The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-12
CONGREGATIONAL lists IN
CONFERENCE MOVE
FOR REFERENDUM
Demand That Question of Liquor
Traffic Control Be Once More Sub
mitted to Popular Vote.


mitted to Popular Vote.
st. Adams. June 10.--The adoption
by unanimous vote of resolution ask
| ing for referendum on the liquor
license question was the important
feature OF the second day of the 18th
annual Congregational conference.
The report OF the committee on civic
justice, which was the result of a
fair and impartial investigation of the
workings of the present high license
localOption law. was brought to the
attention OF the convention by the
Rev. +. b. Kellogg of Waterbury. The
convention voted to limit the discus.
sion 10 three minute periods and a
lively debate followed. The follow.
ing resolution. presented by the Rev.
w. c. Clark of Fair Haven, was final.
ly adopted:
| Whereas, The investigation made
by our committee on civic justice in
dicates that II is an open question
with our people whether progress in
Punishment OF the saloon is to be best
obtained through the unit of the town
or by state legislation
Whereas, A referendum would af.
ford opportunity for a useful agita-
ton OF the subject, and
Whereas, The licensed saloon Is an
evil which cannot be permanently tol.
Grated in a Christian community;
Resolved, That the Congregational
convention of Vermont hereby re.
quests all political parties at their
next state conventions TO insert in
their platforms a plank favorable to
a referendum.
Resolved, That our secretary be in.
structed to bring this action to the
attention of the state committees OF
the different political parties In Yer.
mont"
This resolution was seconded by
Mr.. Miles and was adopted without
Opposition. On motion of Mr.. Miles
the report of the committee on civic
Justice was accepted.
The conference took recess at the
morning session for the holding of the
goth anniversary meeting of the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary society.
The Rev. Henry Fairbanks OF st.
Johnsbury presided. The secretary.
the Rev. c. II. Merrill of st. Johns.
bury In presenting the directors re.
port, showed an increase in receipts
and steady healthy growth. He
stated that small salaries were still
the order of the day and intimated
that the society was willing and ready
to aid in the increase of salaries of
pastors OF needy churches. Two
churches, those DIT Hardwick and
West Charleston have become self.
supporting.
The Rev. Mr.. Poole of Barre offer.
ed a resolution directing the society
TO consider the matter of increasing
the salaries of pastors of churches
aided by the society to take such
measures as may appear expedient.
The resolution was adopted.
The state missionary. the Rev. W.
X. Stewart, reported the results of his
work showing that particular atten.
ton had been paid to inactive church.
es The Rev. Il. G.. French of I.yn.
don, gave an interesting talk on How
our Church Met its Missionary Appor
tionment."
The Rev. r. II. Ball conducted the
devotional exercises at the opening
OF the afternoon session and the Rev
II. G. French Of Lyndonville present
ed the plans of the Green Mountain
Missionary Institute, THE Wisdom
of More Didactic Policy in the Pull
pit" was the subject of an address BY
the Rev. G. G. Adams of Essex June
ton, the subject being generally dis
cussed The Rev. +. X. Sanders, d
ID. OF Boston spoke on "The Presen,
Outlook on Religious Education" A
series of seven minute papers, includ
; ing The Enrichment of the Sunday
School Hour" by George l.. Dunbar
of Brattleboro: "The Organization OF
System of Training Teachers" by
the Rev. X. 7. Barton of Cambridge
"A Better Cooperation of the Home
and Pastor" by the Rev. +. w. Ray
mond of Proctor. and brief talk by
the Rev. Dr. Sanders followed:
The report of the nominating com
, mittee was adopted and the folowinl
list OF officers elected: President. Re,
DR., Rufus c. Flagg of Newport; sec
rotary, Rev. II. G.. French OF Lyndon
Vile; corresponding secretary, Johr
Nj. Comstock of Chelsea; treasurer
. David M. Camp of Newport; auditors
John c. Clark of St Johnsbury ant
c. f. Ranney of Newport trustees
Rev. Henry Fairbanks of st. Johns
bury, G. w. Osgood of Bellows Falls
: w. j. Van Patten Of Burlington, Alex
r ander Gordon OF Barre and the Rev
r. II. Ball of Fair Haven.
Randolph was selected as the plac,
for the holding of the convention ID
1910. The Rev. II. II. Ball of Fai,
Haven was chosen to deliver the con
vention sermon with the Rev. w. Par
kyn Jackson of this city as alternate
: The convention recommended thai
, each county association appoint an
advisory committee and Il was also
voted to ask the legislature to chang,
the name Congregational convention
Ito CONGREGATIONAL cnnferanca