The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-20
Maine Sunday Schools.


Thirtteth Annual convention OF btate AS
ISOLATION. Large Attendance-Interest-
Ing Exercises.
SkOwhegan had the honor, this week,
to have as her guests delegates to the
State Sunday school convention which
convened here In the Methodist Epsco-
pal church, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
The officers of the association were
President, Rev. j. M. Frost, Bangor
secretary, Rev. 5. c. Whitcomb, Bangor
treasurer, L. M. Douglas, Portland ;
general sec'y., Geo. II. Archibald, Wood
fords; cor. see'y., Miss Nellie B. Jordan,
| Alfred. All the officers we're present.
The delegates began to arrive Monday
evening, and Tuesday morning and even
ing came In large numbers. 1t was
given out by the entertainment conn.,
mittee that entertainment had been pro
vided for 100 delegates Tuesday even
would swell the list to over two
hundred.
The first session was held Tuesday
afternoon. The meeting was quiet bali
day for the Deepening of Spiritual
Life" led by Rev. L. 81. Stacy of Saco.
| The evening service began at 80 with
q song service which lasted twenty
minutes. Following this was an address
by the President, Rev. j. M. Frost, who
outlined the work done by the associa-
| ha onnka In
commepdable terms of all the officers.
This address was followed by an open
parliament on "How we Improved ouI
Sunday school" which was led by Mr..
Geo. H. Archibald. Many new methods
and ideas which have been tried and
proven BENEFICIAL in the Sunday schools
at different places were given. Rev. G
w. Hipckley of Good Will Farm de.
livered an address upon "Some Boys
Know-Their Homes and Friends which
he illustrated with stereopticon views.
He also produced views of all the cot.
tages, chapel, school house and other
buildings.
The morning session Wednesday be-
gan at 9 100 O'Clock with half-hour de.
votional service |. d by Rev. #. H. Stacy
of Saco. This was followed by the ap.
/ VI Souuty " hiSi
are as follows: Androscoggin, M. E
Kicker; Cumberland, j. V. Harding
Franklin, Mrs. Emily Nash; Hancock
Hawkes.; Knox, Rev. Il. E. Brastow
Lincoln, Mrs. c. A. spoffold; Oxford
Rev. C. W. Fisher; Penobscot, Mrs
Mary Whitman; Piscataquis, Timothy
E. Hanm; Sagadahoc, Rev. Fl. Wood
Sopoaroot pay u Tprpar. Waldo II
NJ Prentiss; Washington, j. ID. Bates
York, Geo. f. Boston.
Geo. Ii. Archibald led the conference
| from ten counties were given, showing
the year.
The conference on the state of Re-
ligion in Maine was led by Rev. A. F,
Dunn, D. d. of Waterville and Rev. b.
r. Turner of South Norridgewock, spoke
thought.
The conference, Drawbacks, was led
by Geo. H. Archibald, who in his usual
hBpp manner gave some useful hints in
which to overcome these drawbacks.
Mrs. Anna Sargent Hunt of Augusta
Rev. E. l.. Marsh of WaterviIle, Harry
B. Watson of East FAN field; Mrs. J. A.
Thompson of Bangor and Mrs. Martha
committee on resolutions.
| The afternoon meeting began at 200
o'clock with devotional service led by
Rev. L. H. Stacy of Saco.
| This was followed by report of the
Worlds Sunday school convention at
London, England, by Rev. G. w. Hinck-
| 10 Iividad o,,h i,fn y
classes: three impressive events, three
interesting occasions, three powerful
| speakers and three definite results. The
interesting occasions were Lord Mayors
Reception, Reception to Foreign Bible
society, Rally at Christie palace at which
there were $4,000 present by actual
count. The impressive events were the
service held In memory of four delegates
lost on the LaBourgogne, ovation greet
ed DR.. Spaulding IN his aluslen to Anglo
American Alliance, Pleading of Bishop
| rorburn of India that the Bible might
enter the Philippine Islands with the U.
:. Flag. The powerful speakers were
| DR.. Joseph Parker, Rev. F. b. Mver and
Mr.. Maxwell a colored man. The def.
mite results were Worlds Sunday
school missionary to India, another to
Japan, and a probable Sunday school
tour of the world in interest of improved
methods and aggressive forts.
George w. Pease, Instructor OF the
Bible Normal college, Springfield, Mass,
| led the conference on primary work.
Miss Nellie B. Jordan, corresponding
stc'y. followed with her report which Ia
given In condensed form: There are SO
| Associations in the State with l6 of
them holding conventions from one to
four times year; 80 are doing active
work; 8 are doing no work and 8 from
| which there were no reports. Six new
associations we're organized the past
year. or the 81 associations they are
distributed, Androscoggin, /; Cumber-
land, 10; franklin, l; Hancock, 3; Ken
nebec, |; Knox, 8, Oxford, 4; Lincoln,
4 Piscataquls, 4 Penobscot, 3; Soner.
set, /; Sagadahoc, B.; Washington, 3;
York, TO- There are 867 Sunday schools
in the State which are distributed de-
nominationally rs follows: l54 Union
schools, ZIG Congregational, l27 Baptist,
l43 Methodist, so Free Baptist, IL
Friends, ID Advent, 10 Christian, 2 Epis-
copal, Presbyterianland other schools.
The number Of pupils enrolled are 49,S76
with an average attendance OF 1887.
There are also In the State rs Normal
classes with 1888 pupils.
his report in print. A summary Of the
receipts, contained the following items
| Received from former Tressurer........$ 2S5 90