Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-13

generations.
Yet we rejoice in what has been achieved, and
while we hope for enlarged enterprise, we COM
mend the society to the prayers and hberality Of
the churches. Il. 81, ARCHIBALD.
Report adopted.
q. Singing by the choir.
%. A brief address by Rev. w. @.
Child, ID. d., of Boston, n. e. District
Secretary of the Publication Society.
30. Adjourned. Prayer by Rev. A.
Sabin, and singing a doxology by the
choir and congregation.
THURSDAY MORNING.
80. Tie convention assembled at 8,
and opened its session with prayer by
Rev. s. NJ. Whiting and Rev. A. Webster.
81. Appointed Bros. Matteson, Wilbur,
and Whiting, special committee to re-
port some practicable method of furnish
ing aid to Vermont students for the miu-
istry.
80. The committee on next session re-
ported recommending that Burlington be
the place Preacher S. M. Whiting, alter
nate, L. J. Matteson.
Committee on benevolent operations
H. G. Estes, J. G. Lorimer, s. Wood
bury, w. II. Rugg.
Committee of arrangements : Messrs.
Wilcox, Burwell and Dunn.
We recommend that the committee
arrange exercises for two full days
Report adopted.
80. The report of the Committee on
Obituaries was adopted. 1t gave simply
the names of deceased brethren, and asked
time to prepare brief sketches.
81. Reports from Associations were re-
ceived as follows Vermont and Shafts
bury, Woodstock, Barre, Lamoille, Dan
Vile, Addison, Windham County Gene
raj prosperity characterizes all these
bodies. Their annual sessions were I'M
usually interesting.
30. The Special Committee raised in
par7 graph 81 reported as follows:
! Whereas, It has pleased God, in answer to our
prayers, TO call from our churches goodly num-
Der Of our promising young men to enter upon
course of preparation for the Gospel Ministry and
Whereas, It is mani estly the duty OF our
churches to make immediate provision for these
self sacrificing yOuug brethren and
Whereas We do not deem it expedient at this
time to empty an agent t visit our churches for
the cause Of Ministerial Education therefore
| Res02Usd, That for the present year, and pre-
sent emergency, W invite the Baptist Education
society of the State of New York, to send man
into our STATE, for short time to secure contri-
buttons from our churches, which shall be sacred
" applied 10 he benefit of students from our
stare, at Hamilton, and also fully rerorte to cur
next annual convention.
Your committee see nothing more feasible for
the present year than to permit the New York
agent 70 visit such churches may be willing to
aid our Vermont students az Hamilton and that
such churches as prefer to aid students in other
institutions be urgently requested to do 80 i'm
media+e'y; and that with reference to some
future organization the matter be referred to the
Board Of this con vention.
L; J; M4TTFsoN,
W. n. WILBUR, Com.
S. n. WHITING,
Report adopted.
3G. Res0lced, That the pastors be re-
qucsted TO bring to the notice Of the
churches of the State, in some form, and
at a suitable time, the Importance ofsend-
/ ing delegates to the convention.
81. Appointed Bros. L. A. Dunn, Q.
Hubbard, and L D. Burwell, a committee
to make at the next session an exhaust
i've report on the lamentable frequency
Of pastoral changes, aud the remedy there
for.
So. The Treasurer road the apportion-
ment called for from the churches, and
stated the monies received upon it. Many
churches having failed to contribute any
sum, ii was voted that NJ G. Smith, State
Agent, should call their attention to the
urgent and immediate needs Of the con-
veution treasury.
80, At 1890 sermon by Rev. ]. French
of Boston. Text, Mark XIV So
40 Address by Rev. n. Cyr, on the
Evangeljzation of the French in the State
Of Vermont
Al. Adjourned. Prayer by Rev. S. !
Woodbury..
AFTERNOON SESSION.
~. The convention met at g. Prayer
by Rev. D. Beecher.
43. The committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following report:
ResOlcea. That the cause of Christ requires
more efficient effort TO sustain the feeble interests
in our rural districts, and to build strong and
vigorous churches in the centres of business and |
population, ard that this effort should be in the |
direction If more liberal contributions and more
active labors the part of the membership of |
our churches.
Resolred, Thai while the large increase of con-
trioutlons for the Home and Foreign Mission
caus is IL matter ofdev0ut gratitude, we feel that
these contributions far below the require
ments OF Gods Word and We recommend more
earnest and persistent effort to increase the
amount of contributions in churches accustomed
to g Va, and that each of all the churches be
earnestls requested to give S0nlething.
ReS05Ced, That it is with qualification We vel
come Bother aud Sister Brayton, and brother
Knowston 10 midst, as they have returned for
"A time to recruit their health; that we express
our sympathy with them in the work they per-
sonslly have been prosecuting, and pray that God
may give full restoration to health and strength,
and, as they shall return to the heather, aound-
antly bless Them in their work.
Rss0ICe3, That this Convention halls with JOY
tin progress which has been made by the educa-
tlonal committee IN ascer' aiming the state OF
opinion and feeling in the churches the ques-
ton Of esta fishing first-class Academy in YER
m mt, under the auspices of the denomination,
and giving practical direction to this important
project.
ResOlced That this committee are requested to :
procee with their work, expressing always in |
their consultations and appeals the convic ion of
this body, thst churches will have done their
best work for the OF Christ, and of Christian
only the higher torms of Christian (
education made easily and chelply accessible 7
to all our and daughters.
ResOyUed That this convention is in full SYM {
pa by with the work of the American Baptist |
Education Commission, aud with the educational |
movement so happily represented in the great ma 7
tional meeting at Brooklyn in April last, in re- ]
pect alike t. the increase of a godIy and we'll q