Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-05-10
GOLDEN Rute UNION.
Christian Endesvorers Meet with
Bethany Church at Randolph.

0EAldNy SHNfNH 0h fRah0OiPf-
The FGoIden Rule Christian EndeavOr
union held its annual convention in Beth
any church Monday with 81 delegates in
attendance. The ten societies represented
were South Royalton, g.; Rochester, 4
Randolph Center, IL Gaysville, 2; Royal
ton, 2; Bethel Congl, IS; Bethel NJ. r., z;
East Brsintree and West Brooktield, s.
Tunbridge, 1.
The convention opened at l 80 in the
afternoon with praise service led by Rev.
H. W. Hildreth Gf Rochester. Rev. J..
Hall Long OF Bethel, president of the un-
ion, took the chair and named for a nomt-
mating committee Principal j. M. Com
stock of Chelsea, Miss Minnie Metcalf OF
South Royalton and Rev. Samuel Knowles
OF Randolph. For the committee on reso-
lutions were chosen Rev. A. j. Eastman OF
STAFFORD, Miss Nellie Flynn of Bethel and
Fred " Tuller of TunbrIdge.
The nominating committee reported
this list iof officers, which found accept
ance with the union:-P President, Rev. j.
Wesley Miller OF Bethel; vice president,
Oliver r. Burgess OF Chelsea; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Lillian Knowlton or
Randolph; superintendent OF junior work.
Miss Nellie Flynn Of Bethel; executive
committee, Miss Minnie Metealf Of South
Royalton and Miss Harriet Taggart OF
Gaysvilie.
a motion was made and carried TO have
one or more from each society form
committee whose names should be sent to
Rev. Mr.. Swift at Orwell 10 be used in cor
respondence on missionary work, the
forming OF missionary classes being IN
mind.
A motion for Golden Rule union to join
with Washington county and MiZpRh
unions in sending a delegate to the Silver
Bay conference at Lake George, that dele
gate TO report to each of the societies in
the unions, was left In the hands OF the
executive committee.
Interesting conferences on Christian
Endeavor work were led by Rev. Mr.. Hil-
dreth, Rev. w. L. Sparhawk, Rev. MIR.
Eastman, Rev. Fraser Metzger, Miss Grace
Young Of Fair Haven, q. r. state
secretary, and Won Ogden Nogt OF Bostons
general secretary of the United society.
Luncheon was served in the vestry for
the few delegates who arrived early, and
at o'clock about 20 sat down to bounti-
ful supper provided by the Bethany ladies'.
In the evening, Rev. A. j. Eastman
spoke of a rally that Is to be held IN Strafs
ford this summer from June TO II for the
purpose OF arousing religious enthusi-
asm similar TO the great revival movement
IN Wales. The first thing on the program
will be grand concert by Vermonts fam-
Gus soprano, Mary Howe of Brattie boro,
and the next day Sunday evangelistie
services will begin and continue for
week. Among the speakers VIII be the
we'll known evangelist II. l.. Gale, Mrs.
Whittemore OF the Star Hope mission Ia
New York and Gov. Bell.
Mr.. Eastman also read the report Of the
COMMITTEES on resolutions, which was
adopted.
Rev. r. NJ. Baker OF the Center delivered
an address which he described as a pre-
face TO the principal speech OF the evening
and took for his subject the Summum Bon
um Of Christian endeaVor-the salvation OF
souls.
A delightful solo BY DR.. w. NJ. Kelly
preceded the introduction OF the orstor OF
the evening, General Secretary Won Ogden
Vogt, who was greeted with the Chautau-
qua salute. Mr.. Vogt spoke OF the great
progress that Christian Endoavorers are
making as an organized body, 2000 new
societies having been formed all over the
world in the last year. The increasing
scope OF the work now demands an inter-
national headquarters building for whose
erection 20 cents from each one OF the vast
army OF Eudeavorers would amply suffice.
after an urgent appeal for co. operative
effort in securing this building, he pro-
ceeded to discuss the four heads Of bis
discourse practical ministry, worship,
missionary work and the early enlistment
OF the young in labor for the church,
Under practical ministry, ways Of help
fulness we're pointed out through coffee
clubs in saloon ridden towns, song serve
ices Ia hospitals aud other means OF light
ening the burden of sickness and weaken
ing the power OF vice. One million Chris
tian Endeavorers, who are church mem-
bers as well as churchg -ers, are wanted in
the society, from whose ranks the forces
OF the church should be strongly recruited
with deyout and earnest worshippers.
IL is said that go per cent Of the Sunday
school children are lost 10 the church as
they grow up, for the reason, as the
So aker believed, that they are not at
tached to the church by feelings Of respon-
sibility for the success OF its work. The
Christian Endeavor movement is the en-
listment OF the young. the training OF
Christian soldiers by whom the victories
OF the future must be won. They are saved
from the forces of evil and enrolled under
the standard Of right by having been
brought ia their most impressionable years
into close personal relations with the mill
tant body to which they belong
The service closed with the singing ot
the Doxology, four times repeated, aud
benediction by the newly elected president
OF the union. Rev q Wesley Miller