The Republican journal., 1913-10-30
THE MAINE SUNDAY SCHOOL CON.
VENTION

Between 400 and 500 delegates of the Maine
State Sunday School ASSOCIATE on assembled in
Augusta Oct. 221d to participate IN the 45lh
annual convention. Hon. Henry W. Cakes of
Auburn, President of the State association,
was IN the chair while DR.. S. J. Basford of
Portland. State treasurer, and L. M. Binford of
Saco, recording secretary, handled the pro-
gram
The convention opened with praise service
in charge of Rev. B. P. Hope. Rev. Henry E.
Dunnack of the Methodist church gave the
keynote of the convention, saying: "The
soul, in its climb to truth and God, can find no
force that matches the Sunday school. The
Sunday school is the one place where denomi-
national prejudice and creedal limitations find
no refuge or encouragement When the Sun
day schools have made the Bible a part of the
warp and woof of every child's life. then a
Shakespeare, Browning, will be born to us
who will lift America to God Give this book
to American homes, put it back into our
schools. This is your task. to give the Bible
to all the people"
Rev DR.. W. F. Berry of Waterville was the
last speaker of the afternoon. He discussed
temperance work in the State at some length
He said that under the present fearless anc
courageous Governor Maine is experiencing q
liquor enforcement that has never been sur.
passed and rarely equaled in the history of the
State.
| At night almost 600 crowded into the audi.
torium of the church. Mayor Newbert, FOL
the city, and Rev. c. G. Mosher, for .he
| churches, welcomed the delegates, the re.
sponse being by Pres. Oakes. Rev. Joseph
Twomey of Portland made the chief address
A large amount of business was transacted
Thursday and addresses were given by Rev
A. M. Hamill. D. D. of Nashville, Tenn, on
the moderG Sunday school, by Rev. Henry F
Cope of Chicago on The Function Of the
Church and by Mrs Ellen Foster Bryner OF
Chicago on The Girl in Her Teens. A meeting
for men and boys was held in the evening al
which Rev: Henry F. Cope delivered an ad
dress entitled The Boy in His Teens.
| Enough pledges were made at the Friday
morning session to wipe out the indebted
ness of the association and there were mum
Der of assurances of further support.
Rev. M. Joseph Twomey of Portland was
elected the new president of the association
Mr.. Twomey has been one of the most active
workers and a leading speaker at the conven
tion. Other officers elected were Lindley M
Blntord OF Saco, recording secretary; DR.. S. J
Basford of Portland, treasurer. The vice
presidents will be made up OF the president:
OF the several county associations. The exec
utive committee will be DR.. c. l.. Buck O
South Paris, Rev. Maurice Dunbar of Tops
ham and DR.. F. X. Gamble of Calais.
Miss Sarah M. Storey Of Lewiston was elect
ed superintendent of the elementary depart
ment, DIR. F. L. Leavitt of Portland of the sec
ondary division, Rev. John M. Arters of Port
land of the teachers training department,
S. Norton of Portland of the temperance de
partment, Mrs. Maurice Dunbar of Topshan
OF the missionary and Rev. L. G. March o
North Vassalboro of the home visitation de
partment. The directors of the Maine Stat
Sunday School Corporation are L. M Binfor,
of Saco. Horace Purinton of Waterville an,
Henry B. Eaton of Calais.
The report of the treasurer showed tina
there had been received from the Sunda,
schools of the State during the year $1260, AM
the report of the secretary gave total mern
officers, teachers and scholars.