The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-09
County Association of Con
gregatiOnalists Met in
Newfane
INVITATION FROM
PUTNEY ACCEPTED

to-Church Sunday = Addresses by
Speakers of Prominence-Good Con
dition Shown Reports.
The 74th annual meeting of the
Windham County Association of Con-
| gregational Churches was held with the
| church In Newfane yesterday Forty
delegates were registered, besides visit
ors. \ change was inaugurated this
year by shortening the meeting to a
| one-day session.
g. c. Wright of Westminster was
| elected moderator and Rev W. r. Cur
tls of Westminster West scribe. Rev
Mr.. Curtis was welcomed into the as
seciatoin by Rev. r. NJ. Houghton of
| BrattleborO, chairman of the committee
on ministerial standing. Mr.. Curtis
comes from the church in Clarendon.
The annual sermon was preached hv
Rev. \. +. B. Ward of Westminster,
who took for his text Matt 1G:l5-17.
Communion was administered by Rev
". r. Curtis and Rev. f. NJ. NtisUall
of Newfane
At the afternoon business session the
lcOmmttee on nominations presented the
following report of officers for the en-
suing year: Registrar, Rev. w r. Cur
It's; reporter, Rev. Alfred Cornell;
lpreacher, Rev. A f. Hartwell: alter
nate, Rev. ". R. Curtis; committees
Ministerial standing. Rev r. NJ Hough-
ton, Rev. A. F. Hartwell, Rev. II. II.
Shaw, Rev. ". r. Curtis; advisory, Rev.
\. p. Pratt, C. /. Hescock, Rev R. II.
| Bosworth; arrangements for next meet
ing, Rev. W. 7. Sparhawk. Rev W r.
| Curtis, Rev. A. +. b. Ward: Midiieburv
4 college scholarship, Rev r. AZ, ffough-
ton, Rev. G. F. Chaplin. A p Rannev
delegate to the national council for two
years, Rev. A. P. Pratt; for four years
Rev. II. NJ. Houghton. The committee
on place of meeting reported an invita-
ton from Putney, which was accepted
a resolution was adopted placing thC
association on record against SUNDAY
baseball games. A resolution of appre
cation of the life and service of tn,
late Deacon r. n. Fairbank. mem
I ber of the Guilford church and faith
full attendant at the association meet
ings, and of sympathy for his famil,
! was adopted and ordered sent TO tn
y family. Rev r. NJ Houghton paid
:. fitting tribute to Deacon Fairbanll AM
n spoke of the very serious illness of Mrs
), Henry Lamb and offered prayer
:. The report of the treasurer, Rev {
; B. Atwood of Guilford, showed cas-
+ on hand at the beginning of the yea
Il I$11.02; other receipts, $107.20; dis
n bursements, $10S40. balance. $9.S2.
y, Rev. 4. p. Pratt in reporting fe
n the advisory committee suggested tha
d the Church Sunday b
m Rally Sunday which is observed eithe
re the last Sunday in September or I'll
first Sunday in October
: The report from the churches VIZ
80 given by Rev. Alfred Cornell. While NJ
:. all the churches sent reports thoy
Ie which did showed good condition an
IA in most cases increase in membershi
as and apportionments met. Several +
rs ported extensive repairs on church al
he parsonage property.
ol- \ conference on A Program for II
Local Church. was conducted by Re
r. NJ. Houghton who stated that Il
live churches today We're working aloI
four general lines, evangelism, rellglo
education, missions and social servlc
lS He spoke particularly of evangelism al
missions and urged that definite til
be taken during the year for especi
n emphasis on each Of these points.
Miss Grace Cruff, state home m
sionarv worker, was unable to be pr
ent and her place was taken by Nj
Miriam Woodberry of New York,
ng secretaryfor the Congregational Hol
of Missionary society, who is always hea
stv with pleasure and profit.
bo- Miss Isabelle Darrow, a graduate
Of Middleburv college in the class of 19
ch, and who has been teacher in
bic Anatoia girls school. Marsovan, L
nd key, spoke for the Vermont Bran
an giving a graphic account of her life a
an work there as a teacher and as u he
den er in the hospitals. Following the
of termission, Rev. G. G. Brown of
his Ceylon mission under the Americ
n s Board gave an interesting addrC
,ub- showing the progress which has b.
ing made in that part of the world in e
den cation, church unity and the break
Of down of caste. Rev A. p. Pratt
lent Bellows Falls then conducted conf
le S ence on religious education.
,eep The address OF the evening was "a
by Miss Miriam Woodberry, who h
the closest attention of her audier
She spoke especially of experie
which had come to her in sev
months trip to various parts of
i, ;. United States, and gave many start
- facts concerning immigration and
problems which it presents in the