Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-02-04
Greensboro.
Mrs Z z Dow is very sick.

Miss Maggie Coomer who has been quite
ill is improving.
J.P. Gebbie and A. c. Chase have been
having siege with the grip.
C.B. Cook and A. G. Chase have each
sold car of fertilizers at the Bend recent
ly'
The members of the G. E. society held
social at Rev. P. B: Fisk's Wednesday eve
ming.
There was surprise party at Albert
Young's Thursday evening, and pleasant
time is reported.
Last week Eben Richardson while in
the woods chopping was quite badly injur-
ed by falling tree.
Later-Mr. Richardson died Saturday
morning from the effects of his injuries.
He was 80 years OF age.
There is to be an exhibition at the town
hall next Friday evening given by the pu-
pills of the village school. Admission ten
cents. Proceeds to be used in getting
books for the school library.
Greensboro Bend.
Having received from the editor of the
MONITOR a request for report of our town
Sunday school convention, [ will endeavOr
to do the best L can, although not expect
ing to report the convention and therefore
not taking any notes of the addresses. I
shall only be able to give few thoughts
as I can recall them but cannot do justice
to the various speakers whose addresses
were all excellent and replete with good
thoughts and practical suggestions for
those engaged IN Sunday school work.
The fifth annual convention of the
Greensboro Sunday school association was
held in the Methodist church, Greensboro
Bend, on Saturday the Goth of January be-
ginning at 10 o'clock, a. ~. The weather
was favorable and quite a good mum Der
gathered at the church for the opening ex-
ercises Of the convention which number
continued to increase and the afternoon
session saw the house quite well filled, al
though we could truthfully say ''still there
is room" 1t was the first time the con-
vention has been held at the Bend and we
were very heartily welcomed and hOspita-
bly, entertained by the good people of the
Methodist church and shall not be sorry
when the time comes to again meet with
them. The convention opened by singing
led by the choir, after which the president
read the fifteenth chapter of St. John and
several short prayers were offered, praying
for Gods blessing on the convention, Sun
day school teachers and officers present
and the Sunday school cause generally. In
the absence of our secretary we had to do
without minutes of our last convention.
Next on the program was reports from SUI
perintendents which were comprehensive
and interesting. Reports were given from
the three Sa bbath schools of the town,
showing average attendance mum Der of
classes and teachers, cost of Sunday school
supplies, amount given for benevolent and
missionary purposes, etc. The first speak
er on the program in the forenoon was
Rev. Fiske who in "a Backward Glance
gave very interesting history Of the be-
ginnings of Sunday school work in this
town in the early days. It seems that in
1914 there was an organized Sunday school
here and that for two or three years previ-
Gus to this Col. Washburn had been doing
what could properly be called Sunday
school work and SO the speaker claimed
thas Greensboro was among the first if not
the first town in the state to begin this
kind of work and here let me say that Bro
Fiske with good prospect of success) is
engaged in the commendable effort of
raising funds whereby a suitable monu-
ment can be erected to the memory of the
above mentioned Col. Washburn who, to-
hoT- rx-ith l1ic x1vifo loin thoCQ
many years without as much as common
field stone to mark the place of their inter
ment. Next came reading by the presi-
dent, "Sunday school Teachers, their Pow
er and PriviIeges,'' by Amelia E. Barr, in
which the author showed the great power
held by the teachers of this land in the
privilege that was theirs of teaching and
training the vast number of children who
came under their care and also showed the
benefits received by the teachers them
selves from their work.
After a selection by the choir came the
address ''Does our work Pay?" which had
Rev. L. o. Sherburn, the Presiding Elder
of this district was present, he took the
subject. He said that in answer to this
question, 'Does our work Pay?" that he
thought there was no doubt but that the
right kind of work would pay but there
was great deal done in the name of Sun
day school work that did not pay and went
on to describe the difference between the
right and wrong kinds of work and said
in closing that earnest, faithful, loving
Sunday school work paid in many ways
An excellent address was given by Rev.
Geo. L. Story, state Sunday school work.
er. who in ssPractical Methods of Teaching
Sunday school Classes gave very many
thoughts and suggestions of great practi-
cal value to teachers and workers which
he had gained from his experience as state
Sunday School Field Worker. In speak