Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-01
Great Mass Twentieth Co"tury
Convention to Be Hell 8
Burlington. 8
VERMONT LEADS : 4 WAY,
League and Baptist Young Peoples
Union to Meet in This City De-
cember 81, 1900 and jan
uary and Q, 1901.

A meeting Of the joint commission nado
up OF State CftiCcrs and representative Of
the Vermont Chris stian EndcHVor society,
the Vermont EpwOrth League and the
Vermont Baptist Young Peoples l n.onWas
held Tuesday night in the parlorl OF th"
y. VI. c. A. building al which pans were
laid for the holding of a great union mass
2oth century convention of the three or
CARNATIONS Just at the close OF the pres
ont year and at the opening OF the next
in a snort time the joint commission d!d
large amount Of business aad arraug
FOR a convention, which, so far ass known,
stando alone OF It's character and places
the three evangelical societies and the
State .n advance of any other state in
the tulor.
At the meeting Of the commission Tues
day evening there were present the three
presid rts OF the State organizations
crested in the meeting, as
follows: Col Il. q. Osgood OF Bellows
Falls, president OF the State Christian
F,ndeavor society; Rcv. r. G. Bougnton Of
SaXtons River, president Of the state
BAPTIST Young Peop,es Union; and Prof.
". c. kitchin of this city, president OF
the State Epworth League organization.
Associated with them were other Safe Of
HccrS Of the societies. some of the prCSld-
ing elders Of the Methodist church and
c.crgymen and Representatives OF other
GCnOmind tlOns.
commission was whether or not it was
sNpedient to hold a convention Of the
character outlined. After discussion 4t
VAS decided cApedient and the commission
voted to hold such a gathering. They next
accepted the invitation of the local So
.ieticS to hold the convention in this city.
After some discussion OF the best limo
in the year for the holding of such a con-
rention the date was selected and the con-
tention viii meet for opening on the af
tornoon Of Monday, December 31st 1900
and close on the evening of WeduesdlN
January ID 19ol
The general character of the programme
will be such as to include a review Of
the evangelical Christian work accom-
flished during the present century and Il
review Of the spiritual. political and
evangelical work. 1t was decided by nc
commission that each of The three So
fOcieties should have equal representation
on the programme and that each shouid
he held financially responsible in an equal
division. A general committee was sp-
pointed TO secure speakers and a chair
man ana otherwise have charge of the
preparations for the convention and have
general oversight of its sessions. This
committee is composed of Co. T.. G. Os-
good of Bellows Falls, president of the
state Christian Endeavor society; Rev.
j. O. POughton of Saxton's River, pr, 81
dent Of the State Baptist Young Poop es'
Union; frof w. c. Kitchin of Burning
ton. PRESIDENT of the State Epworth Lea
que; Rev George ". Morrow of Burliug-
ton, State superintendent of the > at,
Anti-Saloon League J. w. Sault of St.
Johnsoury; G. j. Ferguson of Burling-
ton: Roy. w. A. Kinzie of l}risto., REV.
{. l.. Hall Of burlington Rev. l.. o. Ghar-
bulme OF EnosburEh Falls.
1t was suggested hat the three societio $
interested in the convention hold no an
nual meeting during the year but merge
all of their energies toward the success OF
the mass meeting. y time and place Will
be provided for each tn hold its annual
meeting and e.ect officers and trans
act other business during the Cony ention.
In the selection of the speakers and a
chairman Co: The convention the commit
tee is Instructed TO Contlno itself to this
State. OF the speakers oue-ha4f dre TO be
laymen. A registration fee of % cents for
each person viii be charged toward pay
ing the expenses Of the convention and
all VINO visit the convention will be cX-
pectCd TO register.
1t will be seen that the great c0nven-
tion will have many features. Its speak
crs will all be Nermonters, which is u
new feature it will be hcid at the clos c
oi the century end be in the nature OF a
TcVicv' of the ccnturN'S progress and IT is,
80 far as is known, the hiSt convention Of
LIS character ana scope to be Ecld.