINO was employed as statistician
secretary, the state association is now
provided with nearly complete list of
its leading county officers, as follows:
| Aroostook County President, Rev.
Kenneth Mckay, Houlton; secretary, Ira
q. Hersey. Esq, Houlton.
| Androscoggin County-President, Rev.
C. S. Patton, Auburn.
Cumberland County-President I. N.
Halliday, Portland; secretary, l.. NJ
Douglas, Portland.
franklin County-President, Roscoe
vaughan, ullUoAs soolOoaIy, N1s f. fStCK-
ard, Wilton. rs 81
Hancock County DIR. r. P.
GrindIe, Blue Hill: secretary, Mrs. AN
ME Moore, Ellsworth Falls ~
Kennebec County-President Mr. AL
fred W. Hawkes.. Manchester; secretary,
Mrs. Anna S Hunt, Augusta.
Knox County-President-Rev. Fl. i.
1 Thayer. Warren; secretary Rev. j. f..
| Brastow, Rockport.
Oxford County-President, Rev. B S.
Rideout, Norway; secretary, Rev. p. e.
Miller, East Sumner.
Lincoln County-President, Rev. B.
B. S. Fif1eld, Bootnbay; secretary. Rev.
G. H. Williams, Alma.
Penobscot County-President- G.
G.. Mosher, Bangor; secretary, DIR. Ii.
l.. Richardson. Oldtown.
Pisoataquis County Rev. ].
r. ReInick, Milo; secretary, b. N. Fol
ley. Sangeryille.
Sagadahoo Countyy-President, Rev.
W. A. Atchley, Bath; secretary, Rev.
G. III. Stilphen, Topsham.
Some rset County-President- b.
E. Turner, Norridgewock; secretary.
Rev. j. c. Gregory, Bingham.
| Waldo County-President. Mr.. Hatch,
Waldo; secretary, DR.. A. o. Stoddard,
| Belfast.
Washington County-President, Rev.
| III. r. Harding, East Machas; secretary,
/
York County-President, Rev. =. r..
Dolan. WATERFORD; secretary, Mr.. George
f. Baston, Riddeford.
TUESDAY EVENING.
| The Methodist church, which seats 500
people, was crowded, many sitting in
chairs along the wall Rev. 7. H. Stacy
led the song service, and heartily the peo-
pie followed
| Secretary Whitcomb read greetings from
Southern California Sunday School asso-
citation. Greetings were wired to New
Brunswick Sunday School association,
now in session at Moncton.
The president appointed the following
committee on credentials: Thomas Var
ney of Windham, Rev. f. W. George of
South Berwick, Rev. g. e. Woodman OF
Monmouth, Rev A. B. Wood of Unity.
The address the president was then read
in which he reviewed the work of the year
and gave many excellent suggestions for
the improvement of the sunday schools
of the state.
The open parliament, conducted by, Mr..
Archibald, was bright and helpful fea-
| ture of the evening. Superintendent and
| teachers were called upon to answer the
question, Chow did you improve your
sentence replies. such as: "We organized
normal GLASS;" "We placed two young
men at the door at close of morning ser
vice to invite strangers to Sunday
SCHOOL," "We put the clock at the back
of the room where the children could not
see it," "We divided our primary depart
ment into separate rooms;" ''We put
away the noisy bell;" "We arranged for
essays from the scholars upon phases
of the lesson" 1--WE had written examin-
ations in the classes" and other remarks
denoting steps toward higher usefulness.
At $50 Rev. g. w. Hinckley, the pro-
moter and superintendent CT Good Will
| Farm, delighted the audience with a
stereopticon address upon "Some Boys !
Know-Their Homes and Friends"
| The session was closed with benediction
by the president.
WEDNESDAY MORNING..
The devotional service at nine O'Clock
was led by Rev. Thomas II. Stacy.
| At $50 the president appointed the fol-
lowing nominating committee to present
list of officers for the ensuing year
Androscoggin county, M. E. Kicker
Aroostook county, no delegate present;
Cum berland county, /. N. Halliday;
Franklin county, Mrs. Emily Nash !;
Hancock county, Mrs. S. W. Terwerger;
Kennebec county, A. W. Hawkes.; Knox
county, Z. e. Brastow; Lincoln county
Mrs. G. A. Spotler; Oxford county, c.
W. Fisher; Penobscot county, Mrs.
Henry Whitman Sagadahoc county, Rev.
A. B. Wood; Somerset county, B. F.
Turner; Waldo county, H. NJ. Prentiss;
Washington county. j. D. Bates; York
county, George +. Boston.
At 9. 40 conference on county organiza
tion was led by Mr.. Archibald, assisted
by Miss Jordan.
| NJ. e. Kicker reported from Androscog
| gin county that the work was not well