The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-06
PASTOR ORDAINED
IN DUMMERSTON
Impressive Service Follows
Congregational AssOcia-
ton Session
REV. MIR. BEARDSLEE
ALSO is INSTALLED
Two Brothers of Candidate Participate
in Service = Sermon by Rev. r. H.
Clapp = Hand of Fellowship by Rev.
Mr. Chaplin.

1
ham Association of Congre gational :
Churches was held with the Dummers- j
ton church Tuesday with about 40 dele
gates present from - churches. Rev. !
G.. p. Atwood Of Guilford conducted the
opening devotional service. In the alb ]
scnce of George L. Durham, retiring I
moderator, Rev. w. r. Curtis, registrar, !
| presided at the organization and bust
ness session following. Rev. John G.
Prince of Bellows Falls was elected
moderator and Rev. Theodore J. Peel I
man Of Putney, scribe.
The sermon by Rev. \. V. Woodwork
of West Brattlcboro on Discipleship
was helpful and set a high standard for
the day y session Mr.. Woodworth en-
phaszcd the meaning of discipleship,
the need and the cost of disciplesilip.
Ili3 Text was Luke 9:23. The com
munion was administered by Rev. II.
II. Shaw of Marlboro and Rev T. j.
poclman.
The afternoon devotional service was
led by Lyndon S. Beardslcc of Dunn
merston whose ordination took place in
/. the evening. At the business session /
which followed. the association voted |
to ADOPT the assessment of 10 cents per
. resident member as recommended by
a the state conference. BY vote of the
t association Miss Florence Hemenwav
! Wells of Brattlcbero was appointed
L TO make up 50 far as possible from the
Il L
!, ISOLATION meetings, the official records
II having been destroyed in the fire at
d Westminster West last year. The com
mittec on ministerial standing present
I'd the credentials of Rev. John c.
Prince and Rev Edward ". Wild of
Westminster who were voted into the
D. association. The committee ON place
Of meeting reported an invitation from
| West BrattlchorO in case one was not
\ received from Wilmington, where the
IF meeting was to have been held this
e wear. The change TO Dummcrston was
y made because the date of the ordina-
IS ion Of Mr. Bcardslec conceded with
ri the date Of the annual meeting.
3 The nominating committee presented
l., the following report: Advisory com
70 mittcc, Rev A. Y. Woodwork. Rev.
~ r. III. Bosworth, Deacon r. H. Ranncy;
IN committee on ministerial standing. Rev.
e. H. Clapr, Rev John G. Prince, Rev.
" w. Il. Curtis, Rcv. II. II. Shaw, G.. r.
rs Durham; committee on Middlebury col
cgc scholarship Rev. George +. Chaplin,
" Deacon C. w Osgood, Mrs. Florence
) llartwell delegate to the national
ol council for four wears, Rev. John G.
III Prince; preacher for the next year, Rev.
r. II. Clapp alternate, Rev. L. W. Wild;
auditor, Walter A. Gilbert; committee
IN arrangements, Rev A. V. Wood
worth, Rev. +. W. Wild, Deacon L. +
It'll Weston.
Rev. G.. &. Merrill. d. d., of Burling
ION. business secretary for the STATE
=, Conference, spoke briefly of the convoea
- ion Of ministers to be held Sept. 10 #
va ~ at Middleburv The program
e. will include Dir. Herring Of Boston
.ht Dr. Schwartz of New York, George W
''h Coleman of Boston, Professors Patton 0
Hartford Lyman Of Oberlin, Moultol
~ # Bangor and Rev. u. Brewer Eddy o
:. - Boston. Each church in the state ha
~. ~ been asked to pay the expenses Of it
49, minister to this gathering, which prom
1 f:n iscs to be a Plattsburg for ministers. I
~ Windham county every church but on
=, ~ has been heard from, signifying thei
~ purpose 70 cooperate.
|
W. Edward Kirkland, recording secretar
~ ~ # the Vermont Branch, among othe
- things spoke of the Branch meetin
g.. 20 he held Sept. % and - in Below
10y Falls and Of the proposed union b.
IA. tween the Branch and Woman S Hon
w Missionary Union in their annu;
meetings Miss Icmenwav We'll
..,i5 branch secretary Of young people
a." ~ work, told Of new missionary materi
OF women and young people. Mi
BESSIE Bradley, county Vice prcSidel
or the W. II. NJ t., told Of the ne
home missionary material, and Mr.
r w. J. Van Patton of Burlington, pres
:, lent Of the w II. NJ. t., of Vernon
Ill urged cooperation and the strengthe
ng Of the things that remain in II
resent world crisis.
less DR.. g. +. Clark of Sivas, Turke
ches gave an interesting address on his c
IAN 1erienreS in connection with the depC
ac 'ations Of Armcnians in Turkey o.
han Turkish official said he had been al
on ! % accomplish more in month in c
Tor crminating the Armenians than Add
get Iamid had accomplished in 80 years. !
OF Clark said that the Turks were ore
aud narily kindly people, but when excit
lat would not stop at any length of mi
ram acrc and destruction. He read FRI
that he recent letters IF two missionar
d by md fold how relief Is sent - that
very | ureIv reaches its destination
quld The association session then
VEN iourned to allow the organizing Of
dah ouncil to ordain Lyndon s Boards
sag INTO the gospel ministry and to inst
very Rim as pastor Mr.. Beardsee presea
new a verg interesting and thoughtful
i ler and the council voted unanimo
eaus' " to ordain him at the evening
nan sion. Rev. G. r. Atwood was mode
you Tor and Rev. +. w. Wild scribe
TINS At the ordination Rev. G. F. Cha
hoot presided and f. II. Miller sang
solos. The invocation was by Rev.