Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19
Opening Session

The second day of the State con-
vention of the Sunday School con-
vention opened this morning with 20
minutes of worship through hymns
Of adora ton, led by Prof. Leedy. The
first address of the day was given
by Rev. Thomas $. Evans, ID. d., of
New York City, who took as his sub
iect. 1.-THE Daily Vacation Bible
School. a Gold Mine of Religious In
struction." Miss Lena Marsh of
Pittsfield; Rev. 3. II. Browne of
Rockland and Miss Gertrude Carter
Of Skowhegan spoke briefly on the
worth of the Vacation Bible school
to the people in Maine. Rev. w. +.
Patterson led an interesting discus
sion on using the week day for reli-
Gious instruction. This was followed
by a talk on Community Leadership
Training, by Rev. Logan A. Pruitt OF
Bangor. The boys from Opportunity
farm sang several selections to an
apprcciative audience. RcV. EDWARD
II. Brewster issued q call for people
to attend the Worlds Sunday School
convention at Glasgow in 1928. A
roll cali cf counties followed which
showed that every county in the
State had good representation.
kcnnobcc, Cumberland and Somerset
leading. A recognition of the banner
counties followed. The final half
hour of the morning was taken up
with Bible study. The Christian
Workers Essential Equipment led by
w. r. Wood, D. D.
The afternoon session was one OF
sectional conferences and at b.3o q
supper and reception to DR.. Hugh ,.
I Magill Of Chicago. general secretary
of the International Sunday School
,f DoIi EdnrqfjOn were
held in the Congregational church.
The address by DR.. Evans on the
the Vacation Bible School. Gold
Mine of Religious instruction was
mainly story of the schools that ne
had visited throughout the Umted
States. He described an ideal schooi.
Rev. w. +. Patterson, who spoke
on using the weekday for religious
instruction is the Episcopal rector
at Bar Harbor and for some time
has been conducting religious
school in conjunction with the reSu-
lar schools. Mr. Patterson declared
that 50 per cent of the people III
Maine are not religiouSly educated
mai all the regular school does is to
| teach the pupil to earn living.
Following a short talk on Com
munitv leadership training by Rev.
Logan A. Pruitt of Bangor the boEs
| from Opportunity farm sang several
selections.
The next on the program was
roll call of counties led by Rev. Mr.
| Brewster. Every county was heard
| from in numbers varying from three
from Knox to over a hundred from
Konnebec. Somerset and Cumber-
| land counties were represented by
, about 40 delegates each
Recognition of the Banner counties
| followed. Kennebec, Piscatiquis,
! Cumberland and Washington obtain
ing the highest ratings in. order. me
supcrintendcnts of Sunday SCHOOLS III
these counties were called before tne
| audience and commended by Kew. MI.
Brewster. Androscoggin made the
largest gain of any county with
showing Of "a points for the four
years while Piscatiquis showed the
! largest gain in the past year with q
gain of so points. Waldo obtained
| the highest record for any one year
| in the last four by having so points
this year
! The adoption of County and Dis
trict standard for the quadrennium
was omitted because of lack of time.
! From 1l30 to l.. n Bible hour. sub
ject, The Christian Workers Essen
tial Equipment was led by Rev. w.
Il. Wood.
The sectional conferences started
at . o'clock. In the children's divi-
sion section a class under the in
struction of Mrs. Maud J. Baldwin
took up the following subjects: The
Child and the Home: Worship in the
Home; Religious Nurture and Train
ing; HAPPY Sundays with Parents;
Christian Attitudes and Habits. De-
partmental conferences started in
this section at go with the follow
ing leaders and subjects: Cradle roll,
leader Miss Alice Louise Brown;
Making the Cradle Roll Alive; The
Cradle Roll Glass; Mothers Meet
ings; The Parent and Church Help
ing; Beginners, leader. Mrs. T. J.
Winslade, Caring for Early Corners;
\ Sunday Session; The Beginners
Graded Lessons; The Beginners
Glass in the Small School Primary.
Leader, Mrs. G. Edgar Wolfe, The
Sunday Session: How l Prepare to
Tell a Story; The Primary Graded
Lessons; The Memory Work; Meas
uring Results. Junior, leader Miss
The Junior Graded Lessons; Core
lated Lessons; Memory Work; Ex-
pressional Work; Evangelism.
The Young Peoples division con-
ferences were led by Rev. Warren T.
Powell. Following are the speakers
and subjects: Character Building
Through Departmental Organization.
Mr.. Powell; The Worship Program
for the Department, Rev. Herman u.
Leedy; The Service Activities of the
Department, Miss Doris Twitchell of
Old Town; Methods of Teaching
Adolescents. Mr.. Powell; Equipping
the Church for Youth, Prof. II. r.
Purington of Lewiston; Recreational
Program for Young People, Mr..
Powell.
The Adults division sconferences
were conducted under the leadership
Of Rev. Charles Sargent. The gen.
eral subject was The Home Depart
ment and Parent Training: The spec
ial topics and speakers were as fol-