Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-23
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERs
Meeting In BrHttleborO Yesterday wal
One OF Interest and HeIpfuiness...
Officers Elected.

One OF interest ana Helpfuluess...
Officers Elected.
Notwithstanding the rough weather YES.
terday 60 delegates. besides Others Interest.
| ed in Christian Endeavor work, were prss.
ent at the semi-annual convention Of The
Windham County Christian Endeayor I'd.
ion which was held in the First Bautc
church, BrattlebOro. The convention
| opened at ? o'clock with devotiona! ser.
vice led by L. W. Hawley. The report Of
the secretary, Mrs. J. NJ. Powers Of Athens
which followed, showed that in the union
| are y societies, 7j4 active members, lGGu.
sociate members and $50 juniors. The
Junior half hour" conducted by F. T
Randall of ToWnshend and Mrs /. 4. Pierce
OF Westminster, brought out the opportuni.
ties for practical work in the Junior socis
ties. Rev. W. +. Lang of Athens spoke
upon "A Scene in Modern Jericho" show
ing that the present day is not w!tho1.
sins TO be overcome.
At the business session committees On
nominations and time and place were av-
pointed. They reported in the afternoo,
as follows: President, Charles Hescock q
Newfane; secretary and treasurer. Ms
Nellie Clifford of Brookline; superintende
OF Junior work, Mrs. L. A. Pierce Of IVES.
minister; time and place of the next NEE.
ing, Westminster West between Aug. .
and Aug. %.
A helpful paper on Quiet Hour" vu
read by Miss Cora NJ. Kinney of East Wa.
pole, Mass, showing how quiet commun.
ion with God helps one to rise above sin
and temptation. A paper on the " Look.
out Committee" by Miss Lena HubbarIof
wilmington hy n,rI
showed how the work should be divided 50
as 10 llft up, to brace up, to help the pas
tor, TO support the church and to spur up
the other committees. "Social 10 Save
was the title of a paper by Miss Bertha A.
Stoddard OF Vernon, read by A. A. Dunk
lee OF Vernon. Stress was laid upon the
ooJect which should not be lost sight of in
our social effort" to save" In paper
on Temperance Committee Miss ANY
Ferry OF West Wardsboro mentioned four
stones which are hindrances in temper
suce Woik-lnditference, timidity, thought
lessness and selfshness.
>, Inc principal address was by Rev. Frank.
IN o. hatch, president of the Massachu.
s S state union, who spoke upon Z" Sure
success IN our Christian Endeavor work.
success IN TINS work requires us TO be CO.
workers with God, to have an aim, and
having an aim, to have a definite plan, to
execute that plan and to let love charac-
terlze the execution.
Inc evening session opened in a praise
service by l.. W. Hawley, followed by
cohsecrstion service led by j. E. Hall The
ony address of the evening was by Rev
MT Hatch, whose subject was Gan for
Jesus, Our King" Our all should be Civ
en- TO Christ, and in this "all'' is included
our sins, burdens, temptations, temper
sorrows o cares and talents. He has use
,or them all, and this use the speaker
brought out in an interesting wav. Rev.
Mr. Hatch closed the convention with
prayer and benediction.
p me convention was presided over by
resident Arthur W. Laughton of Dunn
o Ierstpn. Music was furnished by the
G q T choir, mixed quartet, Prof. F. c.
r. Cramer and the Sunday school orches-
IRA ira A vote of thanks was extended to the
Drattleboro societies for their hospitality,