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19. Any minister who has been chosen as pastor of a feder- ation of Churches, one of which is a Congregational Church, and who is in full standing in his own denomination, and has been duly appointed to represent the Church by definite act, shall be
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received as a member of the Conference with power to vote and participate in all its deliberations.
These by-laws and rules shall not be subject to alteration except by the consent of two-thirds of the members present at an Annual Meeting.
DUTIES OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE
This Committee is to nominate the officers provided for in the Act of Incorporation and in the Constitution, the delegates to corresponding bodies, the preacher for the next annual meet- ing and his substitute. This committee is to consist of three members, and hereafter one member shall be elected each year for the term of three years.
(Adopted, 1915, and amended by Constitutional provi- sion regarding Standing Committees, 1917)
CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERIAL STANDING
In order to promote uniformity in Ministerial Standing as well as to indicate the qualifications that appear to be necessary from candidates for our ministry, the Vermont Conference of Congregational Churches adopts the following statement of principles and methods and recommends their adoption by Asso- ciations and Ordaining Councils.
A. Ordination.
Ordination is a prime requisite for full and regular standing in the Congregational ministry.
A candidate may be ordained to the full ministry of the Congregational Churches of Vermont where the following quali- fications are found :
1. Spiritual and Moral.
The candidate should be recognized as of thorough conse- cration to his Lord, with definite religious experience and clear convictions. He should withal have a strong purpose to carry on the work of Christ as one called to the Christian ministry.
Not only should he be above reproach morally, but there should be evident in him a high moral purpose together with a
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keen and good moral judgment seasoned with discretion.
These qualities should be thoroughly and clearly recognized, since they are the indispensable and first requisites for ordina- tion.
2. Native Fitness.
It is desirable also that there shall be real fitness for the work of the ministry in a native endowment and temperament of the candidate. He should be qualified as well by taste and desire as by training and discipline.
3. Intellectual and Technical.
A candidate for ordination should expect to present satis- factory evidence of a college and theological seminary training, i. e., the degree of A. B. or its equivalent and the degree of B. D. or its equivalent. Further he ought at least to be acquainted with the theory of the work of the ministry, the more experience which he has had with actual Christian work the better. Itwould be well to have ordination based on evidence of actual efficiency as shown in work during such a probationary period of licensure as has already been mentioned, as well as upon technical and theoretical training.
He should be required to know and be in hearty sympathy with the genius, ideals and history of the Congregational de- nomination and all its denominational agencies, together with its methods and polity. In a word he should be well informed about and in love with the Congregational way of engaging in the work of the Kingdom.
There are exceptional cases among candidates for ordina- tion who have unusual qualifications for ministerial activities, but who lack the training of either seminary or college, or some- times of both. It should be realized that such exceptions are rare and that the burden of proof that he is the worthy exception lies upon the candidate, but where it is clearly evident that it would be a mistake to withhold ordination, ordination may be granted to such persons when they have completed a course of preparation as full and as nearly duplicating the preparation gained in the regular channels as may be possible.
Such special preparation shall be under the direction of a
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Conference Committee on Religious Education and the Ministry, and it is advised that no candidate for ordination shall be con- sidered by an Association who has not secured a certificate of approval from the Committee.
This special preparation may consist :
(1) Of a course of training outlined by the Conference Committee on Religious Education and the Ministry.
Or (2) A correspondence course in a Theological Sem- inary approved by the Conference Committee on Religious Education and the Ministry.
Or (3) A special course under the direction of a Theologi- cal Seminary.
A candidate for ordination without the degrees of A. B. and B. D. or their equivalents should not expect to be able to spend less time and do less work in preparation than those who have come through the regular channels of preparation and supervi- sion. In the nature of the case he should anticipate harder and longer effort.
(The attention of candidates is called to the use of the Gen- eral Theological Library, 53 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, where most of the reference books needed can be borrowed without cost.)
Upon evidence of satisfactory intellectual and technical training, or upon completion of such work under the above heads of (a), (b), (c), the Committee on Religious Education shall issue a certificate to the effect that the candidate is entitled to ordination. This will serve as a guide and a credential to the Association in the ordination of a candidate.
A candidate for ordination must be a member of a Congre- gational Church.
B. Maintenance of Ministerial Standing :
Ministerial credentials are vouched for by the local Associa- tions of which the minister is a member.
