The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION ENDS
ANNUAL SESSIONS
Successful State Gathering Held
In Bennington
$50 DELEGATES WERE HERE
Interesting Sessions, Able Speak
ers and Plans Proposed for
Work of the Future
100 DELEGATES WERE HERE


The 5ad annual convention OF the
Vermont Sunday School convention
closed Sunday evening. About hun
dred and fifty delegates attended the
different sessions OF the gathering, q
smaller number thun was expected
but sufficiently large to successfully
carry out the work OF the convention.
The attendance would undoubtedly
nave been much larger but for the
fact that the annual Vermont Girls
tIan Endeayor convention was In ses-
sion in Brattleboro last week.
AS no announcement was made con-
cerning the time and place for the
next state convention It is presumed
that this decision was left to the
executive committee.
The service Of worship at the open
ing of the various sessions has been
led by Earle e. Chase OF the Y. Nj. o.
A., who appears to ;lave the necessary
pep for getting the people to sing
with expression.
w. B. Oliver, pres dent of Worlds
Morning Watch gave the scripture-in-
tsrpretation Handling Alright tAe
Word" lie referred to a personal
conversation between st. Paul ana
Timothy.
His advice to teachers and to young
people may be summed up as follows.
Focus your attention upon some one
thing and then strive to be the best
in the world, the best teacher, best
superintendent, best parents, etc.
He especially stressed the pocket
Testament League. We need to know
our sword OF the spirit. There is too
much of the guess so, think so, per-
haps, or possibly, variety OF teaching.
Conviction Is the great need OF today,
We must drop our denominational diff
ferences. defy any one TO 90 through
this or any other audience and pick
NIT The C0ngregat onalists, Iiaptists,
Episcopalians or Methodists. We all
need to study that we may be able to
handle the word OF God Alright.
Tire next speaker was Herbert w.
Gates, d. D.. of Boston, whose theme
was Training World Christians lie
said this world has become so small
that we cannot afford to ignore what
has happened or is happening on the
other side. The world war has gal
vanized this whole world into new life
among the nations. We must :laye
the world point of view, rather than
the disgusting, narrow vision of simp-
9 1,.,. t,n. NAhat 10 thn cnfeit
OF missions. but the spirit OF Jesus
Christ in the world. He said to the
early disciples. You wait here at Jeru
salem, until the spirit OF God comes
upon you and then be Witnesses
They were then found to witness.
A missionary program means more
than passing plate arouns to raise
G little money. The sooner we get
away from this money idea the better
and learn the true spirit of missions.
Teach the children to earn their
money. Let 1t be their own gift, and
not one begged from father. The only
way to get away from the drives and
schemes Is to stand back of great
Christian enterprise that is world
wide. The children must be taught
that the little ones--no matter what
color they are--are all OF God s great
family and have similar needs and
feelings. The spirit OF helpfuness
that doesn't begin at home doesn't get
very far.
He believed every person who ac-
cepted money from q child should
give q report of where II went and
what il was used for. This will de.
velop intelligent givers. Regarding
praye rhe saia a lot OF people pray all
over the lot instead OF praying for
definite things, and for people by
name, those OF your family your pup.
lis, your missionary and your pastor.
IL we really understood prayer better,
there wouldn't be so mut' prayer talk,
and teasing Of God for personal bless
ings.
The next speaker was o. c. Brown,
d, d., of Philadelphia, who urged def.
mite prayer for these who are selected
for state leaders for the coming year.
He said the greatest temptation to
give up hard problem is before you
have arrived at your best. We must
not cease to study and grow. Use
your talent and it will grow. Useful
ness is His reward. The deepest and
most worth while JOY in this whole
world is to feel. that you are needed
somewhere by somebody. It's great
thing to grow old feeling or knowing
that you have inspirted others to
higher living.
John L. Alexander OF Chicago was
the speaker at the Young Peoples
division. He gave many valuable
hints to teachers OF those between II
and 20 years. He asked What is
the difference between a boy or girl
today. and when he or she becomes
a Christian The answer was in
both cases, he will play, eat, sleep
work and so to school, but he will do
these things in the Jesus way, be.
cause a new spirit has come into his
or her liie.' The vision will widen
from self TO family, school community,
state, nation and the world. Ts,e life
has been changed from center to cir.