The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL VOTERS.
The York County Association and the
Liquor Law.

The York County Sunday School con
vention was held In the NJ. E church at
Alfred, Nov. 10th. One hundred dele
gates were In attendance. A devotional
service was led by Rev. X. q. Drisko OF
Alfred. Mr.. 1. N. Halliday, General
Secretary of the Maine state Sunday
School Association, conducted a Round
Table on Twentieth Century Problems.
This feature Of the programme was OF
special interest and profit to the dele
gates.
The address OF welcome was given by
Mr.. b. q. Jordan of Alfred, and a re-
Spouse was made by the president, Rev.
e. b. Dolan OF WATERFORD. A bountiful
dinner was served in the vestry.
At 100 D. m. Rev. j. L. Cochrane of
Springvals conducted Scripture testi-
mony exercise. Rev. q. K. Flanders
conducted a round table on Sunday
School management and practical and
helpful address on t'rhe Needs OF our
Rural Districts was given by Mr.. I. N.
Halliday. Echoes from the State conven-
ton at Dexter were given by Mr.. b. Q.
JORDAN. A beautiful solo was rendered
by Rev. O. K. Flanders. Mrk Ella
Brainard Whitaker OF Boston gave very
interesting address ON "How to Win and
Hold the Children"
The Commute ON Resolutions reported
in part as follows:
Resolved, That we recognize In the Sun
day School enc of the most essential and
promising departments of the church
work, anu one OF the best means OF reach
ing the unchurohed masses,
Resolved, That we remind the schools OF
the importance OF grading, also OF sus-
tanning normal classes and teachers
meetings.
Resolved, That we recommend the OBJ
servance or Decision Day.
Resolved, That we bear most hearty tes-
tlmony to the faithful work of one who
was one of the most efficient promoters Of
primary work in this county, who has
been called home since our last meeting,
Mrs. Clara O. Binford, and that we
pledge our faithful support to this de-
partment OF the work as token of love
TO her, as we'll as for the work itself.
Resolved, That the liquor TRAFFIC Is the
most formidable enemy that the Sunday
School has to meet, and that we, the
representatives Of all the evangelical Sun
day Schools OF York County, demand OF
our county officers that they promptly
cloko up ehe rum en"Pe ga SfSA 0Ne
county.
Resolved, That If the law prohibiting
the liquor traffic is not better enforced In
the next two years, than 1t has been here
tofore, we will at the next election vote
for officers who win enforce 1t,
THOMAS ID. STACY.
b. q. JORDAN.
g. w HANSON.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year;
President-Judge q. W. Hanson.
Springvale.
sscretary-Rev. A. @. Fulton, Ken
nebunk.
Treasurer-Mr. g. II. Novel;, Sanford
Superintendenb OF Primary Work
Miss Gertrude Cummings, Biddeford.
Executive Committee-Mr. 3. III. Came,
Alfred; Rev A. x. Bryant, Sanford; MIR.
j. S Sanborn WATERFORD.
1t was voted that the York County As
ISOLATION should try to raise s4c0 for
State WORK during the year.
Rev. Il. H. Stacy OF Saco spoke OF the
organization at the state convention at
Dexter or the State Primary Council,
and Of the necessity that each DISTRICT
Association in the county should appoint
district suparintendents OF primary work
TO cooperate with this Council. The con-
vention ADJOURNED with prayer by Rev.
ID. X. Ford Of Alfred.
Supper was served in the vestry. and
the evening session opened with . praise
ssryics conducted by Rev. A. X. bryant
OF Sanford. Mira. Whitaker gave an In
terestlng and helpful address on "our
Junior Boysp Music was furnished by
a quartatts and chorus OF young people
from the Alfred churches; and the clos