Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Addresses and Conferences Fill
Second Day OF Convention.
A Model Graded Union Tcee cling Held
Ia the Aftcruoon--Mass Meetings
for Men aud Women in
the Evening.

The Srd annual convention Of the Yer
mont Sunday School association was con
;1uued Thursday with sessions morning
afternoon and evening. Tho day opened
with prayer in the Baptist Church pv the
Rev. ~ J.. Baliou OF Chester The morn
ing session consisted Of an address by the
Rev A. r. Legg OF New York the re-
ports OF officers ard division leaders. and
an address by General Secretary w @.
L3Aries Of the Pennsylvania Sunday
School association.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Legg took for his subject,
"A Compelling Investment" He said
thnt there In a great deal of current mis-
information in regard TO foreign missions.
A system OF education is needed in the
various churches and Sunday schools,
said he. in regard to miss ionarY WORK.
such a system would bring added inter
est that would he OF benefit generally tn
ne cause. His address was substantially
plea for more system and a better rcali-
1ation Of tho need OF effort in foreign
missions.
Mr.. I4andeS, on the other hand, en-
phasized the Importance Of home mis-
sions. There are seven millions Of peo-
Pile IN my own state OF Pennsylvania, "
said he and | am satisfied that there -
enough for me to do to help them before
] set out to work among the yellow races
On the other side of the earth.
His subject was Sunday School Eff
clency," and his address was an appeal
for immediate Increase In the effective
ness of Sunday school work. Like MI
Teag, he emphasized tho need Of more
system, but applied his arguments more
tba
Urged the need OF better equipment, but
insisted that until that is possible the
effort for greater personal efficiency
should be kept up with greater zeai than
hitherto
MIR. Iandes told OF the efficiency tests
made on the lines and in the offices OF the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad system. which
showed "a general average of efffciency of
% per cont and a fraction. In THIS con-
nection he related the story Of an eng'-
neer who brought hts train 10 an immodi-
ate stop 1T hearing the torpedoes give the
danger signal. only TO find that he was
tho Victim Of q huld-up. The railroad OH
ciais instead Of consuming the engineer
ro,npIimentcd him upon his strict oh-erv-
ance of the signals.
Mr.. Tandcs said that he attended tho
dedication. of new Sunday school build
ms ~ ''N"' ,is .,,oo,or =. ,ha
Ho spoAe VI '-'e ~ =, ts dos,r-
-, Ia tho avn oP Sunday
-a,,oo,, 80 ho,a buildings. vet they should
do the hest they can now with what they
have. and the buildings will come later.
"Are we intense?" he asked. Are we
!, oa,-nas-p Are we consccrated?" He
then ntctured the fight Of the aviator
Hamilton from New York to Philadel-
ntua- and his failure to make the return
,rtn according to schedule because of a
dirty shark plug. Sunday school work
ors should see to il that thcr have no
dirty shark plugs in their equipment"
"Sin." said he. is as prevalent and al
Turing in Ponnsylvania as i'm Vermont"
ua then told Of making some purchases
IN q Chestnut street store. and ordering
,,,a o-+,cles Delivered Mt his office NOW. 80
,ota ~, "tuyica a YEAR yet n letter from
.r,. arm Thov got my name and ad-
,sa ,,,d rov, tbey send me their semi
.,a, arro,,,,co,,nD+a 7. would Ne a
- IT., :, .ha SUNDAY schools had q
~. u,..,+,,,, Of +bts kind for their
-, IL o,so told Of tho mill owner
go a,,,,o,,s n run his nlant At
nv ,,,o+.o, NJ n,i,c,nle
-'''' "a. ..r ~ &c " NO urged
"oI "e'V'' .,.,.,..- n. ,be,r
run our Sui"dJ S'"'''S