The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-29

Notable Occasion in which Five Societies
Iolned.

JOINED.
An innovation Tor the Young Peoples
Christian societies ol this city took place
Thanksgiving eve when nearly 200 ot
the young people 81 tho Baptist, Method
lst. Unifersalist. Presbyterian and Con
gregailonAl churches gathered In the
ycsiry Of the Congregational church for
union social meeting Though the
idea of a united negiing had often been
talked ef and discussed this yeaF In The
State Young Peoples convention, Il had
never before been undertaken In this
city. and thc interest taken IN the move
~ the young people a. manifested hy
the large number present and iie ~.
marilaho success vas mOst gratifying
to those who were foremost Ia getting
up The meeting,
10 bring the i've societies togcthe-
FOR an enjoyable social time and 20 AID
IN developing Interest IN the work ol the
Young peoples Christian societies IN this
city were fhe idras for which the meeting
was intended. The attendance was about
oveaily divided from the five societies.
A social hail.honr was spent from
1850 until eight. when AL were invited
10 the tables Ii tho dining.hail, where
Refreshments OF sandwiches, coffee, cake
and fruit were served Pretty souvenir
cards. on which was printed the pro-
gram Of the evenings exercises, were
placed at each plate and after AL had
finished with the refreshments, Earl NJ
Lewis. a. chairman Of the'meeiing. rap
ped for order aud announced the pro-
gram. That there were 70 many young
people present, he said, was highly pleas
| ing and encouraging IN view Of the fact
tnat II had first been thought that a
successful meeting Of tho. kind could not
be carried out IN Barre.
G. S. Andrews gave a very interesting
half hour report on the Young Peoples
Christian Conference convention held
I last summer al Silver Bay The con-
vension, he said. was Of great impor.
tanee 10 the young peoples work and
/ that anyone attending could not help
receiving great spiritual uplift out OF
such great gathering Of 500 young
I Christian people. He said that there
we're representatives present from nearly
every evangelical society in the world.
The Silver Bay property Is owned by the
I Silver Bay Christian Conference associa-
tion. It comprises spacious grounds,
running back from the bay into the
Adircndack mountains, beautiful drives
and scenery, aud has luxurious hotel,
which will accommodate 200 people. The
! Young Peoples Christian Conference as
ISOLATION was first organized there In
1902 and now represents 1900, 600 young
people.
Remarks were to have been made by
the pastors of all Of the five churches
represented. but three Of the pastors
were unable 70 he present. The subject
piven To tile ministers 10 speak on was
what could the united young peoples
societies do for the young people OF tins
citvf" The Rev. w c. NiaeIntyre OF
the PRESBYTERIAN church was the first to
\ speak, and he expressed his pleasure at
4 the success Of the meeting and declared
that Il was step in the right direction,
where much good would follow.
The Rev. William +, Braisted Of the
Baptist church declared that if the young
people Of the city really wanted TO do
effective Christian work and were willing
to pay the price, they could by united
consecrated work have a revival within
the naxt year that would win 200 young
souls to Christ The Rev. +. O. Thayer
Of the Methodist church was not present,
but sent letter which was read by y. ,.
Andrews. in which he suggested that
meetings Of this kind ought to be held
oftener than once a year. He said that
Barre much needs Y. M. G. A., or at
least rooms ought to be provided where
the many young people Of this city,
whose homes arc elsewhere, can pass
their evenings.
! On account of previous engagement,
the Rev. G. G. Conner Of the universalist
4 church could not be present, and George
III. Bates was called upon 70 respond Tor
4 that society and TT. G. Woodruff spoke
4 for the Congregational society, in the
place Of the Rev. i. A. Poole, who could
not be present on account of illness.
Thc Rev. Ariel Bellondi spoke Of tire
great Opportunities and Of the need Tor
missionary work right here IN the clty.
Interspersed between the speeches very
ENJOYABLE musical selections were rem
dered, as follows Piano duet, Misses
Stickney and Kidder; vocal solo, Miss
Pinkie Lewis; vocal solo, Mrs. Richard
Bradley, vocal solo, Miss May Carson ;
vocal solo. Miss Lila Morse, vocal solo,
u Miss Emma j. Phillips. Following the
4 EXERCISES an informal reception by the
4 officers of the different societies was
held and refreshments Of cake and cocoa
were served
The committees from the five churches
which assisted in the arrangements for
the meeting were composed Of Earl M
i Lewis. Harry Jones, Miss Florence
Hutchinson. Miss Mabel Hutchinson,
| Miss Mildred Perry and Miss Bertha
Mason Of the Baptist society; A. Abbott
| Miss Reta Beckley, Miss Annie oliver
ana William Oliver Of the Epworth
league; Edward keast and William Leith
Of the Presbyterian society; William Nc
donald, Miss Inez Waterman. Miss Ruth
waterman. Miss Elizabeth Carson and
Miss Mary AlcWhorter Of the Congre..
gational society; Charles c, Kenyon ana
/ Miss Jeanette Williams Of the Universal
ist society.
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