The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-16
Special Themes and Special Speakers at
the Hedding Church This Week.

OF SUrWLch university Is TO speak az VI,
Hedding church this evening at 7;S(
President Reeves has entered upon hi
new work with much enthusiasm and tn
promise of increasing successful work a
Norwich university seems exceedingl,
bright under his administration. Presi
dent Reeves comes to the Hedding churcl
under the auspices of the mems brother
hood and old and young, ladies as well al
men, are cordially invited TO attend The
meeting Of this evening.
Do not forget also that Professor Da'
Wis, formerly Of Gates college is to speak
on "Mormonism" Wednesday evening al
the Hedding church at the same hour and
on Thursday evening Rev. j. r. Gates
well known in Barre, one of our own
boys Ia to give us fine lecture on
africa" The speaker has served for a
number of years as a religious teacher
in that land and he has facts, fine de-
scriptions relating to the life, customs,
habits of the people of that land at his
very finger tips All win enjoy this lee
ture and on Friday evening Rev. G. w.
Burke, one of the brightest and most
promising young men of the Vermont
conference, win speak under the auspices
of the young people of the church
Everyone is invited, even if so years
young. The topic will be, "The Things
That Count" Montpelier orchestra will
furnish the music.
To Talk on Mormonism.
| On Wednesday evening of this week
at 1880 at the Hedding church, Professor
Oscar FRANKLIN Davis, formerly president
of Gates college, will give lecture
recital of the new play, "Polygamy"
prepared especially with missionary in
tent for churches, home missionary or
CARNATIONS and civic and patriotic clubs.
Professor Davis was for some time chair
man of the worlds citizenship conference
commission on Mormonism. This recital
given by Professor Davis is taken from
the play "Polygamy," the product of the
well-known writer, Harvey O'Higgins,
working in collaboration with Harriet
Sewall Ford; and it is built around that
most tense, tragic hour in a polygamous
Mormon home-that hour when the home
becomes polygamous for the first time
by the entrance of wife "No. 2" The
production is replete with dramatic and
human interest situations and the inter.
est is sustained TO the very end. 1t is
one of the most important contributions
against that awful blot on our American
life, Mormonism.
As prelude to the recital Professor
Davis will tell of some OF the more recent !
Developments within the Mormon king
dom as shown by certain incidents in con. !
nection with the famous Geddes- Eecles !
trial, just closed, the recent shake up"
m the faculty and board of regents of :
The University of Utah, together with |,
he unfortunate predicament in which =
he leaders in the Mormon hierarchy find :
themselves from following the suggestion !
II a late noted bishop.
Professor Davis is well equipped by
ducation and experience to interpret the
Message that he gives. He had an OPP
'ortunity to study social conditions in
dormonism at close range during those n
ears when he was at the head of one OF s.
he schools of Christian education in
'alt Lake City. For 90 years he has >
iyen this subject careful study and he is
considered such an authority, relative1 e
0 this subject OF Mormonism, that heI W
as served on the important commission "a
AIMED by the National Reform associa. OF
ion in 1913 TO make a world wide survey al
Moihhouiru III All landn LOT lhe puF- ~
ose of bringing the results Of such a
lrvey before an international citizenship a
,ngress to be held that year at Port br
nd, Ore. The report was completed in
me for the congress and it was pre-. vi
,nted 10 a special conference on Nor. RI
onism where fully 1000 people were Oh
'esent. This survey has been published Co
lder the title, --latest Word on Nor
onism."
The recital as given by Professor Davis
IS been given in many churches and
ose who have heard him commend him -,
? saying "He is a reader Of rare ability
ID power" -.
Related AZ he il TO one of our leading a"
wyers, well known in Barre. having in
rmer years attended the academy when
: Spaulding was the principal, having
liyered two most excellent sermons in
r city last Sunday; with the fact also
II in Vermont as well as in other New
gland states, Mormonism il represent Fri
by many missionaries and the topic boz
a live issue Of the times, we are sure EYl
Il a large audience win wish TO hear
at Professor Davis has to saw on -
evening Of this week al the
dding church. The public are cordially
tied and the meeting viii begin at
TO- No admission charge.