Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-26
.BAPT|STS OPEN
VI. CONVENTION
Two Hundred and Fifty Attend
First Sessions at Rutland
Tuesday Evening.
KINDRED SOCIETIES MEET.
Officers Elected during Day by Young
Peoples Union. Historical Society
and Minister'S Conference
Figures from Home Mis-
sion Work of Societies.

Rutland. Sept. 24-Fully $50 people
were in attendance at the opening ses-
sion of the Vermont Baptist state con
ventton at the First Baptist Church here
tonight. Various societies affiliated
with tho State body. were in session all
day. but tho convection proper did not
meet until this evening The session
was short In order that the delegates
might attend reception in the church
vestry given by the ladies' of the local
church at s:45 o'clock. Pres. II. d. Hol-
ton Of Brattlcboro presided at tho even
ing session and words of welcome were
given by Mayor 3. L. Richmond and
tho Rev. Eugene TIaines. The feature of
the service was the annual sermon by
the >Rev. r. r. Morris Bennington.
Tho Vermont Baptist Young Peoples
union. which had meeting last evening,
held business session this morning at
eight o'clock and elected these officers:
President John A Greenwood. Chester;
vicopresident. the Rv. T.. L. Bayliss.
Ludlow; secretary, Chester Tixbv, Poult-
ney; treasurer. w. II. Alexander. Bur
lington: missionary superintendent. the
Rev. a. +. Ufford, Fairfax; transporta
ton manager. O. II. henderson, ST.
JonnS0nrN, nOarN or managers, tlN Icy.
f.. r. Morris. Remington: tho Rev A.
II. Gage, St Johnsbury; r. A. Dyke,
Burington educational leader; Ralph
Jones. Chester
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
Baptist Historical society followed al $50
o clock. Tho president George 3. Lawson.
Brattlchoro, presided. The Roy. A. q.
Lawson. general secretary of Colgate
University, gave a powerful address on
The Baptist Contribution 10 Christian
Education." The society elected these Of
fcers: PRESIDENT, tho Rev George 3.
Lawson. Brattleboro; vicn- president, John
l.. Algcr, SaXtons River; secretary. the
Rev G. H. Brown. Saxtons River;
trustees. W. w. Stickney. Ludlow; l..
W. Hawley. Brattleboro; the Rev.
Eugene Haines. Rutland the Rev f. l..
RaYiss. Ludlow; the Roy. A. s. Gilbert,
Passumpsic; A. F. Sherman. Ludlow; the
Rev. Henry Crocker Chester.
At ten o'clock came the meeting OF
| the women's societies at the Baptist
Cnurch and the minister's conference
| at the Congregational Church. Miss
A. A, Brigham, Bennington, presided
at the women's gathering Mrs. E,l-
I gene Haines of this city welcomed the
delegates and Miss brigham respond
cd There were two addresses. Mrs.
| G, w. Coleman Of Boston, president
of the American Baptist Missionary
| association, spoke on the topic "Op-
portunities and Obligations" The
theme taken by Mrs y. Grant Ed
munds, Boston. president Of the Bap-
list Foreign Missionary society was
present Day Problems in Woman's
Mission Work" Mrs. T.. + Leland Of
Montpelier read the ..rnual report Of
the home missionary department. She
reported that 26 barrels and two
boxes were sent out ty Vermont home
missions during the past year. This
| Is more than ever before. About 100
children in the primary of the Rut-
land Baptist Sunday school have taxi
en- up mission work Miss A. A Brig
ham of Bennington read the report of
the state Foreign Mission society. She
reported three new circles formed In
Vermont during the year. The Iud.
low Church has assumed the entire
expense of sending out a foreign mis-
sionary. The missionary building
fund now amounts to s293,S0.
| MINISTERIAL CHANGES 49,
The c;ergymen to the number Of about 81
listened to an address by the Rev. f. l.
| Rayliss Of Ludlow on Heart Power +,
the Apostle Paul" The secretarys report
read by the Rev. II. NJ. Douglas of West
Haven showed that there We're IS minis
terial changes among the BAPTIST clergy
in Vermont during 1907. Tho confercnc,
has on hand in the treasury S76572 Thes.
officers We're elected: President. the Rev
Eugene Haines; Vice president, the Rev
J. ]. Williams. Newport: secretary. tht
Rev r. s Toman, West Rutland: treas
urer. A. G. Crane. burlington; board o
managers tho Rev. H. II. White. Add
son; the Rev. F. 7. Nye, East Hubbard
Rev. w. W. Gushec TownShcnd; the Rev
George A. Williams. Johnson; the Rcv
r. II. Tibbals, South Londonderry; A. o
Ferguson, Burlington; G. y. Chamberlain
Newport
The afternoon session of the convention
was devoted to Sunday school work. Thu
Rev. George r. Stair Of Middebury pre-
sided. These addresses were given; "Prm
ary Methods" Prof Edward P. St, John
Hartford Sschool of Religious Pedagogy
"Organized Classes" the Rev, F. +. Mar
bic. Cambridge, Mass, Some Principle
of Moral and Religious Education Re
} vealcd by the Child" the Rev. y. r -