Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18

Mr.. Pcarcc's official titles are associate
general secretary, dean of the training
school and superintendent OF the adult
division Of the International Sunday
School association. More than 10000
organized Bible classes are on the records
OF his department in Chicago. most Of
which have been started since 1906 Ia
the course Of "A year MIR. Pearcc travels
some $4,000 miles. visiting every State in
the Union and Province OF Canada.
meeting in each instance will be held
with the executive committee of the
County Sunday School association. This
Will be in the nature Of a conference
In five OF the places. however, public
rallies will take place besides. in which
all interested in religious education will
have a chance to hear Mr.. Pearce. The
rallies will give Vermont Sunday school
workers unique chance to become
acquainted with the progress of religious
education throughout Ncvth America.
Sunday, January q, the first meeting
will be held, at Bennington; Monday. tho
9th, at 2:D p. m. Bellows Falls Will
receive the two speakers: at 400 and 7;30
p. m. Idlow. Tuesday. the Goth. at
100 a. m. Rutland $3.50 p. m. Middle
bury. 500 r. M. Burlington. at the First
Church. viii have meetings: Wednesday.
January 81, at 4:20 and 100 p. m, meet
ings will be held in Barre at the He'd
ding Methodist Church. Thursday, Feb
ruary 1, at Hoo a. m. ST Johnsbury
7:30 p. m. Newport; Friday February
.. at HOO a. m. and 7:3O p. m. st. Alban.:
will listen to the two speakers. These
will be the closing meetings, The night
meeting in each instance will be a rally.
WITH SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
Mr.. Boyd will confer this evening with
the officers and teachers of three Sun
day schools in Manchester.
Wednesday afternoon he will attend a
meeting of the executive committee of
the Bennington County Sunday School
as. .ciation, and " ednesday evening h.
will be present at the opening of a Sun
day school institute to be held at thu
| Methodist Church He will deliver some
! of the lectures ON two of the four days
Friday morning in Boston he VIII meet
the committee of management of the
| Northfald Mass, summer school. of
which ne is n member, d at II 30 "a. IN
attend meeting of the faculty com
mittee of the Twin State School Of Re
! li.;ious Education Vermont and New
| Experimentation has set August to l.
as the dates for the school ar Dartmouth
Hanover. Among the instructors already
selected for this school are: Charles
| Foster Kent. professor of Biblical history
at Yale who will give "a course of lee
lures on great teachers Of the Bible,
Miss Meme RroChWay of Philadelphia
elementary specialist Of thu Baptist de-
nomination, who will lecture on psy.
chology and work with juniors; Miss
! Laura F. Craein of Boston. noted writer
| of kindergarten sturies and dramatic
! reader. who viii lecture to teachers OF
little children and to the older girls con
ference; Mrs. Lucy s. Chaplin Of Hart
ford. Conn. elementary superintendent,
| for the Connecticut Sunday School assoc
and lecturer in psychology. Mrs. Nclli,
! 7. Hendricks. secretary of the New Iiamp
shire stat" Sunday Schoo! association
will be- dean Of the school, and with Mr.
| Boyd. who is chairman of the committed
OF management, manage the school
| Friday afternoon and all day Saturday
| Mr.. Boyd will attend field workers
conference of the New England States a
the Ford building. Boston. The genera
secretary and departmental officers Of
each State will be present MIR. Boyd
who is president. will speak on the
state Sunday School Association ane
the Rural Sunday School," Walter S
Athearn. professor of religious education
In Boston University. and w. c. Pearc'
will speak. Both are superintendent!
In the International association.
Saturday evening and Sunday Mr.. Boyt
will speak at Wollaston. suburb O
Boston.