Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-19
Vermont Sunday School Associa.
tion's Expenditures, However.
Within Receipts.
INTERESTING STATISTICS
Total Enrolment lO,S2s In a.. Schools
OF Stntc-A busy Year by Secre.
tnry Fuller Of BurliDgtOn, who
Has Travelled over $500
Dlilcs.

st. Johnsbury, Oct. 1S.--Thc second
day of the Vermont Sunday school con-
vcntion had full programme and
delegates continued to arrive through
out the day. There are now l5U dele
gates present and about 80 visitors
from other places than st. Johnsbury.
The morning session opened with Il
short song service conducted by +. ..
Mcrriheld of Grafton followed by brief
reports from country presidents of the
work in the IL organizations. Mrs
Mary Foster Bryner of Peoria, H.. fol-
lowed with a practical talk on Inn
provcmcnt of organized Work. Illus
tratcd by the blackboard. The Rev.
+. Il. Morris of Bennington conducted
a brief devotional service on the theme
"DcNotional study OF the Word" The
closing address of the morning was
by the Rev Frank l.. Masscck. pastor
of the tniversalist Church at Brattlc-
boro. upon Making Good Citizens of
Boys" Mr.. Masseck is the national
president Of the knights of King Ar
thur and he described in II most inter
cSting manner the growth and pur-
poses of this unique boys organization
About 80 of the students at st. Johns
bury Academy came in to hear this
address and later Mr. Masscck gave an
address at the academy. The morning 4
session closed with three conferences
the elementary being conducted by Mrs
Bryncr, the Intermediate by the Rev
f. NJ. Fuller of burlington, the adult
by the Rev. DIR. :. 6. Barnes of St
Johnsbury.
The afternoon session opened with
a report from the Rev. II. j. Barton
the teacher training secretary of the
association. He explained the courses
of study and announced that fve per-
sons had completed the first years
course in teacher training and were
entitled to tncir diplomas. These were
then presented to the Rev. T.. NJ. Fuller
X. j. Christie and Nj. Ethel Christi,
of Craftsbury. Mary Is. Fairbanks oi
Greensboro and Alice Il. Bacon OF
Bradford.
THE Sclf-Trained Teacher" was til,
subject of an address BY the ReN. Allc,
c. Ferrin OF springfield and ths Was fol.
lowed by another devotional period. led
hy the Rev. r. r. Morris. The rest oi
z
the various officers. The report nf Tn,
treasurer, II. A. Slayton, showed at net
deficit of sa;l.l5 The receipts for the yoai
were s., S3394 and the expenditures s.
iSo 10. As the organization was $73S III
debt the cash on hand does not offset
the Indebtedness, but leaves the G.iicit
reported.
FIELD SECRETARY'S REPORT.
'thc report OF Field Secretary Fulle,
WAS naturally the most comui ehensivt
of any and covered the work cl tht
year in tho ca schools in the state. Oi
this numbe: only 800 reported and th,
statistics from these are as follows. Nom
bcrshir of cradle roll 2.i+o, as against L.
t,3 last year; membership of home de
partrncnt. 4,Sl9. as against 4.645 last year
children in schools between the ages ii
} and Is l7il5. from Is to A.. 5,os4; church
members in the Sunday schools, 12.U19
admitted to churches from the sunday
school membership. 1899; total enrollmen,
4:.SaS.
MIR. T'ulicr's personal statistics show ed
that he had not been Idle the past year
He las travelled 7:s miles by team. 7.ss;
Ly rail, visited 20c schools. written 2,2lt
letters and ATTENDED numerous count,
conventions and other important meet
ings. lie spoke encouragingly cf the cx-
tension fund H.: which the work could
be better prosecuted. Pledges mad Eeer
secured from l,"i people aud $2.Gi.i4 had
been secured. He said the publication OF
the Herald h1d been resumed and II
now had ii circulation Of l,95! copies and
was On Il payirg basis. He rccomme nded
that its subscription price be raised from
10 t. - cents ii year so ~ to hr;ng NOR.
money INTO the treasury. lie reported
that each of the II cour...s had now
their own organizations an1 that Wind
sor and Orange counties each had two
In many places throughout the state
township organizations had also poen
perfected. lie reported a steady growth
in the home department. which Low num-
hored 4.s, with ll2 schools yet To be
heard FROM
The evening session was largely attend.
cd. the churches in town giving up thci,
weekly prayer meetings. The speakers
were both from abroad and gave inspr,
ing and eloquent addresses. w. n. Harts.
horn of Boston. chairman Of the inter.
national committee. was the first speaker
and he was followed by Mrs. Bryner
one Of the International field workers
who gave II graphic report Of the WORK
in the great field. The days session
closed with devotional service. led by
the Rev. +. r. Morris OF Bennington.