The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-20
WINDHAM COUNTY AWARDED
CONTINUED from Page Three

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The afternoon session opened with |
service Of worship conducted by DR.. NJ. |
s. Littletield of New York, and from
2,20 to $3.50 the time was taken up with
reports of the state work under the
topic, Statewide Vision. Mrs. Edith
Balch Wright, field secretary, reported
the home department and field work,
saying:
The work Of the year has taken the
field secretary into II counties and II
towns. sac2
six county cQnyentions have been
attended, II district and township meet
ings have been addressed and 80 CON
ferences have been conducted. \ tour of
district meetings in Washington coun-
ty and IL days given to the towns Of
Addison county, reaching ID localities
and 10 schools, was the only consecu-
tive work planned for.
Zone hundred and twentv-one DAYS
have been devoted to the directing of
the work of religious census which
combines the work of the Sunday
School association and the Bible socie-
". Six townships have been thorough
ly canvassed and four other townships
partially covered.
There We're 4,o06 homes visited.
1886 persons have been registered. -
Sunday schools have received benefit
from the visitation of the homes with
in the limits of their parishes Several
have had their territory widened and
their responsibility increased.
1.-The census registered isis who
were enrolled in the Sunday schools.
Nearly 200 pledged to become regular
attendants, go2 were added to the
cradle rolls. In several instances new
| cradle rolls We're organized There were
| s01 enlisted for Bible study and con
nection with the Bible schools through
| the home department. Five new de
| partments were formed, one was revived
and 10 were increased by goodly mum
| bers.
I'm one township where the census
was taken, los homes that were not in
any way connected with church or
Bible school before the homes were
visited were brought in touch with the
churches by means of cradle roll or
home department or both.
| Thirty-two SUNDAYS have been
spent in the field, 43 schools have been
visited during session, opportunity
was given to- bring a brief message to
the members of the schools in most in
stances; $500 miles have been Travelled
to reach many neglected hooks and
corners, visiting both the larger places
and those HARDER to reach.
"The time for work in the office has
seemed quite limited, but figures show
that l,463Spieees of mail matter have
| 70 H.
as many PERSONS
" Mention should be made of the sum
mer schools, Gorthfeld and Dartmouth.
While eaclIgtquired time for prepare.
Iton, eacRsbfought added inspiration
Iand 1t was a privilege to be associated
twith the splendid company of Sunday
tsehool workers each school brought to-
gether. --+
Mortified home department class
enrolled 81 students, coming from five
states and representing p home depart
ments and an enrolment of $500 mem
bers. Several members of the class
came to learn how to start and conduct
the home department successfully in
their own school.
If we could keep all of the home
department members that are reported
from year to year, we would soon leave
the numlcr of attending members of
the Bible Schools of the state far in the
rear. But its is the mission of the home
department. sto give. We contribute, on
an average, 200 members each year to
the maiH.schools Of the state We send
our members to other states to be a
blessing, We trust. Some members have
a way Of giving up, because they lose
interest-eF are neglected. We are not
in favor of that kind of giving, but
have not yet learned how to prevent it.
Sometimes superintendent give up and
no one is found to take the place and
| the work stops.
In. spite of all the changes we are
glad to report some gain over last wear
a total membership of 1854 against
1921 last year. Five counties have lost
in membership. The other 10 show a
gain. Il Only 247 schools report a home
department
Six counties report 13 new depart
ments1sorganiZed, with 72l members:
1l5 NEW names have been added to the
honor rolls. We are glad to report that
$50 members have studied and marked
every lesson for the year. Some names
thaveremained on the honor rolls for as
many as II years. They appreciate
the value of Bible study.
1.-The amount contributed in the
home department envelopes amounts to
$954.O6 If all counties had reported
there is no doubt that the amount
would have reached over $1,000.
The following counties receive spe-
cial mention: Addison, our banner coun-
ty last year, has the largest honor roll;