The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-01
LOCAL PASTOR Is
CHOSEN DELEGATE
Rev. E. S. Hewitt to Attend General
Advent Christian Conference in
Aurora-State Conference Ends.

The Vermont Advent Christian con
ference closed its semi-annual session
in the local church on Cottage street
Sunday night The opening service was
held Friday evening, when the Rev.
C. w Jackson of Danbury. n. H.,
preached an interesting sermon about
The Gospel Railway. describing the
foundation or roadbed. the tracks the
engine, the head light, the motive
power, the engineer. the conductor, the
passengers, the starting point, and the
destination.
Saturday morning was devoted to
business and several important items
were discussed and acted upon. 1t was
decided to send the president of the
conference. Rev. f. S. Hewitt, pastor
of the local church as a delegate to the
General Advent Christian conference of
America, which convenes at Aurora. H.,
| June 1913.
sThe remainder of the time was oc-
cupied in religious services, Rev. o. w.
Heyer of Wardsboro being the speaker
of the afternoon. He preached a, con-
vincing sermon on The Importance of
| Positive Faith. In the evening Rev.
| w. C. Boutwell, Of Bellows Falls gave
| the first of a series of two discourses,
| the topic being The Course of the
| Processing Church.
Sunday was full day, there being
| crowded into il three sermons, the usual
| session of Sunday school, social ser
vice and song service. In the morn
| ing, Rev Mr.. Jackson gave a stirring
address on The Second Coming of
Christ. He said that only two advents
| of our Saviour are mentioned in the
| Scriptures. The second advent occupies
an important place in the New Testa-
ment. 1t is mentioned % times as often
as the cross, Is times as often as the
resurrection, three times as often as
repentance or baptism. and, on an aver
ago. once for every chapter in the New
| Testament. Christ viii return per
soaal%--not by proxy-visibly, sud
I denly, at the proper time. There will
he no golden age before His coming.
| Concerning the need of His coming, the
speaker mentioned the resurrection, the
| Judgment. the reward of His people.
the punishment of the wicked; and in
conclusion the attention of the congre-
cation was directed to the final home
Of the rightcous-the home without a
| mortgage, where thc rent never will be
| faiscd
IN the afternoon Rev Mr.. HcyCr
spoke about The Restitution. Among
the things he mentioned as lost. were:
| A good world to live in; and life, in.
Guiding health. He illustrated his
thought thus: Adam mortgaged the
earth to Satan, but God had prior
claim. He has handed His right over
10 His Son, who is coming soon tC
foreclose. The speaker assured his hear.
ers that what was lost would be re
stored, not something else suhstitut cd
and finished by stating our part in thi.
restitution as repentance and conver
sion.
At 6 o clock there was lively soca
service led by Mrs. +. s. Hewitt, il
which the power of song was cmpha
| sized and Illustrates; after which tn
chorister of the Esteyville church. L. F
Cotton, led IL - minute song service
The final speaker of the confercnc,
was Rev. Mr.. Boutwell,, who addressed
a well-fled house on the topic. |
Christianity Faimre2 Is the Churcl
a Failure? This was the second an,
last of his series of discourses on Tn
/ Church, and he held the closest at
4 tention of his audience as he attempte
to prove that Christianity is not
failure, and that there is and alwav
has been true chuch which will fnal
triumph at the coming of her Lord an
Y Saviour, Jesus Christ.
The church auditorium was taste
= fully decorated with hlacs and othe
2 spring flowers The local church furr
: ished free entertainment for its Viz
r itors.