Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-21
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS
James L. Case Reelected Vice PesidentHeny D. Johnson New London County Director Commentator For Miss Clara GiIette's Graded School at Yantic- $75O Allotment to New London County and $450 to Windham in Campaign For Funds.

The Connecticut State Sunday School association, which has been in con- vention at Hartford since Monday, on Wednesday elected the following offi- cers.
 President Samuel H. Williams, Glastonbury.
 Vice President James L. Case, Norwich,
 Treasurer Henry H. Peace. Hart ford.
 Directors -Litchfieid county, T. L. Norton. Lakeville; Hartford county, R. H. Darling, Simsbury; Windham county, Rev. Robert L. Roberts, I Moosup: Holland county. Rev. E. w. Darrow, Willington; Fairfield county, Theodore P. Phillips, Bridgeport; Mid ] dlesex county, Rev. l.. M. Strayer, Old 1 Saybrook; New Haven county, Rev. A l P. Greenleaf, Wallingford; New Lon ! don county, H. D. Johnson, Norwich. Courtland B. Colver of New London
 was elected a director for two years | to succeed George Holmes, resigned. l The officers are all re-elections. On 1 the board of directors Robert H. Oar 1 ling, Theodore T. Phillips, the Rev. l Arthur P. Greenleaf and Henry D. | Johnson are re-eIected for a second I term of three years.
 The other four directors are new men, succeeding four men who have served two terms of three years each and were ineligible for reelection. The four retiring are G. w. Bennett ot
 Torrington, the Rev l.. NJ. F1ocken oi
 Willimantic, Addison Kingsbury oi Coventry and o. S. Fordham of Essex
 At the conventions opening session on Monday Vice President Case made the response for the association to the greetings extended from the mayor ot
 Hartford and the Hartford churche!
 and pastors.
 Second Mile of Leadership.
 Tn the afternoon session Wednesday
 morning an address on The SeconC
 Mile in Christian Leadership was mad
 by the Rev. Dr. Franklin McElfresh O
 Chicago, superintendent of the teache
 training department of the Interna
 tional Sunday School association. The first mile In Christian leader ship, Dr. McElfresh said, is common
 mile in Christian service, which al
 must travel that they may arrive a
 the beginning Of the second mile. Il
 the second mile specialization begin
 and the individuality of the Christian
 leader can manifest itself.
 There is one particular type of ser vice to which I wish to call your at
 tention. It is the field to which you talents may fit you. The young woma
 with special gifts for that work shout
 be willing and able to fit herself fo the difficult task of teaching childrer
 and especially little children. Young men, wou should prepar yourself by special training. for teach
 ing boys. Prepare yourself for meet , ing the boys on Sunday on a hig plane, and teach them the Bible an , train them in clean and right living. Young woman, with your hig
 school education and your right hom influences, do you not feel it your ca ; to service 10 lead the hundreds of girl .. who in their restlessness and desir .. for pleasure roam the streets, int . ways of righteousness and prepaI ? them to be good and earnest Christia women? It is your second mile. Men, 1t Is your duty to give you .. time In part to teaching in the churcl l, There are hundreds and thousands : men ready and willing to join Bib | 1 classes and brotherhoods led by cal nest and devoted Christian men. It . tyour second mile.
 2 Women, you, too. have a duty | help the lonely women who long f. !. companionship and friendship by ge : ting them into the social and spiritu :, life of the church.
 t Witnessing for Christianity. !. The Sunday School Worker as n Witnessing Christian was the subje
 of an address by the Rev. Dr. Howal ,. Agnew Johnston of Stamford The workers in the Sunday scho - are not witnessing for Christ in u