Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-26
Gift Of $1,000 to Vermont Sunday
School Assn. from Morris.
vile Couple.
TEMPERANCE RESOLUTION
Convention Urges Lawmakers "a re.
submit Question TO Popular Vote
Estimated Expenses show 800
lncrcnsc-Ohiccrs Elected
adjournment Taken.

st. ,Johnshury, oct. 10 The state Sun
dav school convention closed its sessions
Il, the South Congregational Church to-
night and the gathering is regarded as
u most profitable one. The attendance
was not quite as largn as at some for
mer conventions. but more work has been
done all along the line and a larger ap"
preparation than ever made for the COM
ing year.
Announcements have been frequently
iradc throughout the meetings, but tn.
tcst and NEST encouraging one was that
Air.. and Mrs. IF. A.. Slayton of Morris
vile who proposed to give $1,000 to be
used as Il permanent fund, the income to
be devoted to office work, or such other
expenses as the executive committee may
direct. This gift is a memorial to their
daughter. Luccne Louisa Slayton. Later
il, the session this gift was appropriately
recognized by adopting a resolution. and
a board of trustees created for handling
this and any other moneys that may
be given to the permanent fund OF the
association. Three bankers were chosen
for the first beard of trustees, Ii. A.
Slayton, &. +. Smith OF burlington and
John L. Ritchic of st. Johnsbury.
The committee on resolutions introduced
the usual ones thanking the churches of
st Johnsbury and the towrspcoplc for
their hospitality, and the railroads and
press fer their courtesy: thanks were
extended the field secretary, officers and
departmental officers for their faithful
work. and mere aggressive work was
urged all along the lire.
TEMPERANCE RESOLUTION.
The resolution on temperance. which
WIS unanimously adopted alongg with
the other resolutions. was as follows:
Whereas. The Vermont Sunday School
association. representing the combined
forces of the state. recognizes the made
quacy of the present high-license local
option law efectually to regulate or con-
troll the traffic in in Intoxicating liquors.
Resolved, That we urge upon our law
makers an opportunity for a popular vote
upon the question of the repeal OF our
present high-license local-option law and
the adoption of a wise prohibitory law"
The committee or recommendation
made the following estimate OF appropria-
tions for the year:
Salary of the field secretary...........s1. zoe
oihce "orh..''..'. ~"
Field work .......... ..... ........... on
Emergency fund, for extra printing
and all other eXpenses................ SW
Total ................. .S5.oV
This is about 800 more than was ex,
pended last year.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected
President, G. +. North of burlington
vice-presidents, N. G.. Williams of Bel
lows Falls and the Rev. Frazer MetZgel
of Randolph; recording secretary, the
Rev. q. l.. Story of Essex junction
treasurer. j.. l.. Wells of orwell: auditor
j.. f. Weeks of Middlebury; executive
committee, II. A. Slayton of Morrisville
chairman; for one year, c. J. Ferguson
and +. A. Pease, both OF Burlington; 70
two years, ]. A. Greenwood of Chester
H.. w. ellis Of Greensboro; for thre
years, A.. A. Ascltine OF Enosburgh Falls
J. ". Sault of st. Johnsbury.
There were two addresses at the morn
ing session. the first by Prof. Fl. II
Horne of Dartmouth College on The Dc
velopment and Training of the Religion
Nature" and the second by the Rev. Ben
jamin Swift of Orwell on Possible Rela