Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-28
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.


| Inc observance OF Inc ' eTUonl Daptisl an
niyersaries was begun at Burlington Tuesda,
, at the First Baptist church, with some 26
deegat present. They were received b,
Rev w Rol erts and dinner and supper wer'
served at the church by committees.
Al go O'Clock the 18th anniversary OF th'
Baptist ministers conference and aid society
was held in the Young Mems Bible class
room. All of the OLD officers were reelected
rs follows: President, Rev Z NJ Bartlett OF
Brandon; vice-pre,ldent, c j Ferguson OF
Burlington: secretary. Rev c Fl Brown OF
Newport; treasurer, Gen Estey OF Brattle'
boro.
At 3 o'clock in the audience room of the
church the Woman's Baptist Home Mission
society and the Woman's Baptist Foreign Mis-.
sion society held its meeting.
The board of trustees of the state conyen-
ton met at 4.30 ? IN in the pastors room at
the church.
The evening programme opened with a
prayer service led by Rev f j Franklyn.
This was followed by the address of welcome
to by Rev + f Marble. Addresses on "Ner-
mont Academy" by Principal Edward
Ellery: THE Work of the American Ba fist
Home Mission Society,"" by Mrs VIM Scott,
followed. During the evening music was fur
nished by the Vermont academy quartet.
| The meeting OF the Young Peoples Baptist
union was held Wednesday. The opening
service was conducted by the Rev G W
Clough and the president, the Rev NJ Full
Ter, delivered the opening address. The sec
rotary. the Rev W Cloues. next read his re-
port. which showed that AZ societies were re-
ported during the last year with q total MEN,
bership Of 1885, Of which 1872 were active
and pa associate members. Rev Guy c Lam
son was called upon and delivered short
address upon The Relation of Our Young
People TO the State Anniversaries
AT this time the nominating committee,
consisting OF 4 Hall OF Brattebero, Rev G
II Watt of Barre. w Stafford Of Burling-
ton. Rev A y Woodruff of East Hardwck
and ; w Hamilton OF Rutland, made its re-
port as follows President, Rev NJ Fuller.
Barre; vice president, Frank W Woods, Es-
sex junction secretary. Fred 5 knight. Brat
tleboro; treasurer, b f fIoston. Mount Holly:
board Of managers. the officers eX officio and
Rev II + Tba,er of Ludlow. J Ferguson
Of Burlington and Rev W + Sturteyant of
North Troy This report was unanimously
accepted and adopted by the assembly.
wednesday the convention voted $1,000 a
year for ten wears to Vermont academy and !
also to help it ont OF its financial difficulties
to make special loan of $4,000 from the !
Ford fund for ten years at per cent. proyid- 7
ed the academy will secure it with first /
on its buildings.
The report of the treasurer. NJ White of D
Rutland. showed that the expenses OF the /
past year have exceeded the receipts by $1,000,
ieuN lu- Il ueDl NJ present OF about $500.
The society reelected it, old board of Off
GERS rs follows. President, Rev W A Kinze:
vice president. Rev Henry Croker: >ecre.
tary, treasurer and librarian. Prof Edward
Edery; board of trustees. Gov W W Stick
ney, j E,tey. d VI White. A 4 Butter
held, A sherman, Rev Gibbs Braslin,
Rev J q Lorimer.
The convention closed THURSDAY noon after
luIte warm discussion over the appropri-
ion in aid of Vermont Academy and Barre
'hurch. GOV Stickney defended and Rev "
! Roberts and Dea Bigwo5d OF Wiuooski at
acked them Rev DR. f + Marble. the chair
nan. SAID that nothing could be more absurd
han to assert that the board OF trustees held
whip over the backs OF the pastors of aided
hurche>. The report was finally unau.
mously adopted,