Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-25
ADDISON BAPTIST CHURCH CEN
TENARY

The G4'h annual convention of the
Addison County association of Baptist
churches closed at Addison Thursday.
June 10. There was a steady rain during
the whole convention, cutting the attend
ance fully two thirds.
The convention organized at lO:3O
Wednesday by choosing Rev. |. p. Kel-
logg moderator and Rev. w. A. Kinzie
clerk and treasurer. The association
was welcomed by the Addison pastor.
Guy G. Lamson. The Addison church
letter was then read 1t gave the re-
suits OF this, the Tooth year of its ex-
lstencp. REPAIRS to the extent of 500
have been made on the church and dur
ing the last year there have been gg
additions to the church. Rev. l. u. KEEL
logg then delivered the annual sermon.
lie took for his theme the Christians
watchword, $50 Forward" Rev.
Thomas Gull followed with an address
on state convention work. A collection
of S4.S1 was taken for this work.
The afternoon session began at 30.
The Addison choir of l3 voices, finely
trained, led in the singing. The church
letters were then read. Seven of the
nine churches reported. Four of the
nine are now without pastors. namely.
those at Cornwall, Middlebury. Panton
and Whiting. There have been four
designations of pastors, GUY c. Lamson
OF Addison to enter Rochester Theologi-
cal seminary In the fall; Rev d. u.
Lyman Of Middlebury, who has settled
in Cavendish; X. H. Cantwell of Yer
gennes, to enter Colgate academy, and
Rev. l.. Kinney of Whiting, now with
out field. Two churches. Charlotte
ana Cornwall. report a loss in member
snip. Three report baptisms, Addison.
Bristol and Middlebury. Addison re-
ports net gain Of 81, Bristol net cain
OF ,, Middlebury a net gain of 3 and
Nergennes net gain Of J. There are
now 1876 members i'm the association. The
churches report 5lGG.0S given to benevo.
lence during the year and the Sunday
schools about $50.
The Woman's Home Mission society
next occupied an hour. Mrs. j. b. SAT
ford OF Fairfax spoke of the work and
its needs; Mrs. Amanda Miller Cole
man, a colored woman of Washington
ID. G." spoke very effectively of the
needs of the negro race; Miss Story of
| Nergennes reported the work of the
county; Miss Wooster of Charlotte and
Mrs. ID. ID. Owen Of Ludlow spoke for
foreign missions.
The evening session began at 7:l5
with praise service conducted bv Rev.
E. NJ. Bartlett of Vergennes. The
evening service was devoted to the cen
tennial exercises of the Addison church.
Mrs. G. o. Hanks read poem. Guy c
LamSon then gave complete history of
the church 1t was founded in October.
49, it has had 81 pastors. T. deacons
and nine Clerks. Six hundred and fifty
people have been baptized in this church
The church has passed through periods
Of great weakness. but is now growing
strong. Rev. l.. d. Temple of Brattle-
boro then delivered the address of the
evening from Acts H.. II.
On Thursday morning the Widows
and Orphans society met, President 4.
II. Archibald presiding. The treas
urer's report showed about $1,000 in the
treasury After the call of the roll DR..
ID. d. Owen of Ludlow spoke on "Sys-
tematic Beneficence. The various
committees then reported. and the clos
ing sermon was delivered by Rev. 4. NJ
Bartlett of Nergennes. The convention
then adjourned, to meet at Whiting the
second Wednesday in next June. The
meeting was considered very successful.