The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-10-12
THE BEST YET" STATE
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Begin Now TO Plan for it--"Brattle'
boro, l9l6"-0ctober is, l9 and 20

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The convention will open on Wed
nesday afternoon, Oct. 18th, at
O'Clock, and close with the evening
session on Friday.
Our international man" this yeai
will be John l.. Alexander, Of Chicago
the secondary disvision superintendent
Of the international Sunday Schoo
Association. Mr.. Alexander was foi
some time a prominent leader in the
boys department work of the Y. M
c. A., then the national secretary OF
the boy scout movement, then the
boys work expert of one of the "Mer
and Religion Forward Movement
teams; and for several years in
charge of the teen age work of the
great International Sunday School
Association. 1t is safe TO say that Mr.
Alexander is one of the very best boy
specialists" in America. This will be
Vermont's first chance to hear this
man who knows boys, and every teach
er of a boys class in every Sunday
school in the state ought to begin now
to plan to be there. Mr.. Alexander is
expected to be with us throughout the
entire convention.
The leader of our Services Of wor-
ship" this year will be Rev. Milton 5,
Littlefeld, D. D., of New York, educa-
tional secretary of the Congregational
Sunday school work for the East DR..
LittIefeld is the author of Hand
Work in the Sunday School," is con-
stantly in demand for Sunday school
conventions, institutes, and schools OF
methods, in other denominations as
well as his own. He has edited several
hymn books, and is recognized au-
thority on music in the Sunday school.
1t will be a rare treat to hear him at
Battleboro. He will also conduct the
"pastors and superintendent" section
of the institute hour"
The pastor of the largest Congrega-
tional church in the state, Rev. Arthur
H. Bradford, of Rutland, will speak on
"The Pastors Place in Sunday School
Evangelism" a successful superin-
tendent will discuss "The Superintend-
ent's Place in Sunday School Evan
gelism."
One of the unique features of the
convention will be the dramatic even
ing" on Thursday, when the possibil-
tiles of the utilization of the dram
attic instinct in religious teaching will
be illustrated by the presentation of
missionary pageant, prepared for
this occasion by Miss Florence Hemin-
way-Wells, of Brattleboro; and the
Biblical drama, Ruth the Loving"
prepared by General Secretary Boyd.
Another unique feature will be the
division of the convention on Friday
morning into two simultaneous ses-
SONS. one on "The City and Town Sun
day School and its Problems" )" and the
1ther on "The Problems of the Rural
school," In the former l.. w. Hawley,
or 80 years superintendent of the
BAPTIST Sunday School of Bratteboro,
will present an "opening service" and
J. L. Alexander will be present as the
Specialist" to lead in the discussion
of the problems. In the latter, DR..
Littlefeld will demonstrate the possi-
bilities of the opening service in the
little school, and Mr.. Woodin, of Con-
necticut will be the Specialist"
Friday afternoon and evening will
come the climax of the convention
with great "teen age demonstra-
ton" with separate meetings for old
er girls and older boys; a teen age
banquet, and special messages in the
evening session to these young people
by the two greatest leaders of work
with boys and with girls in America,
Miss Margaret Slattery of Boston, for
the girls, and John L. Alexander of
Chicago, for the boys. Miss Slattery
will also address the main convention
on Friday afternoon, on THE Con-
qeust of Facts"