The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-04
ChaimpIain Association.

The Champlain Association of Universal
lists convened at Fletcher on Wednesday,
June 25th. and under circumstances favor
able for a series of interesting and profit
able meetings.
Although the day was oppressively hot
and the roads provokingly dusty, goodly
number of clergymen and delegates were
present to represent the parishes comprised
within the limits of the association. There
were also ministers and others from socie-
ties beyond our borders, whom we were
glad to see and were happy to welcome
them to our midst and to participation in
our meetings.
The church in which the association met
is new and commodious structure recent
ly built by the united efforts of the Uni
versalists and Methodists of the town
chiefly the former-and it is intended for
the use of both of these branches of the
Christian church. Besides the audience
room containing neat and comfortable
pews, and convenient orchestral gallery
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pulpit neatly furnished at the other, there
is large and airy basement to be fitted up
for the use of Sunday schools, church So
ciablcs, and other society meetings.
Between the hours of nine and eleven,
the teams came from Fletcher and the adj
joining towns, bringing large numbers of
interested visitors and with them many
baskets that were deposited in the basement
below to be appropriated to their intended
uses during the reception at noon.
The forenoon service was conducted in IL
most acceptable manner by the Rev.
Lcander Warren, of East Fairfield. He
gave us an earnest discourse on the needs
of the church and the practical work of
the christian
After the noon recess, the council was
organized by the election of Rev. W. r,
Ross. of Shoreham, moderator. After
prayer by the Rev. l.. Warren, the COM
mittec on arrangement, of business and adj
journment were appointed, after which the
council adjourned to half past eight
clock the next morning.
AT two O'Clock the pulpit was occupied
by Rev. J. Mars,len, of Willston, whose
well arranged thoughts were delivered with
an impressive eloquence peculiar to him.
self and which brought the essential power
of Gospel love home to the heart of every
nearer.
After an interval of several hours, in
which the friends from abroad were taken
to the hospital bones of the people of
Fletcher and their wants provided for in
unstnted measure, the congregation as
sembled again at six o'clock to listen to a
discourse from the Rey w. T. Ross, on
the Spiritual Fellowship, rs constituting
the basis and life of the true christian
church, I church universal
On Thursday at half past eight O'Clock
the council met, agreeable to adjournment,
and commenced its session by joining with
the Rev. G. S. Guernsey in prayer The
minutes of the last association, as well as
those of the previous day, were then read
by Julius Shaw of Essex, standing clerk OF
the association, and council proceeded to
the transaction of business. Seven parishes
were reported as represented by twenty
delegates. The committee on business
recommended the taking up of collection
to defray the travelling expenses of the
clergymen present.
The clerk then presented the following
resolutions and urged their consideration
by the council;
Whereas, 1t is evident that doctrines and
sentiments are diffused among the people
subversive of gospel truth, and in opposi
ton to the christian religion, and palmed
off upon the world as the views of Univer
salists, and in harmony with Universalsm
therefore,
hesolced, That we feel ii to be our boun,
den duty to publically protest against sucl
proceedings, and to expose those who are
endeayoring to bring rcproach upon the
cause we love, and which we believe to be
Gods truth as revealed by his Son.
Resolood, That we believe it to be hypo
critical and wrong for any one to publicly
profess faith in the doctrine as held by
Univcrsalists, whilst secretly working for
its overthrow,
Resolued, That we regret the term g Lib
cral" when applied to Christians or tc
Christianity believing it to be wholly un
necessary and surperfluous for christianity
never recognizes il as right for any one t
be governed OF controlled by q spirit Of il
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