The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-08
VERMONT BNrIlsrs
10 Hold Manual Meetings ~ Mid.
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hNN"iN WIN ~ @s aNd ~
The annual meetings Of the sew
eral state organizations. belonging tt
the Baptist denomination in Ner.
moat, win BE- held In the Memorial
baptist church at Mlddiehnry. Sep.
tembcr 20, % aud 2S.
/ The opening session. Monday even
/ ing September &c. Nill be Ia charge
oi the Vermont Baptist Young Peo-
I pies Union The State President
Rev silas 2. Perry, of Riohford.
will preside. and the principal au-
dress will be- delivered by Rev. Dr.
Geo. 7 Webb OF Philadelphia. ia.
ON Tuesday morning, September
~, at o'clock. the Vermont Bap-
| list Ministers Conference aud Aid
Society will convene Rev. Dr y
d. Penney, pastor OF the First Bap-
tist church Of burlington, win pre-
side. The annual essay will be read
Oy Rev Dr. Joseph s. Swain. editor
Of the Waterman" Boston, Mass
The meeting OF the Vermont hap-
tist Historical Society will take plae
on Tuesday al 10 a, m. and will
be IA charge OF Rev. Henry Croeker
OF Chester. Rev. Arthur w. Smith. !
Librarian OF the New England tap |
tist Library Boston, Mass, viii |
speak on Early baptist Education
al Ideals
The Woman's Home aud Foreign |
Missionary societies viii hoid a JON,
session at II a. m, under the dir
ection of Mrs j. A. Greenwood of
Chester and Miss A. A. Brigham Of
Bennington, Addresses will be given
by Mrs. Lewis Gurley OF Troy and
Mrs. Norman ~ Bishop, New Eng
land Secretary OF the Woman's Bap-
list Home Mission Society, Boston
Mass.
The Bible School session Will be
held on Tuesday afternoon, at
.. M, Rev. Dr. John X. Cow. pastor
lf the First Baptist church OF Brat
.leboro, presiding The speakers
viii be Miss Mabel l.. Carpenter OF
Rutland, Rev. William H. Braisted
II Barre, and Rev Hugh I. Mussel
nan of Philadelphia, Pa.
On Tuesday evening, from $50
Iered to delegates and invited guest,
" Col Silas A. llsley. Vice-presi-
lent of the Vermont Baptist State
Convention and the donor OF the
marble Memorial church,
.mong the atter-dinuer speakers
vii be His Excellency, Hon. George
|. Prouty, Governor of Vermont;
lon. Clarence j. Ferguson, LII. b.,
/ Burlington, Hon. Henry ID. Hol-
con- NJ d., Secretary of the Yer
iont State Board of Health, Supt. p
N. Barss OF the Industrial School
/ Nergennees President John NJ. -.
homas, d. d., of Middlebury Col
sge.
rhe annual sermon before the .,
tate Convention will be preached
V Rev. A. Il. Foote of Fair Haven;
Iternate, Rev. l.. j. Bamberg OF a,
The distinctiyely business session
the Vermont Baptist State Convel
on will be held on Wednesday
orning, September 2S. Judge +. r
(. Butler, President of the Conyen
on, will preside. The annual re-
1rt of the Board of Trustees will
! presented by Rev. William A,
~. ~, occsielaIy anu oupsl
tendent of Missions, and the Treas
'ers report will be submitted by
oward Crane OF Burlington.
At the Wednesday ai1efuOon 80
on greetings will be brought to ---
@ Convention by prominent clergy
en- from other denominations and u
visiting secretaries from other
ate Conventions. Rev. Frank W
ldelford, Secretary Of the mia
husetts Baptist Missionary Socie-
will speak of the recent great
ssionary conference held in Edin-
rgh, Scotland. Addresses will
so be given by Rev. DR.. George Il,
Jrr, President of Newton Theolo-
,al Institution, and Rev. DR.. Char
l.. White, Associate Secretary OF
ptist Home Mission Society.
The closing session of the state
INVENTION will be helu
5day evening, September 2S, and
2 speaker will be Rev, Dr. o. J.
ford, pastor of the First Baptist
lrch of Brookline, Mass. DIR.
ford will speak on Winning
lls."