Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-02-03
Sunday School Convention.

or the benefit OF those who could
not attend the Convention last week
Tuesday in Middlcbury [ am sending
a more complete account of what
was done at that time than was
reported. The number of delegates
present was nearly three times as large
as it has been in recent years and
among those present We're: Pastors y,
superintendent Is, other local officers
9, home department superintendent .,
primary and junior teachers 81, inter
mediate teachers 9, adult teachers p.
There We're % schools and 6 de
nominations represented.
In her report of the tour of the
county Miss Balch said that p sessions
were held, II conferences conducted and
l6addresses given. The teaching of the
model lesson brought the children and
this feature interested the parents and
brought them to the meetings. Twenty
nine schools were reached and those not
included in this tour, it is hoped, may
have time given to them in the summer.
A county worker was present at every
meeting and several times there were
two county officers present
The time was fully taken up, even the
intermissions between the sessions
Being largely devoted to conferences
that were earnest and helpful.
The report from the county officers
showed that much time and thought has
been given to the various branches of
the Sunday school work in the county
and as a whole they were encour-
aging and impressed those who
heard them with the thought that
efficient work is being carried on by the
Ad Olson County Sunday School associa-
ton.
The value of the home department is
recognized as never before and pastor
and superintendent find that it is a
strong alley to their work. To add
stimulus and interest to this work a
beautiful County Home Department
ed to the department showing most
faithful work. The Vergennes Baptist
school is the first to receive it, and it is
hoped that every school in the assoca-
ton will strive earnestly to secure it at
the next convention.
The addresses were especially help
full and uplifting and were very well re-
ceived. The department superinten-
dents were reelected with the ex-
ception of the temperance superin-
tendent, Mrs. H. o. Nahum of Bristol,
who resigned and Miss Lucy Dean of
Ferrisburg was elected to the vacancy
and Rev. Samuel Rose of Cornwall was
elected superintendent of organized
adult classes. Two additional officers
were elected as follows: Superin-
tendent of intermediate classes, Mr.. ].
Sterling Moran of Middlebury, and mis-
sionary superintendent, Miss Rena
Avery of Middlebury.
The members of the executive com
mittee comprising all the county of
ficers, were elected delegates to the
State Sunday School convention to be
held in Burlington next October.
Middlebury, Vt, Jan. "a, 1911.
Addison County Sunday Schools in
convention assembled present the fol-
lowing, viz:
Resolved That we fully appreciate
the efforts made in our county to
strengthen and build up a greater in
terest and zeal in the methods of study
of the Bible and most heartily commend
the methods and means of our county
and state officers in this line, and that
we hereby acknowledge our sincere APP
proval as well as appreciation of the
labors and zeal of Miss Balch, especial
ly in her sacrifice of the comforts of her
home in order to further this great and
good work.
We further wish to thank the ladies'
and all others interested, for our