The Republican journal., 1918-06-06
Mount Waldo District
Sunday School Association.

The annual session of the Mount Waldo
Sunday School Association was held at
the Methodist church at Winterport on
Friday, May 31st, with the president, E..
H. Boyington presiding.
Devotional services were conducted by
Rev. T. H. Martin of Searsport.
Address of welcome was by Mrs. W..
H. Lord and the response by Rev. j. j.
Hull
Reports of the following schools were
read: West Winterport, Baptist; Stock
ton Springs, Congl; Monroe, reported no
school; Frankfort, reported no school,
Congl; ndypoint, Congl, reported no
school; Ellingwood's Corner, Methodist,
Winterport, Methodist.
The president appointed the following
committees:
Nominations, Mr. Robinson, Mr.. Per-
kins and Mrs. Hill.
Resolutions, Rev. 7. H. Martin, Rev. J.
j. Hull and Rev. N. F. Atwood.
On place to hold next convention, Mrs
j. Lawrence, Mrs. Perkins and Miss
Grant.
The address by Rev. J. j. Hull, Adult
Field Secretary Of the Maine State Sun
day School Association, explained the
International Sunday School Chart.
1900 noon. Adjourned to the vestry
for dinner.
1.20 p. m. Devotional services were
led by Rev. N. F. Atwood of Searsport.
1.35 p. m. Address by Rev. T. H. Mar
tin. The Sunday School and the Day
School, Their Relative Importance.
200. Address by Mrs H. Hully of
Stockton Springs, "Jesus as Boy"
2.3O. Report of committees and elec-
tion of officers.
President, w. H. Lord, Winterport;
vice president, A. H. Perkins, Monroe;
secretary and treasurer, E. H. Boyington,
Winterport.
The Committee on resolutions made
the following report which was adopted:
We, the undersigned, desire to express
the pleasure that is ours in the privileges
of the day; and in the spirit of this con-
vention. In these days of unrest and
strife, of turmoil and suffering, God has
been gracious to us, and we have rest
and peace and security to consider this
supremely important factor of his king
dom. Be it, therefore,
Resolved, That we return heartfelt
thanks to Him and record our purpose to
serve him more efficiently in the great
field of Sunday school endeavor and op-
portunity. That we extend our thanks
to the retiring officers, and to all who
have served our district in any way,
whether at this convention or in the year
past. That we pray God speed for the
officers-elect and accord to them our
hearty cooperation. That we record our
appreciation of the cordial welcome given
us, of our kind entertainment and the
bountiful provision for our needs and
comfort; and we pray the Divine blessing
to remunerate and abide with the pastor
and people here, upon the local Sunday
school and all the branches of His king
dom here. Respectfully submitted,
T. H. MARTIN,
d. u. HULL,
N. F. ATWOOD.
The next convention will be held with
the Congregational church in Stockton.
Springs.
The next on the program was an ad-
dress by Rev. N. F. Atwood of Searsport,
on Developing Efficiency.
$50. Rev. j. j. Hull spoke on the
mated as the most important thing in the
community.
3.45. Address by Rev. J. E. Blake of
Bucksport Center.
Ais. Rev. c. A. Purdy, pastor of the
entertaining church, spoke on the Home
Department after which the conventio n
adjourned.