The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-12
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Annual Convention OF the EplscOpa
Church In Vermont.

Church In Vermont.
The lO6t;l annual convention of the dioces'
will be held In st Stephens church Middlebur,
on Wednesday and Thursday, June 18th ant
at $50 a m. The opening service will be hell
at m being the celebration OF the Holy Com
munion with the Bishops first Trennal charge
offering will be for Diocesan missions. The
Bishops annual address will be delivered al
3 O'Clock, and the evening service OF Wednes
day will be chiefly devoted TO the missionary
work Of the diocese.
The Congregational Ministers.
The lOlst convention of Vermont Congregation
| al ministers was held at Bradford Tuesday and
Wednesday with over 1850 present. The wei
come to Bradford was delivered by Rev Henry
T Barnard. the pastor here and responded To
| by the president Rev Henry Fairbanks, treas.
urer OF the Fairbanks fund for the education OF
young men preparing for the ministry, repor
ted that he had received and expended $3.50 on
students IN four of the New England states
Rev { II Merrill, chairman of the committee on
the Vermont Chronicle, urged liz claims as de
nominational paper as did iis publisher MI
Stone. Rev II Babbiv of West BrattleborO
ing there had been falling off both in member.
ship and attendance but that the Society OF
Christian Endeavor had gained llS Rev
Thomas TYRE Of s. Johnsbury. delegate from on,
greeting by letter. Rev Thomas Teller of Gro
ton Baptist delegate paid high compliment 70
| the missionaries OF the American board in Ar
mcnia. The report on the ministerial home for
| aged and disabled preachers created n good
deal of feeling and sympathy. Rev IL
Whittles delivered an interesting address upon
the same subject. Tuesday evening Rev NJ
Hardy of Randolph preached the convention
sermon, after which the sacrament Of the Lord s
supper was administeredby ReyJ X Williams.
At the Woman's Missionary union Rev Mary
Drake Norton delivered forcibie address upon
"Hardships and Rewards of Ministerial Life in
the Far West" Miss Agnes Ruth Mitchell spoke
In thrilling manner of the women among the
mountain whites OF the south. Wednesday "a
ternoon Rev DIR A II Heath Of the North church
Christian Doctrines practical Christian Cit
Greed of Public Sentiment" by W b Howe;
''Enactment of Laws" by F b Baldwin Of
Barton, and "Enforcement of Laws" by q
Williams of Bellows Falls, all laymen The pa.
pers turned to quite an extent on the public
sentiment regarding the enforcement of the pro-
hibitOry laws in vermont.
The Baptist State Sunday school association
has elected the following officers for the ensuing
vice president, Rev W A Kenzie of Bristol; sec
rotary, Rev Z Saunders of johnson: treasurer
NJ White of Rutland
DeaconlThompson OF BrattieDoro, treasurer
of the Fairbanks fund for the relief of minis
tiers, reported that there had been expended du.
ring the past year Sl3ll of the income of the
fund and that the principal amount was S2O,O50,
The report of u n Camp of Newport. treasurer
OF the convention, showed an expenditure of
$lO2j for the year. John NJ Comstock of Chel-
sea, corresponding secretary, reported that
there were 204 Congregational churches In the
state, and only seven vacant puipts, the small
est number vacant for many years. The mem.
bel ship of the church exceeds that of last year
by 400. The swedish Evangelical Mission
church at Bratteboro has just been recognized
as Congregational. Number of church mem
hers in the state. 1913; total number OF admis-
sions 1886; benevolent contributions $3.50
legaces, $4,000; home expenditures, 500, 900;
Sunday school scholars 2l.000: families in at
tendance upon church 10000; members of Chris,
tian En- ieayor society $500. In the evening Rev
NJ l. Severance of the first Congregational
church of Bennington delivered an address upon
1.-The Basis of Missions" Rev II J. Bailey OF
Middietown Springs on The Promotion of Be-
nevolence,'' and Rev DIR L II Webb, chairman
of the prudential committee of the American
board, gave a most stirring and helpful ad-
dress upon "The Present state "f The Mission
airy Enterprise"