The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-08
STATE coNG'L. CONFERENCE.
Essex Junction the Meeting Place This
Year--Date, May 2o-22.

Essex Junction the Meeting Place This
Year-Date, May 2o-22.
The l24th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Congregational conference and the
l0lst annual meeting of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary society will be held
with the congregational church at Essex
junction May 20-22.
The general subject of the conference
will be, THE Spiritual Glow and Power
Essential to Militant Church" and
the complete program is as follows;
Thursday, May TO-
Afternoon scripture and prayer,
Rev. Stephen, Smith, Colchester; election
of scribe and assistant scribe; appoint
ment OF business committees words Of
welcome and presentation of program,
Rev William Mllar, Essex Junction
reports of boards Fairbanks board Of
education, Gilbert T. Woods, ST. Johns
bury, treasurer; Fairbanks board for re-
lief of ministers, Alvin c. Noyes, st.
Johnsbury, treasurer; reports of COM
mittees- -beneyoience and missionary
education, Harry d. Howe, Burlington,
chairman; inter church federation, Rev.
Fraser Metzger, Randolph, chairman; re-
ligious education and the ministry, Rev.
+. Wilson Day, Swanton, chairman;
evangelism, Rev. Donald Fraser, Wells
River chairman; civic justice and com
munity service, George l.. Durham, Brat
tleboro, chairman; report OF Congrega-
tional board Of pastoral supply, Rev. Ar
thur j. Coyell, Boston, secretary; 3, adj
dress and open parliament, THE Essence
of Christianity" Rev, Albert Parker
Fitch, D. d.; 4, conference sermon, Rev,
Walter Thorpe, Brandon; 4;30, eelcbra-
tion OF the communion, Rev. Herbert
r. Woodin, D. d., Brsttleboro, Rev Will
liam f. Frazier, Vergennes.
Evening", sunset meeting on the
church lawn; address, with the Khaki
Men in France" Rev j. Duke King,
Rupert; 1870, scripture and prayer, Rev.
Francis W. Bates, Thetford; Memorial
for Our Ministers Who Have Died Dur
ing the Year" Another Year in Yer
mont Congregationalism, John NJ Com
stock, Chelsea; address, THE Church and
the New Era, Rev. Albert Parker Fitch,
ID. d.
Wednesday, May 81.
Morning -, reports, the treasurer, Hon.
Frederick w. Baldwin, Barton; ways
and means committee, Justin r. Hoad
ley, chairman, Rutland; board of direc.
tors. Rev. Chauncey c. Adams chairman,
Burlington: nominating committee, Ar
thur F. Stone, chairman, st. Johnsbury;
election Of secretary; $50, meditation
and prayer; Maintain the Spiritual
GLOW" rom, l2:lH, Rev. George A.
Buttrick, Rutland; 10, annual meeting
of the Vermont Domestic Missionary
society, President Nathan G. Williams,
Bellows Falls, in the chair; reports
the treasurer, John T. Richie, St Johns
bury; the board of directors, See. Charles
II. Merrill, D. d.; election of officers and
other business; addresses Purpose,
Plans. Prospects" Rev Mabel T. Winch,
East Arlington, Rev Leland g. Chase
East Braintree and West Brookfeld Rev
Charles o. Gill; Hartland, Rev Walter
c. Carroll, East Charleston, Rev. Viii
liam j. Mcneil, West Newbury; adj
dress, New Occasions Teach New Du-
ties. Associate See. Charles c. Merrill
Afternoon, report on Congregations
al ministerial standing and action there
on; reports Of committees; report on
Pilgrim memorial fund, Frank H. Brooks,
St Johnsbury, chairman state commits
sion; 2;30, meditation and prayer, 'But
the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon
Judges 6:34l, Rev George A. Buttrick,
Rutland; 3, address, Safeguarding the
Sailor Rev Merritt A. Farren, secre.
tary, Boston Seaman's Friend society;
:l0, round table on two of the years
events, "The Every Member Drive,
Harry d. Howe, Burlington, and "The
for Evangelism Rev. Francis
A. Poole. Phi d., ST Johnsbury general
participation in this round table is in
vitedl; T. greetings from the woman's
organizations, Vermont branch of the
board, Mrs, M. II. Buckham,
president; Woman's Home Missionary
union, Mrs. w. j. Van Patten, president;
4:lo, How Can We Transfer to the
Church the Enthusiasm, the operation
and the Efficiency of the War Drives :"
Commute answers by Wallace Il. Gilpin,
Barton, Hon Charles J. Button, Middle
bury, followed by 20 minutes Of discus
sion; $40, unfinished business.
Evening Z, sunset meeting on the
church lawn Address, with the Khaki
Men in England" Rev. James B. Sar-
gent, Northfeld 7:45, scripture reading
and prayer, Rev Charles n St John,
addresses, THE Church Tn
der the Flare-Light," Rev. S. Whitman
Anthony, ST. Adams; MAN Power,
Rev. Frank L. Goodspeed, d. d., Barre.
Thursday, May d.
Morning $500 devotional service
conducted by Rev F. Wilson Day, Swan
ton; s:45, address, Religious Education
and World Reconstruction Rev. Arthur
w. Bailey, Boston; 9:05, address, mis-
,ionary Education and the New Day,
Rev. Miles b. Fisher, ID. d., Boston; S:25,
address, THE Fundamentals in Religious
Education" Rev. Frank NJ Sheldon, D.
D., Boston; 9;45, practical conference,
Problems and Possibilities of Vermont
Church Schools" conducted by Mr.. Bail
", assisted by DR.. Fisher and DR.. Shell
Ion delegates are invited to state their
problems and ask qestionsl.