Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
VT. BAPTIST CONVENTION
Stntc Association to Hold seth Annual
Session at PouItncy.


The seth annual meeting Of the Yer
mont State convention will be held with
the Baptist Church at Poultney on Sep
TENDER 20, . and a. This is the fifth time
that the convention has met at Poultney.
The program will bc as follows:
Monday, September %, session of the
State Young Peoples Union, the Rev W.
f. Meyer Bennington. president: 7:3o open
Ing service, scripture lesson Rev James
Struthers. West Topsham; prayer. the
Rev. l.. w Sanford, Passumpsic; hymn
presidents message. the Rev. w F
Meyer; music; Offering; address, Church
Help for the Peculiar Temptation of
Young People" the Rev. W. E. Chalmers,
ID. D., Philadelphia, Pa; music: benedic-
ton. the Rev. j. b. Stewart, West Paw
let.
Tuesday, session of the Vermont His
torica society, the Rev Henry Crocker.
presiding; 300, prayer, the Rev. Farley
u. Root North Springfield; report of sec
rotary and treasurer, the Rev. Il. a. Ma
son, SaXton5s River; addresses theme:
our Historical society" (a) retrospect.
Hope Fulfilled Hon. w W. Stickney,
Ii. D., Ludlow % The Coming Years
our Obligation to Future Generations
the Rev Henry Crocker, Chester: (cJ
practical Methods" the Rev. Edward
\. Mason, Saxton's River: election of
officers; prayer. the Rev Elmer I. Nye
East Hubhardton; 1000. devotional SER
vice the Rev. j. Harrison Thompson
! ludlow
Session of womans societies. Miss Mary
Brown, Ludlow, presiding. in auditorium
10:l5 scriptw" lesson, Miss Esten. Mid
dlehury; prayer Mrs. Chester A. Blk
/ ny Poultney; welcome. Mrs W. Lyle
Robinson, Poultney; response, Mrs :. A
/ Greenwood, Chester; 1890. home mission
report, state vice president. foreign mis-
sion report, state secretaries; prcsenta-
ton Of banner from w b. T. NJ. 5
Mrs. w. A, Dawson, Burlington: hymn
lOh, home mission address, Miss Martha
/ Troeck, Ellis Island solo, Mrs. W. w
Suckney. Ludlow 1l:l5, foreign mission
address. Miss Julia G. Craft. Kemendine
Burma; 1l:45, Offering; hymn: benedic.
ton 1900, adjournment
Session of the Vermont Ministers Con.
ference and Aid society. the Rev. Rich.
ard p. Estcn. u. H.. Middlebury, presid.
| Ing. in vestry of church; l0:lj PRAYER
the Rev. Joseph Mexican, Townshend
j report of secretary. the Rev. w. S Board
| man, Addison; report Of treasurer, Ar.
| thur g. Crane, Burlington; report of com
mittees for raising money for pension
! fund. the Rev. Frank 5. Tolman St
Johnsbury; appointment OF NOMINATING
committee; hymn; address, the Rev. T.
! T. Tomlinson, Pm. n, New York: nd.
dress Superintendent J. ~ Barss. Yer.
gennes; election of officers; prayer, the
| Rev. II. Z. Parker. Waterbury c inter-
1900, adjournment
| Sunday school session Hon. Henry
Bond Brattlehoro, presiding; 1870, sor
service conducted by f. O. Mcrrlheld
Grafton; 600, PRAYER, the Rev. Morgan
f. Peaso, Richford; address, Hon. Henry
/ Bond Rrattleboro, prcsid mt of the north
ern Baptist convention: 245, devotional
services, the Rev. Slas p. Perry, FAN
| Haven 800 address. The Northern ia D.
fist Convention Standard for Its Sunday
Schools" Rev. ". + Chalmers. d. D.,
music; 3:i5. illustrated address, the Rev
| Robert F.. Y Pierce. d d. New York,
followed by a QUESTIONABLE conducted by
| Dr. Pierce; $50 prayer, the Rev James
Struthcrs, West Topsham, adjournment
Eighty-nnh annual meeting of tho
Vermont Baptist State convention, John
A. Greenwood Chester, president: 100
| hymn; prayer, the Rev, F.. w. Irwin
Rutland; rca aiding rules of order by clerk
OF convention; appointment of commit
| tees; music; address of welcome, the Rev
w Lyle Robinson, Poul,noy; response
and presidents message, John A. Green
wood; anthem; annual sermon. the Rev
W. f, Meyer Bennington, Offering