Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-09

born part good and part bad, that
there were possibilities of good and
possibilities of evil in every child, and
that it devolved on the parents-es
pecially the mother, to develop the
good and restrain the evil. Parents
should be very careful that their
children form right impressions in
early years for the impressions of
childhood become character in later
years. She spoke of children asking
questions, Who made this? and who
made that? etc. and how easy it was
through this characteristic to lead
them to a knowledge of God, who
made all things. She said children
very early could and should be taught
to love God and think of Him as a
friend to whom they can talk and tell
all their joys and sorrows. Parents
should begin early with their children
to form church-going habits. There
is a time when you do not have to. urge
them to go to church and Sunday
school, all you have to do is to give
them a chance to 60 and that is the
time TO form the church-going habit;
for little feet would follow paths
marked out. Miss Stock is a very
pleasing and interesting speaker and
seems to understand the nature of
children to perfec ton.
The next was an address by @. w.
Osgood of Bellows Falls, who spoke
on "The Teacher and His Bible.n Mr..
Osgood did not come to the
ton expecting to take a part but con-
sented to take the time of another
speaker who could not be present. He
said the Bible was no riddle, neither
was it a charm that would work if laid
away on the parlor table covered with
dust, but the promise was, He that
seeketh shall find. He who would
work for the Master should make
Of the truths of the Bible
to his W life, and let his own life
the truths he would teach
others. Christ chose his disciples to
be with him, to teach others and to
reveal his life; SO we who are follow
ers of Him should do the same to-day.
He spoke of the lessons we have had
lately on Joseph, and said one lesson
should learn from Joseph was
to watt" we cannot understand
he mysteries of providence but
should trust God. He said in closing
hat God expected those whom he
would in like manner prove a
to others. The closing ad-
iress of Thursday morning was given
~ Rev. Crowell of Vergennes, who
poke on "Christ's Estimate of Child
In opening he read passages
If scripture showing what this esti-
was. He spoke of the loss of
children in the Sunday-school to the
and said there was a lack
omewhere, that in some way they
lad been forbidden, aud mentioned
ONE ways in which children were
orbidden to come to Christ. Only
UGH as were childlike in spirit could
Inherit the kingdom of God; we must
'ome like a child, ignorant, weak, de-
'endent and free from doubt. Some
eemed to think that children are 70
# much account, but in every child
here is a soul to be saved or lost, and
here is no higher privilege as father,
mother Or Sunday-school teacher than
o lead a child to God. He closed by
Irging all to do their whole duty, as
ct before them in the Bible, to save
he children. The convention opened
thursday afternoon by a praise SER
ice, then came reports from counties
nd report of normal board. AS there
7ere no county delegates from Or
county the president, Mr..
lamp, responded. He spoke of the
egree of interest and said there was
o county convention held this year
raised the question of where the
Dung men were coming from to carry
n the work and fill the places of the
lder ones who were dropping out of
he service. The writer was sorry
Orleans County made so poor a
lowing at the convention the United
resbyterian Sunday-school of
reensboro and the Congregational
lnday-school of Barton being the
nly schools in the whole county
'nding any delegates. Our State
orker, Brother Story, should do
work in this county and get
ings to moving again before the
,xt State convention. Then came
Using money to pay the debt of the
ISOLATION and to carry on the work.
sever and eight hundred
'llars we're pledged for that purpose
It'll only one-third of the Sunday