Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL CON YEN TIOV
Camp Advocates EN- ployment of a
Field Missionary in Vermont.

Morrisvllc, oct. 21.-The 3ith annual
convention of the State sunday school as
ISOLATION met here to-day The delegates
were met at the station by the reception
committee who conducted them to the
Methodist Church where the chairman of
the reception committee, \. L. Cheney,
received their credentials and they were
then assigned places for entertainment.
At noon there WAS good crowd who came
Icy stage from stowe The evening train
brought more del, gates ana still more are
expected on trains to morrow morning The
people of the village have very kindly
opened their homes and nearly all of the
delegates will be given free entertain
mCnt.
1'hc first meeting of the convention was
held in the Congregational Church com
mcucmg at O'Clock. The meeting was
opened by an organ voluntary played by
Miss Lena NJ Irish. President y. NJ.
Camp of Newport opened the services by
introducing Linus LeaNcnS of Cambridge,
who led a shor. preparation service which
was followed by scripture readings and
prayer by the Rev. NJ. l.. Eddy. pastor of
the Methodist Church. The Rev. +. L..
Davis, pastor of the ConGrc gational
Church made short address OF welcome
on behalf of the four churches and the
people of MorrisVille extended a most cor
dial greeting ana hoped they would not
he disappointed with the convention and
lne people OF MOfGlSNllt. IrcSlQcll I u
in a few well chosen words responded.
President Camps annual mcssag, was
short and to the point. lie dwelt for a
time upon the work of the Sunday schools
OF the STATE and said that more and eth
cicnt work could have been done ii funds
had been sufficient lie hoped that in the
future a field secretary might he main g.
tainru by the State. new methods adopt
ed and that the State of Vermont would
keep pace with her sister States in the
sunday school work and that in the ma
tionai convention Vermont would not be
left behind.
The first address of the afternoon was by
Hamilton 5. Conant, who spoke for a
short time upon The Power of Service,
How Obtained" He did not deal with the
generation OF power but in the application
OF ii after generated. The four funda-
mental principles of power being acquaint-
ance with people, knowledge of people,
prayer and work. Mr. Cunant is held
secretary of Massachusetts and he came
here from Springfield, Mass. where the
State convention has recently been held.
The next address was by the Rev. Will
liam Byron Forbush of Boston, who ON
account of ii misunderstanding spoke this
afternoon instead of tomorrow. His
subject was the Education of Princes, "
the boys Of to-day being his meaning of
princes lie considered the naturalness,
savage instinct, moral instinct and growth
and how we can make their lives more at
tractive for them. Following this came
Echoes from the International CunVen-
ton by the Rev. W. r. Miller of Alburgh.
who was \ermont's delegate to that con-
Ventiou which was held in Denver, Col,
last year.
Between each address music was given
by lrof. Adam Gcibcl. who is musical d-
rector of this convention. The meeting
adjourned at O'Clock until the evening
service.
JUDGE BLISS CANNOT RECOVER
Middlebury, oct. 2l.--Another council of
doctors was held here to-day to consider
the case of Judge w. H. Bliss. After the
consultation was CLOSED II was announced
that Mr. Bliss is suffering from AN alb
scess on his brain and the physicians
give no hope for his recovery.
WILL TAKE WOMEN TO WINDSOR.
Bennington, oct Sheriff Wilson
has secured AN order from Gov. McCul-
Tough To remove Mrs, Mary Rogers and
Miss Stella Bates, one or both of them,
to the States prison at Windsor to await
trial for the murder of Marcus Rogers,
husband of the former an August T. last
and they will be taken there tomorrow
or Thursday
Leon Perham, the young man who con-
fessed to helping commit the murder will
remain in Jail here.
The transfer is made because there is
no cell suitable for the women in the jail
here and because the delicate condition
of Mrs. Rogers makes it imperative that
she be taken to some institution with "A
hospital for confinement.