Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-06-01
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
OF Chittsndsp County holding Their An
nual Meeting in Hinssburgh -Yester.
IaY's Exarciscs

The annual meeting of Chittenden coun-
ty Congregational churches now in ses-
sion at Hin"sburgh was called to order
yesterday morning by the registrar. Rev.
f., Il. Iierrick. After the roll call Rev.
Edward Hawos was elected Moderator
and Rev. c. r. Hayward scribe
The first topic How can the conference
be more helpful to the churchos," was
opened by Rev. r. H. White. lie was
followed by Rev. Hervoy Gulick Rev. A.
D. Barber Rev. w. j. Watt, Rev. Il. l..
iIcrrck, Rev. Edward HAYES, Rev. c. T..
Hayward and Rev r. j. Harris.
In tho afternoon Rev. W. j. Watt spoke
Of the "Reation of older church mem
bers to the Christian IIndeavor society"
He said in part that small churches can
not use all the machinery Of the Christian
EndeaVor plan and that the tendency to
separate the church into old and young
and to again separate the young from the
younger, or junior members of the church
was source OF weakness. That any
church where young and old carry into
the church the unity of the home and
family and where the older study to Sc
curc the confidence and interest of the
younger and to permit no gap TO separate
them in matters of common interest, sue h
a church will grow in spiritual power. He
urged the older to give earnest heed 10
prevent at the start all tendency toward
loss of interest in the things which inter-
est the young.
MIR. W. II. Wood of Burlington gave an
Admirable talk on Present sunday school
methods" and this lead to an :ntercs ting
discussion in which many took part. R,v
+. NJ. Snyder said that one source OF
weakness in Sunday School work is the
fact that the average teacher lacks def
mite ideas of what he is trying to do,
what facts of religious history and what
moral truths to emphasize. A teacher $
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pctent instruction is required if the best
results are to be obtained Teachers
should feel that their Sunday school work
Is of serious Importance requiring as earn
est thought and as careful preparation as
teaching in week day schools.
Prof. :. +. Emerson thought that tho
Sunday school should have a definite goal
and that the scholars should naturally
graduate into the church as a result of
Sunday school teaching.
Rev. G. II. Daniels, -. D., urged that
the children he taught to give their pen
MES to missions and that their contribu-
tons should not be used for quarterlies
and other school expenses. Emphasize
the words of Christ: Go ye into all the
world and preach the gospel to every crea-
ture."
Prof. S. +. Emerson delivered a stirring
address on the Relations of the Church
to present Political Conditions He
showed how the hand of Providence is
bringing the civilization Of the East ana
of the West into touch. The ocean is a
highway, not a barrier and the United
States as the neghbor OF the Orient IS
commissioned to teach the Christian civil
izaton of the West to the people of the
East. In history God has used force to
advance civilization. and he is using it
now in the Philippines. Wherever Chris
tianity has gone it has been hostile to i'll
feriOr forms of civilization and force has
been required to settle differences.