The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
Universalist State Conven-
tion Vafes in Favor
Of Ratification
DECLARES FOR WAR
TO CRUSH MILITARISM
1t Is Probable That Next
Convention Will Be Held
in Rutland

A short business session and the Sum
day school session in charge of Rev.
Flank L. Masseck of Arlington, Mass,
ttook up this forenoons final program of
the annual meeting of the Unversalist
convention of Vermont and Province Of
Quebec, which has been held at the local
Universalist church this week.
The exercises this forenoon opened
with a short business meeting, in which
all the unfinished business matters left
over from the preceding days were
cleared up. The committee on resolu-
tions made a resolution approving the
work of the foreign missionary societies,
which was accepted, while the committee
on elections in their report showed an
attendance of l69 delegates at the annual
meeting. DR.. Lowe, the general superin-
tendeut, addressed the delegates and dur
ing the course o1&is talk urged the con-
yention to provide an automobile for the
use of the state superintendent and in
structed the executive committee to Sc
cure the means of raising the funds for
the cause Rev. Masseck had charge of
delivering his address conducted the gem
eral conference on Sunday school work.
The session came TO a close with the
acceptance Of the motion 90 request the
ST. Paurs parish at Rutland to entertain
the meeting of the delegates, if con-
venient, for the next year.
The session yesterday afternoon opened
at o'clock with the social service hour
in charge of Prof. X. r. B. Flint of Nor
wich university. Professor Flint took
for his subject, Social Problems for
Vermont Brought About BY the War
The speaker brought home to his listen
ers with forcefulness great deal of
matter concerning the topic and was
awarded the keenest attention OF his
hearers throughout. The address was
followed by general discussion.
The business session of the convention
opened at o'clock. The reports Of the
various session committees were received
and adopted The committee on resolu-
.tions reported the resolutions, which
were adopted as follows:
tl) Thanking the local parish for its
entertainment of the convention and the
local Board of Trade for its courtesy in
making possible the trip to the quarries.
(2) Endorsing the plans OF the general
superintendent.
Isl Endorsing the effort for national
prohibition and pledging the convention
to the heartiest effort to make Vermont
one of the states ratifying the amend
ment for national prohibition, and (b)
instructing the secretary to telegraph the
senators from Vermont requesting them
| 10 vote in favor of the bill for national
prohibition as a war measure, now being
considered by the Senate.
IA Reafirming our traditional policy
Of standing for peace as the ideal and
Christian standard among nations but
recognizing that the self confessed aims
| and ideals of the German empire are an
enemy to civilization and Christian ideals
which must be absolutely defeated be-
fore there can be any safety OF perma-
nenee for free government and pledging
answering support Of the government
in its prosecution Of war upon the Ger
man empire and expressing the belief
that we should not cease in the prosecu-
tion of the war until German militarism
shall be completely crushed.
Is. 6, n Resolutions on the deaths Of
ERev. Charles H. Leonard, D. D., Rev +
| E. Adams, Phi. d., and Rev. r. L. Staples.
L
The New officers.
Upon the, report of the committee on
nominations the following officers were
elected President, O X, Hollistsr Of
Barre; vice president, George c. Felch Of
| st. Johnsbury; secretaryJ Rev. George +
Fortier of Morrisville; treasurer, R. I.
Richmond of Rutland; trustees, s. 5.
Watson of St. Albans and Y, R. Vaughn
of Brattleboro; fellowship COMMITTEES,
Rev. III. A. Parkhurst of Springfield, Rev.
! j. b. Reardon OF Barre, Rev H. L. Thorn
ton of White River Junction. A. L. Cady
of Bethel and w. H. Gladding of Ran
dolph.
The convention then took recess and
the members were taken to Goddard sem
mary. which was established by the Uni
versaiist convention of Vermont and the
Province of Quebec.
Last evenings session was occupied
almost solely by addresses by Glenn
Frank of Boston, member of the ma
tional committee on the churches and
moral aims of the war, and by Rev. @ E.
Rice, b. D., of Springfield, Mass, repre-
sentative of the general convention, the
topic of his address being relative to the
missions of the church. The closing ad-
dress was delivered by Rev. John S.
Lowe, general superintendent.