Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-30
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Big Gathering of Delegates and
Ministers in MiddIebury.

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The Baptists of Vermont held their
annual anniversaries in the Memorial
Baptist church in Middlebury, Sept. 26,
27, 28. AS result of most careful pre-
vious preparation on the part of Secre-
tary w. A. Dawson, and the local COM
mittee of arrangements these anniver-
saries were successful and inspiring to
surperlative degree. Unstinted COM
mendation is due the local committee of
arrangements and the people of Middle
bury for the plans made and executed
for the entertainment of so large a
company
The first session held Monday evening
was the anniversary of the Vermont
Baptist Young. Peoples Union. Upward
of two hundred delegates had arrived
and the auditorium was filled with an
expectant congregation. Rev. Silas P.
Perry of Richford, presided. After
devotional exercises, in which Rev. E.
M. Holman and Mr. w. H. May were
leaders, Mrs. Alfred ID. Barter sang
"Eye Hath not Seen." Prayer was Of
fered by Mr.. Stephen Curtis. The
presidents message was a call to the
churches to yield their young people to
the service of Christ and to lead them
to conquest.
During the collection of the offerings,
the choir, Prof. S. w. Cunningham,
Rollo A. Kilburn, Miss Ruth l. Burn
ham and Mrs. Alfred D. Barter, sang
"Send Out Thy Light"
The address of the evening was by
Rev. George T. Webb of Philadelphia,
a thoughtful and impressive presenta-
ton of the duty of the state convention
collectively and of the churches relative
to the young people. The young people
must be given something worth while
to do, and be guarded and encouraged
by the older people while doing it.
There is ample opportunity for aggres-
sive work leading to the joy of conquest.
The second session opened at 9
o'clock Tuesday morning, with meet
ing of the Vermont Baptist Ministers
Conference and Aid Society. Rev. F.
D. Penny of Burlington presided. The
address was by Rev. Joseph S. Swain,
Editor of 1.-The Watchman," Boston,
Mass, on the subject ''The Appeal of
the Church to Men," A very able dis
cussion Of that theme.
! About 10 o clock the Vermont Baptist
Historical Society held its session. Rev.
Henry Croker of Chester, presided and
was reelected president. Rev. E. A.
Mason of Saxtons River secretary and
treasurer. The secretary reported con-
siderable amount of accession to the
collection of historical material in their
library at the Vermont Academy at Sax
tons River, and much work done in pre-
pairing material for a history of Ver-
mont Baptists. Votes were passed and
committee appointed to forward to
completion the history. The committee
consists of Rev. Henry Crocker of
Chester, Hon. w. w. Stickney of Lud-
low and Rev. John r. Low of Brattle-
boro. committee to cooperate with
this was appointed consisting of DR.. H.
D. Holton, fCol. IS. A. Ilsley and DR..
Willard Crane of Burlington.
The address was by Rev. Arthur w.
Smith on the subject, early Baptist
Educational Ideals.
At 11;30 came the session of the Ver-
mont Baptist Women's Missionary So
cieties, Miss A. A. Brigham of Ben
nington and Mrs. j. A. Greenwood of
Chester presiding. Encouraging reports
were given of the years work by the
two societies. Addresses were made
by Mrs. Margaret Seeman and Mrs. IN.
N. Bishop on mission work in the Philip
pines and Cuba.
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock the