Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-29
CONVENTION A GREAT SUCCESS.
second Annual Gathering Of the WIndham
County INSTRUMENTATION Sunday
School Association.

The second annual convention of the
Nlndham County Interdenominational
Sunday School association held at Town
shend last week Thursday and Friday
was n marked success. II had been well
advertised. The bright, sunny morning
OF Thursday called out a large delegation
from the county well as a large local
attendance; l2O members were registered
representing IL OF the % towns, and &c
OF the 20 Sunday schools Of the county.
large gain over last years schools
represented.
Rev. l.. Olin Sherburne. president. of
Bellows Falls, who has worked faith
| fully for the association, is pleasing and
dignitied presiding officer He responded
heartily but briefly, to the welcome ex-
tended by A. Z. Park in behalf of the
Townshend people. to their homes and
churches, whose doors Were thrown open
Hospitality to their guests.
Interesting reports were given by the
officers and by township and district
associations which are auxiliary to the
county organization. +. Q. Merrifeld of
Grafton was musical director, and sang
several solos. Mrs. Dale OF Townshend
also sang a solo. Two hundred comics
OF "Jubilant Voices" in leafiet form. were
gratuitously furnished by the pub
fishers and used by the convention. The
Round Table, The Pastor and the Sum
day school conducted by Rev ]. A.
Swart, and the papers. Home Depart
ment by Mrs. d. NJ. Frost. Library and
It's Management" by c. w Osgood, and
Temperance Work. by Miss Sherburne.
were full OF interest
Mrs. l.. O. Sherburne skilfuily touched
upon On unusual but important theme
The Governing Power in the Sunday
School Mrs. F. E. Perry and Mrs F.
w. Kuech Of Brattleboro spoke upon
primary and junior work respectively
n tn
ment. They gave practical illustrations
and regular courses of study which they
are using in establishing and maintaining
graded work in the Sunday school,
Mrs. w. A. Ferguson, county superin-
tendent OF primary and junior work, who
Is addressing conventions throughout the
state, gave an encouraging outlook for
this county.
l.. w. Hawley, of the International
Sunday school board, conducted the
superintendents' conference, calling out
the best ideas of workers present and i'm
parting to them freely by his wise counsel
ana helpful suggestions.
The state workers present were Rev
r. j. Barton, superintendent of teacher
training, and Rev. E. NJ. Fuller of Bur-
lington, field secretary. Mr.. Barton, in
his address upon Teacher Training and
the Normal Class" set forth the inpor-
lance of this work and the possibility
county schools with an ample supply of
willing and efficient teachers, now a diff
hcult thing to do in schools large or
small. His work is being adopted in
many parts of the state
Rev. Mr.. Fuller. the prime mover in all
this work for the Sunday schools in
county and state conventions, gave an
interesting address upon the topic,
Through the Right End of the Telescope"
If the Sunday school is seen as small,
unimportant, and a thing OF the past, you
are at the wrong end of the telescope.
Look through the other end of 1t. You
will see 1t close at hand with us, one of
our greatest spiritual educational forces.
The seed sown in this convention and
scattered through the schools by the re-
turning delegates, gives promise Of fruit
in due season.
Officers elected were as follows: Rev.
e. c. Fisher, Westminster West, presi-
dent; Rev. A S. BuzzeI, Putney vice
president; Mrs. G. NJ. Love, South New
fame, secretary; A l. Maynard, Brattle-
boro, treasurer; Mrs. w. A. Ferguson,
Bellows Falls, superintendent of primary
and junior work; F. H. Jones, Windham,
superintendent home department. l.. w
Hawley, Brattleboro, state director. Mr.
Fisher the new president, is a young man,
energetic and full of ideas and able to
carry forward the work so successfully
begun.