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Convention Of Y. N. G. A.

CONVENTION OI L. NJ VI A.
The Fourth Annual State Convention
of the Y Dung Mems Christian Association
in Vermont will be held at St. Johnsbury,
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 1lth
and 18th, 1870. All members Of Young
Mems Christian Associations in this State
are invited, and we trust each Association
will be represented. We cordially invite
each Evangelical Church in Vermont, to
send their pastor and one delegate as cor.
responding members of the Convention /;
and would suggest that the delegate be
the Superintendent Of the Sabbath school,
or an active Sabbath school worker, mas
much as the State Sabbath School Couven-
ton is to be held in the same town imme-
diately after our adjournment. All per-
sons in attendance upon the Y. NJ. G. A..
Convention are invited by the officers of
the S. S. Convention, and by the citizens
of St. Cohnsbury, to attend both Conven-
tions. We are assured that Hon. Cephas
Brainerd, of New York city, Chairman of
the international Committee of the Y. NJ.
G. A, and D. l.. Moody, of Chicago, will
be present. Prof. Philip Phillips, of N.
Y. city, will have charge Of the singing.
Members Of Associations are requested to
bring certificate of membership and pas
tors and delegates, credentials. The citi-
zens Of St. Johnsbury kindly offer enter
tainment to all who come provided with
credentials asabove stated Board at re-
duced rates for this occasion is offered by
the proprictors of the St. Johnsbury House
and Avenue House to persons attending
either Convention. All persons paying
full fare to St. Johnsbury to atterd either
Convention, over the Passumsic, Vermont
Central, Vermont and Central, Rutland,
Vermont Valley or Sullivan Railroads,
are entitled to return checks signed by
Mr.. Geo. May, (who has consented to act
as Railroad Secretary for both Conven-
tons upon application 10 him, or to the
Committee of Arrangements, consisting Of
Z. A. Walker, }. 7. Casino, r. Uunder-
wood, j. A. Marshall, f. Switzer, G. r.
Brigham, p. d. Blodgctt, G. II. Gilbert,
and q. d. Warren, at the rooms of the
Y. NJ, G. A. All credentials are to be
given to this committee. The Convention
will assemble at 10 A. Nj. at the South
Congregational Church. A new selection
of hymns will be furnished at cost to any
desiring to purchase. A meeting of the
State Executive Committee will be held
in the lecture room of the st. Johnsbury
Y. NJ. g. A., Monday, Oct. 10th, 1870,
at u T. NJ, to transact as much of the
business as possible, leaving the precious
hours of convention for prayer, praise
and consultation as to hosc to Serre our Mas
ten better. Pray for these meetings, not
only in your closets, but may we not hope
that at least one meeting in each church
shall be devoted to this object? Sabbath
Schools and Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciations,--handn aids of the Church, -
her right and left arms; to these we must
soon look for lions watchmen. Let us
pray much for the Holy Spirit to guide
all who thus labor, and those permitted
to attend these Conventions.
G. L. DAVIS, Burlington,
Chairman State Tx. Com.
o. b. DOUGLASS, Brattleboro,
Cor. Secretary.
b. X. Chase, Rutland,
Treasurer.