Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-10-11
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS.
THE ENDEAVORERS
Sixteenth Annual State Conven-
ton Held in Brattleboro
Present Membership 7e75, a Gain of
1871 Since Last Year-Gifts Have
Amounted to $434o.

WIN weather OF the nneSt Quallty
and local preparations complete in
every detail the 10th annual conven-
ton of the Vermont Christian En-
deavor Union opened in Brattleboro
Tuesday evening and continued with
an interesting program until last
evening. The attendance at the
opening session was considerably
smaller than was anticipated, and at
no time was the attendance as large
as it should have been. The first
session was in the First Baptist
church, which was handsomely trim,
med with ropes of pine boughs and
with palms and cut flowers. Over
the pulpit was the monogram &C e. in
red and white electric lights. The
convention motto was: Looking Unto
Christ"
The opening number was an organ
recital by F. c.. F. Cramer, organist of
the Baptist church, which was fol
lowed by a praise service led by l..
w. Hawley of Brattleboro. A devo-
tional service was led by Rev. f. E.
Marble, of the Baptist church of Brat,
tleboro, the subject being THE Pow
er of the Holy Spirit" E. G.. Os-
good of Bellows Falls, president of
welcome. after which Rev. Mr.. Mar
Bile made a short address on Personal
Piety" which he held to be a need of
the church paramount to that of more
money, better organization or larger
equipment. An address on Modern
Results from Modern Methods" was
made by Rev. George o. Hood of Bos-
ton. He devoted a large part of his
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a missionary among the lumbermen
in northern Wisconsin and among the
new settlers in Oklahoma. In all his
work among those people no effort he
thought, was so successful as that of
the Christian Endeavorers.
Wednesday mornings session was
held in the Baptist chapel, opening
with a quiet hour service, led by Rev.
F. B. Kellogg of Waterbury, this state.
After a short song service, greetings
were extended the visitors as follows:
In behalf of the city, by l.. w. Haw-
ley; in behalf of the committee of ar
rangements, by A. L. Maynard, presi
dent; in behalf of the pastors, by Rev.
F. e. Marble; in behalf of the Y. NJ.
c. A.. by Secretary G.. c. Wilson. To
these greetings President Osgood re-
sponded.
The first address Wednesday was by
5Rev, H. J. Kilbourn of Bradford, on
the theme: "The Inspirations of the
Vermont Endeavorer." The address
opened with an appreciation of the
service of Father Endeavorer Clark in
his institution of the quiet hour, this
being, in the mind of the speaker, Mr..
Clark's greatest service to the Christ
ioV inc
tions which he mentioned as a spec
ial heritage of Vermont Endeavorers
were: Great memories, great oppor-
tunities, and greatness in prayer. The
little company of 40 men under Capt |
Timothy Dwight, who, one morning
more than a century ago, appeared on
the DummeTston meadow, brought in
their train Anglo-Saxon Justice, the !
Protestant religion and above all the
Puritan character. We have in Yer
mont today the strongest type of old |
New England character 1t was this |
Puritan temper of soul that brought to |
pass the great deeds at the battles of |
Plattsburg, Bennington and Gettys- |
burg. But let us not think that God |
has finished calling on the Puritan |
character in Vermont for great deeds. |
The great opportunities of Vermont |
are not so much in the line of business |
or politics as is the case in other |
states; God seems to have set apart |
this state for character building, and |
the name Vermonter, is almost a |
synonym of integrity. Prayer makes |
us genuine, and a genuine man is |
great wherever we find him. The |
speaker closed with an appropriate |
quotation from Tennyson.
The next address was by ]. N. |
Barss, of the Kurn Hattin Home in
Westminster, who took for his theme:
christian Citizenship" Mr.. Barss
formerly was in charge of the truant
school in Oakdale, Mass, and thus
had much opportunity to study the
characters and dispositions of chill
dren who have to depend upon their
own resources. This experience en-
abled him to speak intelligently upon
the urgent need of developing into
Christian citizens the children whose
homes are not those of the brown
stone fronts-children who constitute
the citizenship of the future.
The report of the secretary showed
a gain in membership of the societies
reporting for the first time in several
years. This year, with membership
of 1875, the gifts have amounted to
$4340, or $500 more than last year.
The present membership shows a loss
of 1890 since two years ago and a gain
of 131 since last year. This led the
secretary to state that THE reaction
of Christian Endeavor in Vermont has
come and gone" From the associate
list 100 became active members, 143
members were received from the
Junior society, and 234 members
united with the church The Rutland
county union reports a membership of
1902. The secretary advocated max
ing the office of corresponding secre-
Lary permanent.
The last address was written by
]. w, Sault of st. Johnsbury, expires
dent of the Union, on Corresponding
Secretaries" and was read by Miss
Iretta Moore of Wells River The
address opened by quoting the old
ldage that a poor excuse is better
han none. Not so with the poor
secretary. A poor secretary is worse
han none. Two remedies were sug- ,,
sested: First TRANSMISSION, and sec
md, amputation. If personal con- !
act with faithful officers will not
)ring about the desired result get a /.
lew secretary.
A special train was secured for
Wednesday afternoon and about 1875 q
delegates and others visited that pic :