The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
Continued from rage u

Barre; direct .c, A. Nj Aseltina Of Da..
lington, Chester a. Bixby of Poultnev,J
Rev. Z. Grassland of Barre, Rev. D. 81
Carpenter of Middletown Springs, A. b..
Engren of Rutland, L. w. Hawlev of
Brattleboro, w. 3. Glynn of Saxtonsl
River, John A. Greenwood of Chester.
Smith F. Henry of Burlington, Rev. r..
F. Lowe of st. Johnsbury, f. S. Peasal
of Burlington, c. T. S. Pierce of YER.
genncs, Rev. James B. Sargent of
Mortified, H. A. Slayton of Morris
vile, Rev. William Shaw of Montpelier,
DR.. o. g. Sargent of Barre, w. II.
Wood of Burlington, and H. G. Wood
ruff of Barre.
The evening meeting yesterday was
in observance of the 104th anniversary
of the Vermont Bible society, Rev. w.
A. Dawson, d. D., president of the or
ganization, presiding. For Is minutes
prior to the opening of the service the
church organist, Ralph NJ. Cram, gave
an organ recital that was much appre-
ciated by an audience that gathered
early to hear it.
The service of worship was conducted
by Rev. DR.. Milton S. Littlefeld, D. d.,
of New York, educational superin-
tendent for the East of the Congrega.
tional Sunday School and Publishing
society. This was marked by the sing
ing of the Hallelujah chorus by the
choir, accompanied by the orchestra Of
the First Baptist Bible school and the
organ, and led by l.. w. Hawley This
was a pleasing feature of the session.
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by Rev. Charles A. Boyd, secretary Of
the Vermont Bible society, and was IL
Illustrated with lantern slides, showing
the methods of distributing Bibles in
this state and in other countries.
The address of the evening was by
Guy Potter Benton, LID, president of
the University of Vermont, who was
| introduced by President Dawson as the
teacher of the largest men s Bible class
| in Vermont.
Dr. Benton took for his iect The
Bible and Practical Life, and clearly
| showed that the Bible was text book
| for practical instruction i'll this time
| He said that the greatest menace to the
| church today was those who attempt
| to substitute a system of ethics for
| true religion. Sunday services should
| be used for the proclamation of religion
| and not for the discussion of labor
| problems and other questions of a secu-
| ar character. The Sunday school teach
| ar who talks on the "call Of the coun-
| try or the "lure of the city is
| feeding the class ON husks in which
| there is no nutriment.
BY himself, without the true guidance
/ of the word OF God, man is incapable
of leading the highest type of life Ev-
/ cry character in the Bible holds a les
son for the modern man.
/, He admitted that many teachers in
the Sunday schools are not prepared to
teach the Bible as it should be taught
and others lack the ability TO make eff
fective the lessons to be taught De
claring that he had no patience with
those who seek to prove dogmas by
Biblical quotations, he said that any,
thing could be proved by wrestling par
Iagraphs from their context and illus
trated by saying: Cain killed Abel. &C
thou and do likewise For of such is
the Kingdom Of Heaven.
Speaking of dreamers in connection
with the life Of the world, he mentioned
1 Newton, Field, Edison, Marconi, Wash
ngton, Lincoln and Jesus as dreamers
All successful men and women ar,
lreamcrs, he declared, but they put
forth effort to make their dreams come
true. They are not to be comparet
with dreamers who idle away theil
time.
The Bible leads to content and future
hope only as the life of the person i
moulded after the life Of Him who !.
| thp only safe n1ttprp and Of which +b,
Bible is the only true and practical tex
book.
Following the close of the meetin,
there was an informal reception a
which all had opportunity to meet tn,
convention speakers.
The morning session today was tn
"'work session, the last two hour
being devoted TO a survey Of Sunda,
school progress in Vermont and to de
partmcntal Institutes
Rev. Dr. Littlefeld conducted tn,
opening service OF worship at
0 clock. Rev Arthur H. Bradford o
Rutland delivered an instructive nd
dress on The Pastor $ Place in Sunda,
School Evangelism He said that tn
main business of the Sunday school i
to make Christians and that every
thing in connection with the Sunda'
school is to be judged as to its vaIu
in proportion to its value in maxim
persons share the purpose of Christ
The pastor s place is first a place 0
i vision He must clearly see the dircc
ton in which his Sunday school i
growing and keep all parts moving il
the right direction. He must be MAJ