The Portland daily press., 1900-05-11
FULL OF INTEREST.

suecessfui Gathering OF the Sunday
school Workers at North Yarmouth.
Tee quiet village Of North Yarmouth
was literally bssieged yesterday ~
Christian workers from all parts OF
Cum bsriand county whose representatives
for seven hours occupied ths PLATFORM
of the Congregational ohurch and poured
out a constant iirs Of sunday school eio-
ousnee. Inspiration and instruction. The
occasion was the fourteenth annual CON-
vention OF the Cumberland County B. >.
Association, and 1t proved TO be ons OF
the best yet hsId. In point OF numbers
value and interest. About two hundred
people were present during the day.
The,s included seventeen pait ,rs, twelve
superintendsnts, dfty -four teachers aud
one hurdred and two delegates. The
entire audience YVES Interested In the
work presented during the day.
After opening devotional exercises, con-
Quoted BY Rev. j. II. X. kickard. pas
tor OF the NJ. L church at North Var
mouth, and the reading Of records and
appointment of committee Q. an address
was given By Mr.. I, N. Halliday, state
field worker, upon the topic, "a Front
Lire Bible School," The speaker cor
nsstly pleaded foe more thorough busi-
ness systsm, more careful education oil
work, more enthusiastic social and rslig-
ious spirit In the Sunday school, and
gave many helpful hints In the direction
of letter work by officers and teachers.
At eleven O'Clock reports from the ten
district associations In the county were
given by selected Representatives, show
ing need Of much earnest work % well
a. good results from that already done
by the state and county associations. 1t
was decided to confer with Brunsw lex
and Harpswell workers. with view 60
organization OF these towns into . dis
triot association, thus completing the
organization Of the county.
A most bountiful picnic dinner, aug
mented by this hospitality OF North Var
mouth people. was enjoyed BY large
company at noon.
The afternoon session opened with o
scripture service, many quotations from
the Bible bsing rapidly given. This was
conducted by Aey. h. II. Newcomb,
eouth Portland.
The address "Graded Lessons on the
Life OF Christ" by Mics 9. 5. Lucas.
state primary superintendent, was VAL
liable contribution to the programme, and
must have helped the teachers to adapt
their lessons more suitably to their
scholars,
Rev. @. ID. Crane Of Yarmouth ably
conducted the Round Table House
Department work, and ths half hour
passed all too quickly.
Mr.. Halliday's address upon "Ths
Relation Of the State Association to the
Individual SCHOOL, made very clear the
line of Sunday school association work,
and no doubt ans Hered many questions
sriting.
The closing address BY Rev. j. Is.
Wilson. ID. D., OF Portland, "The
Teachers Conception of Ultimat, Pur-
pose.'' was beautiful in Its conception
and was delivered In such splendid spirit
IS to constitute 1t the gem Of the conven-
tion.
The exercises vera intsys osrsed With
readings and solos deli ybtfulIy rendered
by Miss Jennie Reynolds Of South Port
iaud.
The report OF tbs secretary, Mr.. l.. Ii.
Douglas Of Portland, was as follows:
Mum ber of Sunday schools reporting, III !;
total enrolment OF these, IL, SS3; average
attendance, 1859; off ssr5, GO; teachers,
l,l06; Evergreen Schools topen twelve
months), IS: number schools havfp
home departments 10: enrollment OF
home departments, 5ls; number schools
having normal GLASSES, 2; enrolment Of
normal glasses, 70; number scholars
Joined cauroh during year. 2ss.
The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year:
Presidsnt-L. X. Cook, Yarmouth
Vile.
Vice Presidsnt-Rev. W. ii. Mcbride.
North Yarmouth, Rev. b. McAfee, Port
land, Rev. b. II. Penwerden OF Casco.
seoretary-Thomas VarDey Of Wind
ham.
Treasu1er-E. G. johnson OF Stroud
water.
Executive Committee--L. NJ. Douglas,
o W. EulIeIn. L. ID. Marshall OF Port
land, +. III. Lombard OF Yarmouthvilie,
George McCabrey of Westbrook. -
Ths very cordial Invitation Of the First
Presbyterian church and Sunday school
Of Portland, to hold the next annual
convention with thsm was heartily ac-
cspted.
The opinion of the friends Of the Sun
day schoa, is that its star is In tbs
ascendant, and that the vosk Ia moving
en- toward still greater Success.
SACO VALLEY DOCTORS.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
ETyebnrg, May 10 The Saco Valley
MadicaI and Snraiual Society MAS oraa.