Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-06-14
UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
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dent should be man or a woman of
strong personality, natural leader,
and one who loves children and is
loved by Them" eff you haven't such
a person, why, make one"
The writer is Of the opinion that
men and women are the product of
divine hand, though, of course, the
qualities may be developed to some
extent. If Mr.. Chesboro had given us
the recipe for doing the job, we should
have dropped everything else immedi-
ately and gone into the business and |
sold them at profit, for, the demand,
at the present time, is far greater than !
the supply.
Second, the speaker emphasized the
Importance of a cradle roll and the |
home department. His third point |
was teacher training. AS this was to
be treated in a special address later, |
Mr.. Chesboro, passed on to his fourth !
point which was grading. "Children,"
so he said, "must have lessons suited |
careful study of the Bible in the school,
and showed the Importance of a
thorough knowledge of the Scriptures.
In closing he said, 1--WE must have a
passion for souls if we would make our
school worth while. and this passion
must be born of experience.
The address was clear. logical and
we'll delivered, the more important
points being clinched with pertinent
illustrations.
Following this. Rev. H. B. Rankin
of Newport, spoke on 1.-THE Trained
Teacher-a Necessity and Possible
ty." eff there is place where you
lead people, it is IN the Bible school.
no I,siy in4o -
Training is demanded in secular edu-
cation, why not here, as well?" Zone
reason why so many boys and girls
drop out of the Sunday school is owing
to the fact that they have lost respect
for the kind of instruction given in
| Biblical TRUTH Don't try to bluff
children. None realize that game
more quickly than they 1.-The Sun
| day school teacher must know more
than Orleans county. He should know
about Palestine, know about its physi-
| cal conditions and have some knowI-
| edge of it's history, be acquainted with
the Bible. This is absolutely essential
before one can teach it successfully.
1.-The great need is the disposition to
! study for the work of teaching.' Mr..
Rankin urged the formation, in every
Sunday school, of classes for the pros
ecution Of such study.
Notwithstanding that we had had
such splendid intellectual feast, the
cravings of the inner man were begin
ming to assert themselves in a manner
that demanded attention, and it was
with delight that the writer of this
article, somewhat given to epicurean
tastes, listened to the announcement
that dinner was ready ir the room
below.
I shall not attempt to tell of the
good things provided by the housewives,
all connoisseurs in the art of cookery.
Sufficient to say, every one wore a
smile of perfect satisfaction on rising
from the table, despite the fact that
. Jupiter Piuvius was still drenching the
earth with coplOus showers.
The afternoon session opened at l. As
!, with devotional service conducted by
, the president. After Scripture read
, ing and prayer many voluntary testi.
monies were given, consisting mostly
, of Bible quotations. Following this
came brief report from each schoo
4 represented relative to ''The Best
) Thing Our School has Done this Year. u
2 The president called for the reports
: of the different committees and Ezra
1 Clark presented that of the committee
on nominations. It was accepted anC
I adopted. The officers for the ensuing
t year are: District president, Charles
a Cutler, Barton vice president, AltoT
f G. Baird, Orleans; secretary-treasurer
: Mrs. G. F. Wright, West Glover
e superintendent home department, Mr.
, I. A. Ranney, Barton; superintendent
: cradle roll, Mrs. Joel Christie, Glover
r ]. A. Ranney reported for the commit
4 tee on resolutions, and the report was
\ accepted.
: Mrs. Minnie Pearson presented {
/ resolution relative to national constitu
e tional prohibition and it was adopted
by a rising vote.
n Mr.. Rankin again addressed the con
| vention, this time giving lecture
t entitled, paul, Herald OF the
r Cross. This lecture is unique, being
e illustrated by a large chart showing
: the routes followed by Paul on bi!
j missionary tours, the places visited
e etc. This chart gives "bird's eye
: view of the life of the great apostle
| making it very realistic.
: Fred Root, county president, spok.
s School Methods. !"
: The closing address was given b!
: Rev. J. w. Chesboro, Lifting the
e Load"
J, Following are a few of the man.
: good things the speaker said: ''Ther
d are many loads to lift. Tht
one who carries load is the one who
i goes safely" ''This world needs, NOR
9 than anything else, encouragement
r Every member of the church an,
a Sunday school should pull" "Yo,
d cannot get away from responsible.
r by running away" eff you hav
f failed, go back and begin over.
s God never intended that we shout,
y lift the load alone"
s 1t was fine address, but coming a
j. a time when the flesh was weary, per
Il haps it was not appreciated as it woul'
! have been earlier in the day.
J, On the whole, the convention was
It success. 1t now remains for us to ge
f busy and work out some of the theorie