A minister moving his residence from the limits of a local Association is expected to transfer his membership within two years or be in danger of losing his standing.
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Local Associations are urged to vote the following addi- tions to their by-laws :
First: All ministers who have permanently retired from the ministry to engage in business shall be dropped from the roll. This Association can no longer be responsible for, 01 vouch for, such persons.
Second: The ministerial membership of our Association shall consist: (1) of ministers in regular service over Churches connected with the Association; (2) superannuated or retired pastors; (3) missionaries on the home or foreign fields in active service or superannuated; (4) ministers who are temporarily residing within the limits of the Association; (5) secretaries of benevolent societies and professors engaged in educational work.
C. Relationship to the Churches.
Local Associations are urged to press upon their members and the Churches the importance of Installation, or at least, Recognition, of their ministers as duly set to serve them and to urge them to establish this relationship. This tends to safety, stability, dignity, unity and efficiency, while at the same time preserving our order in its high traditions.
Installation should be usually accomplished through the local Associations, rather than by special Council. No one should be installed or formally recognized as pastor of a Church who is not a member of the Congregational denomination. Nor should one be made a member of an Association who is not fully acquainted with Congregational ideals, history and polity and in hearty sympathy with the same, and a member of a Congrega- tional Church.
Recognition, as well as Installation proceedings should re- quire from the prospective minister a careful statement of his religious experience, theological beliefs and ideals, and from the Church an authoritative statement of its purpose in work and ยท attitude towards the minister.
No permanent relationship between pastor and people should be assumed under any circumstances without such mutual understanding.
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Either Installation, which is preferable, or Recognition ser- vices would be a desirable practice with our Churches and min- isters in the state. This would make much for efficiency and dignity in the relationship between pastor and people, for the self respect and confidence of both, and be a great advantage in the estimation of the community.
A minister in another denomination may become Congrega- tional by taking successively all of the following steps; and it is desirable that such ministers shall not be recommended as can- didates for the pastorates in our churches until they have defi- nitely indicated their intention of taking such steps :
First, by securing an honorable dismission from ecclesiasti- cal relationship with other denominations; second, by becoming a member of a local Congregational Church; third, by uniting with a Congregational Association, to whom he must submit full proof of his ministerial standing.
Ordination in other denominations should be carefully in- quired into and satisfactory evidence should be had that such ordination represents no less than an equivalent of Congrega- tional ordination, before such a candidate should be installed or recognized as minister in charge of a Congregational Church, or received into membership in a local Association, which thereby assumes the responsibility and vouches for him that he is a minister in full, good and regular standing in the denomination.
(Adopted at Annual Meeting, 1919, having been recom- mended by its Committee on Religious Education and the Min- istry at the Annual Meeting in 1918 and laid on the table for one year at their request.)
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Procedure for the Licensing of Candidates for the Ministry
County Associations of Ministers shall act as examining committees before whom candidates for licensure may appear.
Candidates recommended by an Association of Ministers shall be presented to the County Association of Churches for ap- proval, and the public act of licensure shall be performed by the latter body.
A candidate for licensure shall be required to present a statement setting forth :
(a) His full name and address.
(b) His age and present occupation.
(c) The date and place of his first Church membership and of all succeeding Church memberships.
(d) The name of his present pastor, and the names of his teachers, or of others who will vouch for his Christian character and ability to preach.
(e) A statement of his experience in Christian work.
(f) The grounds on which he is moved to prepare for the Christian Ministry.
A candidate for licensure shall be thoroughly examined in :
(a) His Christian experience and call to the Ministry.
(b) The nature and content of the books of the Bible.
(c) The doctrines of the Christian Church.
(d) Church History.
(e) The ability to prepare and deliver sermons, including the rules of composition, rhetoric, and logic.
(f) Church polity, including the history, doctrine, and usage of the Congregational Churches.
(g) His knowledge of missionary organizations and work of the Christian Churches, and particularly of the Congrega- tional Churches.
In case a candidate exhibits lack of thorough training in any of these subjects, his license may be withheld, or, if granted, its renewal may be conditioned upon his pursuing these sub- jects, or any of them, to the full satisfaction of the Association.
Note: Material set forth in the above report is largely taken from "The Law of Congregational Usage" by William E. Barton. (Adopted 1916.)
