The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-10
MEET AT ESSEX JUNCTION
Annual Meeting of Congregational
Conference and VT. Domestic
Missionary Society

Vermont Congregational Conference
and the 101st annual meeting of the
! Vermont Domestic Missionary Socie-
ty are to be held at the Congrega-
tional church at Essex Junction,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
May 20 to %.
The Conference officers arc Rev.
Charles H. Merrill, ID. d., president;
George L. Durham, vice president;
Rev. Charles C. Merrill, secretary;
John M Comstock, statistical secre-
tary; Hon. Frederick w. Baldwin,
treasurer; Rev. Chauncey C. Adams,
chairman of the board of directors.
The committee of arrangements, Rev.
William Millar, local pastor, the
president and secretary of the con-
ference; Rev. Evan Thomas, Mrs.
NJ. H. Buckham, and Levi P. Smith.
The general subject of the conference
will be "Thc Spiritual Glow and Pow
en- Essential to a Militant Church"
The program in part follows;
Tuesday Afternoon, May 20
Words of Welcome and Presentation
of Program,
Rev. William Millar, Essex Junction
Reports Of Boards:
Fairbanks Board Education,
Gilbert E. Woods, st. Johnsbury,
Treasurer
Fairbanks Board Of Education,
| listers,
Alvin C. Noyes, St. Johnsbury,
Treasurer
Reports of Committees:
Benevolence and Missionary Educa-
ton, Harry D. Howe, Burlington,
Chairman
Inter- Church Federation,
Rev. Fraser MetZger, Randolph,
Chairman
Religious Education and the Minis
try,
Rev. F. Wilson Day, Swanton, Chair
man
Evangelism.
Rev. Donald Fraser, Wells River,
Chairman
Civic Justice and Community Service,
George L. Durham, Brattleboro,
Chairman
Pastoral Supply,
Rev. Arthur J. Covell, Boston. Sec
1etary
800 Address and Open Parliament.
"The Essence of Christianity"
Rev. Albert Parker Fitch, ID. d.
| 400 Conference Sermon,
Rev. Walter Thorpe, Brandon
AGO Celebration of the Communion,
Rev. Herbert P. Woodin, d. D.,
Brattleboro
Rev. William F. Frazier, Vergennes
Evening
700 Sunset Meeting on the Church
Lawn
Address: "With the Khaki Men in
France" Rev. j. Duke King, Rup-
ert
! 7.45 Memorial for our Ministers
who Have Died during the Year
another Year in Vermont Con-
gregationalism,
John w. Comstock, Chelsea
Address: "The Church and the
New Era"
Rev. Albert Parker Fitch, d. D..
Wednesday Morning
600 Reports:
The Treasurer,
Hon. Frederick w. Baldwin, Barton
WAYS and Means Committee,
Justin r. Hoadley, Chairman, Rut-
land
Board of Directors,
Rev. Chauncey C. Adams, CHAIR
man, Burlington
Nominating Committee,
Arthur F. Stone, Chairman, st.
Joknsbury
Election of Secretary
1000 Annual Meeting of the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary Society
President Nathan G. Williams, Bel
lows Falls, in the chair
Reports:
The Treasurer,
John T. Ritchie, st. Johnsbury
The Board of Directors,
Secretary Charles H. Merrill, ID. ID.
Election of Officers and Other Bus
mess
Addresses:
purposes, Plans, Prospects,
Rev. Mabel T. Winch, East Arlington
Rev. Leland G. Chase, East Braintree
and West Brookfield
Rev. Charles o. Gill, Hartland
Rev. Walter C. Carroll, East Charles
ton
Rev. William ]. Mcneil, West New
bury
Address: "New Occasions Teach
New Duties"
Associate Secretary Charles e..
Merrill
Afternoon
200 Report on congregational
Ministerial Standing and action
thereon"
Report on Pilgrim Memorial Fund,
Frank H. Brooks, st. Johnsbury,