Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-10-01
REPORT OF S. S. CONVENTION.

The Annual Institute of the Orleans
County Sunday school association was
held in the Methodist church, Orleans,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, September
% and "a, 1913. The convention was
called to order by the President, Rev.
Morton W. Hale at l 80 p. m. The
session opened with a devotional SER
vice conducted by Rev. G. HI. Perry of
Albany. This was followed by an
excellent address on "The Value of
this Association to the Individual
SCHOOL, given by Rev. w. S. Smithers
of Orleans. A brief summary of the
years work by the President, revealed
the fact that there are 81 schools
connected with this association. Sta
tistics were at hand from 81 of this
number which gave the following
facts. In the 37'schonls there are to
be found 238 officers, 274 teachers,
1882 scholars, with an average attend
ance of 1884 and an average of mem
bers not attending 1893. These 81
schools are found in 16 towns The
influence of this association must be
felt when any moral question is at
issue. There has been held in the last
year, three township and three district
Sunday School rallies at the following
places: Township rallies at Albany,
East Craftsbury, and Irasburg; dis
trict rallies at East Charleston,
Greensboro and West Glover. The
association has voted to use 25 per
cent of all funds received for county
work rs per cent being used for state
work.
The convention then listened to the
reports from the superintendent of
the departments, the secretary and
treasurer. The secretary gave reports
from Al of the schools. The treasurer,
Il. W. Gillis, being sick, presented a
printed report. This was necessarily
Incomplete as some of the schools
brought their assessments to the con-
vention, but there was very much
better showing than last year. The
amount received is $217.54 and the
amount expended is $179. 63, leaving in
the treasury aC the opening of the
convention $39.91. s. T. Vance was
chosen treasurer pro TEN. Receipts
were given during the convention for
$28.75 and an Offering was taken Of
S14.74, making total of S43.49.
The roll call of schools was next in
order, which was repeated the next
morning, showing that 81 schools were
represented in the institute. The
following were appointed to act as
committees; C Nominating; Rev; G.
E. Garvin, Mrs. Cowles. Rev. H. F.
Hallett. Resolution: Rev. R. N.
Joscelyn. Mrs. McLaren, Mrs. Rowley.
The afternoon session closed with
"Qulet Moments with the Word,' by
Rev. E. w. Eldridge.
The delegates were entertained in
the homes for supper and breakfast.
The evening service opened at Z Is
with praise service under the lead
ership of M. M. Taplin. This was a
very pleasant feature of the evening,
showing careful preparation. The
devotional hour was in charge of Rev.
F. A. Manderson of Newport Center.
A very interesting report of the
Worlds Sunday School convention was
then given by Dea. c. F. Ranney.
The address of the evening was by
II. D. Collins of Keene, N. H., on the
subject. "The Better the Enemy of
the Best. The speaker said that his
real subject was. 1.-The Scientific
Salesman. Having stated clearly
that everyone is a salesman he pro-
ceeded to give some of the characteris-
tics of the scientific salesman. This
having been done, he applied the
thought to the work of the Sunday
school. No one can easily forget the
message of the hour.