The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-20
CONVENTION OF !.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
County Association Meets
in WilmingtOn-Good
Attendance
COMES NEXT YEAR
TO BRATTLEBORO
Survey of the Field, Addresses Of In
terest and Election Of Oficers-Rev.
A. z. w. Mason of Bellows Falls
Elected President.
Elected President.


Elected President
The 18th annual convention of the
Windham County Sunday School associa-
ton was held Saturday in the Baptist
church, Wilmington. ll5 being registered,
of whom 50 were from outside Whining
ton. and some who came from away did
not register. Hospitality was abundant,
and delicious dinner and supper were
served in the Congregational vestry under
the auspices of the women of the three
churches. The program was a good one
and was carried out as planned, with one
exception.
Rev. w. C. Clark of the Congregational
church welcomed the delegates and the
response and presidents greeting were
well given by w. b. Glynn of Saxtons
River.
In an address, Keeping up with the
Juniors, Miss Mary c. Warren of North
Pomfret, state elementary superintend-
ent, said that stified enthusiasm was
soul poison and that the solution for
many junior department problems was
service rendered by the boys and girls for
their church, their communities and mis-
sions. She urged organized classes
among the juniors.
In the afternoon A. l.. Maynard, treas
urer, reported total receipts of $632.O
and disbursements of $5l0.s0, with bal
ance of $l2l.20 and $3.50 received after
the books closed The schools paid
$224.70. The assistant secretary, Mrs. f.
). Hewitt of Brattleboro, reported So
schools, gain of one, q school having
been organized at Houghtonyille. The
AZ schools reporting showed total of
5Il officers and teachers and 2,73l pupils
which is not quite up to last years rec
ord; 779 members are reported in the
home department, "a organized classes in
the secondary division, and 10 in the adult
division; 547 cradle roll members are re-
ported Five elementary Institutes were
I held iR,the cQl2pt .. -. :, s''-s -
airs Gratia Davidson a NeyfShE rsm IN
perance superintendent, reported that 80
schools have temperance training and
nearly all have temperance lessons. A
resolution was adopted by a rising vote
urging the Vermont legislature early in
the coming session to ratify the constitu.
tional amendment for national prohbi
ton.
Miss Florence Hemenway- Wells OF
Brattleboro, missionary superintendent
reports 20 schools having missionary in.
struction and 81 a, missionary offering
She urged the need of emphasis on mis-
sionary education in the Sunday schools
and better acquaintance on the part OF
teachers and officers with their denomina
tional missionary literature.
Rev. c. A.. Boyd, state secretary, gave
an address on some logical deductions
discussing points brought out in the re
ports. The total attending enrolment
last year was 1892 against 1902 thi,
year, but the loss is largely accounted
for by a more careful system of record,
and the fact that eight schools did MOI
report. There are about $4,000 Protes
tants in the county, of whom only about
% per cent are in Sunday school. TIL,
leverage attendance for the year has bee,
,sS9, or about go per cent of the attend
ing membership.
MIR. Boyd reported that he had learned
that $1,000 was given last Christmas b,
the Vermont Sunday schools for Arme
Man and Syrian relief. He also state,
that the liquor men are known to hav,
raised a corruption fund sufficiently larg,
TO enable them to pay $l50,000 for ever,
senator's vote in every one of the l:
states considered doubtful or opposed t,
national amendment at the next sessio,
of the legislature, and Vermont is con
sidered one of the doubtful states. Yer
mont must be on the alert to see tina
none of this money is spent in this state
The nominating committee reporte,
through its chairman, l.. W. Hawley o
Brattleboro, and the report was aceepte,
and the officers declared elected. az fol
lows: President, Rev. A. +. w. Mason O
Bellows Falls; vice presidents, H.
Searles of Bellows Falls. ID. w. Felch o
Brattleboro, George Boyd of Wilmington
Lestin Wheeler of Townshend, G.. A
Coombs of South Londonderry; secre
tary, Mrs. +. s. Hewitt of Brattleboro
!, treasurer, Frank A. Burditt of Putney
l member state board of directors, w.
T Glynn of Saxtons River; departments
superintendent Elementary, Mrs. F.
e Hewitt; secondary, Rev. W. c. Clark c
o Wilmington; adult, Rev Z. w. Johnso
r iof West Wardsboro; home, Miss E. \
;. ,Gorham of Bellows Falls: Temperance
f Mrs. Gratia Dawson of Newfane; mi
$ sions. Miss Florence Hemenway-We {
n Brattleboro.
Departmental conferences followed Il
t afternoon session. Rev. John C. Prince ,
4 Bellows Falls gave an address in the ev
II ming on The New Age and the Youth ,
l. Today. Previous to his address NJ
" Prince paid high tribute to Mr.. Glyn
= who has served as the faithful ana eff
a cient president severafyears butswho, on
-
= The congregation. responded enthusiast
- cally to Mr.. Princes tribute.
e Mr.. Prince In his address emphasiz,
u the fact that although we are living
= wonderful age greater things than '
e, have dreamed of are ahead of us, al
that there never has been day when t
church has had such an opportunit
it There never was such a day for yout
We ca mot oct the mon and uoypor IN