Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-01
VERMONT BAPTISTS.
To Hold Annual Meetings in Middle
bury Sept. 20. ~ and 20.

The annual meetings of the several
State organizations. belonging to the
Baptist denomination In Vermont. will
be held In the Memorial Baptist Church
at Middlebury. September &c. q and Is.
The opening session. Monday evening.
September &c. will be in charge Of the
Vermont Baptist Young Peoples Union.
The State president. Rev. Silas p. Perry.
of Richtord, will preside. and the prin-
cipal address will be delivered by the Rev
DR.. George r Webb OF Philadelphia, Pa.
On Tuesday morning, September q, at
nine o'clock. the Vermont Baptist minis
ters' conference and Aid society will
convene The Rev. DR.. Frank d. Penney,
pastor OF tho First Baptist Church of
Burlington. will preside, The annual
essay will be read by the Rev. DIR. Joseph
s Swain. editor OF the "Watchman,"
Boston, Mass.
Historical sH'iety will take place on
Tuesday at 1000 a. NJ, and will be in
charge of the Rev. Henry Crocker Of Ches-
ter, The Rev. Arthur W. Smith. librarian
of the New England Baptist library.
Boston. Mass, will speak on Early Bap-
fist Educational Ideals"
ne W b1ldIl tiOlnt ana y OTelPu MIS-
sionary societies will hold n joint session
nj go n. m. under the direction of Mrs.
j. A. Greenwood OF Chester and Miss A.
\. brigham OF bennington. Addresses
will be given by Mrs. Lewis Gurcy OF
Troy ana Mrs Norman n. Bishop. New
England secretary of the Woman's Rap
list Home Mission society Boston. Mass.
The Bible school session will be held
on TUESDAY afternoon, at 500 p. m. the
Rev. DR.. John r. Cow, pastor OF the First
Baptist Church of Brattleboro presiding.
The speakers will be Miss Mabel T.. Car
Qenter OF Rutland. the Rev. William L.
Braisted Of Barre, tho Rev Hugh T.
Muss Gilman OF Philadelphia Pc
on Tuesday evening. at 5;3o-s O'Clock,
a banquet viii be rendered to delegates
md invited guests b. Col Silas A. Ilsley,
vicc-presidcnt CT the Vermont Baptist
state convention and the donor OF the
beautiful marble Memorial church
Among the after-dinner speakers will be
His Excelency. Hon. George H. Prouty.
Governor OF Vermont; Hon Clarence J.
Ferguson. Ill. b.. Of Burlington; Hon.
Henry H. Holton, N. D.. secretary OF
the Vermont State board OF health
Supt. J, n. Rnrss OF the Industrial school
at Vergennes President J. NJ. Thomas.
D. D.. OF Middlehury College.
The annual sermon before the State
convention will be prea ched by the Rev.
\. T. Foote OF Fair Haven: alternate.
the Rev, l.. J. Bamberg of Montpelier,
The distinctively business session Of
the Vermont Baptist State convention
will be held on Wednesday morning.
September 2s Judge +. NJ. Butler, presi-
dent Of the convention. will preside. The
annual report OF the board of trustees
will be presented by tho Rev. William
A. Dawson, d. n. secretary and super
intendent Of missions, and the treasurer
report will be submitted by Howard Cran
Of Burlington.
At the Wednesday afternoon session.
greetings will be brought to the conven-
ton by prominent clergymen from other
denominations and by visiting secretaries
from other State conventions. The Rev.
Frank W. Padelford. secretary of the
Massachusetts Baptist Missionary society.
will speak OF tie recent great missionary
conference held In Edinburgh, Scotland.
Addresses will also be given by the Rev.
Or, George f. Horn. president OF Newton
Theological Institution. and the Rev. DR..
Charles L. White. associate secretary of
the Baptist Home Mission society
The closing session OF the State con-
Ing, September q. and the speaker will
be the Rev, DR., O. r. Clifford. pastor OF
the First Baptist Church OF Brookline,
Mass. Or. clifford will speak on win
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