Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17
ARRANGE FOR CONVENTIONS
State Bible Society, S. S. Assn
and State Baptists Meet.
Dates and Places Named-speclal
Preaching Mt 81. Paurs Church,
First baptist. First Church and
Methodist Church sunday.

The Rev. c. f. Pardee D. D.. Of New
YORK. is supplying the pulpit and pas
torate of St pauls Church during the
rest of August beginning yesterday. DR..
ana Mrs. pardee are occupying the rec
tory on Bank street. His sermon yester-
day was on the general subject OF the
realization of religion in practical life.
j)r. Pardee took his text from the parable
Of the talents lie compared the man
who did not practice what he believed
to the steward who put his talent In a
napkin. The truth ceased to be such UNI
less it was given illustration in action.
knowledge and practice were both neces-
sary to make and keep the truth of
religion.
Dr. Pardce preached at All Santa
Chapel AT the evensong service also. His
discourse compared the two old Testament
characters, Jacob and job, as illustrating
two types of service, mercenary and
devotional.
The places and dates have been
named for three important conven-
lions. The annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Baptist convention will be
held at Chester September 25-27. Rev.
perintendent, is now preparing the
program.
The combined conventions of the
Vermont state Sunday School associa-
ton and the Vermont Bible society. of
both Of which Rev. Charles A. Boyd is
secretary. will be held at Brattleboro
October 1920, inclusive. A program
Of unusual speakers is being put into
shape. Frank l." Brown of New York.
general secretary of the World Sunday
School association, will speak 1t Is
hoped at the joint session Of the two
( associations October IS. when the So
cietY will celebrate its 1O4th anniver-
sery. The afternoon session OF Octo-
her s and all the sessions OF the other
two days will be given up to the Sun
day school workers meetings. Three
State secretaries Of Now England
States and one international secretary
will probably speak. Miss Mary Stat
| terry, the most noted Sunday school
worker perhaps in the country and a
well-known author will come from
! Boston to address the convention.
/ Both organizations are interdenomina
tioral and evangelistic.
SPECIAL PREACHING HERE.
There were several special preachers
! from out OF the city in Burlin gton's
pulpits yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Sheridan W. Bell of New York
preached n sermon Sunday morning at the
Methodist Church based on Christs par
able of the Good Samaritan. Or. Bell tried
! TO show that the Great War; class war
fare and even the social evil had it's roots
in the failure Of man to treat his neigh
| Dor as himself Democracy, he said, was
constantly seethng beneath the veneer OF
! civilization. such as the war proved pre-
vailed in Europe. The preacher prefaced
his sermon with the declaration that
ethics was the practical side of that of
which religion was the doctrinal
The Rev. DIR. A. p. Pratt. pastor Of the
| Second congregational Church of Green
field. Mass, and former pastor fo- 10
| years OF the CONGREGATIONAL Church ut
| Bellows Falls, preached at the FIRST
! Church Sunday, coming here Saturday
/ from Camp Abnaki. North Hero. DR..
Pratt's sermon, taken from the text II
viii lift up mine eyes unto the hills from
whence cometh my help" dealt with the
inspiration which mountains and noun
tain beauty afforded. Christ's Transfgu-
ration took place on a mountain top. on
/ n mountain summit Moses received the
tablets Of stone containing the 70 COM
mandments. Abraham was fond of going
mp into the mountains. Tho mount aims
gave man an idea Of the eternity of God.
And they displayed and taught not only
beauty. but strength.
There was no service in the evening. Dr.
Pratt has gone to Bellows Falls
The Rev. pr, W. y. DAWSON secretary
and superintendent of the Vermont Zap
list state convention, preached at Fair
fax sunday morning in the interim Of a
vacant pastorate, on What the Rnptist
Denomination Stands For" Its f,nda
mental principles We're: l. The suprem.
acY of the Scriptures; . A regencrate
church membership; 2. Worldwide
evangelism. DIR. Dawson administered
communion also.
The Rev. Charles A. Boyd. genera
secretary OF the Vermont State Svnday
School association and secretary of the
Vermont Bible society. filed the pulpit
Of the First Baptist Church Sunday
morning His topic was The Christian.
Assurance, He said such assurance hao
three sources; % Tradition or the leach
Ing of the early fathers, something whicl
had been handed down by mouth and cal
from age to age. which had influenced
, both literature and religion: (2) VIVA
was seen by vision, especially the seems
Of God in nature in the summer time
; go Experience, by means of which tn.
Christian tested for himself the fact tina
religion was an individual matter, A MAJ
couldn't have his religion in his Wife,
, oh
dren, had to depend upon themselves ant
We're separately responsible. Mr.. Boyd
text was First John IL: That whic!
, we have heard with our ears and seer
with our eyes and our hands have handle,