St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-29
Young Mems Christian Association


Tie, tenth annual convention ct TIN
l"uu. Mems Christian Association ot
Vermont met H. th, congregational
church a, MddI,hur1. Tuesday eve
ming. sept. IYth. Hon. Franklin Fan
banks. ct -. juhu>huIN. President OF
the. convention. ~ the chaU. and con
tlIurd ~ >,->>I"u rv" day. Rev. W n.
>tu.lll. ut Norwich Wa> ch">tu >rcIr-
tarl pr" t,.m- AttrI "a dt.N"tI"uai meet
me. the topic "LAprrlrncc necessary
tnI the highest success IL Christian sci
vice" Was taken ny. and the discussion
uptncd hl Rev. \ l.. Cooper. al II.
Adams. " hu w.t> followed hl u number
ot others.
Nrdur~daN morning ~ pIaNrl mrtt-
Iug was held. At hdlt-pn>t nine. til,
coul,utIuu met and spent "a halt hour
IN dcN utI"u. lh.- chair app"iur-d TIA,
following committee L" Nominate, off
GERS ct til, convention. IL: MIal Davis.
"t Burlington. Rev. i. +. NcAlli>rrI. o1
II Alhuu>. lca. :. q Cone. at Mar
rh,-tcl. {. = BahCuch. ot 81 Adams.
and Rev. g. +. T"lmau Of Br"ukt,ld.
~ Ia" reported the following h>t ut off
crI>. VIZ: Presidents. Franklin Fan
banks ot 81 ,luhu>huIl Nicc-Pr,.>i-
dents. J. l.. Barker. OF NIddl,hulN. ami
c :. Bdhc"rh Of =. Alhau~ Secretary .
Rev. VIM. >,.Wall. ut Norwich Assist
ant SECRETARY. :. l.. Weston. OF Bun
lmIgt"u Auditors. /. +. Walton aud
G. : Faru>W"rrh OF Montpelier. and
th,-,. gentlemen were. elected. The. It
maIndrI 81 the morning session was oc-
cuplrd with rcp"rt> from local ;i>>"cit-
tlou>.
Ia th. attrru"nu thu Committee. ou
Associations Wa> appointed ~ follows
Mc>>l> Falu>vuIrh "t Montpelier. BE
dard ut -. AllaI>. Dick,.N ct Ryc.att.
Abbey OF E>>tN. and Clement of New
p"lt. Tn, Committee uu Resolutions
Wa> ch">ru a. follows: II I. Fuller.
-. ,I"hn>hury Prot. II. VI. >,clcl. Mid
dlchurl. am +. l.. Small Springfield
TIN, reports al local dissertations were,
continued until the presentation OF the
annual report at the Executive Com
mitIct ~ Inch Was read tnI the Secretary
Rev. : +. Cook. hN Rev HrurN Fair-
banks. The, report was accepted and
referred tu Il committee of three.
After singing. the t"pic ot th, hour
WAS considered. Bible study III con
nrcti"u with rvangtli>tic work"
III the evening. after d,N otional cN.
trc>c> the topic at the evening. ''Prlu-
ripc> and Prospects OF the Associations.
was Introduced 10y Nj. BurneU. of Hi
mons. He Was full"wcd toy MI. Love
lace of Alabama. and Dr. l.. Jtwctt
missionary To- India. Rev. II. l.. Miller
Gro. L. Davis and j. l.. Barker. an,
the discussion was closed hI the prt.>i.
dent.
Thursday morning the report of til,
committee on annual report WAS pre-
scented 10y Rev. W. y. Bacon. and az
rrpted. That part of it relating I" III,
finances at the association was referred
to :; special committee a. follows: Mia
. Davis. : : Btdald. j. b. Barker. +
Fairbanks. :. G.. Cone. Deacon Fo>>
II. +. Fuller aud +. l.. Small. Pending
action on the balance. of the report. tn,
committee to nominate State EAtrutiN,
Committee, reported the following gen.
tlemtu. who were elected State ENrCu.
tive Committee Gcn. l.. Davis. \. j
Howe. {. l.. PutucN. +. Fairbanks
Rev. Henry Fairbanks, u. VI. Camp. J
I. QuimhN H. | ndcrWond. \. B. Riggs
F. l.. Small. +. {. Abbey. :. e. Cone
{. II. Farn>worth. g. l.. FoSs. II. VI
Stevens and W. \. Cooper
In the atttInouu the commttc, on ii
uance> reported ~ follows: That "a
Mes>r>. Geo. +. Davis. j. I. QumhN
and ;. +. Cook have ouly received ;
few donations from private individual,
during the ye:r toI THEN services IN til,
work of the convention. fret-will of
teIiug should Ice made tn conpensar,
| I.f far them and fl,.,f = uli