Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-07
HEAR FOUR ADDRESSES.
County CongreKationalists Convene at
First Church.

I addresses yesterday afternoon and eve
| ming. by Professor George Gorham
Groat Of the State university. Score
tary Ernest j.. Rand Of the Addison
| county Y. NJ. c. A. Jesse X. Marden, NJ
n. of Marsovsn. Turkey. and the Rev
G. G. Merrill. associate secretary Of the
Vermont Domestic Missionary society
OF the denomination. The attendance.
| small in the afternoon. increased in the
evening to a good sized churchful
Rev. s. H Barnum Of Jericho presided
as moderator.
Prof. Groats topic was The Com
| munity Survey" and in the course Of
his talk he said he seriously questioned
| whether the moral life of the large
| community was more menacing to the
child than that of the country. He
| thought the reverse was true, and
| pointed to the grocery and postoffice
| of the hamlet
The chief duty of a church 10 to work
| outward upon a community. rather
| than inward upon itself. he asserted.
The efficiency and "aggressivenees'
| Of a church's work. however. should be
| org anized Members of a church are
| members of the community. also. he
declared. and the business OF a survey
| Is to register what 1t hnds. whether its
| findings are unpopular or not Prob
lens should be set forth and methods
adopted; Any other procedure was
| short sighted. Remedies should be
adapted to the particular case and
| causes should be gotten at.
| Prof Groat reminded the delegates
that the community's religious life was
insep parable from it's social. political
| recreational, educational and industrial
| lire All functions were embraced In
| each individual. The directors OF a
! church ought to know, he said. what
the community's amIsements are. The
essence OF a playground is means to
learn how to play. and children OF the
country. in his opinion. do not know
how to play as children Of the city do
It was his experience that children
who learned how to play together did
better team work when they grew up
The church should reveal to itself the
educational. industrial, political AND
other conditions by which 1t was sur
rounded II John Doe is a good poll
tician on six days of the week and a
good churchman on Sunday. the com.
munity ought to know 1t, remarked
| the speaker. survey was useful be-
cause 1t brought forward into the pub
| lie consciousness certain conditions
whether the follow-up work was dis
appointing or not .,.
| secretary Rand. speaking on The
Problem Of leadership" said that a
Header was successful because OF GER
tain personal characteristics. which
ne named by defining the names earl
or noble man; king, the man VINO
can; count. the "companionaole
man: president, one who presides
governor, or pilot: imperator. OF
1
| Christ was a great leader, in his view
because he was companionable
| The following committees were an
nounced early In the afternoon: Reso-
lutions, the Rev. c. H. Smith OF this
city, Deacon Curtis Van Vliet OF Char
lotte. the Rev. I. C. Smart Of Burling
ton; nominations. the Rev. f. o. Foster
of Essex Junction. f. B. Whitney OF
Winooski. f. w. Nash of this city
business. the Rev. c. E. Hayward o!
winooski, DIR. c. NJ. Ferrin Of Essex
Junction; and H. D. Howe Of Burling
ton.
EVENING SESSION,
| DR.. Marden, who has been a mission.
airy for is years in Turkey, in charge
OF hospital at Marsovan. spoke in
terestingly on the effect Of tho war or
Mohammedanism and Christianity, re,
| SDeCtlNely. ne Sa1O ne DoueVo0 tne
linterminsling OF the Armenians with
the Turks would have a marked inhu.
ence in the future upon the former re.
ligion.
Mr.. Merrill delivered the chief ad.
dress Of the evening. his subject be,
ing what Must Vermont Churches
Do to Be Saved?" He answered the
question by asserting that the church
was sacred because man was so. and
instanced Christ's declaration that the
Sabbath was made for man. Man Il
save himself must serve with intelli.
gence, integrity, with modern meth
DDS and by working with his fellows
Like a mighty army moves the church
of God" said he. Man must serve will
sacrifice, with vision. with character
and prayerfully. The speaker en-
phasized the need Of team work in tn.
church and among churches.
Tonight at the College Stree
Church DR., Marden will describe hi.
work in the hospital at Marsovan, Tur.
key.
OTHER FEATURES.
There was a communion service ir
the afternoon. following Professor
Greats address, and at the close OF
the session the delegates registered
and had supper. The Rev. D. H. Strons
OF Milton conducted the devotiona
service in the evening Mr.. Barnun
the moderator. conducted the after.
Moons devotional service.
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