Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-10-12


At Providence was attended by some / 900
persons. OF course the debt on the Society
accumulated in the last two years, and
amounting to SAL $50, was a prominent
subject Of attention. On Tuesday, Judge
Taylor, Of Canandiagua, N. Y, addressed
the board relative to modes for paying the
debt, which he thought the debt, or the
moral obligation, of every member of every
Cong regatlOnal church in the United States
II the S4S 900 were divided among all the
members OF the Cong regational churches.
the whole burden which would fall upon
each one would not exceed Is cents.
Foreign Secretary Dr. N q. Clark then
presented general survey of the missions
of the board, and the annual report of the
treasurer, Lansdon $. Ward, was presented,
the cost OF missions being given as S426.
SOL. The annual sermon was delivered by
President FairchIld OF Oberlin College. His
subject was "rhe Present demands of Mis-
sionary Work " lie held that it is IN the
power of the Christian world to establish
center of gospel diffusion within reach OF
all the inhabitants of the world, so that the
glad tldiDgs. in familiar accents. shall fall
upon every human ear. No great enlarge
ment OF the machinery of missionary opera
ton will be Immediately required, nor
would the effort ImpOversh the churches,
check any wholesome industry, OF interfere
with any enterprise for home evangelical
ton. Ii is the blrthright OF the Amer can
board to step to the front and give the sig
nal for the advance in this movement.
Rev. DR.. f II. Alden. home secretary
read paper on the desirability Of n mis-
siOnary revival, to the possibility of which
all things seem now pointing, and Rev. DR..
Clark, the foreign secretary. followed with
paper on the claims Of the evangelical on
the church. Both papers were referred to
committees. of which Rev. DIR. George l..
Walker. of Brattleboro, Vt. and President
Scelyo, Of Amherst College were the chair
men respectively. who afterwsrd made re-
ports indorsing them. Rev. DIR. A. j. f.
Behrends. OF Providence, preached in the
afternoon, on the solution of the missionary
problem. which he considered to be found
in the more thorough de yOtiOn of the Chris
tan world ID the demands of the Saviour. \
eulOgy OF the late Secretary Treat was de-
livered by R.v. DR.. Thatcher Thayer, of
Newport. Rev. DR.. George l.. Walker, of
Vermont Rev. j. &. johnson, of Rutland;
Rev. II. ii. Schatfer, of the Austrian mis-
sion Rev NJ. Aubrey, of Croydon, Eng
land, Secretary of the London board of mis-
sions and Rev. DR.. Burlington of Brooklyn,
spoke OF the needs and prospects of mis-
sions
At the evening session, President Bartlett,
OF Dartmouth college, made a report from
the committee on the home department,
which stated that the expenditures of the
last year were SIT 900 more than the sp-
preparations, and that the total debt for
the past two years was $4,000. In view
of the reviying prosperity of the country.
and of the revival of spirit among the
churches. the committee offered resolutions
that the churches be asked for the full ap-
preparation of 100000 President Bart
lett followed the reading OF the report with
an eloquent address. Appeals were made
by Vice William E. Dodge. Of New York
and Rev Drs Clark and Perkins, and on
motion Of ex-GOv. Page, of Vermont, it was
resolved to raise the money for the payment
of the debt at once. A voice instantly re-
sponded with subscription of So 900, which
was supplemented by one of $1,000 and
one from Gov. Page of $1,000, and contri-
tons were poured IN upon the collectors or
made by pledge till the sum Of S35 ,595 was
collected in few minutes, and the balance
was raised amid cheers, waving of handker
chiefs and great enthusiasm. President
| Seelye, OF Amherst, made an address on the
claim of the unevangelized upon the
churches.