Connecticut western news., 1917-10-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Delegates From All Parts of the
 County in Attendance.

Y: convention of the Litchfield County Sunday School Association, held last Thursday and Friday in Ga. man, brought delegations from many of the schools of the county.
 The total registration was 146, divided as follows; 77 Congregational. ists, 5S Methodists, 8 Baptists. 3 Epis. copalians. There were several in attendance who failed 10 register, but were present as interested listener.
 The first session was at Pilgrim Church at 3 o'clock Thursday after. noon, followed by supper at o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal church, where the evening gathering was held. Several automobile loads from Winsted and Torrington helped swell the num- bers in attendance.
 Friday morning the delegates met in Christ church Parish House. At l2 o'clock dinner was served at the Pil. grim church to party that filled the spacious dining room.
 s At o'clock came the final session at Pilgrim church; closing in ample time for the delegates to take the after. noon trains east and south.
 The program as arranged, was de- clared by many as the best of any of the seven conventions of the Associa. tion. Besides the addresses given, nearly two hours were spent by the delegates in departmental conferences, where the various phases of the work of the Sunday schools were discussed under the leadership of prominent workers.
 The first afternoon was devoted to the hearing of addresses by three mep- bers of the State Association force; General Secretary Wallace I. Woodin speaking on "Hidden Power"; Mrs Lucy Stock Chapin on Worship and Praise flor Little Children; Mrs Maize B. Clark on Reaching the Last One", plea for an extensive work in the Home Department.
 At the evening session Rev. W. T. Aiken, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church of TorrIngton, delivered an earnest plea for more consecrated work in teaching.
 He was followed by Rev. Frank Wade Smith of New York. in force. ful address on Making Democracy Safe for the World. Dr. Smith has decided connections on his topic and he did not leave his hearers in dopbt as to what he believed the Sunday schools should do in the present world crisis.
 Friday morning, the delegates de- voted the first period to business and to receiving reports; also to tie cleo tion of officers for the coming year, who are; Henry l.. Barnett, Lakeville, president; Charles B. Moore, Winsted, vice e-president; Mrs. Cora Downs Stevens, Canaan, secretary; G. W. Parsons, Canaan, treasurer.
 Following the business session, Mrs H. G. Wadhams of Torrington gave a very practical talk on "The Tools we Work With'', which was followed by Rev. H. D. Trinkans of Watertown, in an earnest art-to-heart talk on "The Church and Bible Study.
 In the afternoon MT. Harry Hedley Smith, who is Y. M. c. A. State Sec. retary for County work, outlined some pIdCblCdl uu6JuOuS IOI Nblh WltH Boys".
 Without disparaging any previous address, it is safe to say that high water mark was reached by Rev. Claude O. Coile of Winsted in his handling of the topic "The Evangelistic Note in the Sunday School".
 With few remarks by President Barnett, the convention closed, to meet next year in the Winsted Methodist | church.
 Miss May 0. Smith, as chairman of the entertainment committee, looked | after the registration and the assigning to the various homes, of those who stayed over night.
 Mrs. c. E. Badgley was chairman | of the supper committee, while Mrs. N. L. Jackson held the same position on the dinner committee, both were ably assisted by the ladies of the other churches.
 HUNTING SEASON OPEN.