Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-30
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.

ing after three days OF interesting
work and we'll attended meetings
Tue total number of delegates regis
tering was 200.
About l40 arrived by the We'd
nesday afternoon trains, and were
quickly taken to the places assigned
them by automobiles and carriages,
the reception committee, of which
Col. f. S. Billings was chairman,
doing it's work much to the pleasure
of the visitors.
The sessions of the convention
were held at the Congregational
church, the auditorium being deco
rated with simple arrangement Of
evergreen, vines and flowers.
Wednesday afternoon was taken up
with departmental conferences. held
| at the several churches.
The convention met at 7.30 We'd
nesday evening, Gen. N. G. Will
liams of Bellows Falls, presiding.
Rev. Benjamin Swift led a praiee
service and Rev. Fl. L. Garfield in a
few cordial words welcomed the dele
gates to Woodstock. After an anthem
by double quartette, Rev. j. w.
Rae spoke on Truths that Triumph
Today"
The Quiet Hour" was led by
Rev. E. M. Fuller of Manchester
Center, and at the close of the meet
ing a reception to the delegates was
held in the church parlors
In the church parlor very attrac-
tive exhibits, arranged on three sides
of the room, were made by the David
c. Cook Publishing Co. of Boston,
the Congregational Sunday School
and Publishing Society of Boston,
the Methodist Book Concern and the
American Baptist Publishing So
ciety.
An interesting feature of the dis
play was an exhibit by the Vergcnnes
Sunday school, including drawings,
map work, written work, etc.
At Thursday mornings session,
during the Pastors Hour" Rev.
Thomas Hall of Island Pond, Rev.
Mr. Pratt of Bellows Falls, Rev. Mr..
Watson of Rochester and Rev. Fraser
Metzger of Randolph made brief
suggestions on What can a pastor
do for his Sunday school ?"
Miss Balch explained the house to
house canvass made between ii and
IL o'clock.
Thursday. afternoon Rev. j. E.
Norcross of Boston delivered an in
teresting address ON "a live Christ,
q live Bible, live Sunday school"
Mr.. Hugh Cork's subject was What
a teacher should be and do"
The afternoon session closed with
the convention resolving into Sun
day school conducted by Mr.. Cork.
Miss Sparhawk of Randolph and
Mrs. Swift sang duet at the alter
noon session.
Reports from department superin-
tendents, were heard at Friday morn
ing's session.
The roll call of counties showed |
that Chittenden had the largest num-
Der of delegates, %, in the conven-
ton.
THE WOODSTOCK CANVASS.
Miss Edith M. Balch Of Burlington
spoke on Home Visitation" what it |
has accomplished and gave detailed
report of the house to house canvass
in Woodstock. The town was divided
into 90 districts, each of which was
covered by one local worker and one
experienced canvasser. Sixty-nine
canvassers were engaged in the work,
in the village and outside.
The village was canvassed in one
hour Thursday, this work never hav-
ing been done as quickly before,
Miss Balch said.
Number of families visited 6S2,
including 638 Protestant and A
Roman Catholic.
Population-Protestant l474, Ro-
man Catholic 2l4.
Adventist, ID OIL
Baptist, 16 81
Roman Catholic, 2l4
Christian Scientist, IL 81
Congregational, 275 107
Christian, 1913 SO |
Episcopal, l72 II
Jews, IA
Methodist Episcopal 3l4 81
Unitarian, 8 |