Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-09-11
VERMONT
Association of Baptists
Began Yesterday
VERY GOOD REPORTS
Of Membsrsh|p Q And Finances
In Session To-day

The oath annual meeting Of theVer-
mont Central Association Of BAptists
began yesterday afternoon with the
First Baptist church OF this city. The
meeting began at 2.30 O'Clock when an
org 4nization was effected by the choice
of Rev. ". }. Cloues OF Montpelier as
moderator and Mrs E. +. Leland also
of Montpelier, as clerk. There we're
present about twenty delegates repre-
senting the five churches in the asso-
citation.
Reports from the different churches
were Of the most encouraging nature
and showed, notwithstanding no ad-
ditions had been made to their men,
bership by some Of the churches, that
there was net gain of about thirty
during the past year for the associa-
tion as a whole. The finances OF all
vhe churches we're shown to be in
very healthy and satisfactory condi-
tion. Especially was this true in re-
gard to the missionary department.
The First Baptist church of this
city is the largest numerically and the
strongest financially. 1t showed
net gain of twenty-five me mbers dur
Ing the past year.
The association is composed Of the
churches in Barre Montpelier, GfotOn.
Randi lph and Sharon, with the mis-
sionary parishes Of East Bethel and
Braintree, over which there is no set
tied pastor. The churches were rep
reso tied yesterday by Rev. W. j.
Cloues, pastor of the Montpelier
church; Rev. E. NJ Fuller, pastor of
the Barre church; Rev. l.. B. Steele,
pastor of the Sharon church, and Rev.
& W. Clough Of the Groton church,
together with Rev. j. H. Lingley. in
charge of the church at Websterville,
and Rev. j. d. King, in charge Of the
church at East Barre, both of which
churches belong to the Barre church,
and Signor A. B. Beiondi, missionary
among the Italians, and n. c. Parsons,
missionary among the Sxedes.
The dey olioLa, sermon yesterday az
ternoon was preacht d by Rev. l.. b
Steele Of Sharon, and the greater part
Of The afternoon was devoted to busi
ness
The evening session va opened with
a praise service led by c. G. Holmes Of
Montpelier, after which the annual
sermon was delivered by Rev. W. j.
Cloues of Montpe Ter, upon the sub
ject, "TruSteeS Of the Gospel" from
words found in ThesS "a: "BuJ us
we were allowed OF God 10 be put in
trust with the gospel even 81 We speak:
not as pleasing men, but God, which
trieth our hearts "
This was followed by very able
and educatlve address by Rev. G. Fl.
opauldiug, d d., OF Boston, district
secretary Of the American Baptist
Publication S ciety.
The mornings session began at
8 30 with brief business meeting, af
ter which came devotional service led
by J W. Greats>n, E.St Barre; Edu-
cation society, represented by Rev. l..
b. Steele, Sharon; sym 1osium of the
Sunday school; the S. 5. as field and
a force, Rev. TIA Howard, Plaintield:
distinctive work for young men,Cl. d
W. Perry, Barre; hints from personal
experience, Mrs. Clones, Montpelier,
Mrs Fuller, Barre; singing: sermon
by Rev. A. N. Woodbury., Eat Hard
wick: foreigu missions on the home
field, among the Italians, >ignor A.
b. Bellondi: among tn SwepdS n. @.
Parsons: home extension, J IL. Ling.
ley, Webstervill' home mission Soci
e'y. reprtsentt d by Rev. Edward NJ
Fuller, Barre.