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Officers of Congregational Benevolent Societies
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Corresponding Secretaries-Rev. James L. Barton, Rev. C. H. Patton, Rev. Edward L. Smith. Treasurer-Frank H. Wiggin, Congregational House, Bos- ton, Mass.
Vermont Branch of Woman's Board of Missions
President-Mrs. M. H. Buckham, Burlington. Secretary-Mrs. Edward nirkland, Bellows Falls. Treasurer-Miss May E. Manley, Pittsford.
VERMONT DOMESTIC MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Secretary-Rev. Charles H. Merrill, St. Johnsbury. Associate Secretary- Rev. Charles Clarkson Merrill, Burlington. Treasurer-Dea. J. T. Ritchie, St. Johnsbury. Constituent part of Congregational Home Missionary Society.
CHURCH EXTENSION BOARDS
287 Fourth Avenue, New York City
Treasurer-Charles H. Baker. General Secretary-Rev. Charles Emerson Burton. Comprising
Congregational Home Missionary Society
(Represented in Vermont by Vermont Domestic Missionary Society)
Secretary of Missions-Rev. Frank L. Moore. Secretary of Promotion- Rev. William S. Beard. Secretary Woman's Department-Miss Miriam L. Woodberry.
Congregational Church Building Society
Secretary-Rev. J. R. Smith. Field Secretary for New England-Rev. Wil- liam W. Leete, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
Congregational Sunday School Extension Society
Secretary-Rev. W. Knighton Bloom.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BOARDS 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
General Secretary-Rev. Frank M. Sheldon. Treasurer-Harry M. Nelson. Comprising
Congregational Education Society
Corresponding Secretary-Rev. Frank M. Sheldon. Assistant Secretary- Rev. Edward S. Tead. Social Service Secretary-Rev. Arthur E. Holt. Mis- sionary Education Secretary-Rev. Miles B. Fisher. Religious Education Secre- tary for New England-Rev. Arthur W. Bailey.
Congregational Publishing Society
Business Manager-Albert W. Fell.
American Missionary Association 287 Fourth Avenue, New York City
Corresponding Secretaries-Rev. George L. Cady, Joseph Ernest McAfee. Associate Secretaries-Rev. Rodney W. Roundy, Rev. Samuel L. Loomis. Treasurer-Irving C. Gaylord. District Secretary for New England-Rev. George H. Gutterson, 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.
Congregational Board of Ministerial Relief
287 Fourth Avenue, New York City
Secretary-Rev. William A. Rice. Treasurer-B. H. Fancher. Represen - ted in Vermont by the Fairbanks Board of Relief for Ministers. Treasurer- Alvin C. Noyes, St. Johnsbury.
Pilgrim Memorial Fund Commission
287 Fourth Avenue, New York City
Chairman-Rev. Charles S. Mills. Executive Secretary-Rev. Herman F. Swartz. Treasurer-B. H. Fancher.
Vermont Woman's Home Missionary Union
(Auxiliary to All Home Societies)
President-Mrs. W. J. Van Patten, Burlington. Secretary-Mrs. Evan Thomas, Burlington. Treasurer-Mrs. Max L. Powell, Burlington.
Officers, Committees and Arrangements for the Next Annual Meeting
President-GEORGE L. DUNHAM, Brattleboro.
Vice-President-REV. EDWARD G. FRENCH, Danville. Secretary-REV. CHARLES C. MERRILL, Burlington. Statistical Secretary-JOHN M. COMSTOCK, Chelsea. Treasurer-F. W. BALDWIN, Barton.
Auditors-W. H. GILPIN, Barton; J. C. CLARK, St. Johnsbury.
DIRECTORS
Ex-Officio-George L. Dunham, President, Conference; N. G. Williams, President, V. D. M. S .; Mrs. Harriet L. Van Pat- ten, President, W. H. M. U .; Mrs. Martha T. Buckham, Pres- ident Vermont Branch, W. B. M.
At Large-Rev. C. C. Adams, Burlington ; Rev. E. P. Treat, Pittsford ; Jonas H. Brooks, St. Johnsbury.
