Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-01-26
S. S. CONVENTION.
Large Attendance of Delegates
from County.

The Addison County Sunday schools
held its annual convention in the Con-
gregational church at Vergennes We'd
nesday afternoon and evening. About
100 were in attendance, representing
Congregational, Baptist and Methodist
churches in eleven towns in this county.
The Sunday school workers present
were representatives of banner coun-
ties in the state. The reports and adj
dresses were very interesting and help
full. The morning session was opened
at 1920 led by Rev. w. H. Hudson of
Panton, following which hearty greet
ings were extended by Rev. r. G.
Woodbridge of the Congregational
church of Vergennes. Willis n Cady
responded in a fitting manner after
which the business session was held.
Mrs. Florence Kelsey of Whiting acted
as secretary. The secretary of each
school in the county represented ans
wered the roll call and gave information
as to the work and attendance of their
respective schools. State Chairman F.
S. Pease of Burlington was unable to
be present at the morning session and
Rev. H. A. Durfee, state secretary,
addressed the meeting on "Plans for
the Year Before Us" Mr.. Pease was
present at the afternoon session and
delivered very interesting address on
'The After All Problem and Our Part
in Solving It." Dinner was served in
the vestry of the Baptist church by the
ladies who had this part of the pro-
gramme in charge in a very creditable
manner.
The afternoon session was opened by
a song service, followed by prayer by
Rev. DR.. Curtis of North Ferrisburg,
At two o'clock the full convention con-
ference was led by the division super
intendents as follows: Elementary,
Mrs. T. E. Boyce; secondary, C. N.
Wiley; adult, Rev. Samuel Rose;
teacher training, Mrs. L. A. Roscoe;
home department, R. H. Holmes; tenn
perance, DR.. Curtis; missionary, Miss
Rena Avery.
At the business meeting the follow
ing officers and committees We're elect
ID, President, Willis N. Cady, Mid
dlebury; vice president, J. S. Wing of
Cornwall; secretary, Mrs. Volney Kel-
sey, Whiting; treasurer, NJ. A. Thomas,
Salisbury.
Division superintendent, elementary,
Miss Marianne Landon, New Haven;
secondary, A. w. Eddy, Middebury;
adult, F. A. Holden, New Haven;
teacher training, Mrs. l.. A. Roscoe,
Weybridge home department, r. H.
Holmes, Shoreham; temperance, Miss
Lucy Dean, Ferrisburg; missionary,
Miss Rena Avery, Ripton. Judge F.
c. Dyer of Middlebury was reelected a
member of the State executive COM
mittee.
The quiet hour in the afternoon was
in charge of Rev. A. A. Lancaster of
Middlebury.
In the evening there was good at
tendance. The praise service was led
by Rev. C. T. Reekie of Addison The
singing was by the chorus choir of the
church, who rendered an anthem which
added much to the enjoyment of this
part of the service. Miss M. B. Bar
rows of New Haven. who rendered
beautifully solo in the afternoon, also
sang again at this service, being ac-
companied by Miss Clark on the pipe
organ.
After prayer by Rev. R. B. EstenIof
Middlebury, the address was given by |
Prof. E. A. Lambert of Middebury |
college. Prof. Lambert's subject was
''The Sunday School as a Guardian of
Peace" 1t was scholarly, convincing
argument for the conservation of the |
boys and girls of today. and brought
out forcibly the great work to be done
along these lines in the homes as well
as the church and Sunday school.
The convention closed with benedic-