St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-30
Closing Sessions of Y. P. c. U. and
Gathering of Sunday School and
WOman's Missionary O.--Main
Convention of Universalists Opens
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
BY the Union and Missionary Asso-
ciation-Evening Session Featured
BY Annual Address by President
and Two Other Speeches-Ap-
pOintment of Committee.

The second day of the annual con-
vention of the Universalists of Ver-
mont and the Province of Quebec at
the Church of the Messiah, showed
a large increase in the number OF
delegates The days sessions con-
sisted of the closing meetings of the
Y. P. c. u, the Sunday school and
Woman's Missionary Association
meetings and the opening of the main
convention in the evening.
Besides the business sessions and
the elections of officers the days
meetings were productive of some ex-
cellent addresses that were listened to
by large and attentive audiences.
The opening in the evening of tho
church convention was featured by
the annual address of the president,
DR.. o. K. Hollister of Barre.
Sessions began with a sunrise SER
vice at o'clock and ended with the
election of officers at 1870. A large
delegation of the parish unions were
present and one of the most success
full years Of young peoples work was
reported by the different organiza-
tions The occasional sermon was
delivered by Rev Frank A. Stock
lent program arranged, and carried
out together with the helpful ad-
dresses along lines of young peoples
work made this session of the con-
vention an unqualified success.
The sunrise service of the Young
Peoples Union was in charge of Cliff
ford Stetson of North Tunbridge and
about 25 were in attendance.
At the business session occurring at
$50 the reports of committees were
made The committees on recon-
mendations reported the following
resolutions: Recognizing the import
ance of young peoples work, it is
recommended that there be an or
ganization of the Young Peoples
Union in every parish and that all
isolated Universalists unite with tho
union at large. We strongly urge all
unaffiliated unions to unite with the
State Union. 1t is also urged that
there be a larger delegation sent TO
the state convention; fourth, it i
urged that the state and national Of
ficers keep in closer touch with eacI
other and also visit local unions more
often. An appropriation of $50 was
made for field work of this sort. il
was urged that especial emphasis be
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the young peoples work be extended
in the state. and that the Universalist
paper, Onward, be placed in every
Universalist family.
The occasional sermon was preach
ed by the Rev. F. A. Stockweu, Of
Londonderry, on the subject The
Sure Foundation" following which
Miss Laurine Freeman of Boston
spoke upon the work accomplished
by the National Union. a call for
funds for home mission work result
ed in pledges Of $50. The session
closed with the election of officer.
for the ensuing year, as follows:
President, G. Stanley Miller Eas.
Corinth.
vice-president Percy c. Smith.
Williamstown.
Secretary. Norma c. Richardson.
Chester.
Treasurer, Verne c. Winchester
Brattleboro.
Trustees, Rev. George F. Fortier.
Lyndonville, Rev. D. E. Trout, Brat
tleboro.
During the meetings of the Union
there were 81 delegates from parish
unions present and 10 clergymen.
Sunday School Session
The Sunday school session followed
the close of the Young Peoples I'm
ion at II a. M, and was taken up in
an address by Rev. Edison Reifsnider
At p. m. the first meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Association was
called to order by the president, Mrs.
Alice J. Allen of Waterloo, P. O., and
was followed by addresses on differ
ent phases of missionary work by
Rev. George S. DeLano, D. D., OF
Chester, Rev. H. L. Garfield of Wood
stock, Rev. Edison Reifsnider, d. D.
of Cambridge, Mass, and Mrs. Ma
rietta A. Wilkins of Salem, Mass.
Woman's Missionary Association
The association was called to order
at P. NJ. by the president, Mrs. Alice
J. Allen of Waterloo. Rev. H. H.
Niles of Lyndonville led the devotion
al service in the. absence of Rev. G.
c. Brown of Rutland, who was un-
able to be present.
Mrs. Allen, the association presi-
dent, responded to the address of
welcome by Mrs. Martha Juneau,
following which the reports of the
association officers and committed
were read.
The roll call of circles was re-
sponded to by six delegates from So
cieties at Brattleboro. Barre, Morris
vile, Rutland, St. Johnsbury an6
Woodstock.
The report of postoffice work was
read. The report for the members
at large showed that IL members had