Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-07-04
GREENSBORO HAS
GREAT CELEBRATION
Centennial Of First Convention of
Sunday Schools. Thousands Pres
.ent- Many Schools Represented.

a three days centennial ceiebra-
ton of the holding Of the first Sun
day school convention in New En-
gland and perhaps in America took
place at Greensboro Friday evening,
Saturday and Sunday, June p. %
and "a, and thousands of people at
tended, while Sunday school officials
of New England and other states
We're present.
The convention was great success
owing to the untiring work of c. A.
Boyd Of Burlington, general secretary
Of the Vermont Sunday School associ-
alton, and the local pastors and peo-
pie of Greensboro. The hospitality
of Greensboro was time and again
referred TO by the outside speakers.
who attended this "All New England
celebration of such an important
event in the religious life of Ameri-
ca.
The Friday evening meeting was
in the Congregational church with H.
A. Slayton of Morrisville, one of the
former presidents of the state associ-
alton, presiding. Rev. h. C.. HAYES,
the pastor of the church, led the de-
votional exercises, and Mr.. Boyd
brought the greetings and briefly
outlined the purposes of this unique
gathering. Music was furnished by
the united choirs of the town, and
during the evening a gavel was pre-
sented the association by Mrs. p. b.
Fisk of Fairlee, made from the wood
in the barn where the first convention
was held. All but one of the New
England secretaries were present and
brought greetings from their associ-
ations. These were Wesley J. Weir
of Portland, w. A. Kinzie of Boston,
representing, the Massachusetts as
sociation; Mrs. N. T. Hendrick Of
Manchester, Rev. w. H. Easton of
Providence, w. ]. Woodin of Hart
ford.
Saturday was the big day and the
program was carried out with few abb
sentees and no lengthy speeches. The
days program began with the parade
of the Sunday school children from
the schoolhouse to the maple grove
opposite the golf links. Nearly 400
children were in line and the follow
ing schools and organizations partic-
ipated:
N. H. Kaiser, marshal.
Greensboro band, John King, lead
er
New England secretaries and their
wives, President Warren, President
Greensboro Congregational Sunday
school
Float with infant department Of
Greensboro schools.
Greensboro United Presbyterian
Sunday school.
Greensboro Bend Methodist Sunday
school.
Hardwick Boy Scouts.
Hardwick Methodist Sunday school.
Hardwick Congregational Sunday
school.
Hardwick Baptist Sunday school.
East Hardwick Baptist Sunday
school.
East Hardwick Congregational
Sunday school.
North Craftsbury Congregational
Sunday school.
Craftsbury Methodist Sunday
school.
East Craftsbury United Presbyteri-
an Sunday school.
Barre Congregational Sunday
school.
St. Johnsbury Camp Fire Girls.
Scholars from the various schools
Of Barnet, Walden and other towns.
The services In the grove were in
charge of Rev. William Shaw of st.
Johnsbury, president of the Vermont
Sunday School association. The sing
ng of old-fashioned hymns was led
By Rev. E. NJ. Fuller Of Richford, who
pitched the tunes and lined them out.
The historical address by Mr.. Fuller
was full of interesting facts connect
ed with the first convention. The
same song, "There Is a Path that
Leads to Cod" that was sung 100
years ago by three-year-old Esther
was sung at this service
1y five-year-Old Elizabeth Adeline
Eastman. The scripture and hymn
contest Of the first convention was al
10 repeated at this service by repre-
5entatives from the schools of Crafts
)ury, Hardwick and Greensboro. The
closing address of the morning, "Re-
igious Education by Early American
Homes" was given by Rev. Dr. Ed
vim Wilbur Of Philadelphia, honorary
sditorof the American Sunday School
Union. This was a scholarly address
delivered with great vigor by a gen.
.leman S6 years of age.
Those who won in the contest were
Miss Doris M. Bridgman, M. r. Sun
lay school, Hardwick, on scripture
Clarice NJ. Jennings, Con-
gregational Sunday school, East
iardwick, reciting hymns; Lewis o.
5aLLen, M- r. sunday ScnOOi, Green's
,orO Bend, scripture orations. Fine
Bibles were presented TO each Of the
Winners by the Vermont Bible soci-
~.
The afternoon exercises were In
harge Of A. j. Greenwood Of Chester
former president Of the state asso-
iation, and the first spea kerwas Rev.
henry Lincoln Bailey Of L0ngmead-
~, Mass, a great-grandson Of Col.
l. Washburn, the founder Of YER
1ont's first Sunday school and the
eader u the first convention. Greet
ags from the town Of Greensboro
Fere given with much raey reminis-
encing by j. II. Cook, one Of the
owns oldest residents. Greetings
hen followed from Rev. Arthur w.
sailey Of Boston, representing the
congregational denomination. Rev.