The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-30
WILL MEET In
BRATTLEB0R0
125th Annual Meeting of
the Vermont Congrega-
tional Conference
REV. F. L. GOODSPEED
ONE OF SPEAKERS
Vermont Domestic Mission
airy Society Will Also
Meet May lib

Announcement was made at state
Congregations headquarters in Bur
lington of the program for the l25th
annual meeting of the Vermont Con-
gregational conference and the lO2d
meeting of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary society, which will be held in
day afternoon to Thursday noon, May
ll-l3. The general subject of the meet
ing will be "The Place of the Pilgrim
Faith and Polity in United Protes-
tantism
An important business session will
be held Tuesday afternoon, after which
addresses will be given by Rev. Lewis
+ Reed, d. d., New York City, on 'The
Relation Between the Annuity Plan
and the Pilgrim Memorial Fund" and
by Rev. Clifford H. Smith, New York
City, ON "The International Congrega-
tonal Council of 1920" The conference
sermon will be preached by Rev. DON
aid Frs of Wells River, followed by
thes nmunion. At the evening SEES
sion, the veteran historian of the con-
ference, John NJ Comstock, Chelsea,
will report on Vermont Congregation
alism in the Tercentenary Year." and
an address will be given by Rev. Frank
J.. Goodspeed, d. d., Barre, on "The
Call of the Present Hour"
On Wednesday devotional periods
will be conducted by Rev. Paul Dwight
Moody. New York City The annual
meeting of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary society will be held at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning, at which
the speaking program will be as fol-
lows: "A Winter in Eden" Rev. Frank
l.. Stacy; Ventures in Vershire," Rev.
George II. Dierlamm boy Scouting in
Hartland." Rev. Edward c. Fellowes,
Pastoral Calling in Simonsville," Rev.
Elmer H. Stevens; "A Winsomc Mes
sage and Winning Program Pastor
at-Large Andrew s. Bole; THE 0blga-
tions of Victory" Associate Secretary
Charles c. Merrill. After the afternoon
business session, addresses will be made
b. Rev. Merritt A. Farren, secretary of
tie Boston Seaman's Friend society, on
n he Men Who Sailed the Mayhower";
by Miss Laura II. Wild, Mt. Holyoke
college, on Our Pilgrim Mothers and
the Task Of Their Daughters; and by
Byron \. Clark, secretary Y. NJ. c. A;
Miss Marion Gary, field secretary y. w.
G. A.. and Rev. Charles n. st. John,
Montpelier. on The Youth OF YER
mont" The evening addresses will be
by Rev. Paul Dwight Moody, on Some
Modern Factors for Church Unity and
by Rev. Cornelius H. Patton, ID. d., of
Boston. on The Rising Tide of Chris
ianity in the Far East"
On Thursday morning. Rev. William
A. Dawson, d. d.. Burlington, chair
man state advisory committee. will
speak on THE Interchurch World
Movement in Vermont" Following him
addresses viii be given by Professor
Samuel r. Emerson, Burlington. on
"1he Pilgrim Contribution to Three
Centuries of American Protestantism,
and by Rev. Frederick h. Richards, ID.
D., of st. Johnsbury, on I'VE Ourselves
Must Pilgrims Be"
George l.. Durham of Brattleboro is
president of the conference, Rev. Chaun-
rey c. Adams, Burlington, chairman of
the board of directors; Rev. II. p. Wood
in d. D.. Brattleboro, chairman of the
committee OF arrangements; T.. L. Hill
drcth, Brattleboro, is chairman of the
committee on entertainment.