The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-27
VERMONT Y. P. C. U. OFFICERS.
DR.. w. R. Laviolette of Richmond Elect
ed President at Rutland.

Rutland, Aug, 21.--At the annual con-
yention of the young people Of the Uni
versalist churches of Vermont and the
province of Quebec here yesterday after
noon, the following officers were elected !;
President, Dr. w. X. Laviolette of Rich
mond vice. president, w. N. Douglas of
Mortified; secretary, r. G, Medbury of
Wilmington; treasurer, V. y. Winehes-
ter OF Brattleboro; superintendent of
two-cents-a week pledges Miss Ruth
Mcdowell; superintendent OF onward
movement, c. d. Greene; superintendent
of social service, DIR. w. r. Rowland.
Prior to the election, Leo A. Knight
iuf Claremont, n. H.. representative of
the National Y. p c. T., explained the
national efficiency campaign as outlined
by the national union and strongly rec
commended that Vermont join in the
movement.
Mr.. Knight also urged the larger ac-
ceptanee of the two.cents.a-w week pledge
for mission work and asked that YER
mont join New Hampshire and Maine in
supporting the Uniyersalist church at
Atlanta, toward which the Y. p. G. u.
has pledged the sum OF $500. He stated
that Massachusetts, young people have
pledged sufficient funds to take care of
Chattanooga Mr.. knight also took adj
vantage OF the occasion TO invite every
person present to the next annual con-
vention, which will be held at Boston
and which will include the celebration
at Lynn, Mass, of the 25th anniversary
of the organization Ct national union.
DR.. w. r. Rowland superintendent of
social service work for the Y. p. c. u,
delivered an address, telling of the work
in this state.
Mr.. Rowland said in part:
"We are met to-day, we of the Chris
tian church and particularly we of the
Universalist church, who believe every
soul is Of intrinsic value and that of its
own voltion 1t will as a child of God
come to final harmony with its Father
by mighty challenge.
Eight million of the people now liv-
ing in the United States win die of tu-
berculosis; 100000 are now afflicted with
the dread disease; 100000 will die ere
one year from to-day. Hundreds of
young girls disappear between the rail
road terminals in New York and these
in Chicago to reinforce the white slave
traffic. Little children work all day in
lut WIN VI anu hpN III hhN
dark mines to reinforce the criminals.
Dividends are ground from children's
and women's blood. The great wealth
of some causes them to cast aside all
ties of morality. Lewd entertainments
and RIGHTEOUSNESS abound, as in the
days of ancient Rome.
''What are we OF the broad faith going
to dog Universalism is broad. elastic to
accept all truth and apply it to the need
of all souls. Hence, we must spread it.
We must get the laboring class won back
to the church. This can only be done by
making the church mean something to
them. SO long have the churches catered
to wealth, refused to discuss sociology |
and other vital questions of the day, |
that people are douhtiug us.
"But we are making good; one after
another come to the social gospel Christ |
is being seen by clearer light. Theol-
ogy and superstition aud philosophy are
falling and Jesus looms in view, sub
lime example for all the ages"