Representing Associations-Term Expiring 1921-P. T. H. Pierson, Bennington; John E. Tinker, Danville; H. D. Howe, Burlington; Rev. F. W. Day, Swanton; March M. Wilson, Randolph; Rev. R. A. Hamilton, Orleans ; Rev. Geo. E. Ladd, W. Woodstock. Term Expiring 1920-Mr. C. D. Howe, Mor- risville; Mr. J. R. Hoadley, Rutland; Mr. H. G. Woodruff, Montpelier ; Mr. M. E. Stearns, Springfield ; Rev. A. V. Wood- worth, West Brattleboro; Rev. Donald Fraser, Wells River; Rev. L. M. Isaacs, Orwell.
Fairbanks Board of Education-Lieut .- Col. Joseph Fair- banks, Rev. L. A. Edwards, Rev. F. B. Richards, Rev. F. A. Poole, Gilbert E. Woods.
Fairbanks Board for Relief of Ministers-Rev. C. H. Mer- rill, Alvin C. Noyes, Rev. Donald Fraser, Arthur F. Stone, H. C. Wilson.
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REPORTERS AND RECEIVERS
Addison Association-Rev. William F. Frazier; Benning- ton Association-Rev. S. K. Perkins; Caledonia Association- Rev. C. B. Bliss; Chittenden Association-Rev. Charles K. Tracy ; Essex Association-Mrs. S. G. Wilson; Franklin and Grand Isle Association-R. W. Jocelyn; Grafton-Orange Asso- ciation-Rev. Donald Fraser; Lamoille Association-Mrs. Fla- villa Holmes; Orange Association-Rev. H. A. Barker ; Orleans Association-Clinton A. Wood; Rutland Association-Rev. O. R. Houghton ; Union Association-Rev. R. A. Beardslee ; Wash- ington Association-Rev. J. B. Sargent; Windham Association -Rev. A. V. Woodworth; Windsor Association-Rev. B. A. Lucas.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee-Rev. C. C. Adams, J. R. Hoadley, Mrs. W. J. Van Patten, H. G. Woodruff, Jonas H. Brooks.
Ways and Means Committee-M. M. Wilson, Mr. J. E. Tinker, Mr. J. H. Brooks.
Inter-Church World Movement Committee-Rev. Donald Fraser, Mr. P. T. H. Pierson, Mr. H. G. Woodruff, Dean G. H. Perkins.
Printing Committee-Rev. C. H. Merrill, Mr. J. M. Com- stock.
Arrangements for Next Meeting of Conference-Rev. B. A. Lucas, Mr. Geo. L. Dunham, Rev. C. H. Merrill, Rev. Geo. E. Ladd, Mr. M. E. Stearns.
Civic Justice and Community Service Committee-Mr. Geo. L. Dunham, Rev. L. M. Isaacs, Mr. J. R. Hoadley, Mr. M. M. Wilson.
Religious Education-Rev. F. Wilson Day, Rev. J. C. Prince, Rev. H. P. Woodin, Rev. C. C. Adams, Rev. W. F. Frazier, Mr. C. D. Howe.
Ministry-Rev. Fraser Metzger, Rev. R. W. Barstow, Rev. R. A. Hamilton, Mr. J. E. Tinker, Mr. M. E. Stearns.
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Benevolence and Missionary Education-Mr. H. D. Howe, Mrs. W. J. Van Patten, Mrs. M. H. Buckham, Mr. J. H. Brooks, Rev. A. V. Woodworth, Rev. G. E. Ladd.
Evangelism-Rev. E. P. Treat, Gen. N. G. Williams, Rev. F. A. Poole.
The Secretary of the Conference is ex-officio a member of all these committees.
OTHER OFFICERS
Committee on Nominations-Rev. C. C. Adams, 1920; Rev. H. L. Ballou, 1921; John R. Akin, 1922.
Trustees of Vermont Anti-Saloon League-Rev. C. E. Hay- ward, Rev. John M. Thomas, Rev. William Millar, C. P. Cowles, J. R. Hoadley, E. B. Jordan.
Manager of Boston Seaman's Friend Society-Horace E. . Pease.
Director of Vermont State Sunday School Association- Walter H. Crockett.
Directors of Board of Pastoral Supply-Rev. G. S. Mills, George L. Dunham.
Delegates to National Council-Term Expires in 1921- Rev. C. C. Merrill, Alternate, Rev. Chauncey A. Adams; Term Expires in 1923-Ralph E. Flanders, Alternate, J. R. Hoadley.
NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
The next meeting will be at Windsor.
Preacher-Rev. Donald Fraser.
Alternate-Rev. R. A. Beardslee.
MINUTES
The one hundred and twenty-fourth annual meeting of the Vermont Congregational Conference convened in the Congrega- tional Church, Essex Junction, Tuesday afternoon, May 20th. The meeting was called to order by the President, Rev. C. H. Merrill of St. Johnsbury. The scriptures were read and prayer offered by Rev. Stephen Smith of Colchester. Rev. Edward C. Hayes of Greensboro was elected Scribe and Rev. George E. Ladd of West Woodstock, Assistant Scribe. The Conference Roll was as follows :
Churches
Pastors
Alburg
Arlington, East
Bakersfield
Barnet-McIndoe Falls
C. B. Bliss
Roger Crane
Dea. J. C. Griggs
Mrs. F W. Baldwin P. T. H. Pierson
Bennington, Second
Geo. S. Mills
Benson
D. H. Strong
Berkshire, East
W. R. Price
Dea. Alfred Sykes
Berlin
Frank Blomfield
Bradford
J. L. Alexander
Braintree, East
and W. Brookfield Brandon
L. G. Chase Walter Thorpe
Brattleboro, West
A. V. Woodworth
Brattleboro, Center
H. P. Woodin
Brattleboro, Swedish
A. O. Peterson Robert Lawton
Brighton-Island Pond
Burlington, First
C. C. Adams
Rev. S. G. Barnes
Rev. Evan Thomas
I. M. Powell
Castleton
Charleston, W.
Charlotte
Frederick N. Rutan J. A. Lawrence Henry L. Ballou
Chester
Clarendon
E. W. A. Jenkinson Stephen Smith
Colchester
Corinth, East
Coventry
C. E. Southard
Mrs. Walter Thorpe Mrs. A. V. Woodworth Mrs. H. P. Woodin
Burlington, College St. Cambridge Jeffersonville
I. C. Smart
Walter H. Gould
F. B. Hyde Robert G. McLeod
Mrs. G. W. Calkins
Chelsea
E. G. Thorne Miss Fannie Haseltine
Mrs. Carry Houghton Miss H. F. James Mrs. C. E. Southard
Delegates
T. J. Pitt Mabel T. Winch Wesley W. Smith .
Barre Barre, East
Barton
James Ramage
Dea. A. F. Johnson
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Craftsbury, N. Danville Enosburg
C. J. Peterson C. A. Adams E. S. Vradenburg
William Millar
Essex Junction
Fairfield, East
A. B. Ross
Fairlee and N. Thetford C. W. Carvell
Franklin
Greensboro
Hardwick, E.
Hartford, Second
Hartford, West Hartford, Quechee
C. C. Claris
Highgate
Hartland
Hyde Park, Second
Irasburg
William Cashmore
Frank W. Hazen
C .. H. Smith
Robert Clark
Lyndon
S. K. Perkins Geo. A. Furness
Mrs. L. D. Nute
Prof. C. B. Wright
Geo. N. Wood
E. A. Fiske T. J. Stewart
Wells River
Donald Fraser W. J. McNeill T. D. Childs
Mrs. T. D. Childs
Silas Dowd
Mrs. C. W. Richmond
G. N. Welch
E. O. Bishop A. D. Tiffany
Pittsford
Pomfret, N.
Randolph, Bethany
Richmond
Rockingham-Bellows Falls
J. C. Prince
Saxton's River Royalton Royalton, S.
