Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-02-27
[Beported for the Rutland Herald.l
Ludlow Missionary Convention.


The preliminary meeting of this Con-
vention was held on Wednesday evening,
Feb. 18th, when fervent prayer was of
fered in behalf of the great missionary
enterprise, and very able, well-timed
and effective sermon was preached by
Rev. c. W. Gardner, d. D., Gone of the
Secretaries of the Baptist Missionary
Union, from words found in Luke 10:
10: ''For the son of man is come to
seek and save that which was lost.
On Thursday, Feb. goth, the intro
ductory devotional services were led by
Rev c. Hubbard, a returned missionary,
after which the Convention organized 10y
the choice of Rev. G. Hubbard of Ches-
ter, Chairman, and Rev. J. p. Farrarof
Ludlow, Clerk. The following order of
exercises was then observed:
l. Prayer by Rev. J. Clement of Mt.
Holly.
2. The pastor of the Ludlow Baptist
church addressed the Convention with
words of christian welcome. In behalf
of the audience and community he well
coined his brethren to our pleasant vii
lage, our church edifice, our homes, hos
FATALITIES and hearts, and to the great
work which had called them together.
He did this because the missionary en-
terprise was Christ's cause because
some of them had made it a speciality;
because their coming would tend to pro-
mote the missionary spirit among our
people; and finally because the meeting
would have a reflex influence upon
themselves.
3. After singing, listened to an adj
dress on the foreign missionary's him
ORANGES to labor and success, by Rev. r.
NJ. Luther of Bennington, and return
ed missionary. Some of these he defined
to be, the difficulty in acquiring the ma
tive language, the unfavorable results of
climate upon the health of foreign
preachers, the topography of some of
the missionary fields, the ignorance of
the natives, the strength of heathenism,
and the bad example of foreigners, es-
pecially OF English and American Off
GERS.
4. A paper was read on the missionary
responsibilities of pastors, by Rev. S. F.
Brown of Cayendish. These result from
their generic relations to the human
race, as they belong to the great
brotherhood of man, and from their per-
sonal relations to Christ, and His church.
5. Listened to an address on the ne
cessities of the foreign field, by Rev. G
II. Carpenter, of Bossein, Burmah.
These were: the need of prayer and
sympathy from every christian at home
the need of the helping hand of christian
women in person on the foreign field
the need of native agency in preach
ing the gospel to their own country
men, and consequently the need of men
from christian lands, to educate and
train the natives for this work.
q. Dr. Gardner of Boston, made an adj
dress on the necessities of the home
field, relative to the foreign field. The
leading thought discussed was that of
responsiveness on the part of the
churches, to the Masters call. to labor
just where and how He wishes, and give
our sympathy and material aid to adj
vance the interests of Zion abroad. IF |
every member of Baptist churches
would give one dollar a year it would |
amount to 81, 5000
Z. After prayer by Rev. w. II. Rugg |
Of Perkinsville, adjourned until o'clock,
p. IN. s4
s. The convention reassembled at Q
O'clock, p. m, pursuant to adjourn
ment, and opened its session by singing,
and also prayer by Rev. r. Bates. pas
tor of the Congregational church ofLnd- |
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