The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-24
DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL
Third Annual Convention at West
brook Yesterday.

Portland District Sunday School sssoeia-
tion, composed Of the Sunday schools of
the several evangelical denominations
In Portland, Westbrook. Morrills, South
Portland, Gorham ana Mindham. WAS
held Thursday at the westbrook Congre,
gational church and the sessions we're
wall attended In spite of the disagree
abls storm that ragged during the. day.
The morning session opened at 10.o'olock
with q spirited devotional service led by
Rev. J. Il. Clothey, pastor OF the Berean
Advent church of Westbrook. At 1870
o business session was held, pr ssided over
by MIR. 5. Il. Cordwell of Cumberland
Mills, the president of the association.
The only business OF importance was
the appointment of the several commit
tees as follows: COMMITTEES ON creden-
tials, Messrs. Arthur ". Kicker, George
5. Springer and Fred Stevens all of the
Westbrook Congregational church; COM
mittee on nominations, Rev. S.N Adams
of westbrook, Charles ii. leighton OF
westbrook; W. b. johnson Of Woodfords,
Rev. G. c. Phelan of westbrook. $. a.
Skillings of Portland; resolutions, Charles
W. Wentworth, westbrook; Kew W. g.
Mann. Cumberland Mills; Rev. q. W.
| Reynolds of Gorham.
The statistical report was in many re-
| spscts an encouraging one. While 1t did
not show an increase in the mem bersbip
of the schools, 1t did show that during the
past year the average attendance upon
the sessions of the schools had been much
larger.
At 10. 90 a service devoted to the inter-
ests of the children was held in charge
of MIR. George Ii. Archibald, general
secretary of the Maine state sunday
school association.
! Among the topics considered were:
1.-THE primary room and its requisites
1.-The child and its characteristics;
Teaching In and out of range. At
noon an enjoy able basket luncl was held
in the vestry of the church.
| The afternoon session opened at l. 30
o'elock and was observed until 2.S0 as a
quiet hour. Devotional service was led
by Kew. Thomas Ii. Stacy CT Saco.
Preceding the pastors conference Rev.
Clifton h. Flanders OF Biddeford sang in
very pleasing manner the solo, Pass it
Along
| At 235 o'clock pastors conference
was held, preceded with spirited ad-
dress by Rev. Smith Baker, ID. ID pas
tor of the Williston Congregational
church, who spoke on the pastor place
in the sunday school. Rev. Clifton b
Flanders oil hiddeford followed DIR,
Baker in al able address on 1.-THE kit,
ken and knack of teaching" The Sun
day school hour was observed from IN
til 8 O'Clock, the service being conducted
by Mr.. l. n. Halliday of Portland. field
worker of the Maine Sunday School as
ISOLATION.
Much helpful information was impart-
ed during the conference. Pastors, teach
ers and workers lent much TO tie success
of the hour by CHEERING suggestions rela-
tiys to the hest methods u pursue IN
Sunday school work.
The afternoon session concluded at j. 10
O'Clock with the benedctlon by Rev. l..
f. Millsit of Gorham. Basket lunch was
served at B. 80 o'clock in the church to
the visiting officers and delegates. :
Tho evening session common ,ed at Z 90
o'clock with praise service led by
Deacon William p. Varnum, The address
of the evening was delivered by Rev.
Luther Freeman, pastor OF the Chestnut
street Methodist church, who spose ON
tie discouragemsnts of Sunday school
teacher, and workers. Tbs speaker Gu
larg III on the thought that although at
times the work seen ed discouraging and
void of results, vet there Were many 10
;ances, where in later years the seed that
was sown came to an abundant harvest
Mrs. Fred Stevens of Westbrook fol-
low ed the address with an acceptable solo
entitled Wonderful bounty. Ina
closing half hour WAS devoted TO conse-
cration service led by Mr.. George H..
Archibald the genial secretary of the
State SUNDAY school association MIR.
Archibald is a comprehensive speaker ana
is very apt In his Illustrations. The SCI
vice was concluded with tia heneliction
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