St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-06-21
END OF THE CONVENTION.
The Addresses Wednesday Night and
the Business of Thursday Morning.

the Business of Thursday MOruine.
The South church was we'll filled
last week Wednesday evening to
listen to the eloquent addresses from
the secretaries of the national soci-
cites. Rev. DR.. c. H. Daniels, one of
the secretaries of the American
Board, was the first speaker and the
theme assigned to him was The
Worlds Need.
Dr. Daniels said that the command
go preach the gospel to all nations"
showed that Christ had planned no
narrow religion, but a broad, uni
versal one. A prodigious task had
been set before Christians to evan
gelize the world and if 100000 were
converted every day it would re-
quire a generation to convert the
world. He then spoke of the oppo-
sition which the missionaries en-
countered. In spite of opposition
the growth of Christianity continues
all over the world, He paid a warm
tribute to Joseph Neesima and his
work in Japan, and in closing ap-
pealed to the churches of Vermont to
help the work along by giving
literally to its support.
Rev. G. H. Gutterson Of the
American Missionary Association
spoke of the problems of the nation.
He said the problem of the Anglo
Saxon was humanity. The problems
before the society he represented
were the Indians, the mountain
whites and the blacks. It was
financial necessity to help the blacks,
because in educating them we were
increasing the wealth of the nation.
The ideas of an educated man
produce wealth. 1t was a political
necessity to help them because the
storm center OF the country is the
black belt. An ignorant voter is as
useless as & wooden Indian before
tobacco store. 1t is also a moral
necessity A spiritual obligation
rests upon US. As nation we have
not treated the Indian right. We
owe the black man something and
ought to reconstruct him.
Secretary Gutterson's : address was
full of eloquence, and in the course of
his address he paid a warm tribute
to the inventive genius of Sir Thad-
deus Fairbanks and the ripe scholar
ship of Rev. DR.. Samuel H. Taylor.
Secretary Hood of the Congrega-
tional Church Building Society was
the last speaker. He began by say
ing that the Building Society gave
the opportunity for the success of
the work of the other societies. An
interesting account was given OF
how one minister was among the
first to reach a site for a new town,
and while others staked out lots for
themselves he staked one out for a
church. This led to the thought
that it was extremely difficult for
Westinghouse. The churches can
become selt-supporting with meet
ing house, but never without one.
Christian Endeavor societies and
Sunday schools are helping in this
work. The seventh church is now
being built by the Christian En-
deavor societies and the Sunday
schools are building their eighth
church.
Thursday Morning.
The morning train carried away
most of the delegates and only
about a score remained to complete
the business.
The committee on nOmina tious pre-
sented the following report and the
ticket they presented was elected:
President. Philip K. Gleed, Morrisville.
Vice-president, Rev. Edward 7. Fair
banks, St. JOhnsbury.
Secretary, Rev. S. L. Bates, Burling-
ton.
Treasurer, D. NJ. Camp, Newport.
Auditor, H. G. Root, Newport
Trustees, Rev. Henry Fairbanks, c.
w Osgood, W. ]. Van Patten, Rev. c,
". Thompson, lockwood Barrett.
Fairbanks Board of Education, Rev.
Edward I. Fairbanks, Rev. Henry Fair
banks, Rev. W. S. Hazen, Rev. L. H.
Elliot, Joseph Poland.
Fairbanks Board for Relief of Min
listers, ]. G. Stimson, c. F. Thompson,
G. NJ. Sykes, Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks,
Rev. c. H. Merrill
Delegates to National Council, Rev. c.
H. Merrill, Rev. c. R. Seymour. H. F.
Field Alternates, Rev. c. ". Thomp-
son Rev Hervev G11liCk Franklin Fair
banks.
Delegate to Vermont Conference OF
Methodist churches, Rev. Peter Nc
MILAN. Alternate, J. H. Babbtt.
Delegate to Vermont Baptist Conven-
ton, Rev. c. R. Seymour. Alternate,
Rev. c. H. Peck.
Delegate to Free Baptist Yearly Meet
ing, Rev. A. A. Smith. Alternate, Rev.
c. W. Longren.