Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-09-28
BAPTISTS MEET.
HOLD EIGHTY SECOND
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Fully 200 Delegates Attended the
Sunday School Anniversary
At Montpelier.

Montpelier, Sept. 24.--The eighty.sec-
ond annual meeting of the Vermont Bap-
tist State convention and Of the several
Baptist anniversaries opened this even
ing. The Rev. DR.. H. A. Roberts, has
made preparations to entertain 300 dele
gates and visitors and present prospects
are that he has not planned too broadly.
Fully 200 delegates attended the opening
service tonight, which was the Sunday
school anniversary. Jonn A. Greenwood,
of Chester, vice-president of the conven-
ton, was in the chair and chorus choir
furnished excellent music. The Rev. Fl.
s. McCready, of Manchester, read selec-
tons of scripture and offered prayer.
The Rev. Woodman Bradbury, of Cam
bridge, Mass, gave an address on "a
True Conception of Sunday School
Work." and the Rev. G. S. Wallace, of
Lowell, Mass, spoke on 1.-THE Sunday
School Teacher as Evangelist and Pas
tor" Both these addresses were by men
prominent among the Baptists of New
England and were very inspiring and
helpful to all Sunday school workers.
The benediction was pronounced by the
Rev. W. A. Kinzie of Barre.
The most important feature of the
third and last days session of the ver-
mont State Baptist convention was the
unanimous adoption of a resolution in
troduced this morning by the Rev. DIR.
f. ID. Penney Of Burlington that the
Baptist churches of Vermont during the
coming year raise So, 900 for the relief of
Vermont Academy at Saxtons River.
The committee appointed to see that
this money is raised and turned into the
treasury of the State Baptist association
is made up of the Rev. George P. Lawson,
of Brattleboro, the Rev. George R. Stair,
of Middlebury, the Rev. Charles H.
Brown, of Saxtons River, the Rev. Frank
r. Morris, and Robert Noble of Burling-
ton.
After the devotional exercises the re-
port of the trustees was rendered by the
Rev. w. A. Kenzie, of Barre, and list
of trustees for the year ending was nom-
lated which, later in the forenoon ses-
sion, was elected. These trustees are:
President, DR.. II. d. Holton of Brattle-
bore; vice-president, the Rev. George r.
Stair of Middlebury; clerk, the Rev.
Henry Crocker of Chester; trustees for
three years, Deacon Willard Crane of
Burlington, the Rev. E. NJ. Bartlett of
Brandon, Col. Silas A. Ilsley of Middle
bury, B. A. Park of Chester, Howard
Crane of Burlington, Deacon jefferson
Renfrew of Groton, the Rev. DIR. F. d.
Penny of Burlington; trustees for two
years, the Rev. Eugene Haines of Rut-
land, the Rev. Silas P Perry of Bristol
trustee of Vermont Academy, the Rev.
George R. Stair of Middlebury.
The report of Howard Crane of Bur-
lington, the convention treasurer, Shove d
that during the past year there has been
raised S15, ,S33.74 and that there is in the
treasury at the present time a balance of
$2,17s,S6.
The report of the Rev. DR.. w. A. Davi-
son of Burlington, superintendent of mis-
sions, showed that there has be en- raised
for missions among the Baptist churches
of Vermont during the past year more
than 500 in excess of what was rails ed
during the previous year.
The Rev. w. A. Dawson repor ted that
81 new Baptist pastors have begun work
in Vermont during the past year.
1t was voted to hold the next State
convention at Rutland in September
1907. The Rev. F. r. Morris of Burling
ton was assigned to preach the annual
sermon. The report of the committee on
neurology showed that no pastor in active
service, has died during the past year.
The committee On resolutions reported
through the Rev. E. L. Baylss, of Lud-
low, the chairman, and the report was
unanimously adopted.
The closing session was held and Rev.
DR.. a. c. Dixon of Boston, was the
speaker of the evening DR.. Dixions
theme was Evangelism" and he handled
it with wealth OF illustration and beau
ty of diction that held the closest atten-
tion of his hearers. The closing prayer
was offered by the Rev. A. E. Foote of
Fair Haven.
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