Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-19
Reported for the Herald
General Convention of Congrega-
tional ministers and Churches
of vermont.
FIRST DAY
MIDnLRRrRY. .Inne

/ MmDLEBURY, June II.
Introductory services-Prayer by Rev
/ ]. G. Johnson, of Rutland sermon by
the Rev ]. II. Worcester, ID. D.. of
Burlington, and singing by the choir of
the Middlebury Congregational church.
DR. Worcester's text was .sThink not
that am come to destroy the law or
| the prophets. / am not come to DESTROY.
but to fulfil Matt. 5:17.
Using these words the Doctor launched
at once into a line of thought bold.
! sound, logical and fervent. .s
He made q mastery plea forthe study
| of nature. There were those who erred
i'll the reading of nature as though there
were no God and others just as unwise
who persisted in treating of God as
though the light of nature were nothing.
AS we would not leave the Old Tesla
| ment TO the Jews only, so neither should
we leave nature to the scientist The
Scriptures taught "that the heavens de-
clare the glory of God, " and the Chris
tian minister cannot afford to ignore
the voice, Tor Nature everywhere spoke
of God, The same was true of our rea-
SON. Christ came not to destroy or an
null one line of this elder or inward
Scripture, but to fulfil it.
Christs ministers will be in SYM
pathy with His age, and avail
himself of the advancing light of science,
if he is wise for Christ and souls. Christ
entered as a new and quickening power
the realm of natural law. When all the
powers, appliances and. provisions of
nature and grace failed, as they would
fall then the Holy Spirit came, and
they are clothed with divine regenerat-
ing efficacy. -.
AT the close of the opening services
the Register, Rev.J. Chandler, w est Brat.
tleboro, dismissed the audience with the
beneGietion After this the roll of dele
gates was called.
Rev. L. II. Cobb, of Springfield, was
chosen Moderator for the session. and
Rev. E. p Wild of -Craftsbury, Scribe:
and Rev. j. FL. Babbitt, of Waitsfeld,
Asst. Scribe. ...~i -
The rules were then read by the.Reg.
lister, and j. ID. Wellington, of Middle
burg, was elected Auditor of the Fair
banks Fund. .t .a 4a..
Immediately succeeding this the con-
yention adjourned till q p. IN.
The afternoon session was. opened
with prayer. -at.s i
Aftersprayer the following commit
tees were elected ~
Committee on Overturcs-Revs. j. G..
Hale, Chester; Henry Fairbanks, St.
JohDsbury; G. G. Torrey, Charlotte; 4
Deacons 9. B. Rice, Brattleboro: and
j. Smith, Waterbury.
Committee to Nominate Delegates to !.
Foreign Bodies-Revs G. b.. Hurlburt,
Bennington G. M. Southgate, st. 4
Johnsbury and Bro. W. B. Stafford.
Committee on Place and Preachers
Revs. c. B. Drake, Royalton; N. Mig
hill, Brattleboro; ]. G. Johnson Rut4.I
land; w. w. Winchester, Bridport and
Bro. G.. w. Swift.
Committee on Devotional Exercises.-
Revs. E. p. Hooker, Middlebury; g. Il.
Ferrin and A. w. Wild, Greensboro ae.sI
Committee on Attachments and AS i
Observation-Disclosures G. T. Thompson.
Brattleboro j. s.. Chapman; and Bro.
j. ID. K. Collins. ~ 80
After these appointments were made, |
the Rev. Mr.. Archibald, delegate from
the Vermont Baptist State Convention.
rendered the fraternal greeting of that
body in a very happy and satisfactory |
whicha response was made t
by the moderator, Il. I'll. Cobb, ina vein
equally cordial and appropriate.
After this Rev. j. Torrey, Hardwick,