Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-26
COUNTY TEACHERS.
The Sunday School Workers Of Ken.
nebec Meet, Thursday.
Large Attendance With Speakers Of Repus,
and With New Ideas.

nebec county assisted by speakers from
outside the county and by some who
are not wholly teachers. met. Thurs
day. at the First Baptist church. in
their annual convention. This was not
a meeting of the Baptist teachers as
| had been inferred. but of all denomi
nations which belong to the society.
There was a large attendance from
outside the city, especially during the
evening when many came from the
neighboring towns, 30 coming from
East Winthrop and winthrop. The
meetings We're filled with interest to
the workers and were carried out on
very nearly the lines given in the pro-
sramme published. Thursday morning.
After the address of welcome by Rev.
j. Nj. Wyman and the response by
President Alfred Hawkes.. the secre-
tary and treasurer Mrs. a. 5. Hunt of
this city, made her report Then the
primary Sunday School work. was
taken up and discussed. Following this
came the normal and the home depart
ments. All the discussions were entered
into with great earnestness and there
was a very general discussion.
Warner d. Carver and Rev. DR.
Dunn made addresses upon the need of
the work in the rural districts. One
very important question. How Shall
We Secure the Attendance of Adults
in the Sunday Schools?" was brought
up and enough airing given il To inter
est the congregation in the subject, and
to set each TO thinking
The chalk talk Of Rev c. f.. Wood
man OF Monmouth. that occurred soon
after the noon hour. was interesting.
1t was a very skillful piece Of work
and Mr.. Woodman accomplished the
feat of drawing. and NJ the same time
speaking upon the subject
Rev. Smith Baker of Portland. gave !
an address upon the ways of teach |
ing. He spoke Of the different ways |
and in each he showed advantages of |
the manner. even though some might !
have their failings. He said the ways |
could be summed by the adverbs. |
promptly, gladly, earnestly, independ- !
emily. reviewingly, overflowingly. igno- i
rently, illustratively. suggestively, i'm
helpfully, tenderly. variously, |
parochially, patiently and prayerfuly. |
Mr.. |. y. Halliday. the field worker |
of Portland, conducted an open parlia- |
ment that was profitable and entertain |
ing. Mr.. Halliday is very able |
young man, and the society felt greatly |
pleased at having him with them The |
the teachers and the !
pupil's standpoints Of improving Sun
day Schools were discussed one en-
thing was the exercises that
were conducted by Mrs L. F. Tolman
of this city, with the primary class
Of the Congregational Sunday School
The evening session after the devo-
tIpii anu pl dISt StlNlt was ueNOttu 10
an address by Mr.. Halliday on What a
Good Sunday School is Like" and one
by Miss Margaret Koch Of Watervile
Of the International Sunday School CON
vention at Atlanta.
Mr.. Halliday explained his work by
the aid of a blackboard and in the end
summarized his idea of a good Sunday
School as follows: Like an armory,
equipped. educative and exploitive:
like bank. prompt. prepared. and
and like a church. helpful /
helpful, harmonious and happy.
Mr.. Koch. who is the Instructor in
physical culture at Colby College. was
sent to Atlanta by the Waterville Sun
day Schools to attend the convention
and To report to them. Her address to
the convention was the same as her
report to her schools. so the audience
received the benefit of her visit
AT the election of officers the follow
ng were elected for the ensuing year:
President. Alfred W. Hawkes. of Man
chester: secretary and treasurer, Louise
+. Matthews of Waterville; executive
Mrs. c. c. Parker of Win
throp. Mrs. Mary F. W. Bailey of Win
throp, and Rev G.. F. Woodman, Jr.,
Of Monmouth. with the president and
secretary ex-officio.