The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-30
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
Sunday School Superintendent Confer
ence Was Held Here.


The annual conference of Sunday
school superintendents which is conduct
ed by the board of Sunday schools of
the Methodist Episcopal church, was held
in the Methodist church at White River
Junction Monday afternoon and evening,
Sept. 20. Rev William NJ. Shaw, dis
trict superintendent, presided at the aft
ernoon session The first address was
given by Rev Edgar Blake, ID. d.; topic
"The Present Sunday School Situation. !"
Following this came another short lee
ture by Rev Harry G. Wilson, superin-
tendent Of institutional work in the Sun
day school Rev. Wilson, who is an eX
pert in his department, gave many helps
full suggestions on the building up of a
successful Sunday school. The next
speaker was Rev. Arlo A. Brown, super
intendent of the teacher training classes,
who addressed the audience on "a Bet
ter Teaching Force" Since the matter
of securing competent teachers for the
Sunday school is one 2f the hardest
problems of all Sunday Schools to-day,
this talk was particularly interesting
Mr.. Brown suggested teacher training
classes as the best means of educating
persons for the work of teaching. He
reminded those present that the Sunday
school of to-day is the church of to.mor-
row, and if the church is TO be kept up
to standard the Sunday school must be
well trained Later in the afternoon
Rev. Edgar Blake again addressed the
audience on "The Eyangelistic Program
for the Sunday School" The last lee
ture of the afternoon was given by Rev
Harry G. Wilson; topic THE Centenary
Conservation Program Between the
speeches there were round table confer
ences, at which times questions might
be asked by anyone and answered and
discussed by those present. The even
ing session, which opened at o'clock,
consisted Of Song and praise service,
followed by another address by Rev
Edgar Blake on THE Sunday School and
the Problems of the New Age" The
conference was well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs + r. Foster of Maple
street visited friends in Newport and
Derby last week
George w, Wheeler, general agent of
the Boston & Maine and Central Yer
gone to Sheldon for few days vaca
ton.
Rev. T. G. Alger, pastor of the Hart
ford congregational church, was a visit
or in Lebanon Monday.
There will be a whist party at the
home of Mrs G. w. George of 10 Fair
view terrace Friday evening, Oct. 3, un-
der the auspices of the Pythian Sisters
Everyone is invited to come and enjoy
themselves A real live baby will be
given as first prize
Mr. and Mrs c. NJ. Carpenter left
White River junction Monday for few
weeks visit in Boston and vicinity. Mr.
Carpenter, who has charge of the optical
department of Boyle Brothers store, will
take short course of instruction at the
optical factory in Southbridge, Mass. for
the purpose of obtaining new suggestions
and the latest ideas in optical work
The rest of his vacation he will spend
with Mrs. Carpenter at the home of his
daughter in Cambridge, Mass.
DR.. and Mrs G. w. Brooks Of Gates
street attended the annual meeting and
banquet of the Vermont State Chiroprac-
tic association, which was held in st.
Johnsbury last Saturday.
James A. Stacy was in New York City
on business the first of the week
Miss Helen r. Stacy, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Stacy, has gone to
Poughkeepsie, N X, where she will re-
sumo her duties as an instructor in Vas
sar college.
d. A. Elliott, treasurer OF the Island
Pond bank, was in town Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Carol Slocum of st. Paul, Mimi,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Herbert Miller, irs left recently, accom-
panied by her aunt to enter the Lasell
school at AubaJndale Mass.
Stanley Miller is at the Mary Hitch
cock hospital, Hanover, where he is UNI
dergoing treatment for empyema.