The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-16
VERMONT SUNDAY
SCHOOLS TO MEET
Annual State Convention is
to Be Held Here in
October
OUTLINE OF HREE
DAYS PROGRAM
Main Convention to Be Held in First
Baptist Church with Institutes in
Several Other Churches - Speakers
CT Prominence Coming.


Vermont Sunday School association will
be held in Brattleboro, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, October Is, 10
and 20. The First Baptist is the con
vention church and institute sessions
will be held in the Centre Congrega-
tional, the Methodist, the Unitarian and
the Universalist churches. The general
theme of the convention will be The
Church S Greatest Evangelistic Field
and Force 49, the Church School. Fol
lowing is the complete program:
Opening Wednesday Afternoon
Rev. William Shaw, Phi. D., president,
presiding.
3.00-Serviee of worship, conducted
by Rev. Milton S. Littlefield, d. D.,
of New York.
3.20-Welcome to Brattleboro, Rev. G..
f. Tomkinson, pastor convention
church.
340-Response and president s ad.
dress, Rev. William Shaw, Phi. D.,
Montpelier.
4.00-Special music.
4.10-Address, The Why of Evangelism
in the Sunday School, John l.. AL
exander, Chicago, secondary divi-
s. s. association.
4.50-Announcement of convention
committees.
5.00-The annual meeting of the Yer
mont Bible society. Reports of the
field secretary, Mrs. Edith Balch
Wright, and the treasurer, DIR. 0.
G.. Stickney.
Bible Observation-Disclosures Evening.
The l04th anniversary of the Vermont
Bible society, Rev. W. A. Dawson,
ID. D., president, presiding.
7.30-Serviee of worship, conducted by
DR.. Littlefeld.
7.50-Address, Glimpses of the Ro-
nance of Bible Distribution, illus
trated with stereoptieen views
Charles A. Boyd, secretary Vermont
Bible society.
S.25-Music and offering.
s.35-Address.
9.l5-Closing hymn and benediction.
9.20-l0.00-Informal reception and OPP
portunity to meet the convention
speakers.
'Our Work. Session-Thursday
Morning. ---
| 9.OO-Servicc Of worship, conducted by
1T. Llttleheld.
9.20-Address, The Pastor Place il
Sunday School Evangelism, Rev
Arthur II. Bradford, Rutland.
| 9.40-Addresses, The Superintendent 1
Place in Sunday School Evangel
ism, John a. Greenwood, Chester
/ and G. S. Andrews, Barre.
/ 10.00-Music.
/ lO.0J-Survev Of Sunday school progress
/ in Vermont, conducted by the de
partmental superintendent of the
| association.
| a. In the elementary division -
| Miss NJ. f. Stickney, Barre.
| b. In the secondary division-Rev
J.. w. CHESHIRE, Bellows Falls.
/ c. In the adult division-Rev. r
F. Lowe, st. Johnsbury.
d. In the educational work-Rev
+. NJ. Fuller, Richfofd
Q. In the temperance work-Rev
c. II. Smith, Burlington.
/ f. In the missionary work-Mis
A. a. Brigham Bennington.
Ill.05-Adjournment to the department
al institutes.
ll15-12.15-Departmental institutes:
Elementary, at the Unitarian
church, in charge of Miss NJ. +
Stickney and Mrs. n. T. Henrick
Nashua, n. II.
Secondary, at the Congregations
church in charge of Rev. j. w
CHESHIRE and J. l.. Alexander
Adult, at the Baptist church, il
charge of Rev. r. S. Lowe an,
IL. S. Conan, Boston.
Home department at the Methods
L I ..
Balch Wright and DR.. O. G. Stick
ncy.
Pastors and superintendent at tn
Universalist church. in charge o
Rev. NJ. S. Little, ID. D., Nev
York.
Together-ncss Session-Thursday
Afternoon.
2.00-Scrvice Of worship, conducted b
DR.. Littlefcld.
2.20-A Statewide Vision.
a. Through the home department
and field work, Mrs. Edith Bale
Wright, field secretary,
b. Through the state office, Charlie
| \. Boyd, general secretary.
| c. The presentation of county hon
| ors, by the general secretary.
(DclcgaleS Will De seated !
| groups according to the countie
| from which they Gomez
l 3.30-Music.
! 3.40-Counting the Cost, w. H. Woo
] state treasurer
4.00-Address, What of the Future?
l.. Alexander.
Dramatic Session, Thursday Evening
in Auditorium.
Ruth, the Loving, a Bible;
} drama arranged by the generi
secretary, will be presented b
Brattleboro Sunday school worl
: ers.
The Message of Light, a mission
airy pageant arranged by Mi
Florence Hemenway- Wells of Bra
tleborO.
The How-To Do-It' Session, Frida
Morning.
The convention divides into tv
urnupS meatinu simultaneously