St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-17
CONGREGATIONAL CONVENTION.

To be held mt ~. J ohnsbury Next Year.
The 10Sth annual meeting OF the Con-
gregational convention of Vermont and
the 18th annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Union opened at Bur-
lington last week Tuesday.
At the session of the Missionary Union
the reports OF the secretary, Mrs. c. l..
Smith, the treasurer, Mrs. c. II. Thomp-
son, and the committee on program by
Mrs. w. ]. Van Patten were all very sat
isfactory. The report of the young peo-
Piles work was given by Mrs. Robert
Mackinnon and showed gratifying ac'
tivity along this line. In the afternoon
plan for the work for the ensuing year
was presented by Mrs.W. P. Smith. The
election of officers resulted as follows
Honorary president. Mrs. ]. F. Smith of
Orwell; president, Mrs. Rebecca P. Fair
banks of St. Johnsbury; ce-president,
Mrs. Edward G. Osgood of Bellows Falls;
general secretary, Mrs. Clarence L. Smith
of Burlington; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. John B. Stearns OF Burlington; sec.
rotary OF young peoples work. Mrs.
Robert Mackinnon of St. Johnsbury;
treasurer, Mrs. c. H. Thompson of Brat
tleboro; assistant treasurer, Mrs. E. l..
Ware of Wilmington; auditor, Rev. Fl. r.
Miles of Bennington. The following
were chosen as an executive committee:
Mrs. Perry Bingham OF Middlebury. Mrs.
w. B. Sheldon OF Bennington Mrs. George
H. Cross of St. Iohnsburv, Mrs. Evan
Thomas of Essex Junction. Mrs. W. H.
c. Moe of CRANKY, Mrs. H. c. Allen of
St. Adams. Mrs. J. M. Comstock of Chel.
sea, Mrs. E. F. Spaulding of Newport,
Miss Eleanor L. Manley of Pittsford
Mills, Mrs. w. N. Bryant OF Waterbury,
Mrs. E. F. Palmer, Jr., of Ludlow, Mrs.
A. E. Park OF Brattleboro and Mrs. Levi
Wild of Royalton.
The Congregational convention opened
in the afternoon, President c. H. Merrill
presiding, and organization followed
with the election of E. G. French of John
son as scribe, Rev. Henry ]. Kilbourn of
Bradford, assistant, and Dea. 4. W.
Osgood of Burlington as auditor. Rev.
G. W. Hunt OF Enosburgh presented the
traternal greetings of the Vermont con.
ference OF the Methodist church. The
report of the Fairbanks board of educa-
ton was given by Prof. Henry Fair
banks of St. Johusbury. The convention
sermon was delivered by Rev. E. M.
Chapman Of St. Johnsbury, from the
text, "Sirs, What Must Do to be Saved?
And they said Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ and Thou Shalt be Saved"
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
Domestic Missionary Society was held
Wednesday. The nominating committee
reported through their chairman, Rev.
E. M. Chapman, as follows, and these
officers were elected to serve for the COM
ing year: President, Henry Fairbanks
OF St. Johnsbury; vice president, N. 6.
Williams of Bellows Falls; auditor, L. D.
Hazen of St. Johnsbury; directors, G. W.
Osgood of Bellows Falls, w. ]. Van Pat
ten OF Burlington, E. G. French Of John
son and C. J. Peterson OF East Berkshire.
The following officers Of the Congrega-
tional convention were elected: Presi-
dent, F. w. Baldwin OF Barton; vice
w u
secretary, Rev. Evan Thomas OF Essex
Junction; treasurer, d. M. Camp Of New
port; auditor, c. S. Adams OF St. Johns
bury; trustees, Rev. Henry Fairbanks of
St. Johnsbury, c. W. Osgood of Bellows
Falls, w. ]. Van Patten of Burlington.
lockwood Barrett of Rutland and Rev.
c. H. Peck, members of c. H. M. S., term
expiring in 1906, P. H. Dale and Rev. c.
H. Cummings; reporters and receivers
(chauges). Essex conference, Rev. N. 0.
Bowlby; Orleans, Rev. R. ]. Barton; Rut
land, Rev. F. w. Hazen; Windsor. Rev.
S. H. Sargent; delegates to other bodies,
to Methodist conference, Rev. E. G..
French; to Vermont State Christian con-
venton, Rev. ]. P. Marvin; committee
on young peoples work, E. G. Osgood,
Rev. r. 6. Barton, Rev. A. v Bliss, D.
S. Carpenter and Miss Helen S. Graves;
on printing, Rev. c. H. Merrill, J. M.
Comstock, Rev. Evan Thomas, Rev. E.
G. French and Rev. HI. W. Hldreth; on
international comfy, c. F. Thompson;
on benevolence, Rev. Benjamin Swift,
Rev. c. r. Seymour, Rev. S. G. Barnes,
Rev. G. Fl. Beard, Rev. N. 0. Bowlby,
Rev. L. Sewall, Rev. E. G. French Rev,
G. E. Laid. Rev. A. F. McGrcgor, Rev
Carleton Hazen, Rev. H. i. Ballou, Rev
F. E. Poole and Rev. ]. K. Fuller; or
incorporating churches, Rev. X. r. Davies
Rev. c. H. Merrill and Jonathan Ross
on evangelistic forward movement, Rev
H. r. Miles, Rev. G. 6. Atkins, Rev. G. L
Phillips, Rev. Henry J. Kilbourn, F. H
Brooks and W. J, Van Patten; on temper
ance legislation, Rev. j. L. Sewall, Rev
G. H. Beard. Jonathan Ross, Rev. E
Hayward and 6. l.. Rice; on printing O
history of Copgregationalism in Yer
mont, Rev. c. H, Merrill, ]. NJ. Com
stock and H. F. Field nominations fo
corporate members of A. B. c. F. M.
Rev. w. l.. Hazen, Rev. c. H. Merrill, c
R. Seymour, F. A. Morse and w.
Wilson.
Wednesday evening Rev. Stephen
Barnes Of st. Iohnsbury spoke on "Wha
is the Message about Sin and Salva
tion?"
The number Of regular delegates regi:
tered was 1T. The convention is cor
sidered to be one of the most successful
in the point of attendance and excellenc
of program, ever held. The next annua
meeting of the convention will be he'll
with the North church in st. Iohnsbury
e Dry Seasons in the Past.
= The following record OF dry seasons i