Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-19

GOOD woRK-wHAT TIE YOUNG AkS chnis
TIAN ASSOCIATIONS ARE DOING.

A GOOD w0aK-wHAT TIE YOUNG AkS ch"'s
TIAN ASSOCIATIONS ARE DOING.
The executive committee appointed py
the convention of the Young Mems Chris
tian Associations and Churches Of Vermont.
held at Norwich last November. are doing
a great and good work in the State. ms
committee consists Of the following genue-
men: George E. Davis, Burlington, chair
man Rev. S. P. Cook, Ludlow, secretary
A. j. Howe, Montpelier, treasurer; Ii. D.
Odds, Norwieh; W. E. Hazen. Woodstock;
b. K. Chase, Rutland; F. Fairbanks. 81.
Johnsbury W. P. Dillingham;. Waterbury
The object of appointing the committee was
to devise and execute some plan for system
attic and extended Christian work In the
State. The plan matursd was series oil
gospel meetings." of two or three Gays
each, to be held in such towns as the COM
mittee should select The laborers were to
be volunteers. who should give three days.
week, or two weeks. as they could, to the
work of conducting these meetings, and
visiting for religious conversion and prayer,
families and persons in the vicinity. The
workers were to give their time, and their
neces sary expenses were to be paid by the
Associations and churches through their
executive committee.
Thus far, meetings have been held IN
Windham, Westminster, Bellows faiis'
Windsor. Hartland, Hartford. West Hart
ford. Pomfret. Sharon, STAFFORD. Bradford,
West Topsham, East Orange. Groton,
Mansfield, Peacham. st. Johnshury, Bar
ton and Glover, and are now in progress
in Cuttinesy lille and Newbury. The results
of these meetings are not only encouraging
but wonderful.
Mr.. George f. Davis, the chairman OF the
executive committee, who has been in con-
slant attendance upon the meetings since
they begun, January ID, gave some interest
ing accounts Of the work. at the /. NJ. u
A. rooms. Sunday evening. The results e1-
coed the hopes of the most sanguine-
Churches have been revived and religious
interest awakened which. it seems, will not
speedily abate The number of hopeful
conversions under the immediate labors OF
the committee is estimated at nearly TWO
hundred, and in many instances the meet
ings are continued under local direction,
after the initiatory workers have left. with
good results. A large proportion OF the
converts are young people, though among
them are numbered not few OF mature
wears. some Of the latter being men OF So
cial influence and prominent in business.
In some instances an earnest revival inter
est has been awakened where nothing oil
the kind had been experienced for genera
ton. One noticeable feature Of the work
is the number Of these persons reached
who are usually termed hard cases.
case in point being that Of the "wlekedest
man" in ST. Johnsbury, mentioned IN this
paper q few days since. and which was
rather the rule than the exception. Many
Instances Of the wonderful power Of grace
to subdue the apparently most obdurate
might be related, but it must suffice TO say
that it is a wonderful revival wOrk-afiorc
ing numerous illustrations in reiutation of
the idea that there are any hopeless cases
under Divine grace-ant it has reached
such magnitude that the committee hardly
know when or where they will be able TO
relinquish it for the season. Meetings are
appointed for the remainder Of February as
follows Plymouth. II, Is, 10, lrasburgh,
Is, 10, 20, Lowell, -, %. "a; Ludlow, 25,
20, 81 also for March South Royalton,
/, ,, 3; Royalton. 4, ) Bethel, 6. IS;
Roxbary. Q. 10, IL, and other appointments
are to made.
II may be interesting to know the order
Of exercises adopted by the committee. for
the work i laid out systematically. The
programme i As follows. though. Of course,
variations are made If occasion requires
FIRsT DAY.
p Devotional Meeting. Topic The end to
| he sought In these meetings" Chr t q you the
/ hope Cf Glory Col. . p.