Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-10-09

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A paper upon the susjeet-what con-
s,itnies proper music for the Sunday
School, was then read hy Miss Edith
Bartlett,-the author, Mrs. NJ. I. Sad
lrir. being unable Z" attend. Among
the suggestions in this able paper were
the following:
Avoid trashy music, or music that
runs too high for children's voices.
Choose good hymns, simple, easily
learned, that all may sing. Let differ
ent classes lead the singing, turn about.
Give an occasional treat in the way of a
solo or tie like, by special talent, as a
surprise. II the primary class has
separate room, they should have their
own little songs; if not, care should he
taken to select songs that the little ones
can sing aud enjoy. Sing, everybody
with heart and voice
Short talks by Rev. Henry Woods on
How may the Pastor best strengthen
the teaching force Rev. A. b. Enright,
on The Pastors attitude toward the
Home Department: and Rev. |. ?,
Chase, on The relation of the Pastor to
the Sunday Schools administration,
were followed by general discussion,
which consumed the remainder of the
forenoon.
After bountiful dinner At the par
sonage, the afternoon session was com
menced by another devotional period,
and then Miss B,lch conducted confer
ence upon Home Department work, tell
ing that in the State five schools have
grown out of the Home Department
work. Reports were received OF the
work which has been done by this de-
partment in Essex County. Rev. Mr.
Howard told OF one of these schools
started in South Lunenhurg. holding
its meetings in the station, with an
average attendance of %. This school
grew mostly out of the Lunenburg
/ Home Department,
/ The reports from the various schools
were then given, and the committees
reports followed. 4 lively interest was
/ taken in the report of the special com
mittee upon the alvisahility of disband-
ing the Association. The majority of
! the committee reported in favor disband-
lug the Association, letting the north
ern half of the County go with Or
leans and the southern half with Gale
ionia After full discussion the Con-
yeuton accepted the minority report in
favor Of keeping the Association intact
The committee on resolutions report.
ed AS follows: Resolved to extend oul
hearty thanks and appreciation TO Miss
Balch our thanks to the people OF
Guidhali for their hospitality and oui
sympathy to Mr.. Fuller, and after adopt
ing the resolutions it was voted thai
Rev. Mr.. Howard be instructed to write
MIR. Fuller informing him of this resolu
ton and conveying our sympathy ant
our appreciation of his work, etc.
With some few changes, the officer
of the association were reelected.
At the evening session, the convention
voted to accept the invitation of tn
Island Pond delegates to hold the mex
convention there. 1t was voted to pledg
S65 to the State Association for Stat
aud County work for the coming year.
Then Rev. Thos. Hall gave an e,
ceedingly able talk upon the teaching @
Temperance in the Sunday schoo
speaking of personal abstinence, mora
suasion, scientific temperance and tn
, political issue.
Il Teach from 3 text books-the Bibl
the newspaper and personal observation
Cultivate hatred for liquor selling an
drink. Be temperance crank. Teac
+ - mo License"
u In the absence of Rev. J.. NJ. Fulle
Rev. F.. G. French then delivered tt
3, adsoess upon Missions in the Sunds
School, saying in part -
u A Sunday School is not a company
little boys and girls, coming along abo
y the same from year to year. 1t shou
" he the whole church, studying the who
" plan of God, for the sake of translatil
- its study into character. The Sund
School exists for the building Of chars
W ter, for training and educating boys al
girls and men and women for Got
- work in the world. Missions means
ioing of Gods work everywhere a
~ anywhere outside of our own Giro
=" Leave out the name alone Mission
% and every other kind of missions, a
'' substitute The will of God among me
'' to get the right conception of the wo
~ The Sunday School is missionf
~ movement. The Bible is missions
book, and the teaching of it as such
ess one of the interesting aud protitai
n methods.
Miss Balch then talked for
it minutes upon the International sumo
! School Convention, and the Convent