The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-23
MEETINGS PROVED
OF GREAT VALUE
Total Number of Delegates
and Visitors Was Well
Toward 400

10th annual convention of the Vernon
Sunday School association this forenoon
For three days Sunday school workers
!, from practically every city and town
from the most influential town Sunday
school TO the wayside schoohouse Sun
day school. have mingled with some OF
the leading lights of the Sunday school
movement in America. Exactly 81 out
Of town delegates were registered dur
ing the three days and the number OF
outside visitors, speakers, etc, who did
not register brought the total up to the
400 mark to-day. Workers concur in
the opinion that the convention in its
inspira tional aspects has been the most
helpful in the history OF the association.
Barre as a convention city has been de-
scribed in unqualified terms of praise.
| Townspeople have united with the gem
eraI committee from the churches in en-
tertaining the delegates and the crown
| ing achievement of the city's hospital
! ity came at noon to-day when upwards
! of l25 visitors participated in an auto
mobile trip to the quarries as the guests
OF the Barre Board of Trade Cars gem
erously donated by local people carried
the delegates first to the Boutwell,, Milne
& Narnum quarries and then to the big
deposit Of the T.. l.. Smith company.
The trip around Barre hill was eompet
ed in time to allow the delegates to
make connections with the 3:l5 train
over the Central Vermont railroad and
with outgoing trains over the NJ. & w.
r. line.
Just where the 1915 convention will be
held has not been decided yet. Invita-
tions have been received from Richford
and Morrisville and there were many in
the meeting to-day who would like to
see the association gather in Benning
ton next year The matter is left with |
the board of directors, who will prob |
ably select the time and place when |
they gather in Burlington for their regu- |
lar meeting in November
Rev. William Shaw. pastor Of Trinity |
church, Montpelier Miss NJ. X. Lawson,
w b Wilson Miss H. Bourne. Ms.
Wright. Rev. y. w Chesbro and Rev.
j e. Fulcher were the principal speak
ers this forenoon Owing TO time limita-
tions, none Of the speakers confined their
remarks to five minutes In the ele-
nentary department, Miss lawson of
New York spoke on Footprints and
stepping Stones" She asked those pres
mt what they had been thinking Of
while they were attending the conven- =
ion They should be thinking Of what '
hey themselves could receive and do ,
iftcr getting home. The way TO con !
-ince one that religion Is worth while :
: TO have H. she said.
". R Wilson OF Rhode Island general
ecrctary OF the state Sunday school az. q
ociation. spoke Of the necessity Of in. G.
reverence ne asserted that {
n the world over the Americans are 5
noWn a. people destitute of regard &
or the Bible and the church and the {
ray hairs Of elderly people He declared j
lfat the Bible il tho builder of the 4 hris. a
ian church and an the good things IN i
he world of TODAY Philanthropy Is il
bseut from the religion of the Koran e
huxley pleaded for the Introduction Of %
be Bible into the public schools for p
ilture's sake. becsuse il i the one book Il
lat makes for dignity In every human q
rain. the speaker went on there are
ON fo00000000 20 60000Q0000 brain
lls Zach new idea makes a groove in \
brain cell and becomes part 81 our
.ltcs At 30 wears Of aye tho plastic
riod !. over and no new ideas can ~
y tho mind Hence tie necessity Of r.
troducinr true and clean ideas early in
Miss lawson presided a ar open con
rencr ~ the elementary department
did Rev. Mr. Cheshro iH tie secondary
vision Rev Mr. Fulcher spoke inter.
tiurly ~ Boy po-sihilitics nd Niss
1urne considered the suhject aGlcssl.
ing Interest Adjournment a. lIsl5
1nck uas followed BY preparations Tor
2 sutomohiie trip a. the quarries
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