Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-02


aud trust that if it shall deem best for
me to remain your missionary another
year, l may be able to do more for
the cause. l am heartily in sympathy
with the work you are doing, and while
/ would greatly prefer pastorate, | am
willing to make the sacrifices demanded,
and sacrifices are demanded in this
work, SO far as my health and that OF
my family will permit while Provi-
dence will so direct
Yours for the cause,
NJ G. SMITH.
The report was adopted.
The report of the same gentlemen, on
the convention, was then listened to and
accepted by the convention.
A communication from the New
Hampshire association was referred to
committee composed of Bros. Franyear,
Hayden and Prentiss.
Bro. Mial Davis, of Burlington, IA
vored the report of the convention work.
He thought the time had come for an
onward movement in this work.
Rev. z. Jones made an eloquent and
hearty appeal in favor of taking hold of
and carrying on this missionary work OF
the convention.
L. X. Fuller of Brattleboro, said the
intention of the convention is to push
its work in all directions of the State.
| Where churches are able to assist each
other, It is not our intention to assist
them. He wished to know wherein the
board proposed to be aggressive. He
| thought the time had come to put an
other missionary, which would make
two, in the field in Vermont, now. Pas
tors Il churches should present the eX-
act state of the denomination before
their congregations.
Deacon A. Allen Of Fairhaven, Rev.
Mr.. SIoith Of Whiting, Rev. Mr. Walk
ker of Andover, Mr.. c. w. Field of
West Charlotte c. II. Hubbard of Ches-
ter, Bro. Goodhall, Rev. Mr.. Mills, Bur
well of Hinesburgh, and others dis
cusscd the report.
Bro. Brown suggested that members
of the board, if they had any ideas of
the proper method Of procedure, should
express them.
Rev. T. H. Archibald of Bristol, J. P.
Farrar of Ludlow, Deacon e. A. Fuller
of Burlington, and others continued the
discussion of the report.
A motion was adopted that the report
of the missionary agent should be
printed
The report of the agent on missi0na-
~ work was then adopted.
The report of the treasurer was then
read as follows;
/ Received, s.. 800 -
Paid out, 3.73S 80
Balance ON hand 81, 951 rs
The permanent fund Of the conven-
ton is 81, 56O.12, Of which only the in
terest can be used.
The treasurer stated that there were
sufficient demands upon the amount in
his hands to exhaust all but between
three and four hundred dollars.
The auditors report was also read and
adopted.
Bro. Cummings made an earnest APP
| peal to the convention for aid for the
| Rev. Mr.. Edison. former agent of the
American Bible Society, who had re-
Gently fallen and broken his leg, and a
contribution was taken in his behalf,
amounting to about $50.
Rev. Mr. Mills then read a report
from the committee of arrangements,
! o,,,opI;p,, tho C-;rr;rolI,- orro,,rroJ ,,ro
gramme, so as to permit representatives
of benevolent associations to address the
convention this evening adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Parmenter then delivered a
prayer, and, after singing the Doxology,
the convention took a recess till seven
o'clock in the evening.
EVENING PROCEEDINGS.
The regular proceedings of the evening
| session of the convention we're preceded
| by devotional exercises Of singing and
prayer.
The regular proceedings of the con-
yention were then continued The
hymn, "Thc Mornings Light is Break
ing" was sung. Bro. w. S. Mckenzie,
District Secretary of Foreign Missions
for New England, then proceeded to
address the assembly. He wanted to
say word to the sisters of the congre-
CATION. 1t may have occasioned disap-
pointment, he said, to many, that the
| State Secretary of the Women's Mission
Society was not present, but the serious
| illness of her child and son detained her
at home. The last quarters report, to
date, reports the formation in this State
of thirteen new circles and four associa-
tion secretaries, to perform the work
within the limits Of the association
have been appointed.
There has been acknowledgements and
success in the work throughout the
country. 1t is everywhere making rapid
and improving progress. The Women's
Missionary Society at this moment wants
six Christian young ladies to send into
the field at once. Two have already
been secnred and four more are needed.
He spoke of the great opportunity af-
forded for woman to do good in the
field of foreign missions, and inquired
whether there was not present some one
willing to enter the field.
The speaker then proceededed to
speak of the claims of foreign missions.
His commission was not to beg for his
Lord and Master but TO plead
for the salvation of perishing
millions. The salient question to
every association should be what
have we done to send the gospel abroad?
Everything looks promising. Candi-
dates are coming in from all quarters, as
missionaries to the heather. We do not
look now to Hamilton, and Rochester,
and Newton for candidates for our mis-
sions. Many come from the pulpit. We
are sending to foreign lands inst of this