Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-08
state Convention of Young ucn'.
Christian Associations.

Christian Associations.
The Second annual State Convention of
Young Mems Christian Associations in
Vermont, will be held Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, Oct. 18th, lith and
10Th, 1863, in Brattleboro, Vt.
We invite all members of Y. M. c. A.
in Vermont to attend this meeting.
4 cordial invitation is also extended to
each Evangelical Church in Vermont to
send its pastor and one lay member to
this Convention. Let the lay member be
the most active Sabbath School worker in
the church, as we wish both to interest
and be interested more deeply in this, the
right arm Of the Christian church. Wheth-
er we form State Sunday School organ
ization, or devote portion of the time of
this Convention to a consideration of this
important work, we wish to secure the
attendance Of at least one active member
from each School.
d. L. Moody, President of the Chicago
Y. NJ. C. A. Prof f. Hungersord, of Bur
lington; Rev. A. B, Earle, and other well
known laborers i'll Association and Sun
day School work, are expected to be pres
ent.
We respectfully request each Associa-
tion and church to appoint prayer meet
ing for Sunday, Oct 11th, 1868, to offer
special and united prayer to God for the
outpouring of His Spirit upon those who
attend this meeting in Brattleboro, and
upon the Masters work in Vermont. This
is no formal nor idle request. Those who
were present at the closing exercises of
our first Convention, Oct 10th, 1867, and
have seen or hear the results of that out
pouring Of the Spirit, cannot but pray
earnestly that even greater results may
follow this Convention. ,
Tie subjects for consideration will be
similar in character to the following:
|. Open air meetings, and lay preach
ing. How conducted, and to what extent
desirable.
.. Sunday School work. How can
our Sunday Schools he rendered practi-
cally more Efficient,
/ 3. What form of effort by our Y. NJ.
c. A, has proved most successful in
awakening Chsistiams and winning souls
to Christ
! T. What are our duties to young men
not members of our Association, to stran-
gers, and to those who seem to be outside
of religious influences and how can we
best perform those duties
The following is the Order of Exer-
cises
TUESDAY, OCT. 18TH.
I! p, m.--Praye1 Meeting.
WEDNESDAY, OcT. 14ru.
81 TO 81 a. m.--Prayer Meeting.
| 81 to 10 m-Organization.
/ 10 to 70 a. ma three minutes written
report from each Association, to be
read by one of its members, and then
| handed to the Secretary of the Conven-
ton. Any Association failing to be
represented will please send their re.
port by mail to 0. B. Douglas, Brattle-
boro, to be read by the Secretary of the
Convention This report should in
clude; /, Number of members; 2,
Christian work being done, and with
what success; 3, Any facts or sugges-
tions of interest, such as date of or
ganization (if since last Conventianr,
list of officers, &c.
II to 81 p. m.-Prayer Meeting.
81 to 5 D. m.-Discussion of Y. M. G. A.
work.
II p. m-Address from ID. l.. Moody.
THURSDAY, OcT. 18TH.
6 to Z a. m-Prayer Meeting.
8 to 81 a. m.--Prayer Meeting.
Oh to 12 a. m-Discussion.
II to . p. m.-Prayer meeting, with spe-
cial reference to Sunday School work.
2 to p m.-Sunday School work. Opened
by d. L. Moody.
7 to 81 p. m.-Public services subject not
selectcd).
Delegates paying full fare to attend the
Convention will receive return tickets
from the Secretary of the Convention
good only one day after adjournment, and
only over the road they came.
Again would we ask an interest in the
prayers Of all Christians, that we may be
guided Alright, and that all may be done
ts the praise of our Heavenly Father.
Fraternally yours,
: +. z. BROWN, Rutland,
: GEO. 4. DAVIS, Burlington, State
5. I. BRoUxs. ST. Johnsbury, Ex.
THEo. SWIFT. Manchester, Com.
A. @. STEVENS, Woodstock.
Brattleboro, Vt, Sept. 18th, 1868.
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