The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-09
Business the World Would Be Mighty Slow Place to Live
BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION
Has Been In Session at Newport
Next at Bellows Falls.

Newport, July 1.-THE evening ses-
sion Of the Vermont Baptist State
convention was held in Lanes opera
house last night and was attended by
a large audience. 1t opened with a
devotional service and song led by
DIR. LIT Reed Of Poultney. Two ad-
dresses were given during the even
ing by DR., George II. Spencer Of Bos-
ton and DR.. James E. Norcross Of
New York city.
This morning the first session be-
gan at $3.50 by devotional service,
the Rev. j. l.. Clark Of Bellows Falls,
and an address by the Rev. ]. Allen
Spidell, evangelist for the State con-
yention, his subject being Echoes
from the Field by Special Workers" ;"
The business Of the morning was
largely given over to reports, which
were read and adopted. The follow
ing committees reported: Obituaries
nominations, resolutions and treas
lures.
The nominating committee report
ed as follows; President, Elmer B..
Bailey of Burlington; first vice7presi-
dent, Wallace N. Nichols CT Rutland;
second vice-president, Miss Grace NJ.
Brooks of Georgia Plains; Clerk the
Rev. Frank S. Tolman of Randolph
For members of the board Of trustees,
term to expire in 1928; Miss Ada A.
Brigham of Bennington, the Rev. W.
A. DAWSON, u. d., of Burling on, Leon
S, Gay CT Cayendish, Howard Crane
of Burlington, +. r. Dickerman Of
Bristol, the Hon. W. W. Stickney,
Ill. D., of Ludlow, the Rev. Roy Il.
Whittemore of Middlebury, Mrs.
George Pomfrey of Richford, Miss
Ada A. Champion of st. Adams. Class
iof 1922, to take the place of b. A.,
Parks of Chester, deceased, the Hon.
Henry Bond of Brattleboro; class Of
1921, advisory members, Mrs Ernest
IF Corbett of Wilmington, Mrs. John
II. Clark of Bellows Falls, to become
active members; class of 1922, adyis-
ory members, Mrs. John A. Green
wood of Chester, Mrs Luna o. Rog-
ers of Barre, to become active mem
bers."
The State board of promotion.
President of the board, secretary and
superintendent, the Rev. Clark T..
Brownell of Brattleboro, the Rev. G..
tW. Peck, jr., of Rutland, the Rev.
! George Pomfrey of Richford. the Rev,
| b. j. Lehigh Of Barre, the Rev w. b.
Chase of Ludlow the Rev ]. ]. Fow-
! ler of Bristol, the Rev. Arthur n,
Pierce of Passumpsic, Mrs. r. j. Sea
mans Of Fair Haven, Mrs. Arthur G.
Crane OF Burlington, Mrs. w. Madge
Eddie OF Starksboro, Mrs. G. T..
Gould OF Lyndon Center, Miss Bertha
Field of North Springfield and Mrs
Christian Peterson of Websteryille
Commit;e on Bible school and
young peoples work: The Rev. vii
ham Frederick Wilson, Burlington
chairman: the Rev c. d. Piper Mont
lpelier; the Rev. j. H. Blackburn, New
port, George A, Stewart Rutland
iOlin d. Gay, Cayendish, the Rev, j
IP. Sharman, st. Adams, the Rev
IJ W. Bishop, Townsend and DR.
Howard L.. Averill, Middlebury.
| Committee ON social service: Mrs
Nv. II. Putnam, Bennington, chairman
Mrs. A, A. Silver, Derby, Miss Alice
IL. Bean, Newport, Carl S. Hopkins
Brattleboro, John A. Greenwood
IChester, Mrs. Edwin Lane, Montpel
Ter and the Rev. II, B. Glaister
s arksboro.
Committee on obituary: the Rev
Henry C. Croker, Chester, chairman
the Rev j. w Burgin, Lyndon Cen
ter, the Rev. Elisha Sanderson, Fair
IfaE
Trustees Vermont Sunday Schoo
association; the Hon. Henry Bond
Barttleboro, the Rev. w, A. Dawson
d. d., Burlington.
Trustees Vermont Anti Saloon
League c. J. Ferguson, Burlington
the Rev J. T. Sharman, st, Adams
the Rev. l., e. Hall, Charlotte.
Trustees Vermont Academy fol-
three years: Prof. Raymond McFar
land, Middlebury.
Next session place will be BELOW;
Falls, preacher the Rev, L. ]
Smith, Fair Haven, alternate. the
Rev. w. B. Chase, Ludlow; time May
23 to %, inclusive, 1921 Respect
fully submitted by Joseph D. Thyng
Passumpsc, Frank S. Tolman, Ran
dolph, Elisha Sanderson, Fairfax, G
w. Bishop, Townsend, H. B. Glaister
Starksboro, Nominating committee.