The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-26
VERMONT BAPTIST ELECTION.
Elmer B. Bailey of Burlington Was
Elected President.

Bellows Falls, May 26.--At the
Wednesday forenoon session OF the
Vermont state Baptist convention the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Elmer b. Bal
ley, Burlington; first president,
Wallace w, Nichols, Rutland; second
vice president, Mrs. w. Il. Lombard,
Saxtons River; clerk, Rev. Ebert j.
Smith, Fair Haven. 1t was voted to
hold the next session at Ludlow May
1924, 1922. The preacher for the an
nual sermon for next year, Rev. VIII
liam f. Wilson, Burlington with the
alternate Rev. L. r. Reed, Poultney.
Among the resolutions adopted were
the following:
Disarmament.
Resolved, that the Baptists of Yer
mont hereby express their conviction
of the desirability of world disarma-
ment and we respectfully petition the
president of the United States to use
his good offices for the calling OF a
world council to discuss disarmament.
Vermont Academy.
Resolved, that as a convention we
desire to express our qualification at
the reopening of the Vermont academy
as an institution for the training of
efficient Christian leaders in all the
walks of life, pledging to the trustees
and faculty of the academy our loyE
atty and cooperation.
AT the Bible school and young peo-
pies session Tuesday afternoon Miss
Beulah b. Bates of Bennington report
ed the results of the reading contest
which has been carried on for the past
six months Seventy four churches have
read nearly eight thousand missionary
books by the eleven hundred different
readers. Awards were given to the fol-
lowing: Woodstock association, the
South Newfane church and Edward l..
Bates of Bennington.
Tuesday evening the armory was
filled. 100 extra seats having been
brought in TO accommodate the crowd.
An interesting feature of the evening
was the singing of the New England
male quartet, which rendered two mum
bers, Sunset" and "On the Sea-" by
Dudley Buck This quartet on its way
to the west was induced to entertain
the convention TIE quartet consists
of Walter Paine, first tenor, of Boston;
Raymond Simonds of Saxtons River,
second tenor; Thomas Blanchard of
Gardner, Me, baritone, and Mr.. Gag
nier of Springfield, Mass, bass.
The illustrated lecture by Rev. Sum
ner NJ Vinton of New York City was a
view of the Mexican, Indian, negro and
Mormon problems, together with the
unchurched masses in the city and
country in the United States. The ad-
dresses of the evening were given by
Rev. Frank O. Erb of Philadelphia,
who spoke on the theme. Keeping
Ahead of Yesterday and DIR. Freder
ick Taylor OF indianapolis, whose
theme was "A Program That Would
Double the Membership Of Every Yer
mont Church"
Wednesday morning Principal Ray
mond Mcfarland made stirring ad-
dress concerning the reopening Of Yer
mont academy at Saxtons River. This
institution, which has been closed for
several years win be reopened Sept.
u of this year as religious school of
education. 1t win be co educational and
large number of students have al
ready signihed their intention Of enter
ing. Principal Mcfarland has been for
several years teacher in Middlebury
college and has engaged faculty who
will take up the work with much en-
thusiasm. The buildings are being put
in first class &ndition for the open
ing
The report Of State Secretary DIR, w.
A. Dawson OF Burlington covered all
features of his administration. He
stated that the total receipts of the
new world movement campaign" in
this state were Sll5,726.25. There have
been AIS additions to the church by
baptism. The Sunday schools have in
creased to s,23l pupils and the Young
Peoples societies have a larger enroll
ment than ever before.
DR. Frederick r. Taylor Of Indianap
oils closed the morning session with a
thrilling address on the theme. The
Most Powerful Agency in the Life Of
the Church" This he defined as prayer,
drawing his illustrations from the BIZ
bic and from his personal experiences.