St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-05-24
Congregational Convention.

The annual meeting OF the SongreRa-
tional Convention OF Vermont--formerly
the General Convention of Congrega-
tional Ministers and Churches of YER
mont-will hold its 104tb annual meet
ing in Barre, June 13, IA and 10. The
following is the order of exercises:
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
200 Organization, welcome addresses, re-
Spouse.
Reports-committee of Arrange.
ments, Rev. DR.. Seaver. Montpelier;
Fairbanks Board OF Ministerial Relief;
Fairbanks Board of Education;
Trustees of Convention; dnter'ae.
nominational Comfy. Vermont
Chronicle; History of Vermont
Churches; Sunday School and En-
deavor Societies General Business.
400 Convention sermon, Rev. Albert W.
Dickens, Middlebury.
Communion service The pastor, as
sisted by Rev. ]. l.. Merrill, Newbury,
and Rev. ]. K. Williams, Peacham.
EVENING.
7.3o Public meeting Of the Woman's Home
Missionary Union. Devotional SER
vice Addresses, Mrs III. S. Caswell,
Sec. Woman's Department c. II. M.
S.; Rev. c. o. Day, y. D., Sec. c. Z.
S.; Rev. Geo. M. Ward, President
Rollins College, Florida; Rev. c. ].
Ryder, ID. d., Sec A. M. A.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
$50 Devotional service.
900 Business session
9.15 Corresponding Secretary's report
Principal J. M. comstock, Chelsea.
1000 Annual meeting of the Vermont Do
nestic Missionary Society Report
of Treasurer and Directors, followed
by addresses.
Dinner and social hour
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
200 Reception of delegates from other de-
nominations. Reports-Delegates to
Sister Churches; The National Coun-
Gil; National Anti.saloon Conven-
ton.
2.4O Address-Practcal Comradeship,
Rev. N. H. Whittlesey, d. D., New
Haven Conn,
800 The Relation of the Church to Chill
dren, Prof S. + Emerson, Burlington.
Discussion.
3.45 The Place and Value of Catechetical
Instruction, Rev. DR.. o. S. Davis,
Springfield. Discussion.
400 decline of Religion" in Rural Dis
trcts Rev. c. II. Merrill st. Johns
bury Discussion.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
100 Public meeting. Devotional services.
Addresses-Rev. James l.. Barton. d.
d., Boston, Foreign Missions; Rev.
George A. Hood Boston, Church
Building; Rev. c. o. Day. d. D., Bos'
ton, Ministerial Education.
THURSDAY MORNING.
$50 Devotional service.
90 Business session.
$50 The Development of the Young Peo-
pie: In Christian Intelligence, Rev.
George I. Smart, Manchester. In
Christiaf RaupvnIauCR prof Gen III
Perkins, Burlington. In Christian
Activity, Rev. Geo. N. Kellogg, M or
risvile. Discussion of the general
topic.
Dinner and social hour.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
100 Excursion to the quarries.
800 Return for outgoing trains.
Ministers and delegates are are re.
quested to send their names to Mr.
Frank McWhorter, Barre, VT, at as
early date as possible, so that enter.
tainment may be provided for them.
The Barre Congregational church cor
daily extends its hospitality to the min
listers and delegates who may attend the
convention and the meetings of the
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
Each church should vote to be repre-
sented in the convention and should APP
point delegate to attend the meeting
with the pastor.
Pastors and delegates who propose tt
attend the convention should withou
fail forward their certificates of appoint
ment to the secretary, Rev. S. L. Bates
Burlington, VT, not later than June 10.
The regular convention rates Of far
will be made by the railroads to thos
attending the meetings of the conven
| tion and of the Woman's Home Mission
airy Union.
S. L. BATES, Sec. OF the Convention.
Burlington, May 13, 1899.