Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Closing Session Saturday Of the
County Convention.
Onicers Elected ana Resolution Of Hos
tiIity 10 the Liquor Traffic Adopted
-~Teachcrs Are Urged 10 Oh.
pose Il.

Tho third annual convention Of the Chit.
tenden County Sunday schoo association
opened in the Methodist Church in this
city Friday afternoon. The general
theme was The Pastor and the Sunday
school and the speakers were G.. T..
Il. North OF this city, the Rev. +. p. Treat
az Richmond. the Rev. G. G. Atkins oc
This city. Mrs. Lillian J. Ferguson of Bel
lows Fails. Miss Anna Byington of Char
lotto and the Rev. Fraser Mctzger of RAN
dolph.
The closing session of the Chittenden
County Sunday school rally was held Sat
,irdsy morning, when the general thene
for consideration was The New Year"
After devotional exercises. the several re.
ports were submitted n accepted. The
report of the secretary, Mrs. c.. II. Green
Of Essex, was. in her absence, read by
the Rev. l.. y. Treat OF Richmond. 1t
showed that out Of 20 schools in the coun-
~. II had failed to report. Some who did
report left out important items so that
TIC reports were imperfect. There were
S',cwn to he 116 officers, 264 teachers. 2.12S
scholars in the Sunday schools and a total
"f 3.1os. There were 81 in the cradle roll,
100 in the home department. and a grand
total of :,1oS. The number of children be-
jwccn tho ages of s and IS years wao
shown to he ,4s9 while the men between
is and ~ years were 261. The number of
church members enrolled was SO. the
number admitted to church membership
from the Sunday schools was l05. Two
schools reported workers libraries con.
tanning 80 volumes.
The report of the treasurer, Fred s..
Pcasc of burlington. showed the total re.
ceipts to have been $!SO.s5, while the dis
burscmtnts were s1g9.1 IL. leaving a balance
Of S51.70. The teachers training superin-
tendent. G.. II. Hayden of Riverside, was
not present and the report of that depart
inent was not given. The reports of the
home department superintendent and of
the elementary superintendent were given
respectively by the Rev. G. l.. Story OF
Essex Junction and Miss AIMS Byington
OF Charlotte.
A helpful conference on I'll Child and
the Teacher" was conducted by the Rev.
Fraser Metgcr of Randolph. while Mrs.
NJ. A.. Dawes of Poultney spoke for the
home department.
The reports of the various committees
were then heard and accepted. The COM
lnittec on enrolment. through the Rev.
r.. F. Treat of Richmond reported that s
- " stili louI WIZ IVY
resented in the convention by 81 delegates
and 63 visitors.
NEW OFFICERS.
The report of the committee on nominal
lions was as follows: President. II. :.
futile OF Essex Junction; Vice-prcsidcnt,
S. r. Curtis of Colchester: secretary, Miss
Lila Bond Of burlington: treasurer. a. l..
'rryon of burlington; teacher training SUI
p~erintendcnt. TO be filled by the executive
committee: home department supcrintcnd-
,n,. Mrs. Evan Thomas OF Essex Junction
elementary superintendent. Miss Anna
Byington of Charlotte; State director. +.
Il. Jordan of Jericho.
Tho field secretary. the Rev. T.. NJ.
Fuller. gay" an inspiring address on the
subject ''rhrough the Right End of the
Telescope" Mr.. Fuller said that all peO-
pie may be divided into two classes as to
their view of the Sunday school those who
regard it as an Insignificant institution
aud those who take a different view of the
nmtier and realize that the Sunday school
ia a divine institution to substitute and
supplement the work OF the home.
Tho committee on resolutions submitted
solutions. urging tho importance of ele-
mcntary work. others expressing the
iIlankS Oh me Ct'INcHttbH W u ptopie VI
Burlington who had furnished entertain
mont. and to the Methodist Church for tho
use Of it's cdihce. The following resolu-
ton. bearing on the liquor traffic was sub
mitted and adopted:
Resolved, That the convention roitcr-
atcs it's conviction as to the evils of the
liquor traffic in our midst and earnestly
urges the officers and teachers to convince
,ID ,,ipdc nf tho scholars nr 0,1r ro,,rty,
schools. as to the need of a resolute attl-
tude Of opposition 10 such traffic and n de.
termination to do all in :heir power by
PERSONAL abstinence from intoxicants and
= hearty cooperation with those already
actively engaged in fighting this great
avil from our county: eXterminate tho
menace to the happiness and piety Of our
ZONES"
Mrs. Lillian j. Ferguson conducted a
'o,nd table conference Oh grading the
Sunday school and the pleasant and pro-
,table convention was brought to a close.