Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-28
THE BAPTIsTs IN COUNCIL.

THIS WEEK + MEETING OF THE wISDHAM coUN-
TY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
As shown by the letter Of welcome from
the BTattloboro church. read at the opening
OF the session, 1t had been sixteen years since
the above body had met IN Brattleboro The
meetings began on Wednesday morning and
closed Thursday noon
On Wednesday morning after the formali-
ties Of organization were through, the CON
vention listened to the annual sermon by
Rev. n ID. Parsons, the Wide-awake pastor
and efficient Temperance worker at Putnsy,
which was delivered with considerable fer
vor and produced q marked impression on
his hearers. Heading OF letters from the
churches occupied the remainder OF the
session. In the main the reports did not in
dictate very marked religious activity either
at the present time or during the year Just
closed
In the afternoon, Rev. A. T. Mason. d. D.,
secretary OF the American Baptist Home
Mission society, addressed the convention on
the past, present and future Of the work Of
that society, which at the present time is EN-
Ploying over 700 missionaries in the evangel
ization Of North America. The only uni
versity among the Indians was established by
this society and Is doing great work in edu-
eating and thus ciyilizing that troublesome
factor in the body polite. Applications are
constantly received from the widest tribes
for the same privileges a. are now enjoyed
by the Cherokees, Chickasavs and others
Extensive educational and evAngelistic work
Is also carried on among the freedmen and
Mormons, well ~ the Chinese Swedes.
and other foreigners At the close OF DR..
Mason's remarks the ladies to the number, we
should think, Of couple OF hundred, re-
paired TO the chapel of the Congregational
church, courteously placed at their disposal
for special meeting In behalf of the Won
ans Board Of Missions and were TO be ad
dressed by Mrs Mason of Montpelier, Mrs.
Colburn Of Townshend and perhaps Others.
The committee on resolutions presented their
report after DR.. MAsons address aud. a. they
were 10 some extent out of the beaten track.
they provoked quite good deal OF question
ing and some discussion not, however, to
your reporters mind, nearly ~ much discus
sion as should have been educed. The reso-
luton touching the Temperance question was
worded evidently little too comprehensive
ly for some and met with very giugerly
treatment. presumably from the fact that CT
der WAS included in its denunoatiou.
The evening session was rendered special
ly interesting by the sermon Of Rev. Mr..
Fuller Of South Londonderry, from the text
Thou art weighed in the balance aud found
wanting Its treatment was unique oriRi-
nal and pungent.
The Thursday morning session WAS occu-
pied with business, reports from committees.
etc. until half past ten, when DIR. Holton ad-
dressed the meeting for few minutes on the
matter OF union Of evangelical churches in
the work of oolportAge, or house to- house
visitation in neglected districts, where. If
people hear the gospel it must be carried 10
them. No definite action, a. we understand
it, was taken in regard to the matter
The meeting closed with q sermon by Rev.
De +. Stafford Of Jamaica. The next gather
ing of the association is TO take place at Gull
ford
The present officers are President, Rev.
A. W. Goodnow OF Wilmington clerk, C. r.
r. JENNIE of Brattleboro treasurer, S. II
Sherman of BrattlebOro H