Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-31

Windsor and Barnard. in Windsor
county: Fairfield and Bakersfield in
| Franklin county, North Troy. in Orleans
county and The district of Burlington
and winooski have undertaken the
house, to-house canvass with good re-
| suits The last canvass was undertaken
| In two days, October II and IL. and about
| 800 homes were visited by a corps OF
| nearly 200 workmen
| The summary Of the home department
work for the year shows patient effort
and constant activity. Two hundred and
thirty-two organized departments report.
| with n total enrolment of $50. S25 OF the
members are children under 16 years VI
age. good sterling work is being done
through the district schools, 1875 depart
ments report 40S vistCrs; 1853 calls
made by visitors; III report that they
ore reaching 3,oo9 homes with the Bible
school help.
A most encouraging fact has been
noted from the reports this year, namely
the increase In the faithfulness of the
lesson study. We have 1910 names on
the honor roll. The total number Of les
sons reported means more than G3oo0 half
hours with the word, or three years and
a half OF Bible study.
| Seventy departments report 1,347 new
members; 264 Of the membership reported
last year have been transferred to the
| main schools.
| Grand Isle county is the only one to
| report a department in each town. Wind
ham leads in membership with 967 enroll
ed. Franklin and North Windsor next In
line. South Windsor shows the best
honor roll. OF the 4SI members more than
half report every lesson studied
North Windsor has transferred 50
from toe home department to the maj, ii
schools. Three new branch Sunday
schools have been organized, one de d.
partment contributing 20 members.
The members have enclosed in the
report envelopes for the financial help
of the schools of the State. ss37.aS.
The members in Addison county have
; been the most liberal, their offerings
/, for the year amounting to sl3O64.
Addison county has been the proud
, possessor of the state banner for ore
year. This year the honors are divid
ed and the banner must be presented
. to both Franklin and South Windsor
counties, to spend six months In each
. county. These two counties show the
u
the year and the larger increase ir
$ membership.
a ADDRESSES BY DIR PEARCE.
Il Or. Pearce delivered an address at tn
close of the morning session, and tn
i afternoon session opened with worshi
and reports of county presidents. At ~
o DR.. Pearce spoke upon Approved Worl,
men-How Secured
when Christ called a man." said h,
4 ''he not only spoke to him, but n
= talked and prayed with him and spei
= night after night drilling and trainin
n those he sent forth. When he thougi
n the man fully trained he sent him OF
q into the world. But he didn't stop ther
= AS they went out, he said to them, g
~ forth, but come again to me-" They WEI
9 to have many experiences which the
din't expect. and he knew they woul
need strength.
!, And so every church should have i
=, training class. That's the only way
=, make sure OF getting competent worker
Don't wait until the young people
away to school or college, expecting the
to get the needed training there-th,
" may never go away. An installatit
service when the officers take up the
% duties is of help. Send out your worker
49, push them into all sorts of work. b
have them come back to you for e
enlargement"
he The speaker made appeal for Christie
m workers. not only as preachers al
III. teachers. but in all walks Of Iii
emphasizing the Importance of directi
. the individuals efforts into the life wo
for which he is best suited.
I'D rather find a cunning artist,
In cunning preacher, a cunning teacher, th
-. any other thing. You can sing folks In
~. the Kingdom. on Sundays are you mel
" ~ listening to bells and sermons--or a
you looking for the promise in the fol
about you?
q II believe much In the God call
-. the teacher in the God-call Of (
preacher. Some Of us ought to be gre
singers. some great preachers or gre
teachers. but there are others who Dug
II. to be great Christian business men.
little hoy up north told me he wo,
like to be a business man, make lot
d. money. and then make the church
ng Some time when my hair is white n
n I'm about through [ may hear Of
te Wanamaker up in Canada who is maxi
an a church go. | hone so, anyway"
y OFFICERS ELECTED
er
IN At the evening session officers for t
ensuing year were elected as follow
na President, II. a. SlaytOn of MOrrisvil
MT vice-presdent, AFRO NJ. Aseltine of BIZ
es lington; recording secretary. the Re
W. W. Smith of Colchester; tire asurer.
~ C. Crane Of Burlington; executive col
* mittee, N. G.. Williams Of Bellows Fail
n W. II. Dean of Ferrisburg. NJ. L. Perl
"a OF Enosburg Falls; auditor. A. NJ. DOT
m lass Of Essex Junction.
~ DR.. Pearce. In his evening address. e
IN phasized the need that strong denOmir
lions aid weaker ones in Sunday sch'
, ~ endeavor. although he intimated that &
LIE is Just the thing which the strong OF
/. 75 may he slow to do. Sunday schools.
1. 90 said, should be dynamo. Their work.
!. Us should go into the homes and into
l. 80 highways for religious teaching. T
rs point he illustrated by an incident in
l. 40 experience, He had just been admirnf
Las dainty clad hve-year-od girl. riding W
100 her parents on his train, when a str
l9o urchin outside with a profane GA
100 hurled stone at another boy. his p
i.35 suer, Mr., Pearce closed the window
10 disgust. then upbraided himself for
2 ID impulse to turn from the child W
l.S5 needed him most.
40 A feature OF tho evening was solo
l.75 Earl Pearson, 1G years old. OF Ess