Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-16
CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE.
minister Sept. and s-Meeting Next
Year in Jamaica.

The SD Annual Convention Held IN west
minister Sept. and s--Meetna Next
Year in Jamaica.
The Windham County Conference Of
the Conversational churches met in their
6Sd annual convention at Westminster
Wednesday, Sept 7. at l D. m. After
praise service. and welcome by the pas
tor. Rev G. Il. DeBevoise, the confer
ence sermon was preached by Rev. Geo.
H. Baker of Townshend, from the text,
Jesus | know and Paul know; but
who are ye?"-Acts 1915. The sacra-
ment of the Lords supper was ADMIN
istred by Rev. G.. f. Chaplin of SaXtons
River and Rev. II. II. Shaw of Marlboro,
assisted by Deacon Follett Of Townshend
and Deacon Fairbanks of Guilford
The convention was organized with
Deacon c. f. Thompson of Brattleboro
as moderator and Rev G. II. Baker of
Townshend as scribe.
Rev H. \. Goodhue of Bratteboro gave
/ the narrative of the churches for the year
| past showing in considerable detail the
| condition of each church in the confer
| ence. The womens meeting was inter-
esting and helpful. Mrs. A. f. Park,
| in taking the chair, spoke briefly of
! the work in the county before introducing
Miss Amman, the field secretary for the
| Women's Home Missionary union of the
state Miss Auman spoke of the work
and conditions in the West. Miss Jones,
one OF the lady workers of the Vermont
| Domestic Missionary society, who has
been acting as pastor at West Towns
| hend gave an earnest talk on personal
religion.
ii. w Hicks, of the American Board
gave an address bringing out the changed
| emphasis in missionary work and APP
| peal. IL is not now for the open door"
nor for those who are willing to go to the
| foreign field. but for the money to send
! them, and the interest and the devotion
| to keep in touch with them in their work.
The evening session opened with a SER
vice of song and praise and selection
by the choir. The convention then heard
Mr. Hicks in an address-"Shall the
churches of the county support a foreign
missionary" This was followed by gen.
eral discussion. which eliminated in a
resolution being passed by the conference
instructing the missionary committee to
again bring the matter to the attention
of the churches and urge them to cooper
ate i'm the securing and support of for
eign missionary. The above resolution
is in substance a renewal of the action
taken at the Newfane conference, and II
was passed by a rising vote. none oppos-
ing DR.. Cyrus Hamlin, dean of Touga-
loo university, at the invitation of the
moderator spoke of the American Mis-
sionary association among the negroes.
The morning session opened with de-
votional service conducted by DIR. Ham
lin and was followed by a business meet
; ing The committee on place reported as
its choice Jamaica, with Rev. G. E. Wood
man of Wilmington preacher and Rev
r. c. Fisher as alternate. The committed
on assessments recommend tax OF nv
cents per resident member. The above
reports were adopted
p. Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston of West Bratte
boro and S. b. Emerson were elected del
egates to the national council at De
Moines, Iowa, and given power to selec
their own alternates.
Rev G.. F. Chaplin of SaXtons River
the receiver for the conference reporte
. all bills paid and a balance of Sl.41 Il
u the treasury. The reports of the Sunda
-. schools and Christian Endeavor societie
: by F. T. Randall of Townshend, and Rev
: e. c. Fisher of Westminster West wer
. given, discussed and adopted. 1t wa
voted to give the county Congregations
Sunday school convention a place on tn
conference program, in case the Sunda
n school convention should decide not I
"a maintain a separate convention.
"a DIR. c. II. Merrill, secretary of the Vel
g mont Domestic Missionary society spok
&c of the employment and support of stat
~ missionary according to the resolutio
n adopted by the state convention, ger
~ eral discussion followed and resoutio
m approving the action of the state CONVEX
~ ton and pledging the cooperation of II
70 The convention next listened with IL
st terest to an address by Rev. j. T. Stool
IN ing of Bellows Falls, on christianity
10 Challenge to Men"
The conference voted to extend an IL
~. vitation to the churches formerly il
- cluded in the Windham conference, bl
70 now joined with Union conference,
- again meet with us in convention.
The following officers and committe
ic were elected for the year: Committee
m Chaplin, DIR. c. S. Clark; missionary cor
mittee, Rev. l.. M. Keneston, C. c. Fit
IN DR.. f. l.. Osgood; Middlebury cole
n committee Rev. II. II. Shaw, c.
|" Thompson, C. II. Prentice registrar, Re
G.. II. Baker; reporter for the churchC
Rev. II. A. Goodhue; reporter for the Su
on day schools, Fred II, Randall; report
ct for the Christian Endeavor, Rev. e.
Sc Fisher.
ay Mention should be made of the pleasu
with which the conference listened to t