Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-09-30
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was held. A paper on Teaching and
Organization in the Primary Depart
ment," prepared by Miss Mabel E.
Carpenter of Rutland was read by Mrs.
w. A. Dawson of Burlington. Rev.
Hugh T. Musselman of Philadelphia
delivered an address on The Training
of the Twentieth Century," and con-
Quoted a question box conference after
ward upon General Methods of Bible
School Work"
At $50 Tuesday afternoon, the dele
gates and invited guests to the number
of 80 were invited to a complimentary
banquet rendered by Col. S. A. Ilsley at
Inside Inn on the fair ground. The
away. The menu was elaborate and
sumptuous. Judge F. M. Butler of
Rutland presided at the post prandial
exercises. Addresses, much abbreviat-
ed on account of the lateness of the
hour, were made by Hon. w. w. Stick
ney of Ludlow, Hon. Clarence ]. Fer
guson of Burlington, Hon. Henry D.
Holton of Brattleboro, ]. N. Barss of
Vergennes, Rev. Richard B. Esten and
Pres. John M. Thomas of the college.
The speakers each commended the pro-
fessions and institutions which they
represent.
The generous and successful effort of
Col. S. A. Ilsley for the entertainment
of the delegates and guests by this
banquet were very gratefully appre-
ciated by all present. His entrance to
the banquet hall was greeted with
cheers and other quieter expressions
both public and private and gave evil
dence of general and enthusiastic graft
~fcation.
During the banquet the band dis
coursed selections but the music was
often drowned by the peals of thunder
so heavy and the hour so late that the
evening session planned for at the
church was given up. The Vermont
Baptist State convention was called to
order by Judge Butler in the banquet
hall and organization effected and com-
mittees announced and an adjournment
made until Wednesday morning at $3.50
O'Clock.
The whole day Wednesday was de-
voted to interesting and important bust
ness and addresses of the Vermont Bap-
fist State convention with which these
other societies mentioned are associated
as auxiliaries or departments of work.
In the absence of Judge Butler, Rev.
John R. Cove gracefully presided. The
devotional exercises were condu cted by
the recently elected State evangelist,
Rev. Henry R. Meyer. The annual
sermon announced for the previous
evening was delivered by Rev. A. E.
Foote of Fair Haven, a mastery pre-
~sentation of the subject, The Obliga-
ton of Christian Living" Apparently
extemporaneous, concise, comprehen-
sive, bright and eloquent, this address
made a most profound impression.
Following the sermon fourteen pas
tors who have com into the State dur
ing the past year were cordially intro
duced by Secretary w. A. Dawson.
These were Richard B. Esten, Middle
bury; N. w. Wolcott, Jericho and Es-
sex Center; w. F. Meyer, Bennington;
C. w. Turner, Brandon; Thomas Pack
ard, Readsboro; ]. c. Savin, Shafts
bury; ]. w. Chesboro, Randolph; Chas.
T. Reekie, Addison; j. E. Nailor, Wind
sor /; S. D. Skies, Wallingford; F. l..
Caster, Websterville; A. Mason, Pas
sumpsic w. j. Clark, Enosburg Falls;
H. R. Meyer, State Evangelist.
Rev. Silas ?. Perry of Richford pre-
sented a favorable report on Christian
Stewardship. Rev. John R. Low, pres
ident of the Board of Trustees of YER
mont Academy, presented a clear and
satisfactory report of that body. The
grounds for recent change from a boys
and girls school for one exclusively for
boys were given, the purpose and
method of making the school self sus-
tanning, the prospect of relief from
financial embarrassment and the claims
of the school upon the prayers and pa
tronage of the Baptists of Vermont
were forcefully presented.
By unanimous action of the board of
trustees of the State convention the
mortgage note of the academy to the
convention, due in 1911, was allowed to
run three years longer if the postpone
ment of payment should be found de-
sirable by the academy.
Rev. VIM. Kohler, Swedish mission
airy, gave a brief account of his work in
Barre, Montpelier and elsewhere, and
Rev. S. b. Castilini reported upon his
work as missionary to the Italians of
Vermont, principally in Barre. Both
reports were encouraging.
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