Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-23
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Annual Convention of Associa-
ton Held in Winooski Yesterday
Mrs. WiIicDe brown Reed. Head Of
Boston kindcrgartens. brings In
formation about Teaching
beginners.

The annual convention Of the Chit
tender County Sunday School associa-
ton was held yesterday at the Meth
odist Church In Winooski, The ses-
sions occupying the morning. after
noon and evening. Notwithstanding
the fact that the morning session
opened at 10 O'Clock. there were a
large number In attendance from out
Of town and by noon the church au-
ditorium was well filled. The morn
ing meeting was opened wr,h devo-
tional exercises. conducted by the
Rev. +. q. Winans, pastor of the
church rho session was presided
over by G. y. Howe II Essex Junction.
president of the association.
The organization was particularly
fortunate this year in being ahlo to
secure Mrs. Wilena Brown Reed Of
Boston. head ot the Boston kinder
rarters, ana also an able authority
on Sunday school work for the young
or children. The opening conference
was conducted b. Mrs. Reed her sub
ject being THE Lesson Hour with
Beginners"
Mrs. Roc6 gave a demonstration of
what may he done 'or Young children
| by conducting. for tho benefit OF those
at the meeting. A hair-hnur los on for
the children Of the church. Inc re-
cult was certainly surprising. The
Ioxson co.eix,od of q reart-to-hcart
| talk with tbe chf1dran abouf the thIl7g,
they had already learned IN Sunday
school allowing them to take an &C.
two mart IN 10 LAGOON This was in
ters,o,sad with , little nhvsical ex-
ercieo /, z.lt,b two vounusters were
reoue.tod r. s,,nd ond form church
s.oonlo NTH THAR ar,ne and nerrorn,
tho n,o.,ons Of rlreing church boil
e.ri,,i,,, ovon,nls Of Mrs Reed'y
ro,hod. oc ,a,,,ir tho children III.
nrinc,r1os or ,bristisnit,. was shown
+, her demonstration Of how children
NAV bo ,.ugb, 70 nrav The children
yero os1,od to close their eyes and
,be Iescbor vou1d then sneak to them
osLin, ,tep, N onen tbair eves After
tbev had resnondcd 10 this request
tho came nrocees U.os roneo,ed OK
cent that tho teacher closed her ewes
ana the children enolko IA nor
4 little rot was then asked TO walk
IN the rearor tho church and close her
owes after which the class. lead hy
tho teacher, would rcneet few words
oslinr the little air1 70 come forward.
The teacher then exp,ained that as
they had ell been able to hear ON.
another even though their eyes were
closed So also. the Father would
hear then every time they roneatel
I4is name even though they. could NOT
|
prees the children very much. The
practical denomination OF what can
be ACCOMPLISHED I'm this manner as
shown by Mrs. Re was revelation
70 those nresent who followed the
speaker with intense interest through
out the whole process with the chill
| dren
In n discussion Of the topic later
Mrs Reed said that the children
| should he given an opportunity TO ex-
press Themselves and that in the sun
day school lesson they should have
short pericde Of action to relieve their
restlessnees The speaker then told
in detail OF the methods of conducting
q successful SUNDAY school ana Of
the need for eliminating Some Of che
old IDEAS that children should I've
taught from tho STANDPOINT OF the
adult rather than from the stand
point OF a cbrd
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scs.,on wac the 70 y y ,rraat nf
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training depa-tment who s,oLe on
! 'NOur Teachers and Teaching" Adj
! journment was then taken for din
nsr which was served in the church
parlors by the ladies Of the ConCre-
gational and Methodist Churches.
The afternoon session was even more
largely attended tnau was the morning
meeting 1t v-ss opened with devotional
service conducted Ivy INC Roy. Il G.
| FlaEg Of Burlington. ana two hours of
tho session were then taken ND with de-
psrtment conferences, which proved very
ne'p'u' ~ muse "''''otnS' Inc oonie'
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