The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-19

relation of the teacher and the scholar in the Sunday school to the relation or the same in the day school, he said that they were not the same and that these differences involved oftentimes grave problems in classifying and obtaining thorough work on the part of the schol- ars Rev. MT. Dillingham; said that one of the most perplexing problems in his parish was how to get and hold good teachers and he said that he thought this was the experience Of all pastors and uperntendents. The speaker said that teaching in the sun day school to-day was more difficult than 1t was ever before. Tt requires more ability to teach truth than to impress an error" he said. He also said that the difficulty comes first in the transitional period of biblical knowledge and the lack of an accepted theological system.
 Tt was easy once to silence all in quiring with the statement of "Mys- tery," and all obtrusive reasonings with "Thus saith the Lord" To-day the mystery must be classified If not removed and the Thus saith the Lord'
 
 Rev. MT. Dillingham; later stated that the parental and out-of-school influence are not insistent or inspiring and that they were quite the contrary.
 At 3:30 o'clock there was meeting of the Woman's Missionary society, ot which Mrs. E. S. Atkinson is the presl- dent.
 The meeting was well attended and was successful It was expected that the national president Mrs. C. A. Qulmby would be there but she sent word at the last minute that she would be unable to come. Officers for the year were elected as follows, all being re- elections: President Mrs. D. A. Atkln- son of New Britain; vice president, Mrs. w. s. Perkins. of Meriden; secre- tary. Mrs. Marcia A. West of Hartford, and treasurer, Mrs Charles Gay or New Haven. The executive board was elected and it Is made up of Mrs. Fred erick Pease of Meriden, Mrs. J. T. Bates of Danbury and Mrs. Wallace K Bacon of Middetown. The treasurer report was read by Mrs. Charles Gay and it showed a cash balance Of $l,- oil 129 on hand. The secretary's report showed that the different missions m the state were in very prosperous condition and that there are 147 mem bers of the branch In Connecticut h. teresting reports by the delegates to the national convention, which was held in Detroit fast May, were read ana they stated that the last meeting was the most successful in the history or the w. c. A. The delegates were Mrs. w, $. Perkins and Mrs. Frederick Pease. The next national convention will be held in Auburn, N. r., next May. Aften the meeting adjourned there was a fine supper for all those who wished 1t and at 7:30 the exercises of the Universalist convention were oopened again There were two inter- esting addresses in the evening. one by the Rev. J. s. Dodge, D. D., of Stam- ford, and the Rev. J. c. Adams. U. F. of Hartford. The subject of pr. Dodge address was What is the Present Function of the Universalist Church. and the subject of the address ot pr Adams was "The Twentieth Century JJniversalist." The meetig in the even ing was largely attended. To-day there wil be sessions in the morning ana ar ternoon, and dinner and supper VIII pc served to all who may desire to remain The supper will be served at oclocK and a charge of 15 cents will be made. The election of officers will take place about i o'clock this morning. me la dies Aid society of the Church or the Messiah will have charge Of the meals