Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-09
CONGREGATIONAL CONVENTION
Annual Stntc Conference win lie Held
at First Church In Middiebury May
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mont CONGREGATIONAL conference together
with the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary society, Will
be held mt the First Congregations
Church in Mddlebury, May 81 to 3D.
Clark G. Fits of Brattleboro is pres
ident of the conference and tho Rev
William c. Clark, secretary. The pro-
gram follows:
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
REORGANIZATION. Appointment Of com
mittees. Report of committees: (a) COM
mittee on civic Justice. the Row. j. w.
Barnett. of Barre; (b) other reports.
2:@-r'raternal greetings from other
churches.
2:l5-Report of secretary OF conference,
j. NJ. Comstock of Chelsea
40 Devotional service the Rev. w. l..
Boicourt OF Waterbury; conference SER
mon, the Rev. H. l.. Ballou of Ludlow
sacrament Of the Lords supper. the Rev
H. j. Newton of Bradford. the Rev.
Chauncey Adams OF lrasburg
6;"o-Welcome banquet in the vcstry OF
the church.
TUESDAY EVENING.
7:D-Devotional service, the Rev. l.. A.
Edwards of Newport
Addresses, THE Efficiency of Congre-
gationalism": % Report of state advis-
ory committee the Rev. benjamin Swift
of Woodstock; (2) The "Now rolitv" re-
port Of commission of nineteen. Porter
H. Dale of Island Pond; go THE New
Congregationalism'', Prof Willston
Walker OF Yale Divinity school
WEnN MOD
S;Sp-Devotional service, the Rev. Paul
II. Moody of St. Johnsbury.
Subcommittee reports and business
9:5-O General discussion of report OF
commission Of nineteen g, address
Matters for Comment in the State.
the Rev. c. II. Smith of Burlington. :;
90 open forum on nonresident member
ship and other church difficulties
lo:0o-Annual meeting of Vermont Do
nestle Missionary society: business re-
ports of treasurer and directors
Address. Working of Dollar for Dol
lar plan. the Rev. George x. Carter
Discussion.
"Womans Work" Addresses by Miss
Mabel 7. Winch and others.
Address. "Reaching the World tbrouph
Reuben l.. Breed Of New York.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
1:i5-Devotional service. the Rev. r. G.
Woodbridge of Vergennes
2:V1Reports of the standing commit
tees. addresses. open forums:
Ca Apportionment and benevolence
report of COMMITTEES, the Rev. - IA
on Successful Schemes in the Churches
of the State" the Rev s. II. Barnum.
the Rev. S. Rose the Rev S. f. Rlom
held, the Rev. w. l.. Bocourt, the Rev
A. T. Pratt.
10 Sunday-schOol; report Of committee
q. l.. Durham of Brattleboro; address.
Evangelism in Sunday-school", A. f..
stone of st. Johnsbury; address, The
Village Sunday school, C. d. Howe OF
Essex Junction.
Inc address Thursday morning by SUI
perintendent Bailey is under the auspices
of this committee.
5000 Young people: Report of com.
mittee. the Rev. F. w. Raymond of
Proctor; addresses, the Rev a. p Pratt
of Fellows Falls. the Rev. W. parkyn
jackson of St. Adams
4l5-Open forum and unfinished BUSH
ness.
6:oN-Broherhood banquet. All dele
gates both men and women are invited.
brief speeches will be made. G. c. Fits
will preside.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
7,So-Devotional service the Rev W. T..
Raker OF Morrsville. report of committee
on brotherhood. W. ]. Van patten Of
Burlington.
Addresses. Men and Religion:
O Men and the I}ro,herhood". Stenhep
$. Gushing of St Albans: -, ."rbo
Church and Boys, Supt j. \. Barss OF
Vergennes; go 1.-THE Forward Movement.
F. Fl. Brooks of St Johnsbury.
THURSDAY MORNING.
S:3o-Devotional service, the Rev. n. O..
Bowlby Of Swanton
S:&-Uniinished business roll call min.
utes. etc
9oc-"Recent Experiments In Church
ana community Life: ta) 1.-The Country
Pageant, the Rev. w. Slade of rhetford
,p' social Service in Country. the
IfeV. >. Rose of Cornwall; (c) report OF
committee on inter-church federation tina
Rev r. Metzger OF Randolph Addresses.
"a Federation among Denominations"
president j. NJ. Thomas of NIiddlehurv.
C) Federation Between Congrerat,ora,
Churches" the Rev. r C. Flapp NJ Rur-
iington: I'D "Experiments in Re,ipiors
Education the Rev. Arthur w. Rauev
superintendent of the Conprepatioro,
Sunday school and Publishing society