Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-29
N. G.. Williams and F. s. Pease
Again Head the List of
Officers.
MEET NEXT IN WOODSTOCK
Contest over Temperance Resolution
in Committee Lasted Two Hours
--COmprOmise Urges Legisla-
ture for Another Refcren-
dunn in Due Time.

Bellows Falls. Oct. 23--The Yer
mont Sunday school convention con-
tinued Its sessions here to-day. Tho
roll call by counties led by General
secretary Fuller was responded to by
! the county presidents and developed
q free discussion over the present
conditions and future needs of the
state sunday school work. Various
yeports of committees were received
and DR. Dole of Northfeld. chairman
OF the committee on nominations. re-
ported the following list Of officers
for the coming year: President, Nath-
an g. Williams Of Fellows Falls; vice
president, r. 5. Pease Of Burlington;
recording secretary, the Rev. J. y.
Sargent Of Northfeld; treasurer. f. II.
Shepardson Of Richmond, auditor. J. L.
Hall of Burlington; member of execu-
tive committee for three years. NJ. p.
Perly OF Enoshurgh Falls; trustee Of
permanent funds J. r Richie Of St
Johnsbury; chairman of executive
committee. F. &. Retain Of burlington.
This report was unanimously adopted
by the convention. An invitation from
Woodstock to hold tho next annual
convention there. was accepted.
COMPROMISE RESOLUTION.
The feature of the business session.
the contest in the committee IF
resolutions over the temperance resolu-
ton After two hourr OF heated discus
sion the committee reported Compro-
mise resolution az follows:
Whereas. the licensed saloon is an evil
which can not he tolerated in n Chris
tian commonwealth resolved that tho
Vermont State Sunday School assoca-
ton in convention assembled hereby
place itself on record as utterly opposed
to the licensed saloon as such, and urges
| most strongly upon the Legislature that
positive measures he taken to eliminate
so far as possible this evil and In due
time to grant n resuhmssion of the Ques-
ton to the people OF the state; resolved,
that the educa tlonal department OF the
state be hereby urged to Introduce into
and insist upon scientific temperance in
struction in all our public schools: where
| as. the laws Of our State in respect CT
Sunday observance are being fagrantly
violated resolved that the State Sunday
School association calls for more thor
oush regard for and a more positive
and regular enforcement Of the statutes.
ADDRESSES OF THE DAY.
The principal address OF the morn
ing was by the Rev. Willis A. Hadley
| of Kcene. y. II. The Rev. Z. r.
| Thompson, general secretary Of New
hampshire Sunday School association,
who was on the program being unable
! to be present Some time was devoted
| this afternoon to a discussion of the
best methods OF teacher training, con-
Quoted by the Rev. Il. J. Burton of
! Cambridge, secretary Of the teachers
training department. Tho Rev. h II.
Gage Of 50. JOHNS bury spoke on mis-
sions in the sunday school. Miss
Edith NJ. Ralch. field worker in the
home department, gave an address,
Home the Place of Impressions.
I J. y. Barss, superintendent of the
Vermont Industrial school. addressed
the convention on "Prevention vs..
! Cure for Crminality among the
Youth" Mrs. NJ. S. Lamoreaux Of
I chicago took as her topic the Boys
/ sister" At the evening session. Mrs.
Lamoreaux delivered an address on
| character Building" and President
Thomas of Middlebury College gave
the final address of the convention.