Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
First Convention Of Wndham County
INSTRUMENTATION Sunday School AS
ISOLATION at Bellows Falls,


The first annual convention of the
Windham County Interdcnominational
sunday school association was held i'm the
Methodist church at Bellows Falls Tues
day and Wednesday. The meeting was
opened with prayer by Rev. f. w. Lewis
of Brattleboro. Rev. L. NJ. Kencston Of
West Brattleboro. the president of the or
gariZation. who acted throughout as mod
orator announced the following commit
tees: Nominations-N. 6. Williams Bel
lows Falls Rev. H. 4. Goodhue, Brat
tleboro; Mrs Merrineld Willamsville
Enrol,ment-Mrs. BAH, Bellows Falls
Mrs. F. :. Ieustis. Brattleboro Resolu-
tons-John o. Spring and G. w Osgood
Bellows Falls; Rev. f. L. Metcalf Put
ney. Auditors-E II. Jones. Windham;
p. f. Ramsey, Bellows Falls. This was
followed by the report of the secretary
Mrs. George NJ Love of South Newfane
and the reports of township and district
organizations also We're read. Rev Mr.
Kenes;on gave a short review of the COM
ing year.
Principal II. S. Crowell gave at this
time very interesting talk on Teacher
Training and he was followed by Mrs
Ferguson, who spoke on Foundation
Work in the Primary Department" She
evidently has had much experience in
TINS line, and her suggestions were very
helpful. The afternoon session closed
after round table discussion led by Dea-
con c. w. Osgood
The principal address OF the evening
session was fine discourse by f. S. Nor
rlson, the state secretary of the Young
Mems Christian association, who de-
scribed wildly some of the special work
for boys as carried on by the Y. NJ c. A.
and kindred organizations This address
was listened to with keen interest and at
tention by the audience which filed the
room to Its capacity. After the choir had
Fuller, the state field secretary of the
Sunday school association spoke. taking
for his topic THE Sunday School Cit
izenship."
On Wednesday morning the conven-
ton opened with a praise service led by
Rev r. G. Fisher of Westminster West
after which We're heard the reports of
treasurer and of the committees appoint-
ed on the preceding day. The following
officers We're elected for the ensuing year:
President. Rev. L. o. Sherburne of Bel
lows Falls; vice president, Rev. n A.
Wood of West Brattleboro; secretary
Mrs c. NJ. Love. South Newfane; treas
urer, II. F. c. Todt of Brattleboro: state
director, f. 7. Randall of Townshend /:
superintendent home department, Rev. E.
w. Sturtevant of GuilfOrd primary and
Junior superintendent, Mrs. Ferguson of
Bellows Falls.
Rev. +. w. Sturtevant spoke on "The
Home Department" and Mrs. \. A. Wy
man on Temperance in the Sunday
School After this came a question box
four minute talks on INSTRUMENTATION
al fellowship in Sunday school work. and
short addresses by +. r. Randall on THE
outlook in the County" and by Rev. f. NJ
Fuller on THE outlook in the State"
The convention closed at noon We'd
nesday. The next session will be called
by the executive committee. The hos
pitality of the good people of Bellows
Falls could not have been more genuine
or generous than that extended to the
delegateS and visitors to this convention