The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-17
CONVENTION OPENS TOMORROW.
The Vermont Congregationalists Come
to Barre for Three Days.

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The l20th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Congregational conference and th'
9th annual meeting of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary society are to d.
held in the Barre Congregational church
this week, beginning tomorrow tIues
day) afternoon at 2 O'Clock and contlnu'
ing through Thursday forenoon. Rev
| Henry Ballou of Chester is president OF
the conference, and Rev. William G
Clark of Barnet is secretary. The pro-
gram for the three days is as follows
the central theme being 1.-The Church
and Its Ministry;
Tuesday Afternoon, May Is.
2:00-Organization and business.
2:20-Report OF committee on inter-
church federation, Rev. Fraser Metzger,
Randolph; fraternal greetings.
3:00-Report of committee on relig-
ious education. Rev. A. p. Pratt, Bellows
Falls; minute address by Rev. A. w.
Bailey, superintendent of the e. s. s.
and p. S.
3:45-Devotional service, Rev. Charles
X. Tracy, Strafford.
4:00-Sermon, Rev. Paul d. Moody,
st. Johnsbury; communion service, Rev.
Hervey Gulek, Charlotte, Rev. F. w.
Day, Franklin.
Tuesday Evening, May Is.
7:30-Seryice of praise and prayer.
7:45-The story of the year, John NJ.
Comstock, corresponding secretary, Chel-
sea.
s:l5--Address. "The Church That
Stands Four.Square," Rev. Charles r.
Brown, ID. d., dean of the Yale school of
religion, New Haven, Conn.
Wednesday Morning, May 10.
s:45-Devotional service, Rev. Charles
X. Tracy, Strafford.
9:00-Business; report of advisory
committee, Rev. f.. z. Treat, Pittsford.
9:30-Report OF committee on susten
tation plan, Rev. Stanley F. Bloomfield,
l0:00-Annual meeting of Vermont
Domestic Missionary society. Mote
Every pastor and accredited delegate to
the Vermont Congregational conference |
is a voting member of the Vermont Do |
nestle Missionary society and is urged |
to attend the meeting of the society and |
to participate in the discussions).
Wednesday Afternoon, May 10.
l:30-Devotional service, Rev. Charles
X Tracy, STAFFORD.
l:45-Address, "The Social Gospel,
Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton, Brsttleboro;
discussion, opened by Rev. Howard A.
Lincoln, Rochester.
240-Address, "The Task of Recon-
,truction," Rev. George 5. Mills, Ben
iington; discussion, opened by Rev. Ar
.hur II. Bradford, Rutland.
3;35-Report Of committee on civic
Justice, Rev. James b. Sargent, North
held; discussion, opened by Gov. Chss.
". Gates.
4i20-Report Of committee on beneyo-
ence, Rev. Benjamin Swift, Woodstock.
4:40-Unfnished business.
Wednesday Evening, May 10.
7:3o-ScrNice Of praise and prayer.
Mar. Distracted World" Rev. James L.
barton, ID. D., secretary of the A. b. c.
:. NJ, Boston. Mass.
Thursday Morning, May 20.
s:45-Business.
9il5-Resolution for a New England
'oard Of pastoral supply; discussion,
.pened BY Rev. Arthur J. Covell, secre-
AIRY Of the Congregational board Of pas
oral supply. Boston. Mass.
l0sl0-Address. The Spiritual Condi.
ions of Successful Ministry" Rev. Fred.
rick B. Richards. 81. Johnsbury.
Devotional service, Rev. Chss.
/. Tracy, STAFFORD.
i0s50-Adjournment.
A large number 81 pastors and dele
stes from al over the state are expect
10 BE- in attendance. and these vii BE-
ntertsined AZ the homes Of Barre peo- :
h.. A waiting room and postofiice are .
, BE- provided IN the church. and every
Ian u beng made Which viii facilitate 2
he WORK n the conference and the
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