Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-09
Annual Convention of Vermont
Churches at Saxtons River in
September.
THE FULL PROGRAMME
Baptist Young Peoples Union and
Sunday school Association to Bc
Held at Same Placc--DcacOn
willard Crane Elected Trcss-
urer of the Convention.

Rutland, July 6--The annual con-
Ncntion of the Baptist Churches in Yer
mont for 1908 will be held at the First
Baptist Church at Saxtons River, Sep
tcmber e. % and %. The annual meet
ings of the various state organizations
allied with the Baptist Church will also
be held at that time, The committee of
arrangements composed Of the Hon W.
w Stlckney of Ludlow, the Rev. w. A.
Dawson of Burlington and A +. Foote of
Saxtons River announce the following
programme for the convention:
Monday afternoon-Board meeting OF
Vermont Baptist State convention; Yer
mont Baptist Historical society, the Rev.
II. Crocker, president, address, Mutual
Interests of the Backus Historical So
ciety and the Vermont Baptist Historical
Society,"" the Rev. II. Croker, Chester;
address, tho Rev. L. t. Merriam, Boston;
election of officers and other business.
Monday evening Vermont Baptist
Young Peoples Union, the Rev. H. e.
Thayer, president praise service. led by
the Rev. Il. Cain, Windsor, devotional
service; scripture lesson. the Rev. o. n,
Bean, Jericho; prayer. the Rev. S T.
Perry, Bristol presidents address. the
Rev. II. E. Thayer, Ludlow; report of
educational leader, the Rev. i. II. Nor
ris Bennington report of Junior leader
Miss Hortense Footc. Saxtons River, mu-
sic; address, Walter Galley, ID. j., chi
cago, secretary b. Y. +. u. A; singing
Onward Christian Soldiers"
Tuesday morning-In Fuller hail. Y. A,
Sunday school session, the Rev. T.. NJ
Fuller, presiding; devotional service, led
by the Rev. D. w. Stoddard. Lyndon
vile; symposium, present Needs of tho
Sunday School" (a) More and Better
Use of the Bible" c. II. Spaulding, ID
n, Boston: (b) More of the Holy Spirit
in Teaching" Rev. G. r. r. Dodge st
FL
Conversion of Scholars" Rev f. II. Nc
Even; I'D More Attention to Teaching
Methods" Principal Eli Edgecomb, Der
by Academy; address, "A New Epoch il
Sunday School Work" Rev. G. b. Law
son. Brattleboro; discussion, Relative
Merits of the international Lesson anc
Its Rivals" led by the Rev. f. r. Per
kins, Putney; discussion, should Every
Sunday School Have Home Depart
ment?" led by the Rev. Il. +. Kellogg
Pownal; address, Vermont as a FielC
for Sunday School Work." the Rev Il
NJ. Fuller, Burlington.
Tuesday Observation-Disclosures meeting OF
Vermont Baptist Young Peoples Union
address on ministerial education, i. w
Brakeman, d. D.. Chelsea. Mass Woman''
meeting, Miss A. A. Brigham, presiding
address on missionary work. Mrs. Nj. @
Reynolds; annual report of secretaries
general business; Pastors Conference anC
Aid society, the Rev. {. II. Brown. pre-
siding, in Fuller hall; prayer the Rev
a. S. Buzzell, North Troy; report o.
changes in the ministry, the Rev w. G
Scoheld, Richford; report Of treasurer
4. G. Crane, Burlington; election of Of
fcers address, Preparation and De
livery of Sermons" Arthur Jones, d. D,
Hamilton, ~ Y; discussion.
Tuesday evening-Nermont Baptis
State convention, the Hon. W. w. Stick
ney, president; reading rules of order
prayer; address OF welcome and response
report of committee OF arrangements; ap
pointment of committees; announcements
music annual sermon, w. II. II. Avery, ID
D., St Adams; Vermont Academy re
Ception to State convention
Wednesday neutrality-suspicious. servic,
led by the Rev H. NJ Douglass, Yves
Haven; report Of trustees OF State con
vention; report Of treasurer OF State con
ventlon; report Of superintendent Of mis-
slons report of trustees of Vermont Acad
envy; report of committee on systematic
benefcence: discussion Of reports intro
duction of new pastors, the Rev w. a
Dawson, Burlington; paper, Vermont
Contribution to Missions" the Rev. s. II
Archibald. North Springfield; address
Gospel Temperance. the Rev +. D
Penney, Burlington THE Years Pro
gress in Missions" (a) Home Missions.
r. T. Hardwood, D. D.. Boston: Cb
"Foreign Missions" DR.. W. e. Witter