The Portland daily press., 1899-10-26

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We have figures from sixty two psr esus
Of our schoois this year against forty-two
per cect LAST year.
Association Schools In Maine, 100
Scholars and Teschsrs, about 50, 600
Schools Reported to State Associa-
tion, f33
To scher2 $3.50
Officers, ss73
Total knrollment -. e8,t0s
Average Atbsndanoe, 42,o62
Normal Classes reported, 9
emtership, 2s4
Home Departments Reported. SO
Mem bsrship, 2.5i2
Number Of Methodist Sunday Schools, ga
Numbtr OF Baptist Sunday Schsels, i76
Number CT Free Bapust Sunday
Number Of Congregational Isunday :
Schools, 1853
Number Of Union Sunday Schools. 2o5
Numbsr OF Advent Sunday eohools, "a
Number Of friends Sunday Scohols, 70
Number Of Chrissian sunday Schools. IA
Numtef Of kpisccpal Sunday schoels, 8
Numbsr Of Presbyterian sunday
Schools,
In our organization We may count four
teen Couasy Associstions; and sky Dis
tions have failed 10 hold meetings this
year. but some are now announeed for the
near future. Forty districts have met In
confereoce onos to four timss during the
year. Nine district associations havs tesn
organized or resuscitatsd, and several re-
vivsd
WHAT boon It would be TO our Maine
Sunday Schools II at this Conventlon.
representatives from eaoh county went
homo to do real, positive. persistent work
70 eusct compists oraan'xation for the
grand purtoses Of education and evangs-
llzation. The figures present cold facts
Of every worker TO meet the great needs
Of tbs day In which We live
TREASURER'S REPORT.
L. N. Douglass Of this city. spoke on
"Its Finances" and presented his report
- treasurer an extract of which ID
printed below.
The report 10 . oomprshsnsiv e pamphlet
showing the accounts from Ost. 10. 1898,
to Dot. %, 1899, with the name Of each
donor and receipts and disbursements for
the year.
Treasurer Douglass' report to dats
shows receipts. %. COS. 40; disbursements,
&. sia. and cash on hand. es2.ss.
In closing hs stated he had mailed !, zoo
letters. $50 postal cards. 5Ss appeal books
and resolved $50 responses with t41T. 50,
IN average amount psr book of casa
Personal contributions made BY 242
people amounted TO S744.
Rev. AquilA Lucas Of Sussex, N. B.,
introduced BY President Smith Baker,
had . highly interesting paper. Ths
subject was "Prinoiples and Methods Of
Organized Sunday School Work.
He outlined his topic upon the black
boards ~ follows: !. Principles, organ
Ration. education, evangelisation, infor-
nation and sustsnt ,tion. Q. Methods.
con ven tions, institptss, conferences,
houss to house visitatiens, home depart
ment and normal ciasxs. 8. Field state
conventions. county conventions, town.
ships, Sunday schools, homes and individ-
uals.
Rev. Mr.. LucAs spoke in an interest
ing manner upon each topio,andI. made
his talk OF gseas bensat to Sunday school
workers.
Prof. II. N. Hamill of jacksonville,
Ill Held worker Of the international
Sunday School association, spsks OF his
experiences 10 other. states. Befure he
concluded he raised $500 In contribution
from Sunday schools and Individuals to-
ward paying the debt Of the Maine ssss-
citation and when that sum had bssn OBJ
tanned the audience, at President DR..
Smith Bakers suggestion. sang "Prsise
God frsn, Whom All Bles sings Flow
with q will.
Prayer and bsnediction was offered ct
the Close Of the fession by Rev. Ebenezar
Bean Of Blue Hin. at Il.60 O'Clock.
THE AFrERNoON SESSION.
In the afternoon the church was filled
to ovsrfiowing. There were fully $40 or
1000 people present at this session, and
perhaps many more than this. 1t was
an extremely Interesting meeting and WAS
found to bs very helpful ems by the
Sunday school teachers who were preEent.
The session was opened by praise SER
vices which Was conducted by the Rev.
Thomas Stacy Of Saco.
Kev. W. II. Berry OF Watsrville, Sscre-
tary of the Civic League. addressed the
convention briefly and explained the pur-
poses Of this organization and what 1t
intended to accomplish In Maine.
Mis-. X. A. q. Sticknsy spoke briefly
en- the Educational work CT the W. q. T..
U.
Miss NArgarst Koch Of Colby college.
Waterville, then delivered an addres, on
the ''Ideal Teacher" which was In sub
stance as foil ows:
ADDRESS OF MISS MARGARET
KOCK.
We learn some Important lessons In this
connection from Queen ksther. Through
a mi sdemsano- Qussn Vssstl had bsen
drpcssd By King Ahasuerps. In order
to obtain qusen In her place. the king
called to the palace large numter Of
women who were to pass before him. He
chose from among them teautiful Jew
tab maiden-hsther. She had been
brought up by Ter cousin Mordscat, who