Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-06

oSOAe@NAOA1 day schools. by means of which they WeTh with and through others. Work eff the Year.
 need say little of the work of the association during the past year. The paper of the association, The Sunday i School Standard, Is coming to you menth by month, and through this you are able to keep in touch with what Is
 d9ne. Then. tee. you have heard MT. 1 Wopdin's report, and the fnancial statement. Many of you have attend 1 cd the county conventions, so that you know what splendid opportunities 1 these smaller groups are furnishing for 1 close contact and fellowship. 1 want 1 to express here publicly my apprecta- 1 tien of the faithful service rendered by ] the county officers during the past 1 year. Gradually county conscious 1 ness is being developed. that is sure to
 have its effect on the Sunday schools of Connecticut, Hartford and New 1 London and Idtchdeld counties espe- cially deserve credit for all they have 1 done. l attended. on July 1st. the 5oth anniversary of the Ldtchf1eld north west auxiliary, one of the districts of Litchheld county On that hottest day Falls Village filled with the Sunday i school people of that northwestern part | of our county beautiful.
 Work of Mir. Woedin.
 
 I must not let this opportunity pass without word in regard to MT. Wood in. For nearly two years now he has been among us. He is getting acq- quainted with Connecticut, and you are getting to know him. His inde- fatigable activity and his genius for ! organization are beginning to show re- suits. Our Sunday schools will feel increasingly the benefit of his service among us and with us. 1 am sorry to ! hraf Miss Stooker is to leave us She has so endeared herself to the elementary workers that they will miss her great ly. The most effective work done through our county associations has been that of the elementary grades. I am sure that with me you will want to wish her God speed as she leaves in December for her new work in Illi- nOis.
 Some of the things I have spoken of and others l might mention make me feel that our Sunday schools are destined in the very near future to oc- cupy a much stronger position as to mum bers and influence The strenuous work of the past dozen years IS bound to show results. The growth numer ically has not been great, but the work has been intensive. And the Sunday school will soon be recognized as never before as one of the greatest, if not the greatest. of the world forces today.
 Election Of Officers.
 The report of the nominating conn rnittee was read by Chairman H. H. Spooner and was accepted. The fol- lowing officers were elected: President, s. H. Williams of Glas tOnbury; vice president, James L. Case of this city; treasurer H. H. Pease of Hartford; directors for three years, Hartford county, Oscar A Phelps of Hartford; T. 511,a a1I ', of New Haven, to fill vacancy, Rev. J. F. Vought of Waterbury; New Lon- don county. Charles B. Greene of New London; Fairfield county, Rev. H. D. Trinkham of New Canaan; Wfndham county, Rev W. F. RowIey of WiIIi- mantle; LitchfieId county, G. W. Par sons of Canaan: Middlesex county, Rev. H. S. Whitehead of Middletown; Holland county, Rev. E. H. Thayer of Somers.
 The nominating committee was com posed of H, H. Spooner of Hartford, F. M, Ward of New Haven, E. F, Peck of Fairfield Rev, E. o, Grisbrook of LAtchdeld, Rev. E, H. Thayer of Tol- land E, B, Fall of Middlesex, Rev s, D. Stanley of Windham and Alfred Colt of New Lcndon.
 Rev. William k, Chalmers delivered an address on The Sunday School and the New Age, and his talk was an in ter sting and instructive one,
 Resolutions Adopted.
 The report of the resolutions com mittee composed of Rev. P c. Vol cott of Naogatuck, Rev. w. s. Beard of Willimantic and Mrs. Lucy Stock Chapin of Hartford was read by the chairman Resolutions were present ed and passed expressing appreciation of the work of the officers and all those who cooperated to carry out the programme successfully; of Rev. II. J. Wyckon and Miss Anita B. Ferris In staging the Sunday school pageant and of those who took part in 1t and worked for its success; thanks to the citizens of Norwich for the opening of their homes to the delegates and also to the churches. Expressions of re- gret at the resignation of Miss WiI- helmina Stooker and best wishes for her future happiness and success were also part of the report of the com naittee and were passed.
 Address by Prof. HonIine.
 Prof M A Honllne of New York talked on the Sunday School as An Educational Institution. Nature gives us the raw material, he said but nur- ture finishes the work. Yours is a work of nurture and as far as you are concerned natures work is finished. Every child is born with physical, in- tellectual, social and religious capaci- ties Education must deal alike with all four of these capacities and none may be neglected. The question is as to where the boys and girls are to get their religious training. In college a student spends hours on Greek and Latin and chemistry, but there is no biblical instruction No man is an educated man without he has had the Bible included in the curriculum of his studies If the problems before the United States today are ever to be solved, it will be through the prin- ciples laid down by Jesus of Nazareth. The public schools are not doing the work, the high schools are not doing it, the colleges are not doing 1t and the home Is not doing the work 1t did 50 years ago. There is work which inc home must do for the morals of the child cannot rise higher than his Hg1ous training and that means 1t Is up to the Sunday school. Religious instruction of the youth of America depends upon the Sunday school teach CT. The work is educational as well as religious and therefore demands trained teachers. The teacher must know the Bible, know the pupil, know how to teach. understand Sunday school organization and administration The teacher must also be Christian. The pupil may forget what you teach him, but he will not forget what he sees in your life.
 New Americans for New America.
 Rev. Elmer A Dent, D. D., of New Haven, spoke on New Americans for New America He spoke of the great number of nationalities being poured fT7f ha tr-xr e1Tl