Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

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Samuel Huntington, Burlington.
The report was accepted and adopted
. On motion of Mr. Blodgett, l.. b. Lord q
:, Burlington was added to Executive Com
mittee.
Rev. A A. Smith, from the committee t
whom the secretary's report was referred
reported as follows:
Your committee on report OF sccrctarl
would say:
: |. That all have carefully read the repor
l of your secretary and though the facts ar
4 not so hopeful, yet we see no cause 10
q real discouragement.
2. That We express our appreciation OF th'
labors of the executive committee, and sym
= pathiZe with them in their difficulties anC
losses.
g. That the Y. NJ C. A. has still an i'm
portant work TO do, in accordance with Tho
4 original design of the Association, in sucl
/ fields as furnish opportunity for such work.
t. That the present state of the work de
mands larger freedom than has heretofore
been allowed, on the part of the persons EN-
/ ployed by the executive committee, in the
selection or acceptance of fields, and in re
gard 10 the time spent in them.
). That the fourth recommendation of last
year be re-enacted and still greater effort be
made TO live up TO it.
6. That we recommend that in places
where no Association is formed, or can be at
once, the cvangelistic work of the executive
committee he urged forward through the
churches and to this end, that they secure
the selection for such Gospel work rs may
be suitable to these persons. by the churches
| n these
of persons they can approve to assist in car
rying the Gospel to the neglected local COM
munties about them.
:. That we approve of the appointment of
a State secretary
8. That the executive committee direct
their attention TO more aggressive work upon
the outlying neglected districts.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
A. l.. COOPER, Committee
f.. A. FULLER, on
a. a. SMITH, Sccy., Report.
The report was accepted and taken up by
clauses for discussion.
On clause ) some discussion arose The
Executive Committees recommendation of
last year, rcairmed in this clause, was as
| follows:
Ith. That We recommend that In all eases the
local association act in harmony with. and iy the;
advice of the local pastors in their ouilying district
work; and that they always refuse Invitations To
hnli neetin6s Ia any place without the advice o.
the local cooperating pastor or pastors.
Several delegates expressed approval of the
recommendation,
Mr.. Remington said many of these mat
tiers must he left To the best Judgment of the
Executive Committee In Fall River, a re-
vival work was taken up by the Association,
though most of the pastors either openly op-
posed or withheld their approval But Il
great work was done which lasted seven
weeks and 600 converts were brought into
the chw ches
The Report was adopted,
On motion of Mr.. Bodgctt the Executive
Committee werr empowered 10 add To their
number in their discretion.
special request for prayer for East
Middlebury having been made, the Conven-
tion joined in prayer for that object, led by
Mr.. L. p Shaw
Discussion on the topic Personal Love
of Christ" was then opened hy Rev Henry
Fairbanks. IIr was followed by Mr. Ben
ham, Mr. y. \. Davis, Mr. Blo,lgeti, Mr.
Scribncr and Col. L. fairbanks.
A "consccraton service followed which
consisted Of a Bible reading conducted by
Mr. Remington, with some earnest devotional
exercises
EVENING SESSION.
The session opened with prayer and
,,raiso ,,,..o,ir,r l,l b,. ,I. po,. u n n,,,ool
"
oi Lyndon.
The organization of the Executive Com
mit,ec was announced rs follows.
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Next came the topic distinctive work |
and purpose of Young Mems Christian Asso- |
cia,ions The first sneaker w,s Mr. II NJ
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oaiip I'll Newport II ""ui" seem III hrs'
thought that the topic would need no discus
sion before Vermont audience after our ,x-
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there are some lalse Ideas III some quarters
aI NJ 20 'n1 tns.,i'e le!ut'S vi 'Hr iouils
times said that the work of tbc Associotion
is antagonistic to the church But the very
reverse IS tr'ie None nave bcch more active
s,n ;,S 5;s,;''.tirs III !, to, ,a
really, for it is only one branch Of
Christian effort 1t Is an ally of the
enuitn; a IL Is t"e r"icSh.ralen ~ /, hrisl-
tinctiye feature Of The Association is th,t
its object ia 10 lrnetit vnunr mon ~.
churci, Inv itself does moi fully roach This
clacs L. ,bore =, rra,,or ar ,,ol,lr ,,orl-
than His Can any CLris,i,n or on,. ,,,nrch
s,a,d ainnr frnn, IL, II L.. II ,,.hi,h
no other organization or instrllmentolty can
do. 1t stands next to the church in power
anu usefulness. ne question IS IIteii aSheu
Ell in g, small Mace where thcrr ia only onr
church always answer the question en-
piiatlcaily III tlc aiiiflhatiNe' Inc chhrch
~, aJ ~, a., Ivy i ~,
deal Of good. II seems to me that the grrat
field for the operations of the Associations is
III III 'ie is"Ia'e'i, outlying h"alltlrS' where
Th;s 10 ,I,o sn.,;i AMY ,,;a,;nc,i,.o i,,,,. ~
The organization.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks spoke of the rccu.
liar demands and the peculiar difficulties of
Association work in Vermont. In the first
place the work is with the youur men. The
other work is Eyanp,lisiic- and for This
bcIicve there il more d,m,nd i, ycr,nnpt
Than in any other Stotc in tbr ro,mtrv cvcrnt
N,v Uompshire and n,rbo,,s U,ir,. IN.
Association is peculiarly Admitted 10 this work.
There is class To whom We must carry the
rr ,"slri anu l,'e yo"ns men are 'ne ones |"
1uphly and the Stat, will In. rv,nGrlizrd os
II never has been before.
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'Pohc o' 'hr hihrf'h' phases "i Association
"oiN' All" gave some STATISTICS "i Inc or
'feahl|atl"hs and Their work.