The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-17
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
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ing their apportionment before GER
tain date, the nominating committee,
which consisted of George L. Durham,
Luther w Hawley and Mrs. f. S. Hew-
lit, was announced as having been ap-
| pointed: also committee on resolu- |
tions, which included Rev. J. i. Clark,
L. I. Landmian of South Londonderry
and Rev. c. A. Boyd. Mr.. Durham
| then reported for the nominating com
| mittee as follows: Pres, Rev. John l..
| Clark of Bellows Falls; vice pres. for
| district No. !, Mrs. G. B. Merriam OF
| Bellows Falls; district No 2, f. j.
Fairbanks of Brattlebero; district No.
/ 3. e. f. fCorbett of Wilmington; district
| No. 4, E. H. Allbee of Townshend; dis
| trict No s. George A. Coombs of South
Londonderry; sec, Mrs. f. S. Hewitt
of Brattleboro; treas, F. A. Burditt OF
| Putney; stata director, Walter b.
Glynn of Saxtons River; secretary for
temperance, Mrs Gracia Davidson of
Newfane; secretary for missions, Miss
4 Florence NJ. II. Wells of Brattleboro;
i secretary for teacher training, Miss
Grace Chaplin of Saxtons River; sec
ondarv department, Rev. w. p. Clark
OF w llmlHglOu, duuit VIC lai tiilcht, L. '
Morse of Brattleboro; elementary de-
partment, Mrs Z. S. Hewitt of Brattle-
boro: home department. Miss E. Nj.
Gorham of Bellows Falls. Rev. John
nc. Prince of Bellows Falls moved the
adoption of the report and that the Oil
GERS be declared elected. The motion
was seconded quickly and the vote tax
en- elected the entire list. The newly
/ Il pnY-
, then was called to the platform, intro
duced to the audience and made brief
remarks of acceptance.
Mrs E. S. Hewitt's report as secre-
) tary showed that the school in South
: Vernon had been re-organized and two
= schools in Putney had been federated,
Y making total of 50 schools; % schools
receive missionary instruction, SO con-
J tributcd to missions, 20 received tenn
i perance instruction, seven observed de-
e cision day. 10 had accessions to the
T church numbering 81, eight held regu-
I lar workers conferences, II met their
UNCONVENTIONAL standard 80 eontribu-
, ted to Sunday school work, II organ
q lied secondary classes, % organized
adult classes, three had teacher train
!. ing class with total of 10 members
boro. the Baptist in Bellows Falls ant
+ the Baptist in South Windham. There
!. were no Hotpoint schools during thu
4 year, the highest being the Congrega
| tional school in Westminster West will
7 So points, followed closely by the Bap
!, fist school at Saxtons River with 81
|. points.
Mrs. G. F. Davidson of Newfane
temperance secretary, gave an interest
q ing report of the temperance work don
e in the various schools of the association
5 and Miss Florence NJ. II. Wells, super
e intendent of missions. stated that ?
> schools had missionary instruction, ant
i displayed the banner given last yea
= for this work. the banner being whit
| with Jerusalem Cross of red III on
corner She also spoke of the Rainbow
y campaign, which had been launched t
! gain recruits.
=" Miss Grace Chaplin of Saxtons Rive
then gave brief report of the wor
in the teacher training class depart
ment and she was followed by Mr.
Hewitt in charge of the elmentar
work. In this department there al
? 81 graded schools, the cradle roll ha,
20 ing 3E5 members and 9Sl elementar
r. pupils.
A report of the home department b
Miss f. NJ. Gorham of Bellows Fall
= showed a membership of ca, of who
~ 46 had been added during the year. tt
8 offerings amounted to S16l:10. TT
First Baptist school of Brauleboro h9
che largest membership, o. and I'll
g Universalist of Bellows Falls is IL
. youngest.
The business session was then col
s cluded with the appointment of +.
8 Fuller of Saxtons River and G.
& Coombs of South Londonderry as a
9 diting committee.
al At 5 clock the session resolved
s self into five conferences, which we
8 well attended and in which much il
= terest was manifested. These We're
8 charge of Rev. John c Prince OF BE-
q lows Falls, superintendent of the We
8 mont secondary department; Miss Ma
8 Sherburne Warren of North Pomfr'
6 superintendent of the elementary d
g partment of the Vermont Sunday Scho
3 association; Miss Florence NJ. III. Vel
s. superintendent of missions for Vernon
s Miss L. NJ. Gorham, superintendent
g the county home department; and he
8 C, A. Boyd of Readsboro, who held
8 conference for officers and pastors.
g Supper furnished by the various
q cal churches was served to more TIL
. 125 at 6 clock in the chapel of t
S Centre church, it being necessary I
F. some to wait for second table.
3 a praise service conducted by Re
g G. A. Boyd opened the evening sessi'
8 lie gave few "reminiscences and fl
q ward look. A quartet from the Cent
= church choir assisted in the praise SCI
81 ice and rendered an anthem.
. The missionary part of the convr
. ton program included missiona
8 recitation by little Marjorie ODER, a
g an exercise, which was the fourth see
EIts in the pageant, The Immortality
. Love and Service, by Fl. August
~vs Smith, the scene being entitled Bui
ing the City of God and the House
Brotherhood with Miss Emma ]. Gre
as prolOcntor and Robert c. Clark