Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-09-23
Windham County Baptist Associa.
tfOn.

The Windham County Baptist Associa
, ton held its annual meeting in Brattle
} boro, September 10Th and 18th. The As
ISOLATION organized by the choice of Rev
Mark Carpenter as Moderator, Levi X
Fuller AS Clerk and Hon. Ashley Stone
as Treasurer.
The opening sermon was preached by
Origin Smith from Acts Ala.
The remainder of the forenoon was oc.
cnpied In the appointment and report of
Committee of Arrangements, the reading
OF the letter from the Brattleboro church.
and with a collection for the widows and
orphans of deceased ministers in the A.
sociation.
The first exercise in the afternoon was
the reading of the other letters from the
churches.
From these We gather that more than
one-third OF them have been revived. re.
ceiving total accession of one hundred
nifty eight by baptism. The number of
churches Is fourteen, with a membership
OF 1,345. Several are repairing their
''NS''bc "Hlie Is build.
ing new, which will be, when completed.
one of the best church ediices in the
State
They have nearly finished, on the same
lof, neat and commodious parsonage. |
for the use of their lately settled but al.
ready much esteemed pastor, Rev. Mr..
Matteson.
Then followed the appointment vi
various Committees, and the transaction
of miscellaneous business, till three o'clock
when a sermon by Rev j. H. Parmley of
Illinois, from psalms 118, 7, closed the
afternoon session.
The evening session was devoted to a
prayer and conference meeting which was
sustained with good interest for nearly
two hours.
The remarks consisted mostly Of remini-
'cences from those once belonging to the +,
Association and from father S. Fish, who
'aid he had attended nearly every session {
'f this Association for sixty wears. com. i
nencing when it was called the. Legion d
Association, and covered large territory {
n two or three States. n
Thursday morning the business of the t
Association was preceded by devotional
Meeting.
The Committee on the next place of 81
Meeting, reported that West Wsrdsboro n
e the place, and s. s. White DO the \,
reacher. u
The churches in Brookline and Whit r,
ngham are to present next year a history G.
themselves for historical purposes. il
The Committee on. resolutions present. G,
i the following, which were taken mn &,
and discussed by L. K. Fuller, Il
'ev. DIR. Dickey of the Lincoln Univers- a,
y, Penn, Gen. Phelps Of Brattleboro. b,
ev Messrs. Matteson,. Goodnow, Bennett, a,
hitting and Others: n,
HesOlced, That in view of the incalculs. is
Q importance of Sabbath Schools to the b,
hurch of Christ, and to the world, the ~
stitution demands increased labor and =.
aver, that their efficiency may be aug ~
ented and more fully developed. DO
hesOtced, That inasmuch as the Home pu
ission Society now includes millions of fri
'eedmen, among the objects of its benifi. -,
MT care and labors, 1t demands our spe-
Il prayers, and our liberal contribu-
ms. trr
IsesOlced, that the members of this As pla
,iation, recognizing the mysterious dis an,
nsation of Providence BY which the -.
ckedness of man is overruled to the ''''
Try of God, and the advancement of ant
J kingdom, and perceiving in the oul
rican population of the United States, it,
'owerful missionary element for the ON,
aversion of the millions of beniehted =.
athen of Africa to . knowlsdee of :.
rist, do therefore recommend that A. oeb
'ance and favor be shown to all Chris sicl
n men of the African race within our ,
ders, who are DESTROYS of transferring br.
sphere of our lsbors from this country
the land of their ancestors, and that .''''
will use our influence and our prayer A.
hat end. Ear.
the American Baptkt Publ pro-
on Society in its present aspect with the hlid
crican Foreign Bible secisty megsd b Il, ~.
IN view ofits valuable issuss, dsnandb - -
Cd constitutions from the churches.
sso'csd- We fully rseoCaise hsAa1ns oil 0vea