St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-05
DR.: RICHARDS
SPEAKER AT
CONFERENCE
St. Johnsbury Pastor to
Make Address at COngl
Session at BrattlebOrO

Announcement was made at State
Congregational Headquarters in Bl +
lington today of the program, for the
'23th Annual Meeting of the Yer
mont Congregational Conference and
the lO2nd meeting Of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary Society which
will be held in the Center church,
Brattlcboro, Tuesday afternoon to
Thursday noon, May Ills. The
general subject Of the meeting will sc
"Thc Place of the Pilgrim Faith and
Polty in a United Professionalism"
An important business session will DC
held Tuesday afternoon after which
addresses will be given by Rev. Lee
wis T. Reed, y. d., New York City on
"-rh2 Relation E>tween the Annuity
Plan and the Pilgrim Memorial
Fund and by Rev. Clifford II.
Smith, New York City on "Thc Inter
national Congregational Council OF
1920.
The Conference sermon will be
preached by Rev Donald Fraser If
Wells River, followed by the Com
munion. At the evening session, the
veteran historian of the Conference
John M. ComstocI, Chelsea will re-
port on "Ncrmont Congregationalism
in the Precautionary Year. and an
address will be given by Rev. Frank
l.. Goodspeed, u. d., Barre, on "Thc
all of the Present Hour"
On Wednesday devotional penod>;
will be conducted by Rev. Pa III
Dwight Moody, New York City The
annual meeting of the Vermont Do
mestc Missionary Society will BE-
held at 10 o'clock Wednesday, morn
ING at which the spcakin" program
will be as follows: "a Winter in
Eden, Rev. Frank l.. Stacy; even
lures in Vcrshire" Rev. George H.
Dierlamm; "Boy Scouting in Hart
land,' Rev. Edward G. Fcllowe*;
"Pastoral Calling in SmonSvillc."
Rev. Elmer H. Stevens: "a Win
some Message and Winning Pro-
gram" PASTORAL Large Andrew s.
Bolc; "Thc Obligations of Nictory.'
Associate Secretary Charles C. Mcr.
rill.
After the afternoon business Sos
sion, addresses will be made by Rev.
Merritt A. Farrcn, Secretary Boston
Scaman's Friend Society on "The
Men Who Sailed the Mayfower.' b.
Miss Laura H. Wild, Mt. Holyokc
College on "Our Pilgrim Mothers and
the Task of their Daughters" and by
Byron N. Clark, Secretary Y. M. G.
A.. Miss Marion Gary, Field Sccrr-
taly Y. W. c. A., and Rev. Charles
N. st. John, Montpelier on "Thc
Youth of Vermont" The evening
addresses will be by Rev. Paul
dwight Moody, on "Some Mode Il
Factors for Church Unity" and by
Rev. Cornelius H. Patton, d d.. B IS
ton on "Thc Rising Tide Of Chri'
tianity in the Far East"
On Thursday morning, Rev. Will
am A. Dawson, u. d., burlington,
Chairman State Advisory Committee.
will speak on "Thc Interchurch
World Movement in Vermont" Fol
lowing him addresses will be given by
Professor Samuel +. Emerson. Bur-
lington on "The Pilgrim Contribution
to Three Centuries of American Pro-
tcstantism' and by Rev. Frederick p.
Richards. u. d., St. John>bury on
we Ourselves Must PILGRIMS Be"
George l.. Dunham of I'rattlcboio
is President of the Conference, Rev.
Chauncey c. Adams, Burlington,
Chairman of the Board OF Directors,
Chairman of Committee of Arrange
Rev. H. p. Woodin. u. H., Blattleboro
nents, +. l.. Hildrcth, Brattleboro,
is Chairman of the ommittcc on En-