Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-11-04
THE ORLEANS COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.

The annual institute of the Sunday
schools of all denominations Of Orleans
county was held at the Congregational
church in Irasburg. Oct. 26 and 27,
with President M. w. Hale of Coventry
presiding. The modern problems and
the general work of the Sunday school
were discussed in an able and inspiring
manner by speakers of the county and
state. The convention welcomed to
the county and state the. Rev. c. A.
Boyd, the new general secretary of the
Vermont state Sunday School associa-
ton. who succeeds Rev. II. A. Durfee.
the former incumbent of the Office.
Mr. Boyd comes to this state from
Connecticut where he has been we'll
prepared for his present work by
practical experience as pastor and
Sunday school worker. Under the
leadership of Mr.. Boyd, who enters
the work lin the prime of life, with
intelligent enthusiasm and with con-
fdence in the Bible schools, we believe
that there is a very bright prospect
for more efficient Sunday school work
in the state of Vermont Speaking
upon the subject, 1.-The Power of a
Pull Together" Mr.. Boyd said that the
business of the Sunday school is not
merely to increase its numbers or
merely to evangelize or educate its
members. The business of the Sunday
school is to build character. This
business equires the cooperation of
great structure like the Woolworth
building of New York is the product
of the cooperative efforts of many
workers. The architect first con-
structs a mental picture of the build
ing, and transfers the picture from
his mind to paper, by means of lines,
angles, and figures in blueprint speci-
fications. Then the building contractor
guided by this picture and the specifi.
cations, erects the structure in the
form of steel. wood and stone. But
working in cooperation with him are
hundreds of workers differing in
ability, training and task: some lay
the foundations far below the street,
others hoist into place great steel
girders hundreds of feet in the air,
and still others work with mortar and
trowel, yet each one from architect
down to the most ignorant workman.
is important, and no magnificent bui1d-
ing is possible without the cooperative
work of all. This same principle
applies to the process of building char
acter in men; women and children,
which is the great business of the
Sunday School. God is the great
| architect, Christ is the sure founda-
| ton. the Holy Spirit dwelling in the
soul is the master builder, and the
Sunday school teachers and officers are
the workmen. and in the Bible are
| found the blue-prints and specifications
for the guidance of the workmen.
Little can be accomplished unless these
workmen cooperate. If men work
separately pulling in different direc-
tions they accomplish only one mans
work. but one and one. or two men,
pulling together, can do the work of
ten: the Scripture states it thus-"One
shall chase thousand and two shall
put ten thousand to flight" The
Sunday school workers of the world
for mighty army of 1869, $50 officers
and teachers. working in 80, ,057
schools, and building character in the
lives Of 27, 345, 4O7 pupils.
Rev. l. A. Ranney of Barton spoke
on 1.-THE Sunday School as a Religious
Factor We are just beginning to
realize the truth long lost sight Of
the true relation of children to the
Kingdom of Heaven. Children are
born members of Christ's Kingdom.
The duty of parents is to try to keep
them there. Then we have been let.
ting boys and girls go to the devil, and
, then have vainly tried to reclaim
them. 1t is crime to bring children
into the world and then allow them to
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