Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-31
THE CONVENT ION At LYNDON
VILE.

in his address OF welcome, SAID IN pafC:
cit is very fitting that our County Assoc1-
alton should welcome you, the State Asso-
citation to this place. We are each working
for the same cause. We are each hungry
for different methods whereby we may
teach the word of God more effectively.
No reopIe can come together with such
cause in view without gaining help. We
welcome you to the sympathles and effec-
lions of our Sunday school workers. We
most heartily welcome you in the name of
the Master and know you will each put
your heart into the work"
In the absence of the president L. w.
Hawley of Brattleboro, Vlce-presldent Il.
p. Adams of Swanton acted as chairman OF
the convention. The first address was de-
livered by Edward Ellery, principal of
Vermont Academy at Saxtons River, from
the subject, ''The place of the Sunday
school in our educational system" Prof.
Ellery said: cit gives me great pleasure to
be permitted to speak here today. We
hold many conventions of different kinds
all over this state. Very recently we helo
a teachers convention at Montpelier. We
met together to discuss some of the meth
DDS of common school work. Now you
have a Sunday school convention and you
give place on your program for discussing
the combining of Sunday school and COM
mon school systems. l must say you are
more liberal than we are. The real object
oflan education should be to get educated
power, not merely book learning, but the
power of creating formula and above all,
moral power. The teaching of moral pow
er is the point of union of the two systems.
Children are educated in three places, the
home, day and Sunday school. No educa-
ton is complete without all three; edu-
cation is not merely to learn Latin and
Greek. What is the real effect of an edu-
cation? The power to stand when tempta-
ton comes" He emphasized moral pow
er all through his address and spoke many
times of the benefits derived from unity of
purpose in home, day school and Sunday
school, and said in closing that he would
work his best to bring about such unity
especially between the day and Sunday
school.
The second speaker, Prof. w. @. Kitchin
of the University of Vermont, read fine
paper on ''Organized methods for reaching
and holding young men and boys" He
said: ''The church is one body, the Sun
day school is one member of that body.
The only motto is, The entire Sunday
school in the congregation, the entire con-
gregation in the Sunday school, What an
example it is for a young man to see the
older ones dispensing directly after the
church service. They say they are too old
and have outgrown the liking and need to
stay. And the boys who do so want to be
men, and just like their fathers, think or
try to make themselves think, it is more
manly to stay away from Sunday school,
and sit on the fence, as I have known
young men in a certain church to do.
The question is asked, is the church
losing its hold upon young mem? think
it is what are we to do? The aggressive
christianity of today must be enforced. It
must be increased ten times to reach the
unsaved, and men must be aroused to the
dangers that threaten. Arouse the young
men in the church to their great response
bility. I have seen, through the influence
of twelve young men, the meetings increase
in church five fold. The church should
be more a social center. Anything that IS
secular but sinless is religious. We can
accomplish great things only by organized
methods"
Wednesday evening Geo. E. Dawson,
professor in psychology, child study and
pedagogy in Bible Normal College, Spring
field, Mass, commenced series of address
es, ''Topics in child study" which proved
very scholarly and interesting as showing
the development and growth of the child
mentally, morally and physically, and the
best methods of teaching at different peri
DDS and which characteristics were most
marked at these periods. Hesaid: 81 have
been asked to talk to you upon ''Child
study" I am endeavoring to work at the
bottom of moral and physical problems
We need to get down to the first principles.
Men have never made a very serious study
of mankind; the physical development of
a child is the basis. I would regard the
child as part of nature-developed in ac-
cordance with the same laws. live would
have good potatoes, good oats and good
corn we must plant good seed and then we
must cultivate them" Prof. Dawson had
many charts showing results of scientific
research along these lines and being thor
oughIy imbued with his subject was enabled
| to impart much useful information.
| Prof. Fl. M. Hamill, international field
worker, followed with an address, ''The
Bible and the child.'' Mr.. Hamill took a
decided hold upon the convention. His
! address abounded in abrupt truths and
trite sayings from which words of advice
and encouragement flowed in unceasing
streams. Never during the convention was
question asked or point raised for which
Mr. Hamill did not have a ready answer,
to the full and complete satisfaction of the
questioner. He said: s'There has been no
end of wrong theology for the child. Thank