Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01

BrattlebOro, Sept 30-Ths was the clos
ing day of the Baptist state convention
here.
Features of the day were addresses by
the Rev DR.. Guy G. I.amson of Philadn'-
phia, the Rev. DR. c. l.. White Of New
York, the Rev. DR.. Frank w. Padleford
Superintendent J. y. Barss of the Yer
mont industrial school and the Rev DR.
W. w. Dawley of Syracuse
The morning to-day was devoted almost
entirely to the reading Of reports and the
election of officers. The session opened NJ
nine O'Clock with a devotional service
conducted by the Rev George II. Holt of
Barre. The reading Of the rules was dis
penaed with as voted at the meeting Ia ST
evening
The Hon. w. w Stickney. L. /. D. II
Ludlow read in detail the report of the
apportionment committee II conclude 1
with the recommendation that a mission
airy committee be appointed IN every
church. that separate treasurer for the
missionary funds be appointed and that a
personal canvass OF church members 10
conducted.
Secretary w. A. Dawson moved that the
report be accepted and adopted and that
the delegates go to their homes and put
the recommendation into practice.
Ernest : Butler of Maiden. Mass.
treasurer of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary society, said that Il was the
best report Of an apportionInent COM
mittee he had ever heard and pointed
out that the Increase in receipts shown
by the report does not meet the facreare
in expenditures, He said that two
ir1u ~ tn
eiety is received IN the last Is days Of
the fiscal wear which cornpcls the So
ciety 10 borrow about 4 quartar OF a
million If dollars annlnl:y for reriod,
Of from four TO seven months lie urged
that the churches turn in .ha,r MS
sionary fund monthly ana ssic II .S:s
we're tc te dtrr thousands C. dollars IN
interest charecJ Tnuld b saved rn-
nually.
The Rev Henry Crocker of Chester
read t;'o report OF the obituary commit
tee. referring briefly to the pastsrs. either
natives of Vermont or who had he,d
pastoratos in the State who had died dur
ing the year. They wore tho Rev John
f. Dame ot Chelmsford, Mass. tho Rev.
]. r. Thomas of Colonial Beach. Md.
the Rev n ". McEinnon Of Weston and
AndOVcr, VI. ire keV. A, n. Woodruff
of Burlington, the Rev, Henry Marshall
Douglass of Bernardston. Mass. the Rev
DeForest Stafford OF Peterboro. n. H.. IN.
Rev. Henry Oln Walker Of Nlarrimac
Mass. and the Rev. Jncarish J. Wheeler
OF Charleston. W. He also mentioned
three prominent layrnen who had died
during the year They were: Deacon
David @, Crane OF Burlington, father
OF the present treasurer OF the Vermont
Baptist societies. Deacon A. II. Gardner
of PoWnal, and Deacon A. F. Sherman
Of Ludlow.
President Henry Bond announced that
he would appoint the Rev. Henry Crockey
of Chester as the obituary committee for
the coming year.
The report of the social service com.
mission appointed at the last convention
was made at length BY Guy g. Horton
OF Burlington The report covered In de.
tail the work Of the commission and
reports from the various
churches In the State aa to what hac
been done In the line %! social scryic,
during the year. The reports showed that
53 churches believed they were increas-
Ing their influences. 70 were NOT nm two
were holding their own.
The commission suggested the rcme
dies for Improvements in the conditions
(Coufinued on uaue fOuSA