Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-02
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S@0A Al 4O8WAY.
a nir attendance and stirring al
utessee characterized the annual conven
.'on OF the Oxford County SUNDAY Schoo
nAsoclation which was bald ON Tuesday
sne 10th, In the Universalist church (,
tSsy: Besides the local workers
.afse oficeu OF the state association anl
sae general secretary Of the Nassachu
sests Sunday School Association were /,
sstendance and participated in the pro
A service Of song and dsvotions CON
Quoted By Rev. R. ]. Bruce Of NORWAY
opened the forenoon session, and thor,
was then business session. the presi
dent, Rev. n. o. Baltxer Of Mexico. pre-
siding, ct which routine matters Wer,
disposed Of, and reports of the depart
c,ent work Of the assoc ton we're made
Inns vas followed by an address BY
wesley j. Weir, general secretary of thu
state association, and q conference OF
sunday School work conducted BY him
Dinner and supper we're served in tht
vestry OF the church, and visitors who
remained for the night were furnished
local entertainment. The local com
mittee was w. Maford Mann and Mrs
Eva Kimball.
Devotions opening the afternoon ses
sion were conducted by Rev. j. 81. Little
OF Bethel. A discussion on the rura
Sunday School and its problems followed
Rev. 8. T. Achenbsck of Fryeburg, who
was not able to be present, had sent hii
paper, which was read. he classified
the rural Sunday School problems under
three heads, the physical problem of dis.
lance from the school and the problems
OF the spirit In the Indifferent attitude OF
the community and the personality OF
the leaders.
Rev. George Smith Of Lowell had been
assigned also to this topic, but was pre-
vented from coming by automobile
trouble, and in his place Mr.. Hamilton
A. Conant Of Boston, general secretary
of the Massachusetts, Sunday School
Association. was called upon and held q
sort of conference on the topic for . few
minutes, advising, Generate the Sunday
School spirit"
In closing tho discussion of this sub
ject briefly, State Secretary Weir said.
"The country church ought to be the
center OF community activities. We
have let other things take the community
activities away from the church, but
they are gradually coming back to It,"
Miss Martha Mixer Of the Rumford
Baptist school gave q talk on practical
methods in the Sunday School
a. she uses them, which moved Presi-
dent Bsltzer to remark ct its close, 81
wish every Sunday School had . Miss
Mixer" q sentiment which was heartily
echoed by others.
The afternoon sermon was given by
Rev. Ralph F. Lowe of Rumford, from
the story of Moses being sent by God to
release the children Of Israel from their
Egyptian bondage, With the assurance
that God would be with him. The COM
parison was drawn with the great task
set before the Sunday Schools, and the
lesson enforced that they too may have
The assurance that the Lord Is with
them.
A stirring address by Rev. John N.
Arters of Waterville, "From Training
Camp to Battlefield" treated the teacher
class a. the Plattshurgh of the
battle with the world, and the Sunday
School class as its Camp Devens, one
training the officers and the other the
privates for the contests to be fought
out.
Officers for the year were elected as
follows, at the business session:
Pres.-Rev. R. J. Bruce, Norway:
e-Presidents-Presi Of the three dis
Sec..Tress~Phiip r. Stone. Norway.
Auditor-Dr. G. L. Buck, South Paris.
sups. Teacher Training-Rev. Allen Brown,
Rumford.
sups. Elementary Deps.-Rsv. e. h. Slower.
supt. Temperance Clayton A. Churchill. West
supt. Home Dept-Frank A. Taylor. South
Paris.
In the evening Rev. G. 81. Newton Of
South Paris conducted the devotional
service. The address OF the evening
was given by Hamilton A. Conant OF
Boston, general secretary Of the Massa-
,husetts association, and was devoted to
4 consideration of methods which will
increase the efficiency and usefulness Of
the Sunday School.
Because of the lateness of the hour,
The address by Rev. j. j. Hull on "Men,
Religion and the Sunday School," was
omitted.