The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-08
ADDRESSES CLOSE MEETING
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3 world DR.. Merrill stayed in Aleppo
during the war and he said nothing was
known there about the war until 1913.
He spoke of the fact that everything
which was done throughout Armenia and
the Turkish empire was controlled from
Constantinople and that Pasha and his
committee in COnstantinople searched lie
records of the Spanish inquisition to md
new t0Ttures which they could infhct
upon the Christians. 1t was a part of
their program that not a male above i
years of age should be left alive in the
ether sections of the Turkish empire. but
around Aintab the Turks and Armenians.
he said were friendly. The purpose of
the maSSacrcs was to reduce the proper
ton of population to eight Turks to one
Christian, in order that they might carry
out their program of Turkey for the
Turks.
Or. Merrill told of how Turkey worked
seven and half months to secure control
of the American Orphanage and that they
finally succeeded after he was obliged to
leave. The Turks. he said. did not con
slider themselves beaten that the armis-
tice was a friendly agreement which would
permit them to retain everything and
stop war without humiliation, that the
army had been withdrawn behind the
mountains and had awaited developments
and the developments have been coming.
He spoke of the effect of the British and
French who had come into that section to
maintain law and order and of the French
claiming Beirut. that the British Occupa-
ton was for law and order and that the
French had forced war. But the war ia
not over. said DIR. Merrill. as 80 per cent
of the Turks repudiated the treaty which
the Turkish representatives signed. and
he expressed the belief that the great need
was that three honest men representing
the different countries involved should get
together and tell each other the truth.
1T America had come in, he said, peace
would undoubtedly have come, as they
trusted the Americans.
In concluding he declared that the work
of supporting the orphans was not over,
that the situation was not solved. The
great problem now is of those who have
denied their faith in order to save the
lives of those dependent upon them and
the task of the Christian workers there
Is to solve the question of AIohammed or
Christ.
The addresses followed a supper at
30 in the church parlorS and a devo-
tiOnal service Ted by Rev. Mr.. Clark. the
church choir assisting with the music.
Yesterdays report in The Reformer
covered the conference through the after
noon opening service.
The Woman's Missionary hour was in
charge of Miss Florence NJ. II. Wells of
Rrattleboro. Mrs. Atkinson of Harpoot
Turkey. spoke interestingly and Mrs. Ed
ward Kirkland of Bellows Falls spoke
about the plans for next years work.
Rev. w. Vernon Lyle. secretary of the
Congregational Education society. spoke
interestingly regarding Religious Educa-
ton,
In the afternoon business session Rev
A. Y. Woodwork of West Brattleboro
gave the treaSurer'S report. Rev. John
&. Prince of Bellows Falls reported for
the advisory committee expressing appre-
citation of the work of the ministers of
the association, the records showing larg-
er accessions to the churches in the past
year, and of the loyalty of the minis
tiers as they have met discOuragements.
In his report for the business committee
he suggested that the association ask the
board of directors of the state conference
to undertake the investigation of the
prosperity of the churches and bring
to the churches a recommendation for a
minimum salary for ministers.
Rev. w. G. Clark of Wilmington re-
ported for the Middlebury college scholar
ship committee that the committee had
assigned the scholarship to Miss Hazel
Chase of West Brattleboro for one year.
: Rev. Mr.. Clark also reported for the
nominating committee, the report being
accepted and adopted and the following
officers. declared elected: Auditor, Wal
ter \. Gilbert; reporter, Rev. Z. W.
Wild of Westminster; committee on min
for three years-Rev. r. II. B0sworth OF
lTOWnShend one three-year member OF
advisory COM. Wilbert Renfrew of West
Brattleb0ro Middlebury College scholar
shin com. G. w. OsgoOd of Bellows
Falls. Rev. w. c. Clark of Wilmington
and Mrs. F. S. Hartwell of Brattleboro
committee of arrangements for next
meeting, Rev. f. w. Wild and A. G..
Frazer of Westminster, Rev. +. b. Hyde
Iof Newfane. and the registrar, Rev. Mr..
Clark; advisor for committee of pastoral
supply, Rev. DIR. II. 2. Woodin of Brat.
tleboro delegates to National Council
for four years. George c. Wright OF
Westminster; alternate, George L. Dun
ham Of Brattlcboro.
I Announcement was made that three
invitations had been received for the
meeting place for next year and it was
voted to accept the committees recon-
tmendation that the invitation of the
Westminster church be accepted.
Resolutions were then read by Rev
Mr.. Prince expressing the appreciation
: Of the association to the Centre Church
for its hospitality, and suggesting that
. there be a general exchange of pastors
p Sunday, Oct. 81, the suggested changes
for that day being as follows: Whining
: ton and West Brattleboro, Marlboro anC
Dummerston Newfane and Townshend
Putney and Westminster, Saxtons River
and Westminster West. Bellows Falls
! and Brattleboro, Jamaica and West
/ Townshend.