Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Gen. Sec. Lufkin's Report Recon-
mends Important Action.

Bangor, Me, Oct. 1e.--The fifth an
nual report of General Secretary Fl. E.
Lufkin of Yarmouthville was the fea-
ture of the sixth session today of the
annual convention of the Maine State
Sunday School Association. 1t was in
part as follows:
1T has been my earnest desire and
expectation to report to you a COM
plete enrolment and statistics Of the
schools of the State. but this l am rot
able to do. though two years have
been spent in some of the courties iii
an attempt to hear from the last
school. Now I am sure that this will
never be accomplished without thor
ough district organization, but | am
sure OF this fact that there are few
superintendents left who are too i'll
different to answer a letter. and who
are too lazy to care.
Good district organization is the
cure for this condition. District Off
GERS should be chosen who understand
that it is their business to visit these
small and weak schools and get work
ers into the conventions. The district
officers are the key to the whole sit
uation.
LET the district be organized, well
differed. one or more conventions well
worked UP each year. with the district
officers visiting the schools, and 1t Will
be no trouble to get reports from
schools, and money to carry on the
work.
II wish to recommend the establish
ment of department of temperance
missions and viSitations.
"Also I would recommend the selec-
ton of a special committee of five on
teacher training. home department,
adult, temperance. missions, vista
| ton and elementary work, the chair
man of which shall be member Of
the executive committee. selected by
| the said committee"
| There are in Maine approximately
| 1904 Sunday schools. 1872 officers and
teachers, S5,367 scholars and Gl12 en-
tered in the home department enroll
ment.
The convention opened at 3.45, with
| a large attendance. DIR. Smith Baker
of Lowell, Mass, formerly of Portland,
who was to deliver an address on "The
Pastors Opportunity" was unable to
| be present
The feature of the program was the
address by DR.. H. M. Hamill, of Nash
vile, Tenn, on Teacher Training
/ What, Who, Why, How"
| The annual business meeting was
held during the morning session and
the following officers of the association
were elected:
Rev. J. F. Haley, D. D.. Brunswick
president; Rev. J. A. Flint, Portland
secretary; Horace Purington. Water.
vile, treasurer; H. l.. Tappan. Water
vile, auditor.
4 The two new members elected to the
II executive committee were Rev. Il. w
4 Ccrliss and Rev. G. H. Salley Of island
\ Falls. who take the places of the two
A retiring members, Rev. E. p. Wood
n ward and Rev A. 7. Salley. The othel
members of the committee are l.. r
Cook, Yarmouthville; Rev. c. F. Smith
1 Dover: ]. r. Libby, Portland; +. G
Jordan, Alfred; Rev. J. w. Webster
| Newport; 6. l.. Crossman, Saco,
The closing session was held tonight
in Grace Methodist end Hammond Stree
Il Congregational churches. After adjourn
ment General Secretary H. E. LtIfkin O.
4 Portland said that the session had beer
the most spirited, most useful and valu
able that had been held in recent years
The next annual meeting will be held il
Lewiston in 1905 The feature of the clos
\ ing session was an address by Prof
Mitchell Carroll of George Washington