The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-10
i2iST ANNUAL MEETING
OF Vermont Congregational Conference
at Bennington.

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The l2lst annual meeting of the Yer
mont Congregational conference, also the
9sth annual meeting of the Vermont Do
mestic Missionary society, will be held
with the Second Congregational church
| in Bennington May 10 to ls The central
theme of the meeting will be, "The Chris
tian Church and People and the New
Day" A fine program has been pre-.
pared, opening Tuesday afternoon, May
is, at o'clock, as follows;
Tuesday afternoon2, organization
and business; 2:l5, fraternal greetings !;
2:30, reports of committees -interchurch
federation, Rev. Fraser Metzger, Ran.
dolph; religious education, Rev. A. p,
Pratt, Bellows Falls; 3. address, "A Re-
Day" Rev. Frank M. Sheldon, Boston,
secretary Congregational Education soy
ciety; $3.50, address, "The Bible and the
New Day" Rev. William !. Haven, ID. d.,
New York, secretary American Bible So
ciety; 4, conference sermon, Rev. Ben.
jamin Swift, Woodstock; celebration OF
communion, officiating ministers, Rev. C.
+. Hitchcock, North Pownal, Rev. r. II.
Clapp, Brattleboro; 8, welcome and fell
lowship supper.
Tuesday evening -7;30, devotional
service; topic, "The Vision" Rev. F. B.
Richards, st. Johnsb,ry; report of cor.
responding secretary, John NJ Comstock,
Chelsea; music, church quartet; address,
The Cheering Outlook Of the New Day"
Rev. Hubert G. Herring, D. D., Boston,
general secretary of national council.
Wednesday morning s:45, devotional
service; topic, Spiritual Insights," Rev
f. b. Richards; q. business and reports,
treasurer of conference. r. w Baldwin,
Barton, Fairbanks board of relief for
Rev. Paul D. Moody, st. Johns
bury; 9;20. report of advisory commit
tee, Rev. Il. p. Treat, Pittsford; discus
sion, opened by Rev. A. H. Bradford, |
Rutland; 10, Vermont Domestic Mission
arv society. 9Sth annual meeting, Rev. |
G. H. Merrill, d. D., secretary; business
and reports; I0:l5, "Women's Work. " |
Miss Grace Cruff. Bridgewater, Miss Ina |
Rust, North Hyde Park; 1890, discus
sion, Responsibilities to Our New Eng /
ish Speaking Neighbors,"' Rev r. w,
Raymond. Proctor. Rev. W. T. Ballou
Ludlow; III. addresses. III Maintaining
Self Support in Rural Fields" Rev. G. X
Tracy, Strafford; t2i Conditions in Rur.
u Vermont" Rev. q RI. Smith, Burling
on; 49, "The Call Of the Hour" Rev.
Herman Swartz, u. ~. secretary Con.
yregational Home Missionary society;
] :55, business and adjournment.
Wednesday afternoon 30, devotion.
i service: topic, "A New World, Rev.
}hurch and Motion Pictures" conducted
" Rev. A. w. Bailey, district secretary
sunday School and Publishing society; 4
80. report of committee on civic jus
ice, Rev. !. r, Sargent Northfield 2:45,
ddress, THE Duty OF the Church to the
tate" Horace F. Graham, Craftshury:
ia, report Of committee on benevolence, {
lev. Benjamin Swift Woodstock; on !
Missionary education, Rev. A. r. Pratt, !
fellows Fhlls; discussion, opened bv !
ev. f. r. Treat. Pitteford; 3;4h, report j
Cangrega tional board OF pastoral sup /
ly Rev. Arthur y.Avoyeli. Boston; an- :
resses Finding a Minister" Charles r. !
NTH. Burlington; Finding a Church" /
ey. @. r. Houghton, Wallngford; 4:45, {
business; q, supper.
Wednesday evening 80, devotional ,
'ryice; topic. 'The New Brotherhood" )" |
ev. Rev f. b. Richards; T;45. address,
The Tercentenary Program" Rev. Her
an f. Swartz. ID. d., secretary National
ome Missionary society, New York e
30, address, "The Challenge of World
Haos to American Christianity" Rev. u.
rewer Eddy associate secretary, A. h.
F. NJ Boston
Thursday morning si45. devotional
rvice; topic, Upward and Onward
Ills" Rev F. p. Richards; a. business n
; meeting in the First church. Old Ben m
ngton; address. "Some Rovts in the II
lst," Rev. Isaac Jennings, Old Benuing ldi
N; 1880, final adjournment, with visit "a
historic places and shrines. N
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