Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-30
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Wednesday morning the clouds and rain
of Tuesday had all disappeared, the air
was crisp and invigorating, and the con-
ventiOn moved on a rising tide of enthusi-
asm and earnest purpose to the very end of
the more than 10 hours during which it was
in session. The early morning prayer
meeting at 6:30 o clock brought together a
congregation of about $50 who were led by
Rev. J. J. Hall, pastor of the Presbyterian
church in South Ryegate, in some practical
thoughts about conservation of the whole
life.
At nine o'clock the regular session be-
gan, the house being well filled from the
beginning. Mr.. F. w. Walsh, jr., live
business man of SOmerville, Mass, led the
devotional exercises, speaking of the liber-
atty of God toward us.
Reports from the II local unions follow
ed, telling of gain in membership and in
terest. Windham county union is the
largest, having 26 societies with 1856 active
and 317 associate members.
Brother w. ii. Fuller, secretary of the
Brattleboro Y. NJ. G. A, spoke upon "The
Y. NJ. C. A. and Christian EndeavOr. He
thought that each organization has its own
field of work which cannot be occupied as
well by the other. He explained plan
young men going from the country to larger
places may be put under good influences
from the start by means of letters of in
PRODUCTION sent from the home Y. p. S. c. E.
to similar city organizations.
A very concise and admirably written
paper was then read by Miss Lizzie Pearl
of johnson on "The Sunday evening ser
vice-How may Christian Endeavorers
help it?' Some of her points were, prayer
before leaving home, brief prayer service
before the preaching, every one attend the
evening service, take seat near the speak
err, help in inquiry meeting If there is one,
be careful of our influence after leaving
the meeting.
Miss Eva S. Burke of st. Johnsbury
speaking upon "The mid-week church
prayer meeting and our relation to II"
! said, that a few years ago the cry was,
what shall we do with our young people.
| That question has been answered, the young
people are at work We have consecrated
ourselves to God and his church. We are
not faithful if we neglect the prayer meet
ing of the church. 1t is our privilege as
well as duty to attend it and to have for ii
the same enthusiasm which we have for
our own. 1t has been recommended that
! Is or 20 of us be delegates to take hold OF
the cold end of the meeting. If we can at
tend only one meeting in the week. let II
be the midweek prayer meeting OF the
church.
The next two speakers on the program
being absent the only ones who failed tt
appear at their appointed time during the
whole convention, Rev. j. l.. Sewall Led al
open parliament upon some Christian En-
deavor problems. The first is little rec
no vii la "a
what shall we do with it? Several suggest
ions were made respecting the holding o
meetings and visitation in such district
The second problem is, the boy about l.
wears old, too old to go to Sunday school
what shall we do with him? The answer
came so rapidly that this appeared not Il
be a difficult problem at all. Let hin
know that you think he is going to b
somebody, give him something TO do RICH
away, make religious meetings interesting
to him, by having good singing, by bright
ness and activity, love him in spite OF hi
faults. smile at him as if you meant II
The third problem is the Christian En-
deayOrer who still does nothing but repea
verses in our meetings, how shall we lea
him TO advanced work? Get him to stud
the Bible, study the Golden Rule, practls
in ont-district meetings.
The closing address of the morning SEES
sion was by Rev. Gibbs Braislin, pastor q
the Baptist church in Rutland. He sal
, that if he had come to teach the CONVEX
ton anything, that had all been taken on
, of him by what he had heard. His subJeC
was "Going forward" To get on at any
, thing we must do as people do in GROVE
hold their ground and struggle vigorously
The forces that succeed are those tina