St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-23
RELIGIOUS GATHERING.

RELIGIOUS GATHERING.
The 61st annual Universalist con-
vention of Vermont and the Province
of Quebec will be held here Aug. $3.50.
The opening service will be held next
Tuesday evening, when a sermon will
be delivered by Rev. II. D. Maxwell
OF Brattleboro. The occasional SER
mon will be given by Rev. DR.. L. P.
Booth of Morrisville The other
speakers who are expected here are
Rev. DR.. George H. Emerson, editor
o. the Christian Leader; Rev. l. ].
Mead, editor of the Gospel Banner;
Rev. DIR. 6. L. Demarest, secretary of
the general convention; Rev. DR.. A.
G. Powers of Washington; Rev. @
H. S aim, national organizer of the
Y. P. c. u; Rev. Dr.. Charles II.
Leonard Of Tufts College; Mrs. c.
a Quimby, president Of the national
w. c. 7. U. The singing will be led
by STANFORD Mitchell OF Boston.
The ordina ton and installation OF
Hervey Hastings Hoyt, pastor-elect
of the Church of the Messiah. will
take place Tuesday evening, Aug.
80, at 100. This will be the closing
service of the convention. Rev.
Arthur 6 Rogers, D. D., of Washing
ton, D. c., will deliver the sermon.
The different addresses will be made
by able speakers. Rev. Chas. H.
Leonard, D. D., of Tufts College, from
which institution Mr.. Hoyt is
recent graduate, will be present and
confer the rite of ordination. Revs.
E. A. Hoyt Of Dover, Q. H. Shinn of
Galesburg, ILL.,, Edward T. Fair
banks of St. Johnsbury and others
will take part.
The Convention Programme.
TUESDAY EVENING.
7.3O-Organization Of the convention;
welcome, Rev. H H. Hoyt;
response, Hon. A. T. Foster; sermon,
Rev. H. D. Maxwell, Brattleboro, sub
ject, 'Universalism, what it has done and
what it ought to do" discussion, Rev
l. ]. Mead, editor of the Gospel Banner.
WEDNESDAY.
8.30-Conference and prayer meeting,
Rev H. o. Markham, Ludlow.
9.3O-Business meeting.
1O.3O-HOly communion, RevS. H. H
Hoyt and E. w Pierce
II .O0-Occasional sermon, Rev. 1. P.
Booth, D. D., Morrisville.
1.3O-Buslness meeting.
YOUNG PEOPLES CHRISTIAN UNION.
Topic-"The Mission of the Y. P. |
Union and how to accomplish it."
Addresses, Rev. Walter Dole, president, |
Miss Lucie l. Bracket, Brattleboro.
The Use and Value Of the Pledge,
Prof. A. F. Booth, Northfield.
'fSOr0ebOdv' Means Ne AIicc I;1dra5 |
S Fuller, Rutland Miss Anna E.
Stearns, Ludlow.
Report of the state secretary of the Y
P. c. Union, Miss Emma L. Rogers, St.
Johnsbury.
Reports from unions by individual
members,
Address, Rev. Q. H. shinn, Natl or
ganizer.
Question box; discussion.
Election of officers.
EVENING.
7.3O-Conference and praise meeting,
Rev. Q. H. Shinn.
S.25-Woman's centenary meeting, re-
port of the years work, Mrs Della
Warner, Brattleboro; address, Mrs. c.
A. Quimby, Augusta, Me-; Duty of our
Women to Missions, Rev. Etfie K Jones,
Barre.
THURSDAY.
500 idings from the Field: How can
we improve our churches, a social talk,
Rev. E. E. Marggraf, Bellows Falls,
leader.
9.OO-Business meeting, report on
official reports, discussions. Election OF
officers.
1o.oo-our missionary work, Rev. ].
F. Simmons.
11.OO-Goddard Seminary, Prof A w.
Pierce. principal.
.2O-The Encouraging Signs of the
Times, Rev. B. w. Jones, Barre.
11.4O-Discussion
2.OO-Business meeting.
2.3O-Sunday school; Topic, Its
Worth and its Work: Leader, Rev. F.
w. Whippen, ST. Adams; Sunday School
Rev. F. w. Whippen; The
in Sunday school, Miss NJ.
E. Hazard, st. Adams; Things We Need,
Rev. H. S. Fiske, Rutland; How can we
Improve our Sunday Schools? Prof,
Chas. Dole, Mortified; A Sunday
School in every parish in Vermont, Rev
Lyman Ward, Wells.
7.OO-Business meeting.
S.00-Rite Of ordination will be con-
ferred on Rev. H. H. Hoyt, Pastor of
the Universalist church of St. Johns
bury.
the Universalist Young Peoples
Christian Union of Vermont and
Province of Quebec holds its annual
session in the church on Wednesday,
Aug. 291h, at two O'Clock p. N. A
special invitation has been extended
by the State Union to all young
peoples religious societies in the
place to attend the meeting.
ODD FELLOWS FIELD DA Z.
This will occur on Saturday of this
vvft-L, on he fair ground heoir1 ming