The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-02


and music, DR.. f. ID. Gamwell was
introduced who gave an exhaustive
resume of his experiences during the
siege of Pekin and the Boxer up
rising in China.
Mr. Gamwell spoke of the provi-
dence of God as manifested in various
ways during the days of the siege, |
and told of the atrocities committed |
during the days of the semi seige as
| he called it. Through the fifty. seven |
days of the ordeal through which |
the missionaries and legation officials |
passed, DR.. Gamwell traced the hand |
of God in His wonderful providence |
Much of his talk was given hurriedly |
as he had to cover such a period that |
it was impossible to go into detail.
Following the address Thursday of |
DR.. f. d. Gamewell on "The Seige |
of Pekin" several selections of popular |
hymns were rendered. The next on |
the program was an open parliament,
the topic for discussion being "How |
Can the League Assist in Increasing |
the Missionary contributions of the |
Church? A little change was made in
the program by giving this question
into the hands of DR.. Gamewell for
discussion and no parliament was held.
The committee chosen by the chair
during the forenoon made their re-
ports which were accepted The
committee on nominations presented
the names of G. S Andrews, Barre,
for president; Flora Morse, Water
bury, secretary; Bruce Mcdonald,
Montpelier, treasurer, and they were
elected. These officers with the pres
idents of the three districts, H. H.
Morgan; Montpelier district; A. NJ
Aseltine, ST. Adams, district; Rev.
H. G.. McGlauflin of ST. Johnsbury
district, will constitute the State cab
met for coming year. The committee
on resolutions, r. f. Lowe, H. II.
Morgan, Luna Pomeroy, presented
the following resolutions, which were
adopted and entered upon the records
of the meeting Resolved, That this
convention hereby expresses its APP
probation of the cordial reception
given it by the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church, its local League
and pastor
THAT we extend our thanks to the
chorus choir and soloists who have
so materially added to the pleasure
= and profit of the occasion.
= THAT we are duly grateful to the
: press of this city and elsewhere for its
generous notices of our convention
THAT we desire to thank our gen
eral chairman Rev. L. Olin Sher-
,, burne, for his wise foresight and in
l defatigable work in connection with
l the gathering -
The Junior League hour conducted
? by Mrs. Fred L. Page of Barre, was
I extremely interesting and the forty or
e more children under Mrs. Pages care
= showed careful training. The children
were questioned as to Old and New
l. Testament Bible characters. 1t was
{ nearly five o'clock when this part of
S the program was reached and as had
j. been arranged an adjournment was
n taken until evening, many of the mem
I bers of the League taking the oppor-
S tunity to visit different sections of
the city.
i EVENING SESSION.
e The evening session opened with
music from the chorus choir who
e marched twice around the church, as
u it sang. Solos were rendered by Miss
e Priscilla White and Mr. Hermon d.
l. Hopkins.
: Brief petitions of prayer were offer
e ed after which General Chairman
/ Sherburne introduced Rev. Junius E.
d Mead of Burlington who took for his
theme, "Epworth League Principles
8 and the State. -
d In opening his remarks Mr. Mead
II said; 1.-The League can use all its
1t good principles in Vermont Just at
e present. During his talk he said
that the League was not a philan-
!. thropic or political institution He
l. spoke of the intense individuality
o that prevails among the masses today
- and said that the work of the League
J. was to eliminate this feeling among
l. men and TO bring them into univer.
s. sal brotherhood of humanity. He
l. said The ideayof the Epworth League
d is TO take man as he is and to use his
A. power, moral, mental and social, anC
IF to make him as he ought to be. -
S. He defined the State as "organiC
Ks brotherhood and said that must BIT
" our idea of State. The speaker said
S, No heather nation had a high idea Of
at brotherhood, it remained for the
go Christian religion to make brother
s. hood that should be UNIVERSAL. He
lg referred to the barbarities of the an
s. clients and said that great men in those
n days died not amid the smoke of bat
Z. tie but rather in many instance s by
L. their own hand and he termed thei
SIS death tragedy. The trend of tn,
n speakers remarks was to show the so
a. cial evolution that had taken plac,
to during the centuries past and he saiC
is that the aim of Leagues should be t.
apply Christianity at its best to so
as Getty In closing his address Mr.
ce Mead assailed the politicians as mel
ed without conscience. He read DR.
IN Charles Sheldon's poem, 'The Idea
ne City Mr.. Mead had the closest atten
,h ton of his audience during the entir
@. discourse.
st A violin solo by Harry Tarbox ant
a remarks by the general chairman fol
of lowed by remarks by different clergy
IS men with the Mizpah benedictiol
r. closed the convention few minute
Oh before ten O'Clock. The State cabine
tn will decide where the next convention
he is to be held but this matter is no
IN to be decided until within few week
as of holding the same. The convention
to was a success in every way and
LII great rart of the nraisn for snch /