Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-20

the Barre Hedding Methodist church.
and the Rev. George II. Holt, pastor or
the local Baptist Church, extended
fraternal greetings to the conference
Mr.. Holt in speaking of the close ASSOC
citation which Baptists, Cogregationalists
and Methodists enjoy in religious WORK.
said that he had recently witnessed the
motion picture play. THE Birth OF Ma
ton" In Boston and termed it damnable,
especially the part which brings out class
hatred.
The Rev A. W. Bailey, superintendent.
of the congregational Sunday School and
Publishing society referring to the adop-
tion of the report on religious education.
EXPRESSED the hope that the recommended
tions would be adopted in practice and en-
nha sized the need of Sunday school work.
churches that are laying especial stress
on religious education, said the speaker.
are the ones that are growing and are a
power In the community.
Mr. Bailey also observed that the heads
of churches pay more attention to the
needs of the rural sections surrounding
them THE time has passed when men
and women drive five and ten miles to
church" and you cannot supply religion
to a community.
A devotional service at 345 conducted
by the Rev. Charles X. Tracy OF STRAIT
ford, sermon at four o'clock by the
Rev Paul D. Moody OF St Johnsbury
and communion service by the Rev
Hervey Gulck of Charlotte and the
Rev. r. W. Day Of Franklin ended the
' afternoon meeting.
REV. DIR. BROWN \ SPEAKER.
The Rev Charles r. Brown Of New
Haven, dean of the Yale School OF
| Religion and moderator of the National
! Council of ConEregationalists, clearly
portrayed in an address tonight the great
| problems of the modern Christian church
| taking as his subject, THE Church Tina
! Stands -Four square Or. Brown sale
! the church must face four sides, the mis-
sons. home and foreign, social service
| evangelism, and work of Christian educa
| ton.
| He termed the Orient. the South ant
the cities the frontiers which mission
aries must reach and especially appealed
for the first named. He quietly r!dculei
that form of evangelism which creates {
nine days sensation and which died on
quickly and thoughts of Billy Sunday
arose In the minds of some Of his listen
ers. AS much if not more can be accom-
plished by the church pastor working IL
| conjunction with the people Of the con
gregation, said the speaker. He attacke,
the social system which permits child la
| Dor the accumulation of great wealth
and caused hardship to the laborer. Tn
church has a great deal to accomplish
in this field.
| DR.. Brown was preceded by Core
spending Secretary John NJ. Comstoc
of Chelsea, who for % years has acte
in that capacity. Mr. Comstock gave a
) exhaustive review of the work of tn
year in the State by the conference. II
reported a good increase in membership
no gain in the number of churches an
a falling off in benevolent contribution
This was due to some extent to contrib
tons to European war sufferers. Twenty
two thousand dollars in legacies was II
ceived during the year. Westfield receiN
ing the largest one, ST 900. The repo
indicated n movement in the right dire
ton and a future fun Of promises. /
believed.