The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05
NUMBER A..
RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS.
Congregational State ConveptiOn-The IA,
tist Sunday Schools of the County.

congregational State COnveDtiOn-The Bap
ust sunday Schools of the County.
The 18th annual convention Of the COngre-
gational churches and ministers of Vermont
| when Is to be held here next Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, opens with business
session at p. m. Tuesday. reports OF boards
ana an,o committees on Sunday schools eyangeli
Zatlon, SABBATH reform, etc. The Woman's
Home Missionary Union of Vermont will
| have meeting at 2 80 at the chapel, and hear
reports from various officers and committees
and listen to an address by Mrs. H. S. Co.'S
well OF New YORK and papers on "Crumbs
sion Work ,among your People," In the
evening there will be prayer and praise ser.
vice, theme, "Our County for Christ" and
home missionary rally arranged jointly by
the convention and the missionary union.
The addresses are:
For ,he Home Missionary Society. supt.
Thos. j: Grassle of Wisconsin; Mrs Joseph
Ward Of So. Dakota.
For Work in New Englapd.-Rev. s. H. Lee
| o. massachusetts; Wimmigrant Population of
new England.") Miss Lydia Hartig of YER
monty
For Educational work.-Rev. J. L. Male of
vermont; ollege and Education Society;
Miss Abbie ?. Noyes of Massachusetts; New
West Education Commssion.)
tor Sunday School and Southern Work.-Rev
ii. =. Cronin OF Missouri; Is. S. and Publishing
society;) Miss Ninette Hayes of Tenne. see; "a.
M. A. "Mountain Wnite' Work.
>, For Church and Parsonage Building "a. c.
o.).-Secretary l.. H. Cobb.D. D., of New York.
Wednesday there will be an early commun-
ion at $3.50 a. m. and business session at 8 80.
At lO comes the anniversary OF the Vermont
Domestic Missionary society, Rev. G. II.
Merrill giving the report of directors and
Rev. E. l.. Walbridge. Rev. l.. G.. Kimball,
lady evangelists and others following with
short addresses and discussion of state needs
In no off
AN hour of social reunion, Principal j. M.
Comstock of Chelsea will make bis report as
corresponding secretary. Rev. D. sage
Mackay of st. Albans will give an essay, us
Evangelical Christianity losing its hold upon
the Intellectual Life" There will be
by discussion In three papers of
the theme, "The adjustment of Church
Life and force to the Demands of to-
day." Under this head the topic by Rev. c:
f. Carter of Burlington will be, '.Sbould
Methods Of Worship be PopuIarizedy,; BY
Pews be Made FreeT'; by Rev. g.. b, By
ington OF East Hardwick. '.The Proper Atii.
tude of the Church Toward Socialistlc Ques.
tions." This cannot fail o be most Inter-
esting and instructive afternoon.
In the evening after prayer and praise
meeting there Will be a foreign missionary
rally with address by Secretary N. g. Clark.
d. D. Remarks from Missionaries ana other
brethren. Rev. Edward Holmes, D. D., Of
Burlington Will preach the annual sermon.
Then the moderator of the convention VIII
conduct spiritually energiZing meeting,
when the thoughts and impressions of the
various addresses may be gathered up and
confirmed IN brief remarks and prayers.
Thursday morning at 8 O'Clock the closing
business meeting Will be held with reports
of nominating and other committees and that
on arrangement for the next convention. Sim
| n nal meeting a
Vermont Branch of the Woman's Board of
| Missions will be held In the chapel, with de.
votional exercises and an address by Secre-
tsry N. q. Clark, ID. D., of the American
board.
The Brattleboro churches and public gen.
orally are most cordially invited to attend any
ana all of the sessions OF the conventions;
! TO all the churches and friends in the vicinity
especially In Windham county and fn neigh
boring towns In New Hampshire and Massa-
| chusetts.
The 3sth annual Baptist Sabbath school
convention ut Jamacla wifi convene at the
| Baptist church IN that place at 10 n. M. We'd
nesJay. Rev. Il. b. Earl will lead of with
praise service, the secretary and treasurer
will report. and Rev. w. d. Athern will In.
Well?' Rev. Z. A. Votey will lead discus.
sion on the theme, Power more Important
than Method;" Rev. E.Hatfeld will speak OF
Teachers"
| In the afternoon there will be program
full OF practical profit. 'sThe Power Of
Definite Object In Sunday School Teaching"
Rev. +. s. Smith; "How to Teach the Little
Ones" Mrs. Mary Ballou; discussion: The
Relation and Obligations of the Church to
the Sunday School," Rev. o. P. Fuller; "The
Glass as Il Fied,'' Rev. d. &. omyth Echoes
from Burlington; Temperance Lecture In
Chalk" Mrs. E. A. Kenyon; Emissions In
Sunday School," Rev. Walter Chase; ques-
| ZION bny -. hat tan I In N ImnrOvp our
Scnool!" AS many answers as Possible. The
i reports Just made TO the state convention at
Burlington will be tabulated for the use of
this convention.
| Superintendents of the different schools are
urged to see that delegates attend and that
letters be sent In regard to the needs and
| prospects OF each school.