The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-13
COUNTY CONVENTION
IN WEST VILLAGE
Annual Meeting of Association of
Congregational Churches
Held Yesterday.

The list annual meeting of the Wind
ham Association of Congregational
Churches, postponed from Oct. /, was
held yesterday with the First Congrega
tlonal church in West Brattleboro.
Most OF the 10 churches in the county
were represented. The general theme
was: The Church, Unifying Force in
a Divided World, Rev T. D. Childs of
Newtane was elected moderator and
Rev. L. s. Beardslce of Dummerston
scribe
stimulating address on PreScnt-dav
Divisions Among Men was delivered by
Rev. l.. S. Beardslee of Dummerston.
The annual sermon was preached by
Rev. X. II. Clapp Of Brattleboro. His
subject was Brotherhood in the King
dom His discourse was forceful and
helpful
Al the afternoon session tho annual
report from the churches, read bv Rev
l.. S. Beardslec, showed a good condi-
tion generally in the churches of the
| country Rev. l.. II. Sprague of ia
maica told of the federated work of the
Congregational and Baptist churches in
Jamaica, which unite in their services,
the result being a better spirit of uni
| ty and cooperation. Rev. John G..
| Prince of Bellows Falls made a strong
| plea for the work of the SUNDAY school,
| and at the woman 5 hour Miss Florence
Hemenway Wells of Brattleboro gave
| a comparative outline of the Conquest
| Campaign of the Woman's Board of
Missions.
/ An unexpected and pleasing addi-
! tion to the program was a talk by
| G. II. Barrett 7. NJ c. A. secretary
/ from Camp Devens, who spoke about
the work and its need and tho duty Of
the church to prepare itself for the
home coming Of the soldiers.
/ The last address of the afternoon was
delivered by Rev Charles T. Riggs, q
was born in Turkey and has spent most
of his life there DR.. Riggs showed
how truly the missionary is the true
exponent Of internationalism
After supper DR.. c. G. Merrill held q
conference of ministers, and the first
address Of the evening was by DR.. Mer-
rill on Unifying Protestant Churches
lin Vermont. DR.. Merrill told of what
has already been accomplished in the
state i'll the way of federation. The
closing address of the meeting was Civ
en- by Rev Charles f. Burton, p. D.
of New York, secretary of the Congre
gational Home Missionary society. who
spoke on the theme, Can the Church
Make Democracy Safe for America?
At the business session these officer.
were elected: Rev. John G.. Prince wa,
elected to the advisory committee ano
Rev. K. H. Clapp to succeed himself OF
the committee on ministerial standing
Rev. f. W Wild of Westminster vii
be the preacher at the next meeting
which will be held in Wilmington. TIL;
following business committee was elect
cd Rev. J. G. Prince, Rev. L. II
Sprague, C. o. Kimball of West Town
J shcnd. The committee of arrangement
; consists of Rev W c. Clark of vii
mington, Rev. W F. Bisseil of Yves
, Townshend and Charles PrentisS o
! West Brattleboro.
Tho committee on tho Mddlebur.
college scholarship, consisting of Rev
George r. Chaplin of Saxtons River
!, Deacon G. w Osgood of Bellows Fall
) and Mrs. Florence S. Hartwell Of Brat
5 tleboro, was reelected.
. The following recommendation wa
q
, the Windham county members-elect 0
the coming session of the legislator
as well as to the clerks Of the scnat
! and of the house:
we rejoice in the development Q
interest in saloonless nation and III
. growing list of states that have rat
: fed the amendment to the federal cor
/ stitution providing for national prob
:. bition, and VIC earnestly urge the men
bers- elect of the coming state legisli
turc to support this measure that We
mont may sustain her reputation 4
:, loyalty to high ideals and worth
" causes
The hospitality of the West Bratt
boro church was abundant. Dinner an
supper were served by the women {
the church.