Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-22
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Conereeationalists OF Vermont Meet
at Bfattleboro.

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at 6fattleboro.
The CongregationaIists OF Vermont held
their annual convention at Brattleboro
last week, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
The opening session was devoted to the
Woman's Home Missionary Union. The
report of the secretary, Mrs. Evan Thomas
OF Essex Junction showed gain Of one
hundred and forty-one in membership.
These officers were ted:-Presldent,
Mrs. Rebecca Fair banks of ST. Johns bury
vice. president, Mrs. Edward q. Osgood OF
Bellows Falls; recording secretary, Mrs.
Evan Thomas OF Essex Junction; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. John b. Stearns OF
Burlington; secretary of young people S
work, Miss Mary Drew OF Waterbury
secretary of junior work, Mrs. Robert
| Mack innon, of st. Johnsbury; treasurer,
| Mrs. Charles II. Thompson of Brattleboro;
assistant treasurer, Miss Ellen l.. Ware of
Brattleboro; auditor, the Rev. II. X. Miles
of Brattleboro.
At the afternoon session, Tuesday, of
the Woman's Home Missionary union a
memorial service was held in memory Of
Mrs. Mary L. Paine, formerly Of Windsor,
who died in Elkhart, Ind, for eight years
! secretary of the organization. Miss Anna
p. Moore, young peoples secretary OF
| Massachusetts, Miss Della Ieayens OF
iSaluda, ". c., and Mrs. II. s. Caswell
Broad of Boston spoke.
Tuesday evening, three addresses were
| given, the subjects of which were as fol-
| lows:-'sChrist's Message to the American
People" the Rev. l.. Payson Broad of Bos-
ton; THE White Mans Book" Mrs. II. s..
Caswell Broad of Boston; 1.-THE Christian
izing OF America" Don o. Sheldon of New
York, young peoples secretary of the
Congregational Home Missionary society.
The report of Corresponding Secretary
j. NJ. Comstoek for the year ending
December 81, showed total membership
of p, 731, a decrease OF 81. There has been
an increase in benevolent contributions,
but the membership in Sunday schools
falling of. The total valuation of prop
erty held by the Congregational churches
in the state Is put at Il, 769, lis.
The second day of the convention opened
with an increased attendance, the total
number present being about 300. The ses-
Stewart, state evangelist, on sThe Evan
gelistic Forward Movement
The convention proper then adjourned
| for the annual meeting of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary society. The Rev.
c. II. Merrill OF st. Johnsbury, secretary,
gave reports showing that the society
gained AZ members during the year and
closed the year without debt.
The Vermont Missionary society elected
| the following officers President, the
Rev. Henry Fairbanks OF st. Johnsbury;
vice president, N. G.. Williams OF Bellows
Falls; secretary, the Rev. &. IL. Merrill OF
st. Johnsbury; treasurer, John I. Richie
Of st. Johnsburyi auditor, l.. d. Hazen OF
St. Johnsbury. The old board OF direct
ors were reelected.
The afternoons general topic was "Boys
and the Church" which brought out
serious discussion of the most important
branch OF church work. The opening
address was by the Rev. X. w. Roundy OF
Ludlow, who spoke OF the power OF the
common agencies Of the churches TO touch
boys, the Rev. J. B. Lyman OF Barton
Landing leading the discussion. The sub
iect OF Especial Work for Boys" was
treated under various heads, Boys
Clubs being considered by the Rev. w.
c. Prentiss OF Newbury; "Boys' Camps,
1.-THE Boys Brigade" by the Rev. c. c.
St. Clare OF Morrisville; and "The Chiv-
alrie Idea in Work with Boys" by the
Rev. Frank l.. Masseck of the Universal
list church OF Brattleboro, national king
Of the Knights OF King Arthur.
"Men and the Church. was the general
topic OF the evening. The Rev. q. w. c.
Hill OF Proctor, and the Rev. J. X. Fuller
of Johnson spoke on "Does the Church
Make Men Feel Her Interest in Them as
Christ Did ?" The Rev. ). II. Barnum
of Cornwall took for his theme: "Is the
Basis on Which the Church Receives
Men That on Which Christ Received
Them 2" and II. II. Blanchard Of Spring
field and s. HOLSTER Jackson OF Barre,
discussed the pulpit from young mans
point Of view.
The report OF the committee on Sunday
schools, which showed a slight falling
of in membership, was discussed Thurs
day by the Rev. {. II. Smith of Pittsford,
the Rev. w. p. Jackson of Dummerston
and the Rev. +. NJ. Fuller, secretary of
the Vermont Sunday School association.
The Rev. G. 5. Mills Of Bennington, gave
an address on "a Revived Sense of God |
the Dynamic OF the New Revival which |
was one OF the best addresses of the con- |
vention.
The convention closed at noon Thurs |
day, after a particularly interesting and |
profitable session. The officers elected at |
the annual business session Wednesday |
afternoon were as follows;-President, |
Gov. Charles J. Bell of Walden; vice |
president, the Rev. G. II. Smith of Pitts
ford; secretary, the Rev. Evan Thomas
OF Essex Junction; corresponding secre-
tary, John NJ. Comstock Of Chelsea
treasurer, ID. NJ. Camp of Newport; |
auditors, George {. Averill Of Brattleboro,
G. 5. Adams OF ST. Johnsbury and {. +. |
Ranney OF Newport; trustees, the Rev /
Henry Fairbanks of ST. Johnsbury, c. w.
Osgood OF Bellows Falls, w. }. Van
Patten OF Burlington, the Rev. John
Barstow OF Manchester and j. b. Hollis
ter OF Rutland; members Of the Congre
gational Home Missionary society for
three wears, the Rev. Z. n. Merrill and |
the Rev. Henry Fairbanks OF st. Johns
bury and n q. Williams Of Bellows
Falls.