Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
BAPT|STs OPEN
STATE MEETING
At BRATTLE B0R0

the Rev. enry Crocker OF Chester, the
| president, presiding. Prayer was offered
by the Rev. f. T.. Phillips OF st. Johns
bury and the report of the Rev. f. a.
| Mason of Bellows Falls, the secretary
ana treasurer was read in his absence
| ny the Rev. f. S. Tolman of st. Johns
| Dury, clerk of tho convention. This
showed that bound volume of The
| Waterman had been received from the
widow of the late Rev. w. S. Roberts,
ID. D.. containing the interesting letters
written by DR.. Roberts during his pas
torate in Burlington. From Mrs. Curtis
! Wilson of Fairfax had been received n
| gift of an incomplete set Of the
catalogues of New Hampton Literary
| and Theological institution. and pro-
grams of societies that once fourished
! in that school
Only one suggestion made by the secre-
tary last year, the printing of the con-
sttutlon of tho society In the minutes
Of the Vermont Baptist anniversaries Of
1913, had been followed He again made
the following recommendations:
That the society become corporate
member of the New England Baptist
( Library association.
That the society be Incorporated
That extra cases for the proper keen
ing of some of the effects Of the society.
be provided
That circular he issued, to give in
brief form some facts about the society
making an appeal for support financially
and by contributions Of historical ma
terial to the society's collection. which
Is housed in the library Of Vermont
Academy at Saxtons River
That an effort bc rnade to seclrA addi-
tional life members.
Tho report of the Rev DR. Mason az
treasurer showed that To a balance q,
Sio.67 on hand year auo had been adda1
collection of IS and interest If Hs2 NJ
cash hod been oxpendod. leaving q hal
anco of 5000
The following names of candidates wcro
presented by nominating committee and
unanimously elected:
President Rev. Henry Croker D. r.,
Of Chester; vice-pro@ident Hon. w. W.
Stickney. IL. n. Of Ludlow; secretary
and treasurer Roy. =. y. Mason Of Bel
lows Falls, board Of management the on
Gers and tho Rev. + Z. Phillips OF s.
Iohnshury tho Rev W :. Dos Jardineq
of SaNtons River; tn" Rev II E. Rankin
Of Newport; the Row. J. :. Brown Of
Manchester; the Rev. George p. f.awton
- y" OF SaXt"ns River; the Rev. }. II
thompson OF fando!ih' IN" ReV W +.
Never OF H'nning
nc address or TINS session was by ~"
NV howard II. 'r"Se' - d. OF Boston.
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ct.e.af,,n,. 49, ,-ee 49,, pa,,.,a. assn,,a
tional history also began in shaftsburv
when the two churches Of the town. with
two younger churches across the New
York line and one in Cheshire Mass,
united to form an association in 1850 ami
the first anniversary, held In SALISBURY
June 70. 1881. took the name of the Shafts
bury association. This association found
Its enduring fame throughout It's mission
AIRY activities If our history teaches us
anything it teaches clearly that whatever
else our churches may he. the evangelistic
and missionary spirit must ever be pres
ent and predominant if they are to fulfill
the divine purpose. More direct hand-to-
hand work, as in the old times, would
mean more men in our churches.
The Rev. Caleb Blood, one of the early
Vermont ministers in 1885, inn great re-
0ival added l75 members to the church.
tie was the first to volunteer for mis-