The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-01

ADJOURNS
Vermont Baptists Leave for
Homes After Very Sue
cessful Meeting
RESOLUTION AS TO
VERMONT ACADEMY

Control Will Be Withdrawn if De
sired - Ex-Gov. w. w. Stickney
Again President of Board of Trustees
One OF the most successful OF the annual |
meetings OF the Vermont Baptist state
convention came to Il close in the First
Baptist church last evening, and today
most OF the delegates and other visitors
have left for their homes. All were much
impressed with the hospitality of the
states southeastern metropolis. and pleas
ing memories of the convention will linger
with those who came under its influence
The Reformers report of the meeting
Yesterday closed with the session which
ended at noon. \ large attendance was
present III the afternoon, and after greet
mgs had been extended from other
churches by Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton pas
tor of the Centre Congregational church
and Rev. Thomas w. Owens. pastor of
the Methodist church, both Of whom were
happy IN their brief remarks, three TN
usually interesting addresses were heard
The first of these was by Rev. Guy G
Lamson of Philadelphia. BrattIeboro
boy and now secretary of the American
Baptist Publication society The subject
assigned him was Our Convention-Past
Present and Future The dominant note
of the first Baptist convention OF the state
was thought for others first and for
themselves last. Vermont in the Civil
war, in proportion to population, gave
more lives for the preservation of the
Union than any other state, and according
to numbers the Baptists of Vermont have
given more boys and girls to missionary
work than any other Baptist constituency
in the general convention
In the last - years the convention has
been blessed with leaders who have been
| possessed Of conseerated common sense
and it is no wonder that progress has
| been made. The Baptsts of the state
must hold fast to the things which remain
! for the tide OF population Is flowing back
| The independent attitude OF the Vermont
! Baptist convention has been remarkable
/ starting from the time when they sent or
| dcrs to the publication society to see to it
| that the question of slavery was tackled
a. vigorously as WAS the intemperance
question.
He expressed the opinion that the pres
ent experimental steps for church fedora
tion will not lead to the denominational
Utopla and pointed out vigorously that
the big new problem to he met now Is
that of meeting successfully the people Of
foreign land, who are coming to this
country and state The cyanaelistic bodv
that ,,ivas itself to those of foreirr hi,tb
j. to he the hig rtIioious denominatin,
within the borders ia take stems wisely
lnoy to. attain that end
IL 1ioi1 AGAIN 1ledLo'
Rev. George +. Horr. ID d. president
of Newton Theological Institution @
Newton Center. Mass. who gave the ad
ldrc~s at the session Of the Ministers Con
: ference and Aid society Tuesday morn
ing. was introduced to take the place a
! Rev Frank W. Padclford. ID. d.. cduca
! tionaI secretary of the Northern Baptis
. convention. who was unable to be presen
, owing to the death of his father. Dr
= IIorr gave = srhoIaI-I, address on Thing
Worth While
He taol, fo,. his text Matt 12.4G
lWho. when he had found one pearl y
great price. went and sold all that he had
O and hauobt il
The principIe of this ,y,s tho ann,oc;.
t'oh OF values Ills framing ana eHper
Q to give up the stones of lesser value "a
q that of great price. This principle. tn
+ sneaker showed. was needed in all walk
=, of life, The changing of things of lowe
- ,aIue tn the hipher X most worth Will,
" He coupared SIR Walter Scott's Woo,
v stock with one of tbe best SELLERS of I'll
T" vear Tho Honsa of Nirtb which he sal
n shows one TYNE Of modern life. He foun
ST that tho tbings the characters in tbc Ia
le ter book was most afraid of losing ";