The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-13
VT. SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Annual Convention at MddIebury
Next Week.

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| Annual Convention at MddIebury
| Next Week.
| The 49th annual convention of Yer.
| mont state Sunday schools will be
| held at Middlebury on Thursday and
Friday, October 1s and 19. The pro-
| gram will be as follows:
Thursday morning, October 1s.
Theme-"The Child"-"And He
called little child, and set him in the
midst"
Opening Praise Service, conducted by
Rev E. NJ. Fuller, Richford, former
general secretary. Vermont S. S. AS
sociation
Welcome to Middlebury. Rev. II. c..
Newell pastor First Congregational
church
Response and presidents message,
Rev. VIM. Shaw, Phi. D., St Johnsbury,
President, Vermont Sunday school as
sociation.
Address, THE Little Child and His
Religion" Mrs. Lucy Stock Chaplin,
elementary supt Conn S. S. associa-
ton.
Address, Methods and Materials to
Meet the Child's Needs Miss Marion
+. Stickney, elementary supt. Vermont
S. S. association
The Quiet Hour" A Message from
the Word, Rev. William Shaw, Phi. D..
st. Johnsbury.
Thursdsy Afternoon.
Theme-'The Youth write un-
to you, young men, because ye are
strong
The Service of Song Mr.. Fuller
Address, THE Critical Years of
YOUTH Mr. Wallace l. Woodin, gen
eral secretary, Conn, S. S. associa-
tion.
Music
Addresses: Safeguarding Youth,
ta) Through National Prohibition,
Rev. c. H. Smith, Burlington
OBJ Through Right Recreation, Rev.
j. W. Chesbro, Bellows Falls.
Quiet Hour A Message from the
Word, Mr.. Shaw
Adjournment to Institutes
Institutes
Elementary Division, in charge OF
Miss NJ. F. Stickney and Mrs. L. S.
Chaplin
Secondary Division. in charge of
Mr.. Chesbro and Mr. Woodin.
Home Department, in charge OF
Mrs. Edith b. Wright
Temperance Instruction, in charge
of Rev. c. II. Smith.
Missionary Instruction, in charge of
Miss A. A. Brigham
Thursday Evening.
Theme-"The Adult" "And he read
(in the book of the law in the pres
ence of the men and the women"
The Service of Song Mr. Fuller
Address, Prof Edward p. st. John,
Boston University.
Music and Offering for convention
expenses.
Address, "The call to the men of
America" w. C. Pearce. Chicago.
Adult Supt., international s S. asso-
citation.
Friday Afternoon
Theme-"The Rural Sunday
School
The service of Song FIR. Fuller
Address, "The Sunday School and
Christian Conquest" w. G. Pearce,
Chicago.
Symposium-Rural Sunday School
possibilities.
a. In work with the little folks
Miss NJ F. Stickney
b. In young peoples work, Prof.
f. p. st. John, Boston.
C. In adult work, Rev Peter Hell
Ter. South Shaftsbury.
d. In the home department, Miss
A. K Talcott Williston.
"The Quiet Hour'-A message
from the word, DR.. William Shaw
Adjournment to the Institutes.
Elementary, Miss stickney and
Mrs. Chaplin.
Secondary, Mr. Chesbro and Mr..
Woodin.
Adult, w C, Pearce.
Friday Afternoon
Theme--'The Organized Sunday
School Work"
His Lord said unto him, Well
done, good and faithful servant"
Meeting of all county and state
officers with Mr.. Pearce.
The service of Song, Mr.. Fuller
Address THE Church's RESPONSE
bility for Religious Education" Rev
c.. C. Merrill, secretary, Vermont Con-
gregational conference.
The annual Sunday school survey
Of Vermont by the state officers
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