The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-06
CONGREGATIONAL CONVENTION
offeIal Program to Be Carried Out In
Thts CITY. June Oil.

offieIal Program to Be Carried Out In
This City, June Gil.
st. Adams, May 5.-The complete
official program of the one hundred
and thirteenth annual meeting OF the
Congregational Convention of Yer
mont. together with the annual meet
Ing OF the Vermont Domestic Mis-
|si0nary Society to be held In the First
Congregational church In this city
June GIL, Is given herewith:
Tuesday Afternoon.
INSTRUMENTATION; roll CALL ap
pointment OF scribes and committees
address of welcome. for the city
Mayor, N. N. Atwood; for the church
and society, ex-Gov. Z. c. Smith
response, the Hon. w. J. Van Patten
president: reports OF boards and com
mittees, and other business.
3:30-Annual report OF the CORE
spending secretary.
4:15-The sermon--the Rev. Step
hen G.. Barnes. OF st. Johnsbury. The
sacrament Of the Lords Supper, un-
der the direction Of the Rev. c. H.
Dickinson. OF Middlebury, and the
Rev. l.. M. Keneston. Of West Brat
tleboro.
Tuesday Evening.
7:3O-Devotional service, led by the
Rev. Vincent Raw, of Manchester.
INSTRUMENTATION Efficiency
the Rev. DR.. ]. H. Morley.
7:35-"The Work of the County Ad
visory Committee in Maine." present
ed for the New England Congress
committee by the Rev. r. T. Hack. OF
Gorham. Me.
7:55-The Over Churched Country
Town. the Rev. L. F. Reed. of Mont
pelier.
S:lO-"Open Forum"
8:30-A reception will be given by
the W0men's Association of the St
Adams church.
Wednesday Morning.
S:30-Devotiona service, led by the
Rev. John Irons. of Sheldon.
+ S:45-Discussion of report of the
committee on civic justice.
10:00--Adjournment for annual
meeting Of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sinoary Society; report OF directors
addresses by the state worker: ad
dresses by missionaries from the
fields; address by the Rev. DR.. H. c
Herring.
Wednesday Afternoon.
1:30-Devotiona service. led by the
Rev. r. H. Ball. OF Fair Haven.
1:45-"The Wisdom OF a More Di
dactic Policy In the Pulpit, the Rev
&c. G. Adams OF Essex Junction with
discussion opened by the Rev. r. r
Davis of vergennes.
2:30-"The Present Outlook on Re
ligious Education" the Rev. DR.. F. X
Sanders; seven-minute papers OF
The Enrichment of the Sunday
school Hour. George l.. Durham, o.
Brattleboro; 'The Development o
the Curriculum. the Rev. w. H
Spence, OF Rutland; "The Organiza
ton OF a System OF Training Teach
ers". the Rev. r. T. Barton, OF Cam
bridge: "A Better Cooperation Of
the Home and Pastor. the Rev. f. w
Raymond. OF Proctor, and a discussion
will follow the presentation Of each
theme.
4:S0-Business.
Wednesday Evening.
7:00-Devotiona service, led by the
Rev. Thomas Hail. of Island Pond
THE Pulpit as a Force In Secondary
Education, President Matthew II
Buckham, Of the University of Yer
mont, Burlington; Congregational
ism's Growing Opportunity at Home
the Rev. Dr. F.. X. Sanders; "Tht
Evolution Of Home Missions, the Re,
DR.. H. c. Herring; New Appeals ant
New Motives In Foreign Missions"
the Rev. DR.. j. H. Denis0n.
Thursday Morning.
S:30--Devotional service.
8:45--Business.
9:15-'The Congregational Brother
hood and Work Among Men,, the Rev
&c. G. st. Clair. OF Morrisville.
9:45--Discussi0n; unfinished bust
ness and adjournment.
The Hon. William ]. Van Patten OF
Burlington Is president and the Rev
Evan Thomas, Of Essex Junction, is
the secretary of the convention.
Each church is entitled to be repre-.
sented by Its pastor, elected by def.
mite act Of church, and one lay dele.
gate, who are requested to present
their credentials to the secretary
promptly upon arrival.
All railroads will sell tickets at con-
vention rates from their principal sta
lions.
The st. Adams church extends It's
hospitality from Tuesday noon to
Thursday noon inclusive to pastors
and delegates who are duly appoint
ed and who will notify the entertain
ment committee by June Q. Arrange.
ments will be made to accommodate
members Of standing committees ar.
irving Monday.
II Is requested that delegates ad.
dress Deacon H. q. Bentley, 10 Con.
gress st., telling, II possible, the time
OF arrival and departure.
Those preferring to provide for their
own entertainment will fjnd accon.