Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18

Bristol now serving with the Y. NJ c.
A. in France
The Rev. Franklin .. Elmer D. n. of
Poughkeepsie. N. Y, spoke on THE
Mastery of Time" saying that time
could only be captured at the point of
eternity. He told Of three kinds of men
the past, forcing the future and stopping
the clock The only real way to master
time is to be borne into eternity through.
Jesus Christ.
Tho closing service for the dele sat cs
was conducted by byron y. clark. A
representative of each delegation rose and
stated some of tho benefits which the mem
pers Of his delegation had derived from
thc meetin;; and some Of the things which.
as a result % he conference. they would
Try TO do n. home Following this, the
del, gates stood and formed in n circle
with claspcd hands. and after n moment
of silent prayer, sang "Blest BE the Tie
That Binds after which they rccitcd
the hencdiction with Frank VI. sheldon.
The conference then took final adjourn
ment.
SATURDAY MORNING.
There We're morning. afternoon and
evening sessions of the delegates at the
First Church. a reception at the Billings
library at four o'clock in the afternoon.
at which they we're received by President
Benton and Deans G. II. Perkins. j. ".
Notcv and J. l.. Hills of the University
of Vermont. Group conferences We're also
held in the afternoon The speakers at
The evening session were Robert f. Joyce.
II, editor-in-chiei of the University Cynic,
James T.. Burke, II, captain of the foot
Ion 4 Jlitchcnck ~ .,rcsiIpD
of the College Y. Nj. c. A, and Loren r.
Richards, 70.
The first formal meeting Of the confer
cncc was held at tho First Church Satur-
day morning. The features Of the meeting
were addresses by Jared Van Wagcncn,
Jr., Of Vermont and by the Rev. i. d.
Elmer. pastor Of tho First Church of
Poughkecpsie, n. Y. and "A famous boy
scout leader.
The meeting was called to order by the
president of the conference, who called
on Howard Todd of burlington to lead the
singing of two hymns.
The Rev. II. g. Rankin Of Newport then
led the devotions for the morning. lie
told the boys to "obcy the commands of
our Lord to give themselves unreservcd-
~ to Him" and said that if they took
home that spirit with them, the confer
go" o. t''''i''''' '''''''.,9 ''"'
r" -, ~,
want. who sang go Jesus Rcdccmer.'
The president then introduced ia red
Van Wawenen, Jr who took for his sub
iect Rural co-opcration." He express
ed his pleasure in being able To speak to
the boys. whom he called the grca lest
asset of tho nation.
DIR. ELMER SPEARS.
Tho Rev. f. -. Elmer of Poughkcepsie.
y. y, spoke on Scouting Through the
Ages"
DIR. Elmer said in part: "Euffalo Bin
Is dead In his going something has
passed out of our American life. | hold
no brief for Mr.. Cody and what | say now
| do not speak in eulogY for the western
painsman. But | am glad that | have
seen him and tossed my hat in the air
and shouted wildly as Buffalo Bil rode
by He brought me nearer than other
wise would have been to Davy Crockett
and Daniel Boone. And am glad, Boy
scouts of America, glad that | became
acquainted with him IN this country"
AFTERNOON MEETINGS.
"a ro,1 ,rosk for p.dr,,.i.,,
v-as tb s,ti.,., ,,,i,,,,,d 60. 49, il..
hv FRANK u chaId',, - r2ae,. 49,,
a, Mr. Sheldon w,s d'la,o, ~, ."., ,"'
n, pnr,in.,,n ,,l o., - d.,
oral serro,,r,, ~ tha y.,,,,,, c',,,,,a,
Scho,l .senoio.il, ,,.;,, a', I,.oS
I'm, ,n -,
an abb. tal< an mis- ,h,mc lJo c,n.
phasizcd the challenge of the ministry
to the Vermont youth Of &c day and
called attention 10 the fact that Of each
uf the leading denominations, there were
from a churches