The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-13
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it was decided to have the address pub
lished
In a meeting of the conference board
of directors last evening Judge Charles
l. Button of Middebury was elected
chairman. This makes Judge Button
ex.ofliciO chairman of the executive com
mittee. With him on this committee the
following were elected: Harry ID. Howe
of Burlington, Rev. w A. Mcintyre Of
Dandy, Mrs. NJ. II. Buckham of Burling
ton and Rev Stanley Cummings of st.
Adams.
In the afternoon Yesterday the con-
ference met at l.30, half an hour earlier
than usual, TO consider further the rec
concentrations of the committee on civic
justice and community service relative
to Sunday observance and marriage
laws. There was much discussion and
these recommendations, besides others
relative to other subjects, were adopted:
Recognizing the Sabbath as one of
Gods best gifts to man, we urge upon
all our people by precept and example
to conserve the higher spiritual and re-
ligious values of the day, and at the
same time approve and recommend a
change in our state laws relating to Sab
bath Observance which will leave ques-
tions of recreation on that day to the in
dividual conscience and to local option
subject to such regulations as will pre-
vent an infringement on the right of all
to quiet day OF rest and worship. We
desire, however, to 80 on record as being
unalterably opposed to any measures
that will legalize commcrcialized recrc-
alton of any sort on Sunday"
"That we favor such additional legis.
lation relating TO marriage as will elm
mate existing abuses and perfect as far
as possible our marriage laws"
The report and recommendations OF
the directors were adopted, one OF which
provides for contribution of IL cents
a member from the churches, the basis to
be upon the total membership. This is
three cents member more than last
year.
Rev. Paul d. Moody spoke a few min
utes from the words of the Lords
prayer, Thy kingdom come"
The first address was by Rev. Merritt
A. Farren, secretary of the Boston Sea
mans Friend society, on The Men Who
Sailed the Mayflower, and following him
Horace t. Pease of Hartford (Ntl
manager for Vermont of the same so
ciety, spoke briefly, both urging more
generous contributions for the work.
Rev. Arthur j. Coyell of Boston gave
the annual report of the Congregations
board of pastoral supply, of which he i
secretary. bringing out anew the grea
benefit which churches and ministers re
ceivc from the board in the way of de
tailed and reliable information. 1t
work has shown marked expansion thu
past five years.
Our Pilgrim Mothers and the Task o
Their Daughters was the theme of al
especially interesting address by Mis-
Laura II. Wild professor Of Biblica
literature at Mt Holyoke college. TIL
Pilgrim mothers possessed the spirit o
high adventure and the spirit Of practice
devotion The same characteristics wer
possessed by Fidelia Fisk, Mary Lyo
and Others whom the speaker mentioned
The daughters OF the pioneers have be
fore them a great field for the pionee
spirit in the tasks of education and re
ligion.
Comprehensive outlines of the pre-
grams of work of the y. Nj. q. A., tn
Y. w. c. A., and the Pilgrim churches
were presented under the head of Tn
Youth of Vermont Ernest l.. Ran
spoke for the Y. NJ. c. A. in the absenc
of Secretary Byron y. Clark of Burlinl
ton; Miss Marion Gary OF Rutland spok
for the Y. W. {. A., being field secro
tary, and Rev Charles \. st, John {
Montpelier spoke for the pilgrim
churches
To open the evening service the Cent?
church double mixed quartet sang a
anthem and Mrs. w Ii. Bond contralt
solo Before the addresses Secretar
Merrill presented the report, rs far /
received, of the financial receipts of Il
Congregational World Movement in Il
state He reported that LAG of the 2
churches had reported $ll5,963l9, t
ward the state quota of 100000.
other words 10 per cent OF the church,
had reported 80 per cent of the amour
asked for. He looked to see an owe
subscription sufficient to pay the e
pcnses Of the campaign. Following
the report by county unions: