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fax, followed by an address, "The Train
ing of the Twelve" by the Rev. W. II.
P. Faunce of New York City.
The programme as carried out We'd
nesday was as follows:
Morning: 900. Prayer service, leader,
the Rev. Thomas Gull of BrattlebOro:
$50. Address of Welcome, by the Rev.
A. Macgeorge of Bennington; response
by the president, the Rev. w. S. Roberts
of Burlington. 0 so. Address: "Effec
tive and Ineffective Methods of Teach
ing" by the Rev. F. w. Brakeman, D..
D., of Chelsea, Mass. 1920. Address /:
The Art of Illustration" by the Rev.
a. 5. Gumbart of Boston. HOO. Paper:
discipline as an Element of Educa-
tion," by Lieut.. G. w. Gatchell of Sax
toms River. 11.3O. Open parliament for
the discussion of the subjects presented.
the Rev. F. w. Brakeman and others.
Adjournment for dinner, which was
furnished by the women of the church
in the parlors adjoining.
Afternoon. 1.3O. Praise service, led
by Prof. Downs. 1.45. Election of Off
GERS. 200. Address: "Child Nature and
It's Needs, by Mrs. Frances r. Ford of
Troy, n. Y. 300. Address: "Grace,
Grit and Gumption," by the Rev. G. II.
Spaldlng of Boston. 3.45. Question Box,
conducted by the Rev. A. S. Gumbart
Evening. 7.30. Praise and prayer SER
vice, led by the Rev. w. II. Baldwin of
Saxton's River. $50. Coll ection for ex.
penses of the convention. 500. Adj
dress: Spiritual Power in Teaching"
by the Rev. A. S. Gumbart Talk on
Primary Sunday Schools by Miss Brig.
ham.
THURSDAY.
Morning. 900 Praise service. led by
Prof. Downs. 9.20. Essay: "How to
Keep Glass Together" by Mrs. w. C.
| Cushman of West Randolph. 9.35. Adj
dress: Three Elements of Poweri in sun
day School Work." by the Rev. f. w.
Brakeman, D. D. 1905. Address: 'How
to Make Christ Real to Little Child"
by Mrs. F. Il. Ford. Hoo. Conference
on the Sunday school library, conducted
by the Rev. g. II. Spalding. 1l.3O. Re-
ports of committees. Closing confer
ence 1900. Adjournment
The following officers were elected:
president, the Rev. w. Il. Baldwin, Sax
toms River; vice-president, the Rev. L.
A. Henry, Brandon; secretary, the Rev.
! Seward Robson, West Randolph: treas
urer, Deacon D. NJ White, Rutland.
Directors: S. A. Andrews. Vergennes:
| f.. E. TOwner, Montpelier; w. A. Foster,
Weston; A. B. Cushman, West Randolph.
Resolutions were adopted returning
thanks to the church and society for enter
tainment furnished, to the railroads for
| courteses extended, and to the speakers.
The speakers all gave interesting talks
| upon the subjects assigned, and many
useful and instructive hints were given to
both Sunday school teachers and schol-
ars.
The delegates and visitors from abroad
were loud in their praises of the beauty
of our village, of the cordial reception
and generous entertainment furnished
them. The following were registered:
d. M. White, E. W. Horner, William
Douglass, Walter Kinsman, O. A. Will
kins and wife, Edward Rand, Rutland;
Rev. F. S. Smith, J. r. Leroy, Mrs. c.
r. Evans, West Brattleboro; j. j. Estey,
Rev. L. W. Hawley, Mabel Freeman,
Frank Wheeler, Rev. Thomas Gull, Brat.
tleboro; Rev. Henry Croker, Fairfax;
Nellie Griffin, Mrs. G. E. Carpenter, Mrs.
H. B. Ware, G. L. Griffin. c. E. Carpen-
ter, Wilmington; Miss E j. Griffin,
West Halifax; N. b. Ross, SALISBURY;
Rev. and Mrs. z. V. French, Mr.. aud
Mrs W. G. Wright, Grafton; Rev. and
Mrs. j. A. Swart, Manchester; Rev. and
Mrs. A. II. Murray, Cavendish; Grace
Lincoln, Miss Stella Fish, Ira; Miss Stel-
la Chase, Burlington; Rev. and Mrs. D.
D. Owen, Mrs. F. A. Walker, Ludlow;
Dr. A. F. Moore, North Shrewsbury; II.
E. Bostwick, Hinesburg; F. Phelps Kel-
logg, MoDkton; Mrs. II. G. Gorbam,
Poultney; Mrs. l.. r, Steel, SALISBURY;
Rev. c. +. B. Dodge, Bellows Falls; Rev.
and Mrs. G. E. Boynton, Weston; Mrs.
M. E. Parker, Powna'; Rev. and Mrs.
VIM. r. Baldwin. Lieut.. Gatchell Sax
tons River; S. H. Archibald, WalliDg-
ford; Mrs. F. H. Werner Montpelier;
Rev. H. E. Buffum, Nottingham; Rev. j.
P. Kellogg, Miss V. E. Collins, Monkton;
F. N. Griffin, West Halifax; F. n. Archi-
bald, Mddlebury; Mrs. L. A. Atwood,
f. L. Hobart, Burlington; George Stew
art, Mrs. 5. P. Bull, Walingford; G. E.
Dyer, Mrs. F. D. Ranuey, North Benning-
ton; Rev. A. NJ. Hendricks, Valley Falls,
N. Y; J. A. Andrews, Johnson; Mrs. L.
F. Nichols, Mrs. Minerva A. Taft, Mrs.
G. N. Godfrey, Brandon; Edith Williams,
Essex Junction; Miss S. G. Cr"ndall,
Rev. Geo. j. Scoley, Hoosick, N. Y;
Rev. Seward Robson, Randolph; Miss
Lena MattisOn, Rev. r. B. Tozer, Miss r.
r. 1'Ozer, North Beunington; Rev. S.
Henry Archibald Wallingford; Rev.
John Pearson, Vergennes; j. E. Dryer,
Fairhaven; Rev. Edwin c. Henry, Bran.
don; Rev. W. S. Roberts, Burlington; Rev.
l. N. Earle, Rev. A. A. Smith.
The new hymn book, Living Hymns,
was furnished by the American Baptist
Publication Society for the use of the