Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
ATTENDANCE RECORD BROKEN
Delegates to the Number of 225
at Baptist Anniversaries.
Historical society, Minister'S Confer.
cncc ana Women's Organizations
Hold Annual Meetings and
Elect Officers.

Two hundred and twenty-five delegates,
the largest number ever registered at u
Vermont Baptist State convention. put III
a busy day Tuesday, working every mo-
ment of the time from nine in the morn
ing until 10 o'clock In the evening. The
forenoon was occupied with sessions Of
the Vermont Baptist Historical society,
the Baptist Ministers Conference and Aid
society and n meeting of the womans So
cieties, while the afternoon was devoted
to a discussion Of Sunday school work
The usual exercises were held in the even
ing.
YOUNG PEOPLES UNION.
Before the formal opening of the days
sessions at nine O'Clock, the Young Ieo-
pies Union held business meeting in
the church auditorium at $50. at which
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, the Rev. Ct. L.
Tompkinson of Brattleboro; vice-presi
dent, the Rev. J. NJ. Maxwell of Fairfax:
secretary, Mrs. ]. NJ. HotchlSiss of Fair
fax; treasurer. the Rev. Mr.. Peters of
Rutland. The work of the past year was
discussed and plans made for greater
progress In the future.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The formal part of the days program
began with the meeting of the Vermont
Baptist Historical society at nine O'Clock,
the Rev. Henry Crockcr, the president,
presiding. After the report Of the secre-
tary, the Rev. +. y. Mason of Bellows
Falls showing the society to be in -four
fishing condition, had been read. the Rev.
Ralph NJ. Jones OF Chester delivered an
Interesting and instructive address upon
1.-The Rise and Decline of Church Disci-
pline in Vermont as illustrated in the his
tory of the Chester Baptist Church."
Mr.. Jones traced the history OF church
discipline from March II, 1872, when the
first case was recorded in the Chester
parish, that of two members of neigh
boring congregation conducting thcm-
selves in an unbecoming manner, up to the
present time when much less thought is
given to the church's laws. The speaker
said that although the church to-day
walked with much broader steps and
whistled as It went. in the acquiring of
these new virtues, 1t had lost a little of
that religious hardihood and sober obcdl-
ence to scriptural authority which made
the stern days of our Puritan forcfathcrs
SO notable
The society then elected the following
officers The Rev Henry Crocker of
chester. president, Te-elected): w. w
Stickney of Ludlow. vice president; w l..
Desjardins of Saxtons River. secretary
In addition to the above named officers
the following seven members were elected
TO the board of managers of the society:
II. r. Rankin of Newport. j. s. Brown of
Manchester. ]. H. Thompson Of Randolph.
DR.. +. a. Mason Of Bellows Falls. DR.. G.
d. Lawson Of SaXtons River, DR.. G.. f.
Gould of st. Adams and F. f. Phillips of
st. Johnsbury. At the close Of the dcvo-
tional service. conducted by the Rev. B.
r. Parker of Waterbury Center, the meet
Ing adjourned the men going to the Y. NJ
c. A. hall, where the session of the YER
mont Baptist Minister'S Conference and
Aid society was held. and the women re-
naming in the church auditorium for the
session of the woman's societies.
WOMEN'S SOCIETIES
Miss Ada a. Brigham Of Termination
president Of the society. presided over
the womans meeting. There were two
interesting addresses given at this time
one by Mrs katherine S Westfall. CORE.
spending secretary for tho w. A. T. II
NJ. society. and the other by Mrs. W Y
Gilmore of Ramapatnam, in southern
India.
Mrs. Westfall in her address told of her
missionary work among the Indians i'm
the western part Of this country and
also among the people of foreign ma
tionalties there, stating that conditions
could not be worse nor the people more
benighted in darkest Africa She ais,
told of her work among the Indians OF
Hopi land, Arizona, and of the interest
Ing problem furnished by the MeXicans
near the border
Mrs. w. T. Elmore, who has spent
fifteen years in missionary work il
southern India. told Of the work thai
the missionaries are doing there il
bringing God to the people of that coun
try. She spoke of the inconsistency of tn,
Hindu philosophy that there is no sin anC
of their wandering for miles over burn
Ing deserts seeking relief from sin
The speaker also told how the Hindu.
do not believe that we ourselves hav,
really found God, arguing that If W,
had We would not dare to disobey Him
CONFERENCE AND AID SOCIETY.
While the womans meeting was il
progress the Vermont Baptist Minister'S
conference and Aid society held n session
In the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium, which
was presided over by the president, tn,