St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-27
CONGREGATIONAL CONVENTION.
The Annual Session at Newport.

was held at Newport, June IL and 10 in
+be pretty Congregational church near
4be shores of the lake. st. Johnsbury
was very we'll represented at this gather
mo. about 20 ladies and gentlemen from
This town attending.
About rs or 210 churches were repre-
scented by pastor and delegate, and
though the attendance was not up to
former years the meetings were all very
profitable. Rev. c. R. Seymour of Ben
n;nqton made an ideal moderator and
gave great satisfaction.
Tuesday afternoon was occupied by re-
norts of boards and committees. The
Fairbanks board of relief of ministers re-
norted a fund of $19,290 and twelve
ministers aided. The Fairbanks board
ofeducation reported $125 paid to divin-
itv students. The report was given by
Prof Henry Fairbanks.
These reports were followed by well
come to the convention by D. M. Camp,
who as chairman of the entertainment
committee did great service to all Wis
itors. Mr.. Camp made a tender refer
ence to the death of Deacon Stewart and
+othe illness of their beloved pastor, Rev.
l. M. Dutton.
IN. Camp Of Newport gave cordial
welcome to the convention and fraternal
greetings were extended by Rev, E. !.
Gale of Island Pond from the Methodist
conference and Rev. E. E. Phillips Of
West Derby from the Baptist association.
The committee chosen last year on pas
torless churches and churchless pastors,
reported resolutions favoring the estab-
1ishment of. bureau in Vermont to aid
churches seeking for a pastor. After
much debate the resolutions were adopt
ed.
The committee on interdenominationa
comfy reported they had organized dur
ing the year but no work had been pre-
sented. The report called out the live
lest debate of the session. The commit
tee on benevolence urged the churches to
give more Systematically to the six mis-
sionary societies OF the denomination.
The latter report was presented by Rev.
DR.. Edward T. Fairbanks.
The committee on the Vermont Chron-
icle reported that all rights in that iourn-
al had been transferred to the Congrega-
tionalist in Boston. The committee was
discharged.
Tuesday evening by Rev. E. E. Herrick of
Milton, the text being, Have | been so
long time with you and yet hast thou
not known me-" 1t dwelt upon the sig
nifcance of Gods manifestation of HIM
self Christ At the communion service
which followed T. M. Howard served as
one OF the deacons.
Wednesdays session of the general con-
vention of Congregational churches OPP
ened with larger attendance of dele
gates and pastors about $50 be-
ing present. A resolution was adopted
endorsing the Vermont prohibitory law
and approving all judicious efforts to
prevent the sale and use OF intoxicating
drinks. This was followed by a presen-
tation of the statistical report by ]. M.
Comstock of Chelsea. The finance COM
mittee reported an assessment of five
cents on each resident church member or
total tax of $3.50.
These officers were elected: President,
D. M. Camp, Newport; vice.presldent,
Rev. S. n Jackson, Barre; second vice
president, Rev. S. L. Bates, Burlington ;
corresponding secretary, !. M. Comstock,
Chelsea; treasurer, d. M. Camp, New
port; new board on pastorate supply,
Rev. V. M. Hardy, Randolph; ]. NJ.
Comstock, Chelsea; Rev. c. H. Smith,
Pittsford.
Through the vigorous efforts of c. F.
Thompson of Brattleboro Tuesday even
ing is set aside each year for public
meeting of the Women's Home Mission
airy Union.
series of resolutions was introduced
by Prof. Henry Fairbanks and adopted,
passed by the Caledonia conference at
Hardwick in May. These resolutions
look to consolidation Of the executive
force of the missionary societies and also
request that their annual meeting be held
at the same time and place.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the following addresses: Living Chris
tian Thought as Interpreted by Living
Church, Rev. H. R. Miles of Brattleboro
Sources OF Power in the Local Church,
Rev. ]. K. Fuller of Windsor; the pastor
and his Helpers in Cultivating the Field,
Rev. A. J. Lord of Hartford.
Miss Emerson of the American Mission
airy association graphically described her
work in Porto Rico. Miss Lydia Hartig,
Vermont's first lady worker, described
her visits to the schools and fields in the
West under the care OF the Woman S
Home Missionary Union.
The committee of arrangements con
sisting of DR.. g. W. Phillips of Rutland
Kew ]. H. Reid of Bellows Falls and
Arthur F. Stone recommended Wood
stock as the next place for the annual
meeting. The preacher will be Rev. g. q
Atkins of Burlington: alternate, Rev. e.
ii. Smith of Pittsford.
The evening session closed the conven
ton. There were three missionary ad
dresses by Rev. DR.. ]. A. Barton, score
tary of the American Board; Rev. George
ii. Gutterson, secretary of the American
Missionary association and Rev. William
y. Puddefoot, field secretary OF the A. M
A.
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