St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
Vermont News.
Sunday School Convention.

ne oJIH annual convention OF the Yer
mont State Sunday School Association
was held at Manchester Wednesday
Thursday and Friday Over 800 dele
gates were in attendance, and while the
attendance was not as large as the veal
previous it was notable convention and
rich contributions were brought to the
program by the distinguished workers
from abroad. F. 0. Mortified of Graf
ton had charge of the singing and the
meetings were presided over by Gen. N
G. Williams of Bellows Falls, president
of the association. Among noted
speakers and Sunday school workers in
attendance were Alfred Day, general
superintendent Of the New York state
association, w. K. Andell, superintend.
ent of the Ruggles Street Baptist Sunday
school in Boston, Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner of Peoria, ILL.,, and E. c. Knapp
of Hartford, Conn. The keynote of the
convention was organized work, though
special attention was paid by the
speakers to work for boys.
On Thursday morning Rev. S. J. Bar
ton OF Greensboro gave the report of the
teacher training superintendent after
which diplomas were conferred on
graduates for 1907 as follows: Advance
course. Alice E. Bacon, Bradford inter
national first course, Mary F. Farnham,
Nellie A. Wilson, Sadie H. Doe, Mabel
Worthy. of Bradford; Vermont first
course, Carrie H. Mcneil, Ethel Bying-
ton, Mrs c. o. Harvey, Caro- E. Car
penter, Anna Byington, Mrs. Ralph
Smith, Hervey Gulick of Charlotte. An
ri, Ia &c
formed.
The report of Secretary Fuller showed
remarkable Increase in Sunday school
attendance. Hisf report stated that
there had been 100 county, district and
township conventions held in the state
during the year; of the 643 schools in the
state, the enrolment of attending men,
bership is 1880, which shows gain of
598 for the year. The cradle roll men,
bership is 4411, showing gain OF sos.
The total home department member
ship is 9103, showing gain of 1902.
The total enrolment in all, departments
is so, 1873. He also reported gain of
$500 in the number of church members
in the Sunday school, gain of224 in
the number of men between Is and Al
years Of age, and gain of 1918 in the
number of children between FIVE and IS
years OF age.
A notable feature of the convention
was banquet Thursday evening at
which 300 covers were laid S cretary
Fuller estimated that next years bud
get would be about $450G and next
years convention will be held at Bel
lows Falls.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, n G. Viii
1iams. Bellows Falls; vice-president, F..
S. Pease, Burlington; recording secretary,
Miss E. Marie Chase Burlington; treas
urer, F. H. Shepardson, Richmond;
auditor, !. L. Hall, Burlington; execu-
tive committee, chairman, F. S. Retain,
Burlington, NJ p Pearley, Enosburg
Falls, one year, w. H. Deane Ferris
burg, two years, H. A. Slayton, Morris
vile, three years; trustee of permanent
fund, c. P. Smith, Burlington, three
years.
Good Templars' Meeting.
The annual meeting of the State Grand
Lodge, Independent Order of Good
Templars, opened with Marshfield
Lodge, No. ~, last week Tuesday even
ing, when a reception was held. Wednes-
day morning delegates, Alternates and
lodge members to the number of % were
given the Grand Lodge degree, In the
evening Marshheld lodge worked the
subordinate degree on a class OF candi-
dates, after which the annual banquet
was held, Grand Chief Templar c. H.
Hayden of Riverside acting as toast
master Responses for the good of the
order, the lodge and the cause were
made by about dozen Grand Lodge
officers and visiting officers from without
the state, among whom were Past
Grand Chief Templar Sutcliffe of the
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts and Past
Grand Secretary Andrews of the Grand
Lodge of New York, the latter having
been transferred to Vermont by card.
Thursday the business session was
held and the following officers elected for
the ensuing year. Grand Chief Templar,
c. H. Hayden, of Riverside; grand
councillor, Cyrus Bump, of Salisbury ;
grand vice Templar, Clara Darling,
of Marshheld; grand secretary, E. M.
Campbell, of Lyndonville; grand treas
urer, H. c. Day, of Lyndonville grand
superintendent VI JuSShiiS WOlhi AhiSS
Anna Gould, of Cabot; grand auditor,
c. D. Edgeiton, of North6eld G. G. S.,
Frank Plumley, ofNorthfeld.
Representatives to the International
Supreme Lodge, which convenes at
Washington, u. c., in June 1908,
c. N. Hayden, of Riverside; alternate
E. M. Campbell of Lyndonville.
Representatives to the Northumberland
Lodge, N. B. Morgan of Bennington, B.
A. Sumner of Montpelier, Louis L.
Huntington of Barre, William S. Bump
of Salisbury, and Mrs. O. S. Wiley of
Barre. Alternates: Mrs. Dwinell of
East Calais, Mrs. B. A. Sumner, Mont
pelier, l. c, Andrews of Montpelier, Mrs.
n E. Hazen of Windsor, and Rev. Mr..
Sharples of Swanton. After the election
Mr.. Sutcliff gave an interesting and in
structive address on instruction Work
in Subordinate Lodges.
Daughters of Revolution.
There were Is chapters represented at
the opening session last Wednesday of
the eighth annual conference of the YER
mont chapters OF Daughters of the
American Revolution at Bennington.
The state regent, Mrs. Clayton N. North
of Shoreham, presided at the session
which followed an informal reception to
the visiting delegates. In her annual
report Mrs. North paid tribute to the
able assistance afforded her by the mem
bers of the staff of state officers. She
spoke OF the flag recently presented and
Cf tho n,,;ck racDouca made for the cffD-