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ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME.
The One Hundredth Annual Meet
ing of Vermont's Congregational
Ministers at the Old First Church.

ing of Nermont'S Congregational
Ministers at the Old First Church.
The one hundredth annual meeting of
the general convention of Congregational
ministers and churches of Vermont will
be held with the church at Bennington
Centre, June 18th, 10Th and 18th. The
following is the order of exercises:
Tuesday, June 18th, afternoon session
at 2 o'clock-Organization, reports of
committee of arrangements, appointment
of committees, reports of Fairbanks
Boards and of committees on the Yer
mont Chronicle, Sunday School and
Christian EndeavOr and other commit
tees; addresses by representatives from
and delegates to, other ecclesiastical
bodies and other proper business.
Evening at O'clOck-Praise service,
6:30; convention sermon (HistoricaD, by
Rev. A. W. Wild, Elizabethtown, N. Y,
followed by the communion.
Wednesday, June 18th, At $3.50 a. H.
Devotional service; 0, reports of CORES
ponding secretary; Principal John NJ.
Comstock, and discussion of reports; 10,
anniversary of the Vermont Domestic
Missionary Society, report of directors
by the secretary, Rev. G. H. Merrill, with
addresses and discussion.
Afternoon, at 12-Essay, "The Influ-
ence of Congregationalism upon Yer
mont" by Rev. Henry Fairbanks, Phi.
D.; 2:25, essay, THE Early Religious
Papers OF Vermont" by Rev. E. II. By
ington, d. D.; PAS the following short
papers will be read: Contrasts be-
tween the Old and the New in Preach.
ing" Rev. w. S. Smart, D. D.; 3, "Con-
trasts between the Old and the New in
Pastoral Life" by Rev. G. P. Byington;
3:15, Contrasts between the Old and
the New in Worship" Rev. C. N. Thorn
as; $3.50 "reminiscences.
Evening, 7:00-Praise service; 1880, adj
dresses by w. A. Duncan Phi. D., of the
Congregational Sunday School and Pub
fishing Society, Rev. F. L. Ferguson of
the Congregational Education Society,
Rev. j. L. Barton, d. D., of the Ameri-
can Board, and others.
Thursday, June 18th, S.3O-Devotional
service; 900, business and adjournment.
On Tuesday, June 18th, will occur
the annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Union. The morning
session will begin at $50 o'clock, and
will be devoted to prayer service, bust
ness, reports and addresses, by Miss Mel
son, Mrs. Hadoush and Mrs. Caswell.
The afternoon session will begin at
1.45, with praise service, followed by
reports of committees, election of Off
GERS and other business, and at 2.45, with
addresses by Miss Collins on "Work
Among the Indians" Mrs. Garfield on
Work at the 'front.'" Mrs. Barnes on
''Work Among the Miners" and closing
words by Mrs. Caswell.
On Wednesday, at 40, there will be a
meeting of the Vermont Branch of the
Woman's Board of Missions. Both of
the women's meetings will be held at the
OCSOui OliuiSh III
The preacher, the Rev. A. w. Wild of
Elizabethtown, N. Y, is native of Yer
mont, son of the late Rev. Daniel Wild,
for nearly forty years pastor of the First
Church in Brookfield, who was also a ma.
tive of Vermont. The preacher has
spent nearly all his life in Vermont and
has been historian of the Congregational
churches of Vermont for many years.
The railroads of the State courteously
make the usual reduction of fare, viz;
round trip tickets for fare one way.
Application for entertainment should
be made to the Rev. NJ. L. Severance,
chairman of the local Committee of Ar
rangements, as early as possible, that
cards of assignment may be returned by
June 8th.