The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-24


md the pauperism and crime incident |
to the great cities. She called atten- |
ton to the fact that there are in this /
country $4,000 night messenger boys /
under is years of age whose duties |
take them TO the brothels, saloons and
bells, and from their ranks
are coming many criminals
The Woman s Home Missionary so
ciety is a Good Samaritan with its
great number of schools, hospitals and
other institutions and every woman
should feel an individual responsibility
the close of the program Mrs. Wood
ruff sang hymn, which was much en-
ioyed.
Rev D. ". Howell Of Buffalo, n st.,
presented the deaconess work in
forceful address. Dir. Howell is the cor
responding secretary of the general
deaconess board of the Methodist
church. He placed stress upon the need
of more workers and urged parents to
allow their daughters to enter that ser
vice. The movement stands for the
work of womanhood. he said, and he
undertook to convince his audience
that a deaconess was no different from
any other woman, except that She may
have more training for that special
WORT.
Dr.. Howell spoke in particular Of the
ileac oness work in children s hospita Is
and the manner in which it affects the
| lives of the children there Peoule
| like to see the Lord 5 work done By
others asserted the speaker. . sod
viii call your girl to do His work.
Don t say no. as the work is growinn
tremendously
Epworth League Work.
The evening meeting, in the Metho
dist church, was long one beginning
with the anniversary observation Of
the Epworth league with addresses bs
| Rev. w. t. Sheridan, ID. d.. OF Chicago
general secretary, and Rev Mr.. Belts
of the New England conference. Rev
Guy F. Crawford Of Randolph preside,
and prayer was offered by Rev. Free
Daniels of Fairfax The second part
of the evening. from $50 to 1918 wa:
given over to a concert by faculty an,
students of Montpelier seminary an6
an address on 4 Famous old School b1
Rev. j. ". Hatch, principal of the sem
iinary.
DR.. Sheridan spoke in general Of fix
4 Epworth league work and declared tnat
a campaign for a saloOnless nation il
1920 resulted in much good during tin
winter Two Win Ny Chum campaign
in the last two years have been pro
iductive Of increased membership every
where and in closing he said that j
lis time for the church to re-enphasizt
the witnessing function. the bearing
of testimony by those in the work,
feature that does much TO make tn
Billy Sunday campaigns successful
Mr.. Belts told of the institute of thu
of the league TO be held this summer a
Lasell seminary in Auburndalc. Tt
league has secured the use of all o
the buildings and campus for the in
stitute. The registration fee is - anC
the expense for the week at the insti
tute will be IS. He outlined the scop
of the educational work in league in
struction which is to he given am
, named the prominent instructors wh
/, have been secured for the different DC
, partments which include Christia
stewardship, personal evangelism, b
BILE study, social work, deacones
work, Junior league and social settle
mcnt work.
? A Creditahlo Concert.
Rev DR.. Hatch in his address on IL
( seminary told of its founding in 1873
r with 122 pupils and that in the frs
! "a years more than 1000 pupils wen
Z from its portals. 1t is non sectariar
although maintained by the Methods
denomination as a college preparation
school.
e The musical and literary entertain
$ ment was excellent, and in spite of IL
+ length of the combined programs
: very large audience remained to Il
: last number. Miss Flora Boyce 4
e Waterbury, a pupil gave an orga
: number, Onward Christian Soldiers, i
n Sullivan, and less pretentious pie'
n for an encore number. Miss Margar'
e Shay of Chelsea, q senior, read a Ii
4, tie Child Shall Lead Them and fl
2 response Teddy's Thanksgiving.
e A male quartet which Prineip
e Hatch said had been rehearsing lie
d than two weeks, was composed
g Clyde Baird of Waitsfeld, first teno
a Paul Hatch of Montpelier, second tie
g or; Robert Parker of Montgomery, fir
bass and Tracy Slack of Thetfor
"a second bass. All but Slack are mer