The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-15
SUCCESSFUL
CONVENTION
Of Sunday School Workers
of Washington County
Held in Barre
REV. F. L GOODSPEED
NEW PRESIDENT
Addresses Given at the Two
Sessions Furnished Some
Helpful Hints

The annual convention of the Wash
ington County Sunday School associa-
tion was held yesterday afternoon and
evening at the Hedding ethodist church
in this city. The attendance at the aft.
ernoon session was IS and in the evening
something over 100, while supper was
served at the Baptist church to nearly
rs delegates and visitors, Over so per
cent of the Sunday schools in this eoun-
| ty were represented, and 23 schools, or
over one-half, were on the honor roll as
having paid their apportionment for
county, state and international Sunday
school work. Almost all of the schools
on the honor roll had paid their appor
tionment in full, and so were given
star. One school, Cabot Methodist, was
entitled to two stars, having oyerpaid
its apportionment.
The addresses and conferences in the
afternoon were especially helpful and
inspiring, and many of those present
lut tbuNtHllbN bft Ol Nnt
best held in recent years. The first ad.
dress of the afternoon was by Rev H. A.
Manchester of Boston, corresponding
secretary of the Massachusetts Bible
society. After talking briefly he intro
duced his successor in the work. Rev.
Mr.. Spencer Mr.. Speneer's talk was on
"The Book and he gave some excellent
thoughts for the consideration of his
hearers. He stressed the part that the
Bible had in the lives of the men in the
trenches, and showed that the time was
never more ripe for the teaching Of the
Sunday school
Miss Mary Sherburne Warren, super
intendent of Vermont elementary Sun
day school department, was the next to
speak, and she brought out strongly the
need for trained teachers in the Sunday
schools, just as in the day schools,
and presented an opportunity for work
ers TO secure training at moderate cost
at the summer school OF Sunday school
methods, which is to be conducted this
summer during the first part of August
at the University of Vermont at Bur
lington. Miss Warren declared it TO be
conceded by all Sunday school leaders
that no similar summer school had
stronger faculty than that which had
been secured for this summer in Yer
mont.
At 4:l5 the business session ensued.
Various reports were given and the as
soeiation's affairs were found to be in a
satisfactory condition. New officers were
chosen, and the coming year is entered
upon with enthusiasm for the work.
Rev Dr. r. H. Goodspeed of Barre was
chosen as president, the remaining otli-
GERS being as follows: president,
Dell b. Dwinell of East Calais; secre-
tary, w. f. Milne, Barre; treasurer.
George Maker, Barre; elementary super
intendent, Mrs. Isabel Even, Barre
adult superintendent, Rev. Mr. Locke,
Waterbury; administrative superinten-
dent, DR.. o. O. Stickney. Barre; educa-
tional superintendent, George Young,
Barre; home department superinten-
dent, Miss Anna A. Cummings, Shady
Rill; Temperance superintendent, Mrs.
Bertha Kellogg, Plainfeld; missionary
superintendent, Mrs. N. L. Avery, East
Barre; district presidents Rev i. j.
Lehigh. Barre; r. r. Edison, Montpelier;
is. c. Wheeler, Waterbury; Rev, Allan
Kirkness, Waitsfeld; Carl V Woodbury.,
Mortified; George Rumney, Montpelier;
Miss Anna Burnham, Marshfeld.
During the evening session, the choir
from the Baptist church furnished ex
cellent music The address, of the even
ing was by Rev. John G. Prince of Bel
lows Falls. His subject was, "The Young
People and the New World Order" and
he told of the part taken during the
great war by those who had been in the
Sunday schools. Mr.. Prince said that the
heroes of the war were representative
of what we have in our Sunday schools
to-day, and that their ideals were in the
plastic state and could be shaped to
reach the highest or they could be al
lowed TO become of the lowest He called
for a conseerated, trained leadership.
Miss Florence Hemenway Wells. as
sisted by young men and women of the
Sunday schools of the county, presented
at the close of the evening very enjoy
able pageant, based on the prophecy of
the Bible The convention was closed
with benediction by Rev. b. J. Lehigh.