The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
HELD HELPFUL CONFERENCE.
Sunday School Workers About Barre Met
in the Granite City.

District No. ] of the Washington
County Sunday School association held
a largely attended conference of work
ers, pastors and teachers in the Congre-
gational church Friday afternoon and
evening. Representations from Sunday
schools in Barre, Montpelier, East Barre,
South Barre, Websterville and Granite
vile were at the church, and no fewer
than ten clereymen from the several
places participated in the meeting The
conference was one OF a number which
are being held throughout the county
preparatory to the association conyen-
tion, which is to be held in Northfieid
May l3. More than l69 people were
present at the afternoon meeting, and
their number was doubled in the even
ing. At 6 o'clock the woman's assoeia-
tion OF the Congregational church served
supper to the delegates in the vestry.
A devotional service led by Rev. james
Ramage of the East Barre and Orange
Congregational churches opened the con-
ference at o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr., Ramage spoke ON "The Value of
the Child as Taught by the Great Teach
er." half hour later a few moments
were spared to allow the workers to get
acquainted with each other and TO pre-.
pare for the work in hand Afterwards
there were responses from the heads of
all the schools represented. In replying
each one gave the total enrolment in
his or her school, an encouraging fea-
ture of the work and problem which
had presented itself in the work. Mrs.
Edith Balch Wright, one of the promi-
nent workers in the field made a timely
reply to the school reports with a talk
on Meeting Problems Through Coop
Grafton"
The remainder of the afternoon was
given over TO departmental conferences.
The elementary division was in charge
of Mrs. W. L. Harlow of Montpelier
and Miss Marion +. Stickney of Barre.
H. G. Woodruff of this city led the sec
ondary division conference, and Dr. 0. G.
Stickney directed the adult division con-
ference. The home department workers
were in charge of Mrs. Wright and Rev.
Stanley +. Bloomfield and others spoke
on the teacher training courses.
Last evenings session opened with a
praise service by the young people. Rev.
George II. Holt of the First Baptist
church had charge of the service of devo-
tion which followed, and a short musical
program was given. Mrs. Wright gave
her second address of the conference,
speaking on "A Worth While Work"
An address by Rev. Ivan Benedict of
brought the meeting to a
close. Mr.. Benedict made particularly
contribution to the confer
ence in speaking on Christian Nurture
in the Home and Sunday School"
Among the clergymen present during
the day We're: Revs. S. +. Bloomfield,
|. H. Bendict and William Shaw of
Rev. Frank Bloomfield of
Berlin, Revs. G. H. Holt, f. F. Newell, |
J. w. Barnett and James Ramage of this
,ity, Rev. Fred Mcneil of Graniteyille |
md Rev. William Gartshore of Webster
rille. 1Workers from the Brook street |
Baptist mission, the North Barre Meth !
,dist mission and Sunday schools in !
South Barre, East Barre, Websteryille !
md Graniteville were also present in |
All in all, the conference was
marked by many inspirational addresses !
md general quickening of interest in !
Sunday school work.