The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-17

ball, after which the evangelists themselves
Misses Milton, Rogers, Billings and Hartig
gave an interesting and detailed report of
their own varied methods OF Christian effort
toward religious awakening in their
several fields. Rev. Messrs. Lewis Of Put
ney, Smith of johnson, Day Of Brattleboro,
Thomas of Ludlow and others, urged the
importance of the continuance of the
evangelists work The old board OF officers
was reelected, as follows: Rev. DIR. Fair
banks, president; Roswell Farnham, vice.
president; Rev. O. II. Merrill, secretary;
Theron NJ. Howard, treasurer, and L. ID.
Hayden, auditor Dinner was served in
the town hall, after which there was
social reunion, lasting an hour, in the
chapel and parlors of the church. Princi-
pal John NJ. Comstock of Chelsea, cor
responding secretary, made his report and
general discussion and questioning from
the floor followed. Rev. ID. Sage Mackay
of St. Adams read an essay, taking as his
subject Is Evangelical Christianity Losing
Its Hold Upon the Intellectual Life?' which
provoked spirited discussion The after
noon session concluded with discussion in
three papers of the theme The Adjustment
of the Church Life and Force to the De-
mands of To-day" Rev G.. f. Carter of
Burlington read the first paper, his topic
| being Should Methods of Worship be
Popularized?" Rev. h. II. Ball of Fair
haven followed taking for his topic,
Should the Pews be Made Free?" and the
third paper, by Rev. G. p. Byington of East
| Hardwick, took for topic 1.-THE Proper
Attitude of the Church Toward Socialistic
| Questions" The evening session opened
with prayer and praise meeting, led by
! Rev. Peter Mcmillan, on the theme, " The
World for Christ. Rev. Dr. n. G. Clark of
Boston, secretary Of the Foreign Missionary
Board, followed with an earnest and elo-
quent address on the work of his depart
ment, and forciby dwelt on the enlarge
| Rev. DIR. Edward Halves of Burlington then
preached sermon, taking as his text
Matthew V; IA, "Ye are the light of the
world" At the conclusion of the sermon
the moderator led what was termed a
spiritually energizing meeting" in which
many of the delegates took part
Thursday morning at nine o'clock the
closing business meeting was held, and re-
ports of committees were read and ap
proved. During the forenoon the anniver
sary meeting of the branch of the Woman's
Board of Missions was held in the parlors
and Secretary Clark of the American BoarC
made an address. Reports from the differ
cnt counties of the state were presented.
During the afternoon of Tuesday the
Woman's Home Missionary Union of the
state held its meeting in the chapel Mrs
Caswell extended greetings from the Ameri
can Home Missionary Society, and Mis-
Clark responded for the Vermont branch
Mrs. Edward Kirkland of Bellows Fall
spoke on Crumbs from the Saratogi
Feasts," and an address followed on Elk
perience of Home Mission Fields" by Mrs
II. S. Caswell, editor of the Home Missionary
The following officers were elected: Presi
dent, Mrs. j. e. Swift of Burlington vice
president, Mrs. w. j. Van Patten of Bur
lington; secretary, Mrs. NJ. X. Paine O
Windsor; assistant secretary, Mrs. Clarenc
l.. Smith of Burlington; treasurer, Mrs. w
p. Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury; auditor
Rev. Henry Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury.