The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-19
GAINED INSPIRATION
FROM CONFERENCE
Older Boys of Green Mountain State
Leave Montpelier After Success
full Convention.

The fourth annual conference of the
older boys of the Green Mountain state
closed last evening with the service at
Bethany church, Montpelier, when nearly
400 BOYS elapsed hands to form a hollow
square and after singing hymn united
in prayer for each other. The address
of thA evening was by David r. Porter,
whose subject was "The End of the Con-
ference, the Beginning of Conquest" Mr..
Porter's text was the miracle Of the
loaves and fishes the small boys lunch
being multiplied enough to feed the null
titude. The first lesson he drew was
that in the multitude which followed
Jesus there seems to have been only one
larger boy, the one with the lunch, and
that is somewhat representative OF the
modern church. One Of the present-day
problems is how to keep the boys in the
church aud Sunday school. They must
be taught to realize their opportunity
for service and then give it.
Byron N. Clark, state secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A., then conducted a testimonial
meeting, when more than 20 of the dele
gates told of the benefit they had derived
from the conference. A comprehensive
set of resolutions was passed by the
boys, thanking all who had helped make
their stay pleasant.
The day yesterday was occupied with
special services, most of the church pull
pits being supplied by leaders in the
Y. NJ. G. A. work. In Bethany church,
Rev. A.. 7. Pratt preached; in Trinity
church, David X. Porter OF New York,
and in the Baptist church, A. G. Hurd OF
White River junction. Albert f. Rob-
erts also addressed the members of the
mems forum Of Bethany church, dele
gates to the boys conference and the
boys of the Sunday school. His talk was
along. the lines of the influence the older
boys have on the younger ones and of the
need of corporation between father and
son. He closed with the following state
ment.
"1'he message | want TO leave with
you is that every one OF you boys, no
matter how small or insignificant, has
some Influence In the community and
that you men are losing an opportunity
to direct the great power in these boys
unless YOU chtim with them more"
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Roberts adj
dressed a mass meeting Of nearly 900
persons and this was the most significant
and important meeting OF the conyen-
tion. Over 80 boys at this time pledged
themselves TO lead Christian lives. Mr..
Roberts subject was "Can 1t Be Done ~
He referred to the good the $50 or more
boys could do il they returned to their
homes to live up TO what they had
heard and learned at the convention and
gave four suggestions for carrying out
the ideal life. The first was "Be clean,
internally. as well as externally; second
BE conscientious" in applying ones self
to the work of life; third, ''Bes chiyal-
rous," not chiyalrous in the vigorous and
war-like manner of the knights of old,
but chivalrous in protecting the good
name of all females, whether they be
your own or some other boys mother.
sister or sweetheart" fourth, "Be Christ
like"
Saturdays meetings were carried out
according to the program. with morning
and afternoon sessions, the big event.
of the day coming at A o'clock in the
afternoon, when Governor Allen NJ.
Fletcher gave a reception to the BOYS in
the executive chamber at the State
House. Two hundred and eighty boys
shook hands with the governor as he
stood in the doorway and passed inside,
where he made five-minute address,
Hlled with enthusiasm and earnest urg-
ing that the boys make the best of them
selves. At the close, the boys gave three
usty cheers for the governor
Saturday evenings session was at the |
city hall and the speaker, Albert f. |
who took for his subject, |
What's the Usef" He summed up the |
good accomplished by conventions OF this .
kind, the enthusiasm kindled and the /
continuing benefit that follows. DIR. II. |
A. Ladd Of the Vermont state board of |
health showed a series of moving pic |
.ures bearing ON sanitation, etc