The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-10
VS. SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION
Under Auspices Of Watch Tower Bible
and Tract Society Of Brooklyn.


and Tract Society Of Brooklyn.
Editor Barre Times ,-iIhe Bible stu.
dents general convention under the aus
pices Of the watch Tower Bible and
Tract society Of Brooklyn Tabernacle Of
Brooklyn, n. Y, was held IN the con-
tention hall at Saratoga Springs, n. "
from Ang slst to Sept. 3, closing the
services Ia the Brooklyn academy Of
music on Sept. 5th, II was estimated
that there we're about $500 members
Of the society present. The night boat
brought 500 people from New York and
special train Of six cars from Chicago
swelled the number still more. A special
train brought four cars 81 people from
Boston and surrounding cities.
Nearly every state in the Union had
Representatives there and as each dele.
gate paid his own expenses The large at
tendance shows the interest taken In the
work Everywhere the spirit Of brother
I ~ love was manifest Cordial greet
ines for old friends, warm welcomes for
strangers characterized the meeting with
general friendliness and optimistic
spirit.
The convention opened with the sing.
ing 81 hymns, the voices growing clear
er, happier and freer a. the singing con.
tnued. II was something grand to hear
that vast volume 81 sound from 50 many
voices in the large building. The sing.
ers were accompanied by Miss Helen
Jewell OF Claremont, Cal, James Hale
on the cornet and Edmund Walters Of
Iamaqua, Penn, on the violin. Chair
man A. H. Mcmillan Of Brooklyn was
in charge of the meetings
President Charles 7. Bussel. head Of
the Watch Tower Bible and Tract so.
ciety, gave the address Of welcome. His
address which was extempore showed
him to be 4 finished speaker and bore
evidence Of the ease and olearness which
has made him fomous az a debater. He
congratulated the society On 50 many
members being present with che desire
to study, 10 come in contact one with
another with our Lord and Heavenly
tather. lie said; 1T il not often that
this great city Of conventions has con
Yentiou OF this kind, that people come
together spontaneously and Al their own
expense 70 commune with each other on
God and bis work. There "a usually eith
er political or den0mina tional interest
in a meeting az this kind p
The next morning the crowds went
hy trolley and BY train from Saratoga
to Albany. where they were taken on
one Of the palatial Hudson river steam
ers and carried to New York, then "a.
ing 70 Brooklyn, where the crowd was
disposed OF at various hotels and private
houses. Meetings were held All day
Sept sth at Che Brooklyn academy If
music, the largest auditorium IN the
borough At every meeting It was iill.
ed to OVERLOOKING and again the singing
was magnificent and accompanied By the
splendid organ Il was something not
easily forgotten.
Although the convention proper closed
on the 5th, meetings were held All day
81 the 9th III the Brooklyn Tabernacle
on Hicks street and others elsewhere as
the building could not hold all those
attending The pastor Of the church
held reception at his home and that Of
the society called the Bethel where re-
treatments were served. the rooms being
tastefally decorated with asparagus
ferns. From time 70 time the people
took trains and boats to their various
homes
A representative Of the society is
expected e. be il Barre on Sept, o. Of
which further notice win be given later.