Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-11-16
IMPORTANT MEETING
The Two Rallies in the Congre-
gationaI Church were In
terestinq.

son, but they were nevertheless made
very interesting by the well informed
speakers of the occ IsiOn. The subject
dwelt upon elucidatcd information that
would never have reached the fortunate
auditors present in any other way, and
even the comparatively few present, if
they make practical use of the facts
presented may inaugurate movement
that will result not only in benefit to
the particular church sought to be en-
livened and progressed, but the leaven
should spread and affect the whole Chris
tian community.
While it is impracticabe to attempt
to give the remarks made in their en-
tirety, we are enabled to give brief out
lines of the several addresses made in
the evening, the only service we were
able to attend on account of pressing
duties elsewhere.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, superintendent of
Pennsylvania, spoke of the immigration
problem as it concerned that State.
Eighteen per cent of the millions and
more stream of foreigners that passes
through Ellis Island, New York, flows
into the Keystone State. The northwest
attracts the Swedish IsraeIites, the south
west, the Nporaks; the northeast, the
Polocks, and the southeast, the Jews,
generally speaking Some wiseacres
call the influx "Trash.' Outward APP
pearances seems to endorse such a trite
declaration, but wait awhile until the
scum dries up, until the crust wears off
then look again and discover the choice
ore that lies at the very heart of this
wandering and wondering humanity.
The fathers and mothers are Roman
Catholic, Greek church, Lutheran, etc. +,
but the children under the independent
influence of this free country, soon be-
come practically zero in things ecclesi-
astical, while their grandchildren usual
ly result IN question point Ga p.
This problem we are to solve. There
are those equal to it. The Congrega-
tional Home Missionary want the funds
to use as the coupling link to unite these
foreign question points to the man who
knows and knows he knows, how to
bring out of an irreligious perplexity the
choicest Christian prosperity for the
State, the nation and the world. When
the "What" and the MAN who knows"
come together there is something doing
almost Immediately, and what perhaps
was trash" or pretty near it, become
for Christ and His church gold, tried
in the furnace of Gods eternal sun of
Righteousness. The electric sign, flashed
out into the darkness, Light, Heat,
Power" And is the great solvent-a
spiritual Power that shall act as if it
were the only one to act waiting no
longer for others; a Divine heat to
come from the loyal, royal heart that
beats for humanity; a Christie Light
radiating from head filled with the
most progressive methods for the better
ment of mankind and the glory of God
in Christ Jesus
Love, that will not let me go,
rest my weary soul in thee
give thee back the life | owe
That in thy ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be
Secretary Merrill spoke of the relation
of the Middlebury church to the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary society in the
early years. The society was organized
in 1907 from movement that was led
by DIR. Thomas Merrill, the astOr of thi-
church. For score of years he was
the secretary and chief executive officer
continuing in this position until it be
came necessary to appoint salaried
official 10 be in the field and give hi,
whole time to the work. For the tirs
half of the century under the inspira
ton of DR.. Merrill the MiddleburS
: church was the largest contributor t,
the treasury Of the society, and the ira
ditions of liberality We're long continued
He spoke of present conditions in tn,
state. The number of churches, 2l3, i
the largest in the history of Congrega
tionalism and the membership. nearl,
% 000 at the high water mark To thi
prosperity the missionary work has con
tributed. Four churches have been OF
ganized recently. These churches hav
in each instance taken the place of oil
rival organizations, uniting all the Chri,
tian forces in the community. The soc
ETY. is increasingly called upon to hol
trust funds for the smaller churches, a
well as to aid financially in the supper
OF preaching The last year has bee
prosperous financially, largely throug
the receipt of legacies. and the society
in condition to cooperate with the Coz
gregational Home Missionary Society
the new arrangement.
Don o. Shelton, associate secretary
the National Congregational Home Mi
sionary society, New York, spoke c