Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-16
Special to the Herald.
". W. &. A. Convention.

bURllNGTOA, OCi. ~.
A good live prayer meeting, at 1:3O,
was held in the vestry. This social
meeting was one of more than usual in
terest. The Master was manifestly
present as, by faith in prayer, the prom
Use of the Father was plead by those
calling on the name of the Lord.
The association met again in the audi
forum at 2 p. m, the president in the
chair.
The hymn commencing
Glow bIest the sacred tie that binds
In union sweet, according win ds,"
was sung by the congregation to the
good old tune of Uxbridge.
Rev. H. c. Farrar, of North Adams,
Mass. offered prayer.
At 8 p. M, the reports from the asso-
Citations were renewed. .-... ...
The Rev. w. n. Bacon gave an inter-
esting account of the work in Shoreham.
They hold meetings each Sabbath even
ing, which are well attended. In Wey-
bridge the association has had harmon
izing influence among the different
church organizations. The South Roy
alton Y. NJ. C. A., which was announced
as dead in the report of the executive
committee and corresponding secretary
in the morning, was represented in the
afternoon, and was declared still 10 be
In existence at is not dead but sleep
eth" Only about eighteen associations
were represented. This business being
completed a few pastors spoke briefly
upon the subject of association work.
Our brothers asked how they could
make room for a time of meeting, as all
but two evenings were occupied by the
gatherings of other societies The
president requested the Rev. w. II. Ba-
con to answer, His reply was, ''To in
woke Gods spirit to institute a revival
of religion, and then all other influences
would be less and that of religion would
be greater"
The President appointed the following
as Committee on Convention Business:
A. j. Howe, Montpelier; George E.
Davis, Bennington; w. +. Hazen,
Woodstock. ......
Committee on Association, Rev. FL.
Patten, Winooski A. L. Stone, Mont
pelier H. D. Carpenter, Charlotte.
Committee on Resolutions, Rev. w.
n. Bacon, Shoreham Rev. II. A, Spen-
Ger, Montpelier E. S. Hubbard.
At $50, as per programme, an address
was delivered by Rev. L. D. Barrows,
ID. D., of Lawrence. Mass. .s......... IL.
Rey. Mr.. Williams. of Castleton, Of
fered prayer before the address. ~.
DR.. Barrows' address was more es-
| pecially The Relation of Christian
Young Men to the Temperance Cues
ton" In every question of Christian
and moral reform the Church of Christ
is the true diyinely appointed human
agency and the great responsible party
| for the advance of truth and temperance.
seThe love of money is the root of all
evil" 80 cursed thirst for gold. What
wilt not thou cause the human heart to
! perpetrate n It does compel men to
sink their manhood ia selling murderous
rum to weaker brothers. 1t docs com
pei them to stife conscience and stulify
all moral sentiment for the sake of max
ing money out of the blood of brothers,
for whom God will in. the day of final
reckoning and rewards, hold these ruin
GUS rumsellers accountable for their muir.
| .ders. The speaker condemned the use
! of fermented wine; by the churches In
the communion service. Suffice it TO
say the address was grand, successful