Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-05

next session, which was presented by Rev.
N. w. Alger, Bellows Falls, that the next
convention would be held ut Brattleboro (:
annual sermon by Rev. w. II. Randall,
SaXton's River alternate, Rev. f. G.
McFarlan. Burlington committee on
arrangements, Rev. f. j. Parry of Brat.
tleboro, Rev. f.. a. Herring, Brandon,
Deacon A. f. Sherman Ludlow foreign
missions, Rev. r. l.. ODDS, Ludlow pub
lication society, Rev &. A. Smith, st. AL
BANS ministerial education, Rev. 2. f.
Ogden, Addison convention, Rev. G.. f.
Clough, North Troy obituaries, Rev. J..
u, Lorlmer, Georgia, Rev. a. ). Gilbert,
North Bennington, Deacon p. G. Abbey,
Essex. On motion 1T was accepted and
adopted.
Rev. u. Marten of Bennington presented
the report of the publication society, des-
crlDlng quite infinitely the grand work
which is being done by the society in for
egn countries as well as our own land,
and the report was adopted
Rey. ii. ii; Parry OF Poultney presented
the report Of the committee on resolutions
which recommended a more careful study
OF the word of God; commended the
work of the Missionaries and Mis-
publications of the publication So
clety and the school at SaXton's River AS
the most suitable place for the education
OF our youth pledYing our hearty support
OF the missionary societies, use of
Daptlst publication i'll our own churches
ana FAMILIES; returning thanks to the
church and Christian friends in Burling-
ton Tor their generous hospitality aud to
the railroads for courtesies extended. The
following resolution on temperance was
adopted:
RcsOlrCd, That in view of the terrible evils
arising from the liquor traffic. as an enemy o
the ace OF the home, a menace to the purity
OF our politics ana an obstacle to the progress
OF religion, we cast the whole W, lght OF GU.
influence Tor the suppression OF intemper-
ancc.
Rev G. G. Biting, d. d., of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication society, Fhlladel-
phia, was then introduced. DR.. Biting
Is very entertaining speaker and held
the closest attention of his audience
throughout. He said 1t is a matter of
great pride that my first visit to
Vermont comes from a request to atteI d
thls convention, to stand upon historic
ground which should thrill any heart.
The subject which | present to you, the
work OF the Publication society is espe-
clally important, since this society occu-
pies field exclusively its own. The only
place 1t does anything in appointing those
to preach the word Is in Turkey, which
arose under peculiar circumstances.
The doctor spoke OF the work of the soci-
ETY. IN Germany, where the appoint
ment of one cOlporteur was the seed
which has produced nearly 40, 600 Baptists.
1t sends ont its men to fields uuaccuped,
and only because of this has it done any
foreign mission work, with glorious re-
suits. 1t has organized 40 churches in the
past year through its appoiutees, many
sunday schools, and has bapti-ed one tenth
as many Baptists as you have in this
State.
There is necessity for q society of this
Kind. But Just as soon as the society becomes
able 10 support pastor, cur colporteur
leaves the field. The speaker then allud-
ed to an instance of work done by col
porteur and the fruitful results, making
an earnest appeal for the necessity of pas
toral visitation. There Is need of going down
among the people. There seems to he, for
some reason, IA repellant feeling existing
in the great majority of people against Il
man dressed i'll the clerical reglmentals,
AS they are called he then related Instances
in which he had been able to meet and
mlngle with the people which would not
have been possible had he been
1t is great promlem as TO how to meet
the masses, but know of no other way
than TO 90 down among them. Our su-
clety pre-emlnently tries TO ill this field
We have nearly 40 men over this country,
going from house to house.
COlllu lell you LOT hours anu hours OF
the blessed Influence of the work of the
colporteur, aud the glorious results of his
work. ! received Il map, a short time
since, from one of my Vermont brethren,
and | was panied to seee how many
of our churches had died, but
think that the trouble is that too many are
horn which never should have been born.
The East Is sending of its best blood to the
I far West and these are the ones who are
calling upon us for help which we are en-
deavoring to meet as far dS we are able,
Our society is divided into three
departments, the book or the bust
ness department, the capital for
carrying it on having been made
up by private donations from the avails
of which we contribute about $4,000 year
to benevolent objects, and the expenses of
It's maintenance are paid without calling
upon the denominations at large for aid /;
the missionary department, embracing
sunday school work, cOporteur work and
the granting of Sunday-school supplies
and libraries to those sunday schools and
clergymen unable to buy them. We have
many colored people in need of the pei
who are ready and willing to receive 1t
ana our people are the ones who can best
do this great work. Yet we are yet upon
the outskirts of this work, Then the Bible
department., which Is spreading abroad
the word of God. We want your help in
this work and we want to help you.
The American Bible society has maui
tested special disposition to cultivate
our associations and II you are able to help
them outside of denomiuational lines all
right, but when you ask them for aid for
your schools and for Bibles for dlstribu-
ton, that society will refer you to the BIZ
BILE department of our own church. They
stand ready TO receive, but are not wi ling
| to help. | say to-day that society is n con
glomeration of pedo Baptists, thoroughly
| opposed TO our denomination. Now we
must have your help and plead with you
| for Christs cause and work, because you
can aid us in spreading the gospel.
The hymn Work, for the Night is Com
ing" was then sung when Rev. II. Crock
er of Fairfax, presented the report of the
| committee on ministerial education,
speaking of the necessity of work in this
line and the fact that the people seemed
to be forgetting this benevolence of the
ll5 churches only 20 contributed, total
OF $3.50, only three per cent of the total
| benevoences of the church.
Rev. ii. A. Spencer, pastor of the Metho-
dist church at West Randolph was then
introduced, and gave the address of greet
| Ing from the Methodists of the Vermont
conference. He said: am very happy to be
here. | come to represent the greeting of
the Vermont conference of the Methodist
church, but this does not include all the