Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-04-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTES.
\ Series to be Held throughout Maine
In Ellsworth June 8.


In Ellsworth june 8.
The Msiae State SIndsy school assoeta-
tion is an organization for the benefit OF
Sunday school workers in the State. Its
president is Rev. A. I. Saliey, d. D., OF
lewiston. Each county has a vice. pres'-
dent and secretary. Hancock countS's
vice. president is f. W. Smith, OF Bucks
port, aud its secretary is Miss Laura ii.
Jones, of West Brooksvilie.
Several months ago measures were taken
to insure help for every county in Maine,
through some primary aud junior worker
There have been some unexpectedly favor
able deve opments, aud it is possible now
to make definite announcements.
Mrs. AIonzo Petit, president OF the
state prlmsry and junior council of New
Jersey, and member of the executive
committee for that state of the primary
department of the tenth international
Sunday school convention, has been
engaged.
Institutes will be held in every county
In Maine during May and June, begin
ming in Hartisnd, Somerset county, on
Monday, May IS.
Hancock couuty's institute will be held
in Ellsworth on Tuesday, June 9. The
last of the series will be held in Bangor,
Penobscot county, on Thursday, June IL
This tour is to be carried out by the
Maine State Sunday school association.
Neither the counties nor the towns where
the meetings are to be held will be asked
to assume any expense. The towns are
asked only to furnish place OF meeting
and entertainment. for Mrs. Petit and
the general secretary, and 10 provide
such simple entertainment for representa-
tives Of the schools throug bout the
county that none OF the workers OF the
town 10 which the institute is held need
miss a moment of the two sessions.
This last is exceedingly important. The
primary committee has sought to furnish
every county two sessions of great privi-
lege, and none OF the workers can afford
to miss a second of the time.
Mrs. Alonzo Petit has served with
great efficiency in the Office she now hold
Tor the past five years past. She wss
prominent in the state work for some
years before her election as president;
was among those interested in the first
summer school, held ten years ago, and
has been an instructor in every one held
since.
Ii was she no suggested the institute
work through which the benefits OF the
summer school have been carried into all
parts of the State.
That she has given great deal Of time
to the practical working out OF the plan,
is shown BY the fact that she has attended
forty four of the sixty five institutes
that have been held. As result OF these
institutes fourteen teachers unions have
been established, and in this work of
organization Mrs. Petit has been espe-
c,aliy enl husiastic and successful.
The work that Mrs. Petit has accom-
plished for the State association in New
Jersey might we'll be considered one
PERSONS tull quota, but this is only one
line out OF many which she follows wit
quail ardor. She has for many years
been doing a magnificent WORK sta e
secretary for her UNCONVENTIONAL mission
airy society, and the intimate scqu.inI-
ance that this has given her with tht
needs OF the Sunday school field has been
NJ great help TO the conncii in placin
institutes where they would do the most
good.
i connection with her Sundny school
W ork II Is of interest to note that she ha
a cradle roll twenty years ago, long be-
fore such hing was known or used b,
ut her schools, and through it more thar
fifty entire families who had no churc,
n"eciion, have been brought into the
church.
Mrs. Petit Is pre- eminentIy qualified
through her intense interest, wide expe
rieDce, practical ability and unquench-
able Enthusiasm to be OF the Creates
possible help to Sunday school teachers.
and bsppy will be those W no come within
range of that heipfuiness.