The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-09
HUMILI4TED
BY CLEMENTS STAND

Hope There Will Be a Change of Ad-
ministration That Will Bring About
More Hearty Accord With the
Peoples Will on the Prohi-
bition Amendment.
Following an afternoon spent in con
| temptation of Christian service in
Washington county, the S5th annual
meeting of the Congregational associa
tion turned its attention last evenin
to Christian service across the seas
Rev. John X. Miller, the Washington
county Congregational minister in In
dia, and Mrs. Miller described vividly
their work in Pasumulai, India.
Mrs. Miller, who spoke first, told of
the church at Pasumulai, which would
hold only 500 but was so packed at
every service that 200 children sat on
the floor. She described the varied
types of people from whom converts
were made, and told in closing what a
long way small contribution of mon
ey would go in India. Mr.. Miller out
lined plans for enlarging the school and
the educational work among the ma
tives of that region. He emphasized
the fact that it is far easier to educate
Indians and train them to be mission
aries than it is to send white people
out among the Hindus, VINO regard
them in the light of circus.
The last speaker of the evening was
Rev. Frank C. Laubach, a missionary
from the Philippine Islands. Mr.. Lau
bach devoted himself to a consideration
of the missionary problem of Asia as
whole, where there are, he reminded
his audience, 900,0o0,000 people, and
only 700,000,000 in all the rest of the
world. An example of the influence of
missionaries in Asia, he claimed, is
that in spite of Japan's success as an
empire, China became a republic be-
cause of the 5000 Christian missiona
ries at work there teaching American
ideals.
Mr.. Laubach spoke of "the rising
tide of color" the tendency of the yell
low races of Asia to unite with the
Mohammedans against the white peo
pie of the world. "Our only hope" he
said, SIS missionaries We need 10000
in the next 67e years,
and we must have ! 300 of them before
1921. Our opportunity in Japan is
passed; in China it is ripe with this
which sits at our feet like
and in the Philippine Islands
we must seize it with this generation.
The only mandatory of the East which
will succeed must be q spiritual man
datory, and God help the white race
Il it fails"
Preceding the evenings program and
the devotional exercises conducted by |
Rev. James Ramage, half-hour organ |
recital was given by Miss Gladys n.
Gale.
The rollcall as read by the secretary,
Rev. James b. Sargent, at the opening |
Of the afternoon session yesterday, |
showed that there were present so del
pgates and 23 visitors. II was voted TO
hold the next years annual meeting in |
The first address OF the
afternoon was a report of the Congre-
gational council held in Detroit last |
October. given by Rev. Frank Bloomfield
If Berlin.
Rev. William Remele of Waitsfield
poke next, on "Tbe Congregational
responsibility for the Christianizing
# This County" The principles of
were no different for
1ongregationalists than for Baptists
md Methodists, he said, but the Con
church, by reason of its
history, had peculiar responsibility
n the matter. Mr.. Remele does not
'elieye in the modern methods used by
hurches to attract audiences, for he
links that the use of moving pictures,
'illiard halls, etc, viii not secure the
esired results in the long run.
Rev. Morton w Hale of Cabot and
lev George A. Furness of Marshheld
poke on the subject of fellowship. the
ormer devoting his remarks 10 fellow
hip among the churches and the lat
er TO fellowship among the ministers
themselves. Rev. c. c. Merrill. secre
ary Of the state conference. reported
" the progress OF the Congregational
.orld moy ement in Vermont. He said
bat the county has subscribed at pres
Mt S8,l65 of its quota of $4,000 and
hat the entire state is within 5000
( reaching its quota, with 80 churches
et TO be heard from.
The officers and committees of the
ssociation were reelected and two
ew committees were added a com ,
littee on correspondence TO keep the
,unty in close touch with Rev. John
Miller in India, composed of Dea
m B. r. Demeritt Of Waterbury. and !
ministerial supply bureau in charge
Rev {. " st. John of Montpelier.
The following resolutions were sdop- :
d.: we. the delegates Of the S5th !
1nual meeting Of the Washington
,uuty ASSOCIATION of Congregational !,
,urch assembled at Barre would Of !,
r the following resolutions:
That we appreciate again the hearty \
elcome and the royal entertainment !
the Barre church and we wish To
,press our thanks for the same. -
That We highly appreciate the pres !,
zee Of our county missionaries, DIR. =
ID Mrs. John X. Miller Of India. and ,.
e wish 10 express to them our con .,
Ience and pledge 10 them our hearty !,
pport in the future. "a
That we are Inundated by the stand n
our governor ON the 18th. or pro m
hition, amendment and that we hope n.
January next there will be a,
ange Of government which viii place n
in more hearty accord with the peo- "
p of the state"
MADE TUFTS PRESIDENT. In
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