Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
FELLOWSHIP MEETING.
Final Exercises Of Rededication
Of First Baptist Church.
Greetings from President Buckhasn, the
Revs. G. ,. staples. q. q. Atkins, c.
=, 1lessIcr and n. 4. Wood, with
Address ny REV. q. Drais11n.

The exercises in connection with the
rededication of the First Baptist Church
came to q close Tuesday night with good
fellowship meeting, in which nearly
every clergyman and representatives
from nearly every denomination in the
city took part. 1t was distinctly
meeting of con graduation and the re-
marks of the various speakers could
not fail to be pleasing to the pastor
and people of the Baptist Church. The
service was conducted by the Rev. T.
y. Penney, pastor of the Baptist Church,
and seated on the platform with him
were President NJ. II. Buckham. the
Rev. C. j. Staples, the Rev. G. q. At
kins, the Rev. c. j. Hessler. the Rev.
n. A. Wood of Essex junction and the
, Rev. Gibbs Braislin of Rutland, all OF
whom spoke, the principal address or
the evening being given by the Rev,
Mr.. Braislin. The Rev. G. W. Brown
was called to New York ana was there
| fore unable to be present. special
musical programme was furnished by
the choir from the Unitarian Cnurch
and by G. A. Hagar and ". T. Walker.
who rendered violin duet.
| President Buckham was the first
speaker and he brought cordial greet
ings from the university lie extended
congratulations on the church edifice,
on the goodly heritage and the noble
fellowship of the living and the dead.
and concluded az follows:
| bring to YOU from the college our rec
ognition Of you as our fellow laborcrs in
our common work OF building up charac-
ter and promoting the interests of moral
| ity and good living in our community.
When any important questions arise
among us affecting the moral and vital
interests OF our city, we are always sure
! to find the members of the First Baptist
Church on the right side. There is one
such question before us now. IT is a great
shame that New England college town
should have open bars-saloons they are
not--they are just open bars. But We are
beginning to feel the shame of it, and VIC
are so near righting it that the change
of 10 votes. other votes being as they
were, will we trust in March next. redeem
our city from this reproach. In this, as
in all other public questions, the interests
Of churches. colleges. schools. OF bust
ness houses. of industries, of quiet homes
are common and universal interests. Bu,
churches, colleges and schools, the press
the courts Of justice, have the voice which
gives uttcrance and efficacy to right prin.
ciples. Let us recognize our responsible.
ity, discern our opportunity. and all join
hands together in doing Gods work, both
in the church and the community.
Mr. Staples was the second speaker. He
brought a greeting from the members OF
the Unitarian Church, saying that the
church at the head of Church street hat
seen the spires on all the other churches
in the city rise and referred to the
pleasure the people of that church had ir
seeing the others prosper. He spoke o.
the unity OF the meeting of the evening
and expressed the nope that the fellow
ship of the meeting was only a forerun
ncr of what was to come. He said tina
through differences should be brough
out higher harmony.
Mr.. Atkins said that in his opinion tn,
rehabilitation of church was finer thar
the erection of n church. He said it in
dictated the continuity of things. He spok'
of how easy it was to get and to do new
things but referred to how difficult 1t wa
to keep them in the right way. He spOk
of the weight the appearance of churcl
buildings had upon the mind and said tina
if the churches We're going backward
the inference would be that the peopl
were going backward. Mr.. Atkins extend
cd hearty greetings of the people of tn
First Church
Mr. Hessler on behalf of the people o
the Free Methodist Church, congratulate
the people of the Baptist Church on thei
remodeled church. He said he had bee
much interested in its progress and ex
pressed the hope that it might be tn
means Of bringing many people into
better and purer life.
Mr.. Wood referred to his former In
timacy with Mr.. Penney, when they wer
in school. and said that because Of tina
acquaintance it was double pleasure 70
him to be present. He extended greeting
from the Baptist Church from Esse
Junction.
Mr.. Braslin was the last speaker II
said IL he were going to select passaE
of scripture for the subject of his RI
marks he should go back to Exodus an
take the words "Behold l send my ang'
before thy face to keep thee in the wa
and to bring thee to the place ! haV
prepared"
THE speaker said that It could be sec