The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-30
DELEGATES BUSY
IN Nj. E. CONFERENCE
Consideration of the Needs Of Montpelier
Seminary Was Taken UP at
Montpelier.

| Bishop Hamilton presided at the open
| ing of the second days session OF the
| Vermont Methodist conference at Mont
pelier to-day and spoke for a short time
on personal evangelism, after which he
called upon Rev. i. W. Owens of Brat
tleboro and Rev. w. c. Christie of Ca
naan to tell the result of that work in
their towns, the former reporting that AZ
had Joined the Brattleboro church since
Jan. and the latter stating that % had
joined the Canaan church.
Fraternal greetings to the conference
were extended by Rev. w. A. Davidson,
representing the Baptist state conyen-
tion; by Rev. G. A. Boyd, representing
the State Sunday School association and
the Vermont Bible society; and by Rev.
Stanley F. Bloomfield of Montpelier, rep
resenting the Congregational church.
Presiding Elder Il. w. Sharpe of the
Brattleboro district read his report, and
the same was accepted. DR.. Sheldon of
Wesleyan university was given few
minutes, and he was followed by Prin
cipal j. w. Hatch Of Montpelier semi
nary. Students Of the latter institution
also assisted in the session.
Rev Patrick Joseph Msveety, ID. d.,
of Cincinnati, O., spoke last evening to
a gathering which filled the church, de-
scribing vividly the needs of the colorej
people in the South and the efforts be-
ing made by the Freedman's Aid society
through the establishment OF schools and
hospitals, to supply those needs. He ar-
pealed to the conference not to forget the
society in making the annual appropria
tion, keeping in mind that some day, not
far distant, the race which is now being
aided will be able to reciprocate, and
even now colored conferences of the
South are laying aside money for use
in other friends of the church.
Rev. Harry G. Mccain of Topeka, Kan,
being unable TO be present and deliver
/ talk on temperance, DIR. Maveety de- |
voted his opening remarks to that sub |
ect and incidentally handed out words
If encouragement, touching upon the re-
,ent referendum vote in this state. DIR.
Maveety expressed the conviction that
iever in all history has temperance had
he success which it is meeting, even the
var helping the cause Prohibition ex-
SITS in Russia and forms of it in other
European countries.
Referring to the result of the recent
1ermont vote on the liquor question, To-
al option, he said, is a form of tenn
'erance and we may expect that absolute
will eventual, follow. Sci
ntists, educators, huge bhe ness houses,
re lining up with the church on the
uestion and it is only question of pa ,
fence.
The wet forces, declared the speaker, ,
re recognizing the inevitable, and rap
lily people are getting out of the liquor
usiness. He urged his listeners not to
ct discouraged, for local option is the
rst step toward temperance, ultimately /,
D be followed by statewide prohibition :
nd by national prohibition. Don't use
he word temperance anymore, instructed =
y. Maveety, but talk of prohibition OF :
Icoholic poison.
The white South is in favor of tenn
arance because of the terrible effects of a
cohol on the negro, although, probably, +
le white South is not any more tenn Y
crate than the northern states. 1t ef :
cts not only the negro's morals, but A
IS economic usefulness. q
Invariably a weak race adopts the Il
ces OF the stronger race, fall into the N
ces before the virtues, and because II
this rule. the white man OF the South {
Is adopted prohibition out Of self-de-
nse and whereas he prohibits for the
gro he also prohibits for himself.
The ten millions of eOlored people con A
itute a race problem. just as any race
Duld have constituted a problem given
c same conditions after the close of
e war which meant their freedom from n,
avery The Freedmans Aid society is o
,rking out the same by instructing y
e negroes. with the Bible in one hand, y,
d the spelling book in the other. Dr. -
lveety emphasized the point that tha y
urch without the school fails of it,
rpose as il shown by Mexico, Cuba and :
e Philippines. The United States in a n
IRE Of years has done more for the :,
ilippines by church and school coop 4
ition than Spain did in 800 years with =
lrch alone. n.
The society has established p schools -
the South. including a theological p
uinary az Atlanta, Ca. and q medical Of
lege az Nashville. Tenn. The coiorcd II
lple need physicians badly. there BE-
, a. present hut one dnctur T. everv tii
~ persons. The death rate among o's