Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-09

many are leaving the school? What
goes on outside the school should be
known as well as what goes on inside.
Rally days and other special days
which draw the scholars are needed.
Why is it that some Sunday schools
nave smaller attendances than two or
three years ago?
The speaker discussed at length
plans for the future. The essentials
for success in the school, he said, are
the teachers training class, the teach
ers class, general Bible lessons, sup
Elementary classes, graduation of the
SUNDAY school, written work, clean
and comprehensive records home de-
rally, day and citizenship Sundays, and
public confession of Christ.
The following nominating commit
tee was named by President Case:
Messrs. Palmer, Talmadge and Grams
ton. The session then adjourned and
a lunch was served the delegates by
Miss Maria S. Briggs, Mrs. Henrietta
Tefft and Mrs. James Herrick.
Officers Elected.
At the afternoon session George A.
Ashby presided at the piano. The re-
port of the nominating committee was
heard and the election of officers took
place, resulting as follows: President,
James l.. Case; vice president, c. E.
Colver of Gales Ferry; secretary,
Henry d. Johnson of Norwich; treas
urer, Rev. A. +. Earnshaw of Mystic;
directors, Miss Ellen Fitch of New
London. Mrs r. F. Richards of Water
ford, Rev. Charles Smith of Baltic,
Rev. e. W. Potter. Jewett City, Rev.
Philip NJ Kerridge of New London;
elementary superintendent. Miss Jen
ME Il. Congdon.
Men and Religion Forward Movement.
President Case introduced George
E. Davis of Hartford, who is connect
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ward Movement, and who addressed
the assembly upon the movement as
related to the Sunday school.
The Sunday school is one of the big
arms Of the movement, which seeks to
unite every existing agency to mu-
cause such disparity between the
membership of the girls and women
and the men and boys of the church.
By giving new life to and combining
old elements, by using tried and sue
cessful methods, great accessions to
the churches throughout the country
are expected. The business men of
the country are giving time and
thought to the movement. An army
estimated al a hundred thousand men
in this country and Canada have TAX
en- definite responsibilities in the work.
The days of the Crusade are with us
! again and the spirit which made Prot
estantiSIn & reality is upon us. The
movement works with and III the
churches; they are the channels
through which it flows. The Bible
study work for men is growing with
wonderful rapidity, 100000 men, it is
said, having Joined mems Bible classes
| in the past four years. A mere hand
| full organized in Syracuse church a
! few years ago, and has grown to num-
| Der as many members as the church
] itself. The church through the influ-
| ence of this and similar classes has
| grown to over three times its former
| size. This IS not true of one church
only; it has been the case in hundreds.
| The Bible is still the book of books
and men are rallying to it and will
| continue to rally to it. The removal
| of Bible study from the home and
from the school is bringing about a
reaction. Bible study is the funda-
mental principle of the movement.
! Answers to Sunday school problems
and discussions followed. Intermedi-
| ate department methods, conducted by
Mr. Kullgren: The Organized Class.
/ by Rev. E. f. Talmadge, state secre-
| tary; Elementary Grade Methods,
Miss Jennie L. Congdon, superintend-
| ent.
E-sA vote of thanks was extended the
! church and the meeting adjourned aft
er a pleasing and successful session.