Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-17

The Eighteenth Annual state Convention
ut BrattlcborO.


evangelical churches of Vermont met ON
Friday morning at Brattleboro. in the
Congregational church. The convention
opened with prayer meeting. after
which the following officers were chosen:
A. b, Noyes of st. .Johnsbury, president
II. p. Hayes of Montpelier and :. II. Kpl-
logg of Rutland, vice-presidcnts Edgar
Beckwith of Burlington, secretary Frank
q. Loveland of Norwich, assistant Spcre-
tary Col. j. j. Esty of Brattlcboro and j.
i. Quimby of Thetford, auditors The
business committee consists of l., w
Hawley of Brattlcboro, ID. NJ Camp of
Newport and y. X. Brown of Burlington.
Reports of associations were given as fol
lows: Barre less than year old has set
OF four rooms reading room open every
evening sunday afternoon praise service
and young mems meeting, also monthly
social receptions.
Burlington: Has made permanent pro-
greSS increased from 23O to 500 members
average daily attendance at reading rooms
of 10 holds regular directors and business
meetings; held during the past year 10
meetings, the majority for young men
has had social gatherings of young men,
also very successful lecture caurse: ladies
have helped greatly. observed week of
prayer in November
Chelsea; Has monthly business meet
lngS and does ncighbOrhOOd work. with
good results.
l.yndonviIle: Gave up rooms in June
and is doing nothing.
Middlebury college: Small association
and did little last year except weekly
meeting: this fall have increased attend
ance from II to 30; are doing Il great deal
of praying
Montpelier: Less than year old: 30
members have had two rooms but gave
them up; Sunday y. IN. meeting, average
ing l2to 10; greatly need Il general secrc-
tary to direct the work special PRAYER
was offered for this issocation
Newport: Have to contend with a
growing lack of reverence for the Sabbath
mold sunday p. IN. meeting and are get
ting young men to attend and take hold
better than for wears
BrattlCbOrO: Were burned ont in No
vember and since have had but one room
III second story: membership has iuCreas d
to 1860: has now five rooms ON first floor
with gymnasium in basement reading
room attendance has averaged 40 daily:
10 periodicals ON file: had seven lectures
holds young mems meeting and Bible
class observed week of prayer in Novcm
Der: outlook very encouraging.
Norwich; \ small place and work Of IL
general character. clingto the y. NJ. G. \.
because OF Il feeling of sympathy; holds
weekly prayer aud SchOulhOlIsr meetings
as result of district conference has had
thirty protessrd conversions.
RoyaIton Membership of 100 though
they are scattered holds monthly Union
meetings in churches which are the most
popular religious meetings in town.
X l'l1l |; TNI hun lrtl an twenty
members and WOman'S auxiliary of 30
members: holds Gospel meetings. IS
lesson study, workers training class
young mems and cottage meetings: has
had railroad mems socials also series OF
practical talks pleasant rooms in second
story outlook encouraging, though need
OF greater interest among the business
men.
Springfield The youngest association
in the State: has u members holds young
mems meetings, with average attendance
OF 10, also song service, Il district cOnycn-
tlOn last month was so successful that
there is prospect of opening rooms and
employing general secretary.
St Adams Association dead, though
the work is greatly needed.
st. Johnsbury; Has the best asSocia
citation in the State holds young mems
boys, school house, town house, Jail, sun
day morning and daily meetings, with
good attendance also has Bible class
had some successful social receptions
membership of 225 and woman's auxiliary
of 200 members distributed large mum
bers of papers and circulars will soon
move into elegant new building the gift
of Prof Henry Fairbanks had last winter
three evening classes; has given sixty
teen to Christian boarding places and as
sisted tWenty-four to find employment
Thetford Has done nothing and is do
ing nothing.
L iyersity of Vermont; Twenty-Five
members, not all active Christians sus-
| tanned weekly meetings and Bible class
taught by President Buckham; work
in city churches and sunday schools, pros
poet for fall and winter good
At the afternoon session the report of
| the executive committee was read by the
secretary c. H. Sage of st. .IohnSbury
y paper was then read by G.. \. Smith,
executive secretary at Barre, ON "Thc EX-
cCUtiNe Secretary, his work and its i'm
pOrtance. The topic "}pncttS derived
from y. NJ. G. A. Work. Personal, to the
Church, to the Community" was discuss
ed by II. b. ODDS of Norwich, Rev. f. 7.
Fairbanks OF st .Iohnsbury and f.
\ Lawrence, state secretary of
Connecticut After Il prayer meet
ing conducted by Allen Folgcr State
secretary Of New Hampshire the main
address of the day.on Personal Work its
Time and Place" was delivered by ID. l..
Moody Mr. Moody has lost none of his
old vigor and power, and the address was
attentiVely listened to by a large audience.
The meetings of the second day had II
large attendance. Several papers were
read and conversations were held on prac-
tical and interesting topics. Three hun
dred and siXty-one dollars were pledged
and contributed to the support of the
State work for the coming year
In the evening Mr. II. l.. Hastings, the
editor of the ChriStiun, of Boston, dcliv-
cred Il strong and interesting address on
the 'lnspiration of the Bible to a large
audience
Sunday morning there was II cOnsecra-
ton meeting for the delegates, in the as
ISOLATION rooms, The pulpits of several
of the village churches We're filled by the
visiting brethren. A mass meeting fol
men only and special meeting for the
ladies were held in the afternoon. In the
evening H. l., Hastings delivered II TEN
perance address in the town hall to a large
! audience. The convention closed with /
farewell meeting of the delegates.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
For Wakefulness.