Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-08

ton Board, and DR.. r. NJ. West of
New Jersey, secretary of the life serv-
ice department of the Baptist Promo
ton Board. The subjects of the two
addresses were The Next Step in
Missionary Education" and enlist
ment for Life Service"
BY a vote passed last evening a
change was made in the constitution
of the State convention increasing the
humble of the executive committee
from 81 to 81. 1t was also voted to
change the date of the convention
from September to the last week in
June or such other date as may be nee
| essary or convenient.
This morning the morning session of
the convention opered with the meet
ing of the Vermont Baptist Historical
society. the Hon. W. W. Stickney. vice
president, presiding in place of Presi-
dent Henry Crockett. BY vote of the
convention the Rev. Frank S. Tolman,
Pm. D., of Randolph, was elected to
succeed the Rev. j. w. Rafter Of
Windsor, who has removed from the
State.
The main address Of the morning was
by DR.. James w. Norcross of New York
city, assistant secretary of the minis
ters' pension board. DR.. NOrCross' adj
dress was forceful, at times humorous,
and dealt with three different types.
parasitic Baptists, pharasaic Baptists and
progressive Baptists.
At the session of the Vermont Boptist
Ministers Conference and Aid society,
the Rev. j, II. Blackburn of Newport
vice-president. presided. At this SEES.
sion the Rev. ]. II. Blackburn, pastor
- . l. at... C.-az, Ipo,.,., f-t,,.. - N-..,
port. was elected president; vice-president
the Rev. j. 5. Brown of Manchester
secretary. DR.. Frank $. Tolman of Ran.
dolph; treasurer, a. G. Crane of Bur
%lington; advisor to treasurer, DR.. w. A
Dawson of Burlington: board of man
ayers, term expiring 1928. the Rev. G, w
Peck, Jr.. of Rutland, the Rev. r. j
Lehigh of Barre and the Rev. A. n
Pierce of ~Passumpsic.
At this meeting there was an interest
ing discussion of the plan of cooperation
Of ministers and the missionary pension
board of the Northern Baptist associa
ton.
The discussion was opened by DR.. w. A
Dawson, who explained the working GU
of the plan of the missionary board
whereby on the payment of six per cen
of the ministers salary dating from thu
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age or after on a pension of one-half o
the salary paid during these years, Thi
fund with the Sl0,0 900, 900 already raised h,
the Baptist drive and gifts in variou
ways make this insurance. plan feasible
DR. F. +. Peterson of New York, direc
tor Of religious education of the North
crn Baptist Convention, gave one of tn
main addresses of the day on Religion
/ Education DR.. Peterson told of a tow
in the West where all the public school
, of the town give certain hours one after
noon IN the week to religious educatio
with competent teachers. Miss Gertrud
I Hartley, assistant director of religious ed
! ucation in Massachusetts. gave a fin
talk on Making the Book live" Mis-
3. Hartley said in part: Before we ca
make the people of the book perfect
real TO others they must be so to us an
3 before the people of those times ar
understood we must have a fairly goo
r comprehension of their background @
history Miss Hartley suggested III
constant use of "A Bible dictionary i
: teaching.
The closing address of the afternoo
p was by the Rev, York A. King of Law
renee, on Evangelism in the Bib
y school, Several departmental confer
= ences were held after the regular ses
S sion. Entertainment is on what is know
as the Harvard plan: The church give
lodging and breakfast free and charge
rs cents for Inner and 80 cents for SUI
per.