Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-11
SAYS COLLEGES
POISON MINDS
Of THE YOUNG
Rutland Clergyman Declares al
Convention That Religious
Belief Is Replaced by
Infidelity.

| Rutland June 4.-That some of OUT
higher institutions Of learning poison the
minds Of young people religiously and
that many young men and women who
| enter college firm believers in the
/ religious faith return home infidels were
statements made to-day by the Rev f,
| w. Irwin, pastor OF the Baptist Church
in this city. In his address as preside ni
before the Rutland county interdenorl'na
| tonal Sunday school convention which
| convened at the Methodist Church THU
| morning. lasting until this evening Be.
! cause OF the stormy weather the at.
| tendance at the convention. was not as
largo as usual but close attention was
! given to the addresses and the con.
ferences and the convention vrns an on.
thusiastic one.
At the opening session tho Rev W r
Curtis Of Clarendon conducted the devo,
| tional exercises. The Rev. Mr. twins
| ADDRESS followed a brief business Sos
SION Cor organization. He urged upon
the sunday school workers the necessity
OF closely scrutinizing al. lesson helps
because Of the creeping in in all litorn-
ture OF this sort Of modern ideas tcach-
Ing infdelity, He Impressed upon the
teachers tho Importance Of teachina
Christian evidences to all young peopl.
who contemplate courses in the higher
institutions Of learning in order to COM
Dat the things antagonistic to religion
which are taught In colleges and uni
versities.
Miss Grace Brooks of St. Adams, secre-
tary of the Vermont Bible society, gave n
TX on The Text Book of the Bible
school, urging more general use of the
Bible as thu real text book of the Sunday
school. Miss Brooks Is associated WITH
Mrs. Edith Balch Wright of White Rive.
Junction. State Sunday school field work.
err, who told the convention Of plans for
district gatherings In this county durinf
the next few days. Tomorrow they hold
meeting at West Pawlet. Saturday a
Wells and Monday at Poultney. On Sun
day Miss Brooks will be at Middleton,
springs and Mrs. Wright at Pawlet Thu
meetings will be continued until June 1
IN order to reach every Sunday school 4,
Rutland county.
Inc afternoon session was devoted I,
conferences The Rev. G. A. Osman o.
this city conducted thu devotional service
The following led the conferences: Ella.
mentary. Miss Ellen B. Cramton of THU
city, assisted by Miss Marion Sticknev ot
secondary. Mrs. Flora F.. Barber. R,,t
land; adults. Mrs. D. n. Ellis Fair Haven,
home department, Mrs Annie E. Worde,
Rutland.
MI Irwin gave an address this afternoo,
on The Waste" He discussed the los,
that comes to Sunday school through lac,
or efficiency He said that more and more
young people are drifting away from tho
church and it Is these people who arr
making the problem which the church hat
to solve The Sunday school is the place
to get at these young people. The Rev.
Or James Braker of BURLINGTON who
took as his topic. THE Conservation
suggested ways for preventing the waste
alluded to by Irwin and making the Sun.
day school more efficient
The evening session was devoted to an
address by the Rev. DR.. P L. Dow Of
Bennington. whose theme was "A Strange
Prayer" The Rev. DR.. L. P Stevens and
the Rev. Arthur H. Bradford of this citv
took part in the devotional exercises Rut-
land women served dinner and supper TO
the delegates.