Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-10-04

| strengthened hN TIE ARRIVAL OF tue lIF>l'
dent, who had been detained la the aft
rrnoon by funeral service, and after d
service of song aud pray-r Rev. Arthur
Hudson of B-ech-r Fall, delivered au
address upon the necessity OF emilio lying
personal religion ia the teaching, Of the
sunday School; after which Rev. l. g.
French of Lyudonvill,. president Of the
Caledonia County Sunday Sr.1ul Assoc
citation. gave au adlrr>, ou &c The Mis-
Sionary Impulse, aud how the Sunday
School may direct H." speaking OF the
Emphasis given To this movement at
Silver Bay, which had led him to see
its importance in connection With sun
day School work as he had never done
before. BY means of chart he showed
that very large percent OF couyris iouS
occurred between the ages OF twelve ard
twenty, aud the Sunday School. with its
possibilities for an intimate friendship
between a teacher and his pupils. affords
priceless opportunities for increasing the
number of those seeking Christ at that
age.
The special committee elected to Re-
tport upon the ACCESSIBILITY of dividing
or dissolying the association reported :-
After interviewing all the delegates
present and aScertaining AS far As posi-
Tile their feelings in the matter, w adj
wise that no further steps towards dis
solving the association he taken at this
time, but that each Sunday School in
the association Toe requested to send its
delegates to the convention next year
prepared ito act upon the question
shall the Essex County Sunday School
Association he dissolved? and if So,
what arrangement shall he made on
account of its dissolution; that the
secretary he instructed to inform each
sunday School in the county of this
action of the convention at once, aud
also four weeks before the convention.
also thet a copy'of this action Toe pub
llShed in the Essen CoUNN HERALD"
Report accepted aud adopted.
Next came an address 10y general
secretary Fuller, subject, "The World
Wide Sunday School Movement" lie
gave many interesting incidents OF his
recent trip to Rome, particularly OF sun
day Schools III the Azores aud the city
of Algiers. Then he told Of the great
convention itself, aud of the inspiration
RECEIVED in meeting with that great
number of Sunday School workers from
all over the world he also told of the
missionaries who had had their expenses
paid from their respecty" fields OF labor,
and oi their gratitude tor the privilege
of attending and being thus enabled to
come III touch with the ATTEST workers
and in learning of new methods and
helps in teaching the gospel.
Wednesday morning departmental re-
ports were read, and brief report from
each Sunday School was received Mrs
\. NJ. Bonnet of Concord also read It
paper on the Home Department, show
ing the work that had been done in this
department in Essex county, aud of the
possibilities of the future.
The association then organized fm
the coming year by the election and in
stalation of the following officers:
President, II. W. Blake Island Pond.
Vice President, Rev. A. Is. Euright,
Lunenburg.
Secretary, Mrs. Henry Fuller. Bloom
field.
Treasurer, Mrs Florence Dodge, Lu-
nenburg.
Superintendent of Home Department,
Mrs. }. X. Bennett, Concord.
Superintendent Elementary Depart.
ment, Miss Sadie NJ. King, Island Fond
Superintendent Teacher Training, Rev
Arthur Hudson, Beecher Falls.
State Director for County, Rev. NJ. A
Smith, Concord.
Miss Edith NJ. Balch spoke briefly of
the Forward Movement" in all SUNDAY
School work, saying that Orleans county
| had taken for its motto for the coming
year, "Forward along all lines" and ex
pressed the wish that this motto might
express the sentiment of all the aSsocia.
tons i'll the state.
Rev. c. W. Kelley next gave an inter,
field, Mass, Summer School of Methods.
The methods as described by him were
extremely practical, AS each student had
to purchase chart and blackboard, aud
learn to demonstrate and work ont their
Sunday School lessons 10y scientific
methods.
Fifteen minute devotional periods
were conducted at appropriate intervals
during the convention by Revs. +. W
Buck, Arthur Hudson and S. F. Cooley
which were source of uplift and helI
to all.
The various reports of committees