The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
WORK OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE
 CONTENTION.

New Constitution Adopted-ohcers Elected-President FOote Succeeded by W. II. Hall of West Hartford-speskers and Their subjects.
 The second days sessions of the State Sunday School convention were largely attended and much interest was mani fested Over five hundred delegates, representing nearly every church in the state, are In attendance. The music is under the direction of Professor Percy S. Foster of Washington and is excel lent.
 At the morning sessions the new con- stitution which was reported to the con vention Tuesday and referred to a com mittee of five for further consideration was reported back again by the last named committee and adopted by the convention. It makes several import ant notifications on the old charter.
 The nominating committee made their report last evening Cullen B. Foote of New Haven, who has been president of the association for seven years and in various ways connected with the work of the association for nearly twenty years, positively refused a renomination to the presidency, and w. H. Hall of West Hartford, who has devoted nearly all his life to Sunday school work, was elected in his stead. MT. Hall, who is chairman of the present convention in the absence of President Foote thanked the delegates briefly for the honor con- ferred upon him.
 The new officers of the association as reported by the nominating committee and elected by the delegates are as fol- lows:
 President-William H. Hall of west Hartford.
 Recording secretary-J. w. Logan of Meriden.
 Treasurer-W. N. Simmons of Nor walk
 Auditor-W. R. Downes of New Ha- ven.
 Executive committee: Litchfield coun- ty--J. c. Coe of Winsted for two years, Edward c. Root of Thomaston for four years and F. A. Johnson of New Mill ford for six years.
 Windham county-Rev. P. S. Butler of West Woodstock for two years, Rev. J. B. Lemon of Willimantic for four years and H. c. Lathrop of Windham for six years.
 Fairfield county-Frank H. Bailey of South Norwalk for two years, Rev. Ar thur Reaua of Noroton for four, years and J. B. Silliman of Bridgepost for six years.
 Hartford county-Charles s. Prior of Hartford for two years, Joshua Belden of Newington for four years and George H. Stoughton of Hartford for six years. New London county-J. K. Buckley of Mystic for two years Rev. c. A. Northrop of Montville for four years and Rev. J. E. Johnson of Mantle for six years.
 Middlesex county-Rev. w. P. Chap man of Esex for two years, E. A. Clad win of Middletown for four years and Professor H. w. Conn of Middletown for six years.
 Holland county-H. F. Topliff of South Coventry for two years, Rev. w. J. Yates of Rockville for four years and Rev. c. Fl. Brown of Wilmington for six years.
 New Haven county-Thomas Fitzsim- mons of Waterbury for two years, E. l.. Merritt of Southington for four years and Henry H. Taylor of New Haven for six years.
 The nominating committee were N. L. Norton of Lakeville, Rev. w. G. Fen nell of Meriden, G. H. Stoughton of Hartford, w. H. Smith of Mystic, H. c. Lathrop of Windham, F. A. Gladwin of Middlesex and Rev. A. P. Wedge of Rockville
 The evening session was opened with scripture reading and prayer by Rev. George F. Prentiss of the Davenport Congrega tonal church, this city
 Rev J l.. Hurlbut, D. D., of New York city, spoke on Normal Study and afterwards conducted the question box He strongly urged the importance of teachers meetings, and said that every one of the teachers should be made to take part Tn this way will the most good be secured from the meetings. As a general rule don't have the minister conduct these meetings Usually the man who breaches is not fitted to teach. It is all right to have him called in to conduct the meeting once in while, but twice in while is too often. Dr. Hurlbut also recommen- u6Q lHe S6leCIlOI OI oolIip oiiC eNeiilliS S in the week and sticking to it consist ently He thought sectional meetings might be of advantage, but thought it better that the meetings should be linn ited to teachers alone.
 Rev. J. $. Chadwick, D. D., of the Grace M E. church, this city, spoke earnestly for "The Spiritual Prepara- ton of Teachers
 The session closed with prayer by Rev. MT. Foster of this city.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The afternoon session was opened with a song service led by Prof. Eos ter and devotional service led by Rev N. J. Squires of West Haven. Rev. H M. Hamill of Jacksonville, H., spoke on "The Marks of a Good Sunday School Among other requisites of g good Sunday school he mentioned that of proper grading of the pupils He favored teachers meetings but said Il was not always possible to hold them every week. He suggested as a better plan a teachers council every month, at which the best Bible scholar among the teachers should give a review of the lessons ofthe coming month. He