St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-09-27

was served by the Grace Unity in the
church dining room.
Afternoon Session
The devotional service at las was
led by Rev. r. 5. Caldwell of st.
Johnsbury Center. following which
Rev Paul Dwight Moody. pastor of
the South Congregational church de-
livered an address on Evangelism in
the Sunday School, Why and How"
In the address DR.. Moody gave a
comprehensive study of the problems
and advanced many ideas as to why it
should be accomplished and the man
ner in which evangelism could be
made a greater force.
At 2.45 elementary, secondary
adult, teacher training and mission
department conferences were held in
different parts of the church. Presi-
dent Nelson then called the session to
order for brief reports from the con-
ferences. The reports were given by
the county department superintend-
ents.
Rev. r. f. Lowe gave an interest
ing address, from the subject. 1.-The
Place of Adults in the Sunday
School," Mr. Lowe began by saying,
lhdA Tie SuOJGCN SAOuAu ACoOs Int
place of the adult is in the Sunday
school" Among reasons advanced in
the address as to why the adult
should be in the Sunday school, was
that "the Bible as a textbook is a
mans job, and is the foundation
stone of civilization" 1t was fur
Their emphasized that the example of
the adult upon the child life was one
that would be felt in future genera
tons.
The report of committee on nom
nations presented the names of the
following officers for the ensuing
year who were elected: President,
Rev. F. S. Tolman of ST. Johnsbury;
vice-president Clement II. Kimball
of Danville; secretary and treasurer.
Dorothy L. May. st. Johnsbury: state
director, Rev. r. F. Lowe; superin-
tendents, home department, Mrs. A.
H. Jenkins, West Burke, second de-
partment, Rev. E. G.. French, Hard
wick. elementary, Alice B. Warden,
ST. Johnsbury adult, Rev. w. c..
Clark Barnet. missionary depart
ment Mrs. M. G. Morse of Hardwick
teacher training, Mrs. G. A. Martin,
st. Johnsbury. and temperance de-
partment, John NJ. Perham, St.
Johnsbury.
The report of the secretary Mrs
Ellen A Staples, was read and ap-
proved. The total membership for
the year in each department is as
follows: Adults, 1.718; secondary,
81; primary, 1908; officers and
teachers, 594; total, 4.332; average
attendance, 2,503; home departments,
47O; added to the church, 23O: num-
Der taking teachers training course,
SO.
President Nelson nominated Mrs
Ellen A. Staples as delegate to the
state convention at Brattleboro in
October. Mrs. Staples was elected.
Mr.. Boyd in a talk to the associa-
ton showed that Caledonia county
was up to a standard of efficiency as
adopted by the board Of directors of
the Vermont Sunday School associa-
tons. The necessary percentage in
each department has more than been
attained in each department. of the
Sunday school in the so schools of
the county.
Rev William Shaw, Ph.D.. of
Montpelier, gave a powerful plea for
trained teachers in the Sunday school
in his address on. 1.-THE Power of the
Trained Teacher"
Mr. Shaw said in part that the
teacher in the Sunday school needs to
be trained in part at least to be sue
cessful He pointed out that re-
ligious education is not given in the
home as in former generations, and