Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-05-07
COUNTY c. E. CONVENTION.


The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers and potted plants, and stand
ing out on an arch built above the pulpit
were the words, ''For Christ and the
Church. i" "The World for Christ" swell
come " The morning session opened at
j. r Aiken Of Newport, president OF the
Union. Following this was a short ad-
dress OF welcome by Wallace II. Gilpin of
the local society. This was respond ed to
by the president in his always pleasing
manDer. Following this was the report OF
the County Union Secretary, Mrs. c. w.
TenDey of Barton. This, report showed
that all of the seventeen societies in the
county had sent report but one, that one
being East Crafts bury. The reports showed
the total mem bership of the county to be
$50 active members. Barton and Barton
Landing lead in number of members.
Brownington leads in amount given for
missions, Barton Landing and Newport
next, Westfield leads in amount OF money
raised for other purposes. Fifteen Chris
church the past year. The reports of the
various delegates of the local societies were
most encouraging, ,and delegates from most
of the societies were present. The report
of the West Charleston society was as full
of good things as any report given and
showed that they were working with
will and the way was found for many
things other societies failed in.
Rev. w. A. Warner, who has recently
returned from a trip in the Holy Land,
spoke a short time on the subject, "a
Glympse of Nazareth" and the word pic
lures drawn by him were indeed pleasing
and instructive. He spoke of the customs
of the Nsz arenes, thsir habits and told
something of their characteristics. In bis
opening remarks, Mr.. Warner said he felt
that he was not so much help to the En-
deavor society but the society was g help
to him and be doubted not that this was
the case in many places.
At the close of this address Mr. Aiken
appointed as nominating committee: w Fl.
Blanchard of Newport, W.D. Bell of West
field and Mrs. c F Hall of Barton Landing.
After dinner a social hour was epioSeh
and the afternoon session opened at 1:aA
O'Clock with praise service led by Geo. R.
Scott of the Barton society. Unfinished
business was then called for but the COM
mitteas were not ready TO report but re-
ported as follows: later: Pres, c. H.
Brown of Newport; Vice. pres. Mrs. 9. w.
Tenney, Barthn; Sec. and Tress., Wallace
H. Gilpin OF Barton; Junior Supt., Mrs. G.
F. Hall of Barton Landing; Ex CON-, Pas
tor entertaining church, j. R. Aiken OF
Newport, and Miss Harriet Gross OF
Bloomington; County CON-, Mrs. G. w.
| Tenney, Barton, Miss Harriet Gross,
Bloomington, aud Rev. f. A. Junkins OF
| Westfield. Resolutions were adopted rec
ommending that local societies aid in the
quarter century memorial fund, that the
county convention be held later in the
spring il possible and one also thanking
the Barton society for entertainment.
| The program called for an address by
Rev. g. l.. Shaeffer of Barton Landing on
"Twenty-five Years of c. E. and After,'
but he being unable to attend the subject
was very ably handled by Rev. James Ram.
age of North Troy. He spoke OF the gooc
deeds of the organization in the past anG
said the future possibilities OF the society
were almost unlimited. Following this
address was a solo by Mrs. a. J. Stannard
of Barton.
The Junior address was given by Mis-
Grace M. Young, secretary of the state en-
deavor union, and was a most practica
and interesting address. Then followed
the report of the Junior County Superin
tendent, Mrs. c. f. Hall which showed
some encouraging things along the line O
Junior work but as a rule the Junior soci
; eties are struggling for existence and neec
come new methods. Master Slayton Lans
of Barton rendered a clarinet solo durins
the junior hour that was credit to him.
3 The next part of the program was il
many respects the most interesting and in
structive part OF the convention. 1t wa
: a question box conducted by DR.. r. c
3 Flagg of Newport. The variety of cues
1 tions asked covered broad field of Q. E
work and the able answers given. by DIR
, Flagg could not help but result in uucl
good. Tue speaker in answering the man
questions showed resourcetulness that
: found in few and the wit used often pro
voked the audience to laughter. oues
tions pertaining TO. the pledge were per
haps the most freely discussed. DR.. Flag
said the pledge was rot to mis- mind tn
secret Of the success Of the Christian Eu
deavor movement Int tnat true endeay
!, orer lived after the pledge and seldol
thought OF it. he is. like a good citizs
who never thinks OF the law. but so Iiy'
that he and the law never conflict. IL ii
:. pledge binds one to read the Bible an
+ pray every day, why not make it bind OF
to hundred other things. Merely prs.
:, Ing and reading ths. Bible each day vi
!. not make Christian; it is the spirit n
- the letter Of the law Christ teaches.
!. This discussion closed the afternoon So
"a sion after watch the convention broke
;. for about an hour and a half when il CD
= vened again in the vestry aoodt tue supp
: table. About 100 we're ss-vSd. The eve
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