Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28
VERMONT :BAPTISTS.
THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION IN THIS
CITY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
The Woman's Missionary Meeting at the
Baptist Church Tuesday Evening
Interesting Services.

First Baptist church of this city. The att
ernoon and evening trains were well laden
with members of that denomination from
all portions of the State, and all indica-
tions pointed to one of the most
successful meetings yet held in the
history of the church in Vermont.
The exercises Tuesday were those held
undor the auspices OF the Woman's For
eign Missionary society and of the Won
ans Home Missionary society, Mrs. C. G.
Post OF this city presiding. The music
was furnished by the chorus choir of the
church, under the direction of Mrs. Parker
Leach, Mr. G. w. Avery presiding at the
organ, and solos being rendered by Miss
Simpson and Mrs Doutney in very fine
manner.
The exercises were opened with the
reading of Scriptures by Mrs. Post and
Rev. Frank G. McFarlan, who offered
prayer. After singing Mrs Post intro
secretary of the Wuman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society, who spoke very interest
| ingly on the work in other lands. After
expressing her pleasure at meeting her
sisters in Vermont. she sal that she was
here as the representative of a society, but
no society can succeed without Gods help.
| The object of our organization is to help
the women of heather lands. This society
has had a wonderful growth in its eX-
isteDce of II years. During the first four
years 13 ladies were sent to foreign fields.
In the second four years there were IA and
the last four years there were II. God has
greatly aided us and is taking hold of the
young people. More have offered them
selves for the foreign work this year than
ever before in the same period, and 10
have already been accepted.
In tue last four years there has be 4n
large increase in the funds of our organ
izatOn. Our annual gifts have increased
from $4,000 to r15, 900, an increase of 50
per cent, and many of our young ladies
have been so filled with the spirit that they
are now considering whether they have
not been called by God to this work
There is now another pressing need. For
the first time we are now able to nearly
to meet the need of native teachers, but
now we are in want of eight medical mis-
sionaries, young women who have prac-
tical knowledge of medicine. so, sisters
| when you pray, remember this want of
ours. / watch the collections carefully,
and when the contributions of the circle
exceeds that of the church, | am panied
| 1t shows a lukewarmness on the, part of the
brethren of the church, whose contribu-
tions should be five times rs mC<d, at
least, as of the sisters.
Mrs Gates then said that the sisters of
Vermont had been especially blessed in
nat one of their own number was about
to leave for the mission field, Miss Young
of Montpelier having been accepted and
China.
Mrs. Post then introduced Miss Young,
who spoke briefly OF her call to the work.
She said she had felt from child that she
wanted to be missionary, though she
had not been converted uutil 10. She had
often been asked ii she expected to be hap
py and she had answered that she did. She
asked tor the prayers of all that she might
he succrsStull.
Mrs. Il W. Brigham of Bennington, was
then introduced and spoke OF the work in
Paris, aud especially the little Baptist
cnurch in the old part of Paris, founded
20 Years ago by the missionary union,
giving her experience at the first meeting
which she attended, aud also the advances
which had been made by the little church
on her return the next year. She spoke
also of Ihe great work being done by the
| NcAll mission.
mast not close. Mrs Brigham said,
without telling Nou that Baptist priuci-
pies are spreading in France, and even III
the other protestant churches, infant
baptism is either DISCOURAGED or NOT en-
cpuraged, and 1t is with great satisfaction
ina tAe Roman convert accepts the prn-
clples Of The Btp isl church.
Mrs. Mary {. Reynolds, correspond ng
secretary OF the home society, was then
introduced, speaking upon the work III
our country and III Mex co. Alter speak
ing of visit which she had paid to the
same little church, so inCeres 1ngly pok II
OF by Mrs Brigham, she said lt may
seem u YOU here that we do not need The
gospel tnat 1t is only needed in foreign
fields lu the South there are 1,0U0,OOJ
who but 4 few years ago received their
freedom, in need of our work. St'l
, further south, in NJ XlcO, are 10000, OOU
but Il few years ago they wanted no help
now they are asking for it. Nearly l5O.OtU
MOrmouS are in want OF our heip. We
have 300, 900 indians, many of whom never
1 tl,..X a tItr for.
, Then we have over 100000 Chinese yh our
, country. 80 600 natives in Alaska, 300 oO1
immigrantS, VINO have come into our
midst since $780, so sad and ignorant, so
. mnch in need of our help.
Oar society is simply auxiliary to the
parent sucity, we do uOthn4 without con
sultatlou with it, Oar work Is etuCatlOn-
al work to send Christian teachers To
teach them Christ. But thus is not all.
We try to make homemakers of them.
They are educated to become house keep
ers dress makers, fypeWriters aud are also
instructed in other branches of labor.
Our perls are at hand. In the South we
have to tiGht superstition, IN Utah We
have to fight the pOlygsmnus desires of
that people. We have now ceased To hope
or expect any help from the government
since II has removed an anti polygdmlst
chief justice aud has appointed one OF
, polygamous sympatnes. Ms. REYNOLDS
allowed to the great proportion ot the gov
eminent money which was given the
Catholics to be used i'll tAe education OF
the Indians.
In closing Mrs. Reynolds spoke Of the
great responsibility resting upon The pas
tors aud Sunday school su1erlnteudents
and teachers in instructlng the youth upon
the work of our missions.
After the rendition of solo 10y Miss
Simpson and the taking of an offering for
the mis.on. Rev +. Y. san ord OF ST.
Johusbury WAS introduced. After a few
pleasant words NJ Sa' ford spoke of the
great power woman had over man aud
OF the awful cagralition OF women ia
India, which has lts u'lgsA la false reliS
ion; also in China, although women are
there allowed mluy mujc advantages aud
huertlca than IN India, closing with an
: eloquent appeal to support the societies IN
, their Wurh IA ifting un the women of III,
orient from the slough Of degradation IN
which they are sunkeu.
Rev. G. \. Reese, Of Rutland, upon
being introduced, said that httl'