Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13

Rev. Herbert J. Wyckoff, pastor of the Second Congregational church, was elected president of the New London County Sunday School association, succeeding Henry D. Johnson of this city, at the sixth annual convention of the organization, held Tuesday at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Unf- Versalist
 Morning and afternoon sessions were held with luncheon during the inter mission. The morning session was called to order At 10 o'clock by Pres F. Cobb, pastor, of the church. led the devotional services.
 Parents and Teachers.
 Mrs Lucy Stock Chapin of Hart ford was the first speaker and her topic was Cooperation Between Par ents and Teachers. Miss Chapin said that teachers have perhaps been un- consciously expecting the parents to leave the instruction of the child to them when the parent, teacher and pu- pill should be partners. Ignorance, thoughtlessness and indifference are the three reasons why there is lack of cooperation. There is spiritual de- velopment in Sunday school, whereas in the home more emphasis is laid upon physical development Mental development is left to the day school. The parent and teacher must work to- gether to insure the true aim of the Sunday school.
 State Secretary Woodin
 The Romance of the, English Bible was the subject of the address de- liyered by State Secretary Wallace I. Woodin of Hartford. MT. Woodin spoke of the teacher training work and also touched upon the study of the Bible. Pupils learn many passages of Scripture and know much Scripture, but not so much about the Bible Not many know about church history. Teachers have been busy studying the Bible, but not much about the Bible.
 Miss Ellen Colt, County Teached Training superintendent, who was to have been one of the afternoon speak CTS but who was unable to remain, made her address in the moaning. She spoke on Teacher Training. Miss Colt told of the beginning of the tecaher training class in 1916 at a conference in Newport, Vt. Teacher training classes are very valuable.
 Why it is, she asked. that teachers do not hold boys? Perhaps it is be- cause of lack of knowledge of the boys. Teacher training is a remedy and help for teachers. It is said that young people will not go to a teacher they will go and even ask to teach Another excuse is no one to teach the class. This means that there is no one willing to assume the leader ship. If not willing to call yourself a aeacher why not call yourself a leader The trouble is we arc not willing to do. The cry of superin- tendents is where are we to get teach CTS?
 Department Conferences.
 At 11.30 o'clock the departmenta, conferences were held as follows: Ele- mentary, Mrs. Chapin; secondary, Mrs Stevens; adult MT. Wilson; teacher training, MT. Woodin.
 At noon luncheon was provided a the church at a nominal charge. Tht committee in charge comprised Mrs. E 4. Tracy. Mrs. George A. Keppler Mrs. Minnie Keppler, Mrs. Ellen Mar win. and they were assisted by Mrs William Young. Mrs. Byron Mathieu Mrs. John Irish. Mrs. Nellie Bailey Mrs. Fred S Young. Mrs. H. D. Ral lion, Miss Hattie Harris. Mrs. Johl Button, Mrs. Nellie Chaplin, Mis- Georgia Fillmore. Mrs Sumner W Armstrong and Mrs. Minnie Jenkins.
 In the Afternoon.
 The afternoon sessicn was called |, order at 2 o'clock and the devotiona service was led by Rev. Joel B. Slocum D. D., pastor of the Central Baptis church.
 Wallace I. Woodin of Hartford. gen eral secretary of the Connecticut Sun day School association, was the frs speaker of the afternoon, and he gay a general outline of the coming stat Sunday school convention to be hell at Stamford next month. In closing he urged those present to see that thei