The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-17
ENTHUSIASTS MEErINas HELD.
Eloquent Speakers and Large Attendance
at Sunday School Institute.

| The two days session of the Sunday
school institute opened in Montpelier
yesterday and was largely attended both
then and to-day The meetings have
been held in Trinity church, the pastor,
Rev. V. f. Hendee, presiding At yes
terday afternoons session, Rev, 4. o.
Thayer of Barre led the devotions and
Rev. David q. Downey, secretary Of the
Sunday school board, delivered forceful
address on THE Worth and Work OF the
Sunday School" This address took the
place Of the one on the program to have
been delivered by Rev. DIR. Edgar Blake
of Chicago, who was unable to be pres
ent so early In the afternoon. Mr..
Downey is very interesting and en-.
thusiastie speaker and Montpelier con-
siders him one Of the best heard there
in long time
Mrs Antoinette A. Lamoureaux Of
Chicago, prominent in Sunday school
work, gave a chalk talk on eThe Crises
of Childhood outlining the method OF
access to the heart.
DR.. Downey then gave the concluding
address Of the afternoon on Equipment
for Teaching" His central thought was
keep up with the times" as he made
q plea for more efficiency of teacher
training, more interest in such training
and enthusiasm.
At the evening service, Rev +. w
Lewis presided and devotions were led
by Rev, Peter Black of ST. Johnsbury,
Rev. Edgar Blake, D. D., assistant secre-
tary of the Sunday school board, gave
very interesting and practical address
on Winning the Boys He said in
part;-
"0nly one fourth of the Protestant
boys of the country are in the Sunday
schools. To hold those rs or % per
cent. and get hold on the remaining ~
per cent is the problem of the church,
II we don't capture she rising genera
ton, we won't dominate the future gen
Grafton. The average boy is termed
nuisance in the average community and
the average church, but there is more
fairness, justice, honesty and chivalry in
him than in any other member of the
community.
"Give him fair treatment and he viii
return it. The boy is live proposition,
interested in liFe issues The speaker
argued that instead of sending the boy
away from the church for his fun, he
must have his fun under the wholesome,
clean influence of the church. 'Ilet him
have his gymnasium in the vestry; wear
out the carpet and save souls, instead OF
saving the carpet and letting the boys
go into the streets for their fun. When
a boy and Sunday school don't agree,
il is the Sunday school method that Is
wrong, not the boy.
"The boy needs more aid during the
week in his struggle against forces Of
evil which he cannot control than on
Sunday. A Sunday school or teacher |
that makes no provision for the week |
day life of the boys is a dead fail |
ure.'
DR. Downey gave stirring address on
''Methodism's Greatest Opportunity" |
which he considers to be the sending Of |
the young people into the world, filed |
with Christianity, and he made the fol.
lowing statement;-
"Take care of the child and the Sun |
day school and they win take care OF /
the church, and its growth" he said
"will redeem the cities by moral stand.
ards of living and win bring to pass the
kingdom Of God upon earth. BY them
commerce and civics, society and science,
viii be purified and made an acceptable
offering unto God. Send the Young PEG
pie into the world. The Christianity
that can't be trusted outside the con.
fines Of the church is not worth talking
about" 4
The institute closed this afternoon.