The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-10
VERMONT coNeREeATloNALIsTs
Program of Conference to be Held lr
Bennington.

Bennington.
The annual state conference OF the
Congregational churches of Vermont
will be held in Bennington Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, May 16, II
ID 49, The central theme will be
The Christian Church and People and
the New Day" The program follows.
Tuesday Afternoon.
Organization and business.
Fraternal greetings.
Report of committee on Inter
Church Federation Rev. Fraser Metz
ger, Randolph.
Report of committee on Religious
Education Rev. A. P. Pratt. Bellows
Falls.
Address: "A Religious Education
Program for the New Day" Rev. F. NJ.
Sheldon, Boston, Secretary Congrega'
tional Education Society.
Address by representative Of Amer
lean Bible Society.
Conference sermon, Rev. Benjamin
Swift, Woodstock.
Celebration of the Communion.
Officiating ministers, Rev. C. f.
Hitchcock, North Pownal; Rev, r. II.
Clapp, Brattleboro
Tuesday Evening.
Devotional service, Rev. f. b.
Richards, st. Johnsbury.
Report of corresponding secretary
John NJ. Comstock, Chelsea.
Address: Cheer Outlooks for the
New Day" Rev. Hubert c. Herring,
d. D., Boston, general secretary, Nat
ional Council
Wednesday Morning.
Devotional Service, Rev. f. B. Rich.
ards.
Business and reports: Treasurer
OF Conference, f. w. Baldwin, Barton;
Fairbanks Board for Relief of Minis.
ters, Rev. p d. Moody, st. Johnsbury,
Report of Advisory Committee, Rev.
Il. p Treat, Pittsford.
Discussion opened by Rev. A. II.
Bradford, Rutland.
Annual meeting of Vermont Domes-
tic Missionary Society. Organization
appointment OF committees, reports of
Treasurer and Directors,
Women's Work, Miss Grace Cruff
Bridgewater; Miss Ina Rust North
Hyde Park
Discussion. Responsibilities for our
Non.English Speaking Neighbors, Rev
F. w. Raymond, Proctor; Rev. VIM.
j. Ballou. Ludlow.
Maintaining Self Support in Rural
Fields, Rev C. X. Tracy, Strafford.
Conditions in Rural Vermont, Rev.
c. H. Smith, Burlington. .,.,...,....
The Call OF the Hour, Rev. Herman
SwartZ, d. D., Secretary of the c. H.
NJ. S.
Business adjournment
Wednesday Afternoon.
Devotional service, Rev. +. B. Rich
ards.
A Conference: "The Church and
Motion Pictures conducted by Rev
a. W. Bailey, District Secretary, Sun
day School and Publishing Society.
Report OF committee on Civic Jus
tice, Rev. j. b. Sargent, Northfeld
Address to be announced.
Report of committee on Benevo
lence, Rev. Benz. Swift, Woodstock
Discussion opened by Rev. L. p. Treat
Pittsford.
Report of Congregational Board o.
Pastoral Supply, Rev. Arthur J. Co
veil, Boston. Secretary. Addresses
% Finding a Minister" Charles p
Smith, Burlington; GU Finding
/ Church" Rev. o. r. Houghton, Wal
lingford. Discussion.
| Unfinished business.
Wednesday Evening.
Devotional service, Rev. +. B. Rich
ards,
Address; THE Ter.centenary Pro
gram Rev. Herman f. Swartz. d. D.
Secretary National Home Missionar.
Society, n. Y.
Address; THE Challenge of Worl
Chaos to American Christianity" Rev
d. Brewer Eddy, Secretary, A. B.
f. NJ, Boston.
Thursday Morning.
Devotional service, Rev. f. b. Ricl
ards.
Business
Meeting in the First Church, OIL
Bennington. Address Some Root
in the Past" Rev. Isaac Jennings,
D., Bennington,
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