St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-15
Congregational Convention.

The 1O9th annual meeting of the Con-
gregational Convention of Vermont was
called to order yesterday afternoon, at
the North church, President F. w. Bald
win of Barton in the chair; Rev. Evan
Thomas, secretary; Revs. G. E. Ladd
and e. 6. French, assistants.
Rev. Mr.. Duston of the Free Baptist
church presented the fraternal greetings
of that denomination.
The president announced the appoint
ment of committees on business, nominal
tions, and arrangements for the next
meeting, and reports were received from
several of the regular committees ap-
pointed last year, including among
others those on interdenominational
comfy, benevolences and incorporation of
churches. Some progress has been made
in the direction of comfy; the falling
off in benevolent contributions during
the year was held by the committee as
ahording opportunity for renewed con.
secration on the part of the churches;
the committee on church Incorporation
suggested definite action in the securing
of the needed legislation this fall.
Rev. Prof. B. w. Bacon, D. D. of Yale
University gave an able address on "rhe
Awakened Interest in Religious Educa-
tion." He characterized selr-reliance as
the keynote Of education, Christianity
may be growing strong, he said, but
institutional Christianity is not stronger
now than in days gone bv. The state
aims at the development of the civic and
the social organism, the church aims at
the development of the man. Education
may be, as is claimed, the function of the
state; it is, in special sense, the function
OF the church. A Christian nation must
ultimately provide for its children a
Christian education. We owe the secu-
larizing of education to petty sectar-
rianism. The speaker questioned wheth-
great source-one powerful ally-the
theological university, in the develop
ment OF Christian deucation.
After solo by Miss Anna Mae
Somerville the convention sermon was
preached by Rev. III. r. Miles of Brat
tleboro, his text being Christ's words to
Thomas, Because thou hast seen me,
thou hast believed: blessed are they that
have not yet seen, and have be-
lieved." This was followed by the
communion service.
The program for the rest of the con-
vention is as follows:
THlRD SESSION, WEDNESDAY MORNING..
$50. Morning prayer.
900. Annual report of the correspond
ing secretary, John nj. Com
stock.
Report from the business COM
= mittee and unfinished business.
1000. Adjournment for the annual
meeting of the Vermont Do
mestic Missionary Society,
Rev. c. II. Merrill, D. D., Sec
retary.
1000. Business. Report of treasurer.
Brief of directors report.
1915. Address, The Mission of the
County Church in New Eng
land. Rev. F. e. Emricn.
secretary of Massachusetts
Home Missionary Society.
Solo, Miss Theodora Auman.
1910. Swedish Work in this State.
Rev. Oscar F. Koch, Brattle-
1915. Student Mission Labor in Sum-
mer Vacations III Vermont.
Rev. VIM. G. Prentiss New
bury; Rev. R. w. Roundy,
Ludlow.
Ills. County Mission Superintendent,
Rev. c. J. Peterson, East Berk-
shire.
Bringing a Church to Selfsup-
port, Rev. c. B. Atwood. Col
chester.
l125. Women's Missionary Work,
Miss M. A. Brokaw. Miss Amy
Haskins, Miss Theodore Au-
man.
1855. Business. Adjournment.
FOURTH SESSION, wEDNEsDAYAFTERNoo
General Topic: The Congregational
Church:-Its Opportunity and
Obligation
L:45. Business.
ZOO. The Congregational Affirmation
Does our Polity Conserve it?
Rev. 6. Glenn Atkins.
.:3O. The Development of Practical
Fellowship, Rev. w. S. Hazen,
D.. d.
ESQ Business Methods in Church Af-
fairs, P. F. Hszen.
':10. Moral and Religious Conditions
in Vermont Today:-The Type
of Church Needed to Meet them,
kev.~Charles L. Carhart.
$50. Discussion.
200. Unfinished business.
FIFTH SESSION, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
80. Evening prayer.
AS. The Spirit of Reverence
1. It's Place in the Life of the
Home, II. o. Wheeler.
Q. It's Place in the Life of the
Church, Rev. Herbert ].
Wyckof.
g. It's Place in the Life of the
State, Rev. John Barstow.
SIXTH SESSION, THURSDAY MORNING.
$50. Morning prayer.
S.45. The Ultimate Source of Authority
in Matters Moral, Rev. Evan
Thomas.
Discussion.
$50. Christianity's Challenge to Men,
Rev. J. T. Stocking.
Discussion.
600. Unfinished Business and Ad-
Journment.
! Former St. Johnsbury Resident.