Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-13
BAPTISTS IN SESSION
Meeting of Lamoille AS
ISOLATION in This City.
md sunday school work the
Topic. Considered at tho 10th se.-
sion of n Venerable Organic
alton.

The 10th annual meeting of the
Lamoille Baptist association opened
Tuesday morning in the First Bap-
list Church at $3.50 o'clock, when a de-
votional service was conducted by the
Rev. DIR. J. S. Goodall of Essex juno
ton. At ten o'clock the organization
was effected with the Rev. n. A. Wood
of Essex junction.. chairman, and the
Rev. A. +. tnord of Fairfax, secretary
and treasurer.
After the reading of the rules of
order, the committee of arrangements.
consisting of the Rev. +. ID. Penney
of this city. the Rev. ~. A. Wood of
Essex Junction and D.. j. Bond of this
city. made its report. The visiting
brothers and sisters were invited to
sit with the association, About 100
delegates were present. The scripture
lesson was read and prayer was offer
ed by the Rev. w. q. Schofield of
Richford. The annual sermon was
then delivered by the Rev. ~. A. Wood
of Essex Junction, who gave a clear
and eloquent consideration Of the
theme THE Pre-eminence of Christ"
The Rev. n. r. Hafer. state evan
glist, was then introduced. After Mr..
Hafer had finished Speaking, the read
ing OF letters was next in order. The
letters were read by the secretary, the
Rev. Mr.. Uhord, and by Walter Eddy
of this city.
The chairman, Mr.. WooH then APP
pointed the following committees
Place and preachcr-The Rev. +.
Contois of H~inesburgh. F. W. Woods
of Essex Junction and A. G. Crane Of
this city.
State of religion-Thc Rev. A. +.
Ufford OF Fairfax the Rev. DR.. j. S.
Goodall of Essex Junction and Charles
Powell of Richford.
Obituaries-The Rev. j. s. Brown OF
st. Adams. F. w. Shepardson of Fair
fax and Roger Lyman.
Roll-Ralph Gorton of Essex juno
ton, Walter Eddy of this city and
Eugene Sanctuary of H%inesburgh.
Resolutions-The Rev. j. Z. Buzz
zell of Colchester, the Rev. W. G.
Schofeld of Richford and w. G. Tow
art of Jericho.
After prayer by the Rev. Goodall, adj
journment was made for dinner in the
church parlors.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Thu afternoon session opened at two
o'clock with a devotional service, con-
Quoted by the Rev. p. Contois of Hines
burgh. The Rev. DR.. w. A.. Davision
then introduced the new pastors and mis-
sionaries. the Rev. n. Z. Hafer, State
evangelist. the Rev. j. S. Brown Of st.
Adams and the Rev. c. f. .Vanschaick,
colporteGr. The address of the convention,
which followed. was delivered by the Rev.
c. L. Vanschaick, coaporteur for Vermont
This address was followed by one by the
Rev. DIR. l.. w. Cronkite, representing
the American Baptist Missionary union.
The hour following $3.50 o'clock was call
ed he women's hour for missions. An ad-
dress was made by Mrs. Jewett, widow of
the late Rev. Or. Lyman Jewctt, former
ly for many years "A worker at Lone
Star mission. India. Mrs. Jewett consider
ed the revival at Nellore, India. Ad-
dresses followed by Mrs. NJ. c. Reynolds
of Boston and Miss Nina Reed. field
secretary for the woman's missionary
societies. A solo was sung by Mrs.
Thomas Adams of Georgia.
Following the women's hour for mis-
sions, a sermon was preached by the Rev.
A. +. Uford of Fairfax. After prayer by
the Rev. J. T. Buzzeil of Colchester, ad-
journment was made until 7;3o o'clock
last evening. O.
EVENING SESSION.
The gathering at the Baptist Church
last evening was large and the aud
fence listened with interest to the
three speakers, +. S. Retain, w. II.
Alexander and the Rev. G. r. Stair of
M~iddlebury. A devotional service was
led by the Rev. ]. T. Buzzell.
Mr.. Retains address was IN Sunday
school work and the dependence OF
the church upon the Bible school. He
said tina as religious instruction in
the home wanes, the church is called
upon to do, for the young, not only
the work legitimately devolving on
the church. but the parents work as
well. To meet this demand the church
must look to the Bible school. Be
sides, the influence OF the school Is
such that a large proportion of the
ministers. of the missionaries, OF the
active workers among the laity, of
the additions to the church member-
ship, come out of the school. The Bible
schools OF the world comprise a men,
bcfship of about 25, 900 and have
been termed the greatest ~evangeliz-
ing agency of the century,
W. II. Alexander led n discussion on
the aim and purpose of the teacher
and what she should be. He said she
should be rich in faith and In Christ.
faithful in work. self conservation.
love of souls. hopefulness and perse-
verance
The Rev. G. R.. Stairs address was
to\the young people. He said the
principal thing wanted was courage
He said that the worldly were not
sane and that 1t was the duty of the
sane to make them sane. He explain
ed how the church did not need money,
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