The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-19
UNIvERsALIsT CONVENTION.
Annual Gathering Will Be Held at st
JohnsbuTy Aug. 1881.

81 Adams, July la,-Ths program 10
the saith annual meeting OF the Uniyer
r sllist convention OF Vermont and tn
: Province of Quebec to be held with tn,
Church of the Messiah at 81, Johnsbur,
Aug. 2s'3l, has just been issued by Rev
George +. Fortier Of this city, state SUI
perintendent and secretary.
The meeting of the Young Peoples
Christian union will take place Monday
evening, Aug. 2s. A praise service will
be held mt o'clock led by Weston A
Cate of North Montpelier, student al
the Canton, n. V, Theological school at
81. Lawrence university. The address of
welcome will be given by Milton f,
Montgomery of ST. Johnsbury and the
response and annual address by Presi.
dent g. Stanley Miller OF East Corinth.
Following the appointment of session
committees, Rev. II. II. Niles Of Lyndon
vile will preach the annual sermon.
A sunrise prayer service will be held
at @ o'clock on the morning of Aug. 90
followed at $3.50 by business session.
The occasional sermon of this session
will be preached by Frank A. Stockwell
of Londonderry, student of the Canton
school, and an address viii be given by a
representative of the national Y. +. C. IT,
The election of officers will take place
The Sunday school session Is to be
held Tuesday morning, Aug. 20, at IL
o'clock, with an address by Rev Edison
Reifsnider, d. D., of Cambridge. Mass.
In the afternoon at o'clock will take
place the convention OF the Noman's
Missionary association. Rev. George G..
Boorn of Rutland will lead the devo-
tional service. There win be reports by
the executive board, the secretary and
the treasurer, The presidents address,
will be given by Mrs Alice J. Allen Of
Waterloo, Que, and this will be followed
by the rollcall OF the presidents OF local
circles, reports OF committees, the philan-
thropic department, postofflce work, mite
boxes, work of the woman's alliance.
work in North Carolina by Rev. George
Studson DeLano, d. D.. of Chester. and
the work in Japan by Mrs Mary Grace
Garfield of Woodstock. An address will
be given by DR.. Reifsnider. The reports
OF the committees on resolutions and |
nominations and the election of officers |
will close the session.
The opening session of the convention |
proper will be held Tue evening, |
Aug 20, at o'clock, when devotional |
service will be led by Rev. Abertie S.
Phillips of Huntngvlle, Que O. r. Hol-
Barre, will give the presidents annual
address. Then will take place the APP
pointment of session committees. ad-
dresses will be given by Rev. G. c. Boorn
on the subject, New Wars for Old" and
= representative of the Woman's Nation
Il Missionary association. A collection
will be taken for the W. NJ A.
Devotional exercises will be held at
J 80 o'clock the morning of Aug 80
Then will follow reports by the fellow
ship committee, the secretary, superin-
endent and executive board, Sunday
chool commission and social service com
mission. An address will be given by
Rev. II. H. Niles on the subject. ok
,eriencing Religion" Denominatonal in
erests will be considered An address
N Billy Sunday, a Challenge to Lber-
llism,' will be given by Rev. c. f. Bling
lam of Mortified. the occasional sermon
will be preached by Rev. George Studson
)eLano and the animal communion serv-
&c of the convention church will be held
n the afternoon at o'clock there will
e a social service hour with an address
" DR.. Frederick j. Russell. superintend-
Mt OF the Vermont School for Feeble
finded at Brandon, on the subject "The
'roblem of the Feeble Minded" There
ill be discussion and question class.
his will be followed by business ses- {
ion, special assignment and election of /
Ulcers Rev. Lewis c. Carson, Phi D.. {
Montpelier, will give an address which
i'll be followed by departmental confer
noes A devotional service will take
lace at o'clock in the evening, when
idresses are to be given by DR.. Reif- :
alder and Rev. H. r. Morrcll, professor
applied Christianity at the Canton,
Y. Theological school. A collection =
i'll be taken for the Gum ministerial :,
ind .
The last sessions OF the convention will !
, held Thursday morning Aug 81, open Z
e at Q o'clock, when unfinished business u
i'll be taken up. There will be FIVE
mute addresses by Rev. F. f. Adams, z
b. D., of Felchyille, Rev. A. n. Black L
I'd of Rochester, Rev J. B, Reardon of ,
ARE, Rev. H. L. Garfield OF Woodstock .
ID Rev. P. Weller of Washington Fol eI
wing an open discussion, the closing n
Idress will be made by Rev d. f. Trout n
Brattleboro, r,