SABBATH-SCHOOL WORK IN VERMONT.
A SABBATH-SCHOOL Convention was held at Wolcott, Jan. 25, 26. At this meeting resolutions were adopted, recommending all the schools in the State to adopt the plan of uniformity of lessons; to take a sufficient number of weekly Instructors, either in clubs or by private subscriptions, for the use of the schools; and to adopt the “Song Anchor” as a music book, and the plan of penny contributions as a means of raising funds. It was also recommended that a special effort be made to bring the neighbors’ children into the schools, and that the Sabbath-school workers hold Sunday-schools wherever it can be made practicable. On account of bad weather and sickness, the attendance at this meeting was not large. There were six delegates present. By vote, the Constitution was so amended as to make the delegates include the ministers present. This increased the number to ten. In a private letter, the President, Eld. Peebles, says:— “We have been trying for the past three months to get uniformity of lessons in the Vermont schools, and have nearly accomplished it. The present plan of publishing the lessons will help us greatly in this respect, and if the separate families will get the lessons assigned to each Sabbath, they will be prepared to have a good school whenever they can get together. I believe that the Instructor is of the same importance in the Sabbath-school work that the Review is in the general work.”
Bro. Peebles has spent considerable time in visiting the schools in his State, and we expect he will soon see the fruit of his labors.