J. H. Moseley
J. D. King
Geo. A. Buttrick
S. W. Anthony
F. B. Richards F. A. Poole
R. B. Simmons
R. A. Beardslee F. W. Day
Thetford
F. W. Bates R. H. Bosworth
Townshend
Underhill
W. F. Frazier
Dea. J. C. Wilson Mrs. C A. Adams Theodore Perley Dr. C. M. Ferrin Mrs. A. B. Ross
Florence Hopkins
H. C. Pease Mrs. Emma Brockway
Miss Sadie Place
C. H. Hannant
Miss Helen Collins William R. Morgan Cedric Pierce
Manchester Marshfield
Middlebury
H. C. Newell
F. E. Talbee
Charles N. St. John
Geo. E. Goodliffe
W. Newbury
Newfane New . Haven
E. Vernon Young
Newport
Northfield
J. B. Sargent
Orwell
L. M. Isaacs
E. P. Treat Geo. E. Ladd
Fraser Metzger
Charles K. Tracy
Dr. Geo. H. Gorham Elmer Weston Mrs. H. W. Dutton
Mrs. J. D. King C. P. Cooper Mrs. A. D. Tenney Arthur F. Stone
E. H. Moore
Mrs. R. H. Bosworth Mrs. C. W. Rice
Vergennes Waitsfield
E. C. Hayes A. S. Bole
C. O. Gill Arthur Mercer
Jericho, Second Johnson
Ludlow
Milton Montpelier Morrisville
L. A. Edwards
Rupert
Rutland St Albans St. Johnsbury, N.
St. Johnsbury, S. Shoreham Springfield Swanton
Mrs. M. L. Martin
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Waterbury
Westfield
W. G. Macfarlane
Westford
West Rutland
Westminster
E. W. Wild
Weybridge
S. H. Barnum
Whiting
F. J. Malzard
Williamstown and E. Brookfield John Irons
Wilmington
W. C. Clark
Windsor
B. A. Lucas
South Woodbury
Woodstock
R. W. Barstow
B. R. Demeritt J. A. Mames Mrs. Geo. Grow F. A. Morse
Miss Luke Sabin
MEMBERS EX-OFFICIO
President-Rev. C. H. Merrill.
Vice-President-Geo. L. Dunham.
Secretary-Rev. C. C. Merrill.
Statistical Secretary-John M. Comstock.
Treasurer-F. W. Baldwin.
Directors-Mrs. W. J. Van Patten, Mrs. M. H. Buckham, J. R. Hoadley, H. D. Howe, J. C. Carpenter.
Committee and Appointees-Frank H. Brooks, Charles I. Button.
Vermont Domestic Missionary Society-President, N. G. Williams; Assistant Treasurer, C. H. Newell.
Summary-Pastors, 79; Delegates, 59; Members Ex-officio, 14; Total, 152 ; Churches represented, 99.
The President named and the Conference confirmed the fol- lowing Business Committee: Rev. F. B. Richards, Rev. C. H. Smith, Prof. Charles B. Wright.
An address of welcome with presentation of the program was given by Rev. William Millar, Essex Junction. The Presi- dent, Rev. C. H. Merrill, responded.
The Report of the Committee on Benevolence and Religious Education was given by Rev. A. S. Bole for H. D. Howe, chair- man of the Committee, and the report was accepted. (See ap- pendix C.)
Rev. F. Wilson Day requested that he be allowed to give the report of the Committee on Religious Education and the
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Ministry at some other time during the Conference in order to allow time for fuller discussion, and by common consent this re- quest was granted.
The Report of the Committee on Evangelism was given by Rev. Donald Fraser, Chairman, and accepted. (See appendix E.)
The Report of the Committee on Civic Justice and Commu- nity Service was given by George L. Dunham, Chairman, and the report was accepted. (See appendix G.)
The Report of the Congregational Board of Pastoral Supply was given by Rev. Arthur J. Covell of Boston, Secretary.
Rev. C. H. Smith for the Business Committee recommended that the session Wednesday evening be omitted in order that the Conference might attend the meeting in Burlington in be- half of the League of Nations, the speakers for that session to be used in other parts of the program. This recommendation was unanimously adopted.
The Conference Sermon was preached by Rev. Walter Thorpe from the text Col. 1:17, and the Lord's Supper was ad- ministered by Rev. H. P. Woodin and Rev. W. F. Frazier, assisted by the following Deacons: Dr. C. M. Ferrin, A. D. Tiffany, Prof. C. B. Wright and H. C. Pease.
An address was given by Rev. C. A. Adams of Danville on his experiences in France
A symposium on "The Essence of Christianity," was led by Rev. G. S. Mills of Bennington, and following his introduction of the subject Rev. F. A. Poole, St. Johnsbury, Rev. C. H. Smith, Ludlow, and Dr. S. G. Barnes, Burlington, participated in the discussion.
It was voted that an intermission of fifteen minutes be taken, in order to allow for the arrival of the next speaker.
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