The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-06
THE ANNUAL MEETING
or the Windhnm County Conference
Congregational Churches.

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The fifty fourth annual meeting OF
the Windham county conference OF
Congregational churches was held in
the church,in Putney, Wednesday and
Thursday of this week. The weather
was beautiful. the attendance and in
terest good and the hospitality OF the
Putpev people left nothing to be de-
sired The conference opened with
devotional service led by Rev. r. T.
Seymour, pastor of the Putney church.
This was followed by the annual con,
ference sermon which was preached
by Rev. M. F. Hardy of Townshend.
He took for his subject the story. OF
Paul's conversion on his way to Da-
mascus and preached from the text,
"And they that were with him saw in
deed the light but heard not the voice
that spake.'' After his address the
ORGANIZATION for the conference took
place and the roll call of churches was
held and the list of delegates recorded.
Rev C. o. Day was chosen moderator
and Rev. Mr. Hardy was appointed
as scribe The meeting then adjourn
ed for dinner which was served by the
Putney ladies in the church chapel 10
all the delegates. ,
The afternoon session again opened
with prayer and praise service when
, was led by Rev W. 4. Estabrooks OF
Wilmington. The religious conal'lph
, of our churches was then given pS
Rev. q. f. Chaplin, who opened by
; Saving "Watchman. what of the
! night He spoke of the work Yer
mont was doing in sending out Chris
. tian sons and daughters all over the
land and that the fairest products OF
our state are sent out to all the states
> of the union and AS it is promised thal
, "A cup of cold water given IN thc
! Masters name shall receive Its re-
. ward. so Vermont shall be rewarded
= for what she is doing. He then tod
: of the church work that has been
done in this comfy, Short papers
:. followed on the subject Of THE
= Church at Work for Itself, Duties
and Methods" Rev. H. II, Shaw
treating on the work For Spiritual
iu'' and the paper tFor Enlarge
II ment'' bv Rev. {. W. Thompson was
e read AS he was unable To be present,
q The last of these papers For Mlss on =
u ary Zeal was given by Rev. II. Good
II hue of Westminster West. Then iol-
- lowed one of the most interesting meet
!. ings Of the conference This was the
;. ladies' missionary meeting, conducted
s. by Miss S. f. Clark OF West Brattie-
:. boro and Mrs. G. +. Chapin OF Sax.
u tons River. Mrs. Chapln gave repof,
- Of the Ladies' Auxiliary connected
8, win the ,.hucrhes of the conference.
= This was followed with responsive eNer
y es after which Mrs. II. 5. Caswell'
rs national secretary Of the Woman {
' Home missionary society, was INTRO
We dured. Mrs. Caswell is charming
T. speaker and held the unabated Interest
az her hearers while she spoke OF tht
Il work which the Woman's Home ms
&c sion is doing all through the country
9i She also pointed out clearly the neec
o' of still greater work and deplored the
oy general apath, which many churches
IS have in regard to missions. Miss >
~ r. Clark gave paper on lh'
'n subject. How Shall We Increase th'
ar Interest i'm Missions?' Miss Howard
he n missionary direct from Ceylon
then gave a pleasing story of her wort
he in this heather land. This closed
Mt most successful service. after whlci
al the ladies again furnished hountlfu
IS supper in the church chapel.
ed The evening service as usual wa
Ii opened with praise service ied D.
IT, Rev. II. II. Shaw of West Brattlenoro
he Communion service followed conduct
Nv ed llN news. AidIllll hlAN'
it missionary rally which followed wa
full of interest throughout. Mrs, Gas
ad well. the first speaker of the evening
as uayc a bit of experience of her Worl
among the COW boys on the frontier
a She illustrated most tenderly the IN
n Huence which Il Christian woman ma
al among these wild frontier men an
TO- how this was amply illustrated durin
nut her stay with them. She emphasize
strongly the need of Christian wohse
nd TO 90 out among these COW boys, man
IN of whom come from Christian nome
, a in the east She also mentioned III
nd terrible temptations which are place
before these men, especially at the an
H. uial round up of the herds Nh
~ Hood who represents the church bullC
,o ing association, presented very ciearl
or the work which this society mas peioi
"a them and the lack of funds To carr
~ the work on. He made strong PIE
os os that church people keep this need .!
No fore them. that more may be gone
ne tba west To build churches in the ne
'e towns which are continually sprlngin
- nm. Miss Rowland of Ceylon wa
again called upon and she gave MOI
III III compete idea of the work done by II
ID. missionaries on this is land. The la
10 sneaker of the evening was Mr.. Gu
~, terson. who presented the need OF u
'"' red man in the far west and the neg
in the south. Although the hour WI
'ss- late all could not fail TO be intereste
I'M in the cause which he presented so Il
ribly. He showed very clearly on
art dutv toward these people because o,
as forefathers we're the ones who brougl
ver these people into the conditions the
me are now in. 1t was our foretathe
leld who brought the first handful OF ne
was roes TO this land and the awfuls pro
ran lem of how to make them Christi;
citizens remains for us their successo
ned to solve. In this same way theu po
mes red man of the east is thrust upon
SD TO make restitution to them for u
lkle ayarice shown them by this country
DE years past. Thus closed Wednesda!
session. i.
-ont Yesterdays session opened IN !
was morning with devotional service IL
ling lowed by the business meeting when
ak was decided that the next conferen
lore be held in Marlboro. Mr.. Chapin W
hips elected reporter Business commltte
the C. F. Thompson. chairman. hesoi
ght ton given upon intemperance.
dis committee of five was appointed TO ht
Orse ON in the work of suppressing the !
Mr. TEMPERANCE in the county work.
the with other temperance societies III III
ped was followed by discussions on
Church at Work for the Young
lred Rev. ]. II. Babbitt spoke of this wo
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