The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-14
THE FIFTH
Annual Meet
inc; Held.
CLINTON DISTRICT,
Matters of Importance to
the Coming City.

Clinton, Dec. 19- The fifth annual
meeting of the Massachusetts Sunday
School Association, Clinton district,
held in the Baptist Church today and
this evening. was one of the most sue
cessful meetings the district has known.
Sixty-one delegates from out of town
churches were present at the morning
session, and the number in attendance
constantly increased until this eve
ming, when the final meetings were at
tended by several hundred persons.
Great interest was taken in the cleo
ton of officers, which resulted as fol-
lows:
President, Rev. A. S. Brown. pastor
of the Baptist Church in Clinton.
Vice president, Mr.. e W. Breed, dea-
con of the First Congregational Church
of Clinton.
Secretary and treasurer, Rev. A. s.
Haynes of Clinton.
Normal secretary, Rev A. M Osgood,
pastor Of the Methodist Church of
Clinton.
Primary secretary, Miss c. L. Walker
of Clinton.
Home department secretary, Rev. S.
B. Cooper of Clinton.
An executive committee was elected
as follows, the persons named above
being included: b. II. Booth, H. c.
Childs. John Johnston. Clinton; w. S.
Stone, Sterling; Alfred Dow, Bolton
Mrs. S. W. Brewer, Berlin; Rev. f. c.
r. Scherff, Clinton, and Rev. Frank
A Henderson, South Lancaster.
The district includes the towns of
Bolton, Boylston, Lancaster. Sterling
and Berlin. The evangelical churches in
this town were represented by at least
i've delegates from each school. The
highwater mark for attendance by out
of town delegates was reached by a
delegation of 80 persons from the
ranks of the Seventh Day Adventists
from Lancaster, headed by Rev. Frank
A. Henderson.
The morning session was called to or
der at 1890 o'clock by Rev. F. c. F.
Scherff. There was an appointment OF
committees as follows:
On nominations-Rev. A. NJ. Osgood,
D. B. Ingalls, and Catherine H. Walker
all of Clinton.
On resoIutions-Rev A. S. Brown
Mrs. S. w. Brewer, Berlin, and HoratiG
Bailey, Lancaster.
A most interesting feature of the
morning service was a talk on Black
board illustration, by Mrs. K c. Hig-
gins of Worcester. Mrs Higgins used
a blackboard and save practical dem
onsuation Of her theories. The eye
could be appealed TO more powerfully
than the ear, at times, thought Mrs
Higgins. She said that almost any
Sunday school teacher could acquire
the rudiments of lrawing enough tC
use the blackboard in teaching. The
session was interrupted that the dele
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prepared by the ladies of the Congre-
gational Church. The number of del
egates expected from each school had
been sent to T. G. Mayberry, who saw
that there was enough for everybody
At O'Clock the afternoon opened
with a devotional service led by Rev
w. w Jordan. Then short reports were
received from the school, under The
head of best things"
". r. Conant of Worcester talked
about the future teacher. His idea was
that the Sunday school teacher shoulC
he equipped at least as well as the pub
lie school teacher.
The Sunday school has two grea'
rivals" said Mr.. Conant, ''the amuse
ments of the world. such as cycling, ant
healthy, rivalry with the public
SCHOOL,
Mr.. Conant is brother of Field Sec
rotary H. S. Conant of Boston, wht
presided at the general conference o
officers and teachers, held in the morn
ing, and answered knotty questions
about Sabbath school work, for al
Corners. State Secretary Conant ais,
gave an interesting address on Need
and opportunities for home departmen
work, this afternoon. Mrs. A.
Briggs sang a solo in a most enjoyable
way.
The address of the afternoon wa
that on 1.-THE teachers personal equip
Inent," by Rev. Prof. ]. M. English o
the Newton Theological Seminary.
Prof. English said that no knowledg
of the Bible, nor the most scientif
method of teaching was of any use un
less the teacher ~ had in her breast
sense of the worth Of the child she wa
teaching. He also recommended tina
the teacher have sense of the prec
iousness of the truth 81 can think 0
nothing more beautiful" said tn
speaker, than a precious teacher
teaching the precious truth to a pre-
cious child"
''children's hour" was not quite al
hour, because time lacked. In this hou
some pleasant singing was done b,
children from the Sunday schools O
Lancaster and Clinton.
Miss Bertha F. Vella, state field sec
rotary for primary and junior work
spoke briefly about her mission.
Department conferences for senio
and intermediate work, and junior an,
primary work We're led by State Secre
tary Conant and Miss Vella, respec
lively.
supper was served on the same plal
as the lunch that preceded it.
Evening service began at 7 o'clock ant
KINNEY TRNIgRt