The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-25
MoRRISvILLE MAN PRESIDENT.
H. A. Slayton to Head Vermont State
Sunday School Association.

Burlington, Oct. 25.-At the closing
session of the Vermont State Sunday
school association, WHICH was held at the
First church yesterday, the following Of
fcers were elected
President, H. A. Slayton OF Morris
vile; vice-president. AFRO NJ. Asetine OF
Burlington; recording secretary, the
Rev. w. w. Smith of Colchester; treas
urer, A. G.. Crane of Burlington; exeeu-
tive committee, y. G. WILLIAMS OF Bel
lows Falls, w. II. Dean of Ferrishurg.
NJ. f. Perley of Enosburg Falls; auditor,
A. NJ. Douglass of Essex Junction.
DIR. w. G. Pearce OF Chicago delivered
an address on Approved Workmen--
How secured"
! when Christ called man." said he,
''he not only spoke to him, but he talked
and prayed with him, and spent night
after night drilling and training those
! he sent forth. When he thought the
man fully trained he sent him out into
the world. But he didn't stop there. As
| they went out, he said to thesa. Go
forth, but come again to ME-" They
We're to have many experiences which
they didn't expect, and he knew they
would need strength.
"And SO every church should have it's
training class. That's the only way to
make sure of getting competent workers.
Don't wait until the young people go
away to school. or college, expecting
them to get the needed training there
they may never 90 away. An installa
tion service when the officers take up
~, l,,&,A q. g Ill
workers, push them into all sorts of
work, but have them come back to you
for encouragement"
The speaker made appeal for Christian
workers, not only as preachers and
teachers, but in all walks of life, en-
phasizing the Importance of directing
the individuals effort into the life work
for which he is best suited
I'D rather find a cunning artist, a
cunning preacher. a cunning teacher, |
than any other thing. You can sing |
folks into the kingdom. On Sundays |
are you merely listening to bells and |
sermons-or are you looking for the |
promise in the folks about you?
u believe as much in the God call of |
the teacher as in the God call of the |
preacher. Some of us ought to be great
singers, some great preachers or great |
teachers, but there are others who ought |
to be great Christian business men. A
little boy up north told me he would
like to be a business man. make a lot /
of money, and then make the church go.
Some time when my hair is white and
I'm about through | may hear OF Wan
amaker up in Canada who is making I
church 60. l hope so, anyway"
Reports of Work.
The report of the executive committee,
presented by Chairman +. S. Pease of
this city, was resume of the wear. The
10 county organizations, said he, COM
prise 256 unpaid, but devoted workers.
rhe field secretary. Miss Edith VI. Balch,
md the general secretary, the Rev II. A.
)urfee, have toured the state for the
.hird time. Their figures show ls5 1,
towns represented in convention and :
district institute; 66 Sundays in the
ield; 81 schools addressed. in addition ,
o addresses given at regular church !
ervices, total of 355 addresses. With !
rips to solicit financial aid for the
work, a total of 1920 miles of travel :
as been necessary. The entire amount
eeded TO meet all the items is S472.
he general secretary has served in ex-
hsnge in the Massachusetts, field. and is
xpected TO have part in the Connecticut
onvention.
The general secretary reported all
ounties fully organized, two being sub 1.
ivided. Intensive methods have been !,
Dllowed, each county being subdivided =
ITO districts, large or smaller, according =
b local needs. The organized adult ;,
lass is making steady, but too deliber- = :
te progress. The whole problem cen !,
srs in reaching the men and women Of :,
he hour. The department of teacher -
-aining has not come to its best in the :,
iatter of complicated courses. OF the :,
ork in Brazil. Indiana. he said. leaders :,
re in dead earnest. Teachers 20 after :,
'holars and find them. They study in
ividuals, although classes are large, .,
nd more than half the population is in Il
unday school. In Vermont the machin- 4,
; Is in shape. but We are growing too =,
owly. The need Of the machine Is for y
Dwer TO run IL. :,