Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-10-16


Charlotte church, A. Clark.
Rutland church, J. Pooler.
Poultney church, ]. Clark.
Grafton church, d. M. Crane.
Whiting church, S. Brown.
Plymouth church, A. Edison.
Hubbardlon church, S. S. Churchill.
Female Missionary Society, Rutland, ].
G. Griggs.
Members by the payment of $500, S.
Griggs, J. A. Conant, A. Churchill.
The Committee to nominate Officers for
the ensuing year, reported the following
list. The report was accepted and adopted.
D.PAcKER, President.
!, l sas,u, Vice Presidents.
c. A. THOMAS, Cor. Secretarp.
w. G. JOHNSON, Rec Secretary.
w. KMBALL, Treasurer.
TRUsTEEs.-J. D. Farnsworh, j. Free
man, s. Fletcher, A. Angier, S. Griggs,
j. p. Skinner. j. Conant, d. HascalI, B.
Burrows, s. Pierce, j. M Graves, j. W.
Sanger.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following, which, after much discussion
and many remarks, was adopted:
Resolred, That we feel undiminished
confidence IN the various benevolent opera
ions OF the day-such as Foreign and Do
mestlc Missions, Bible, Tract. and Educa-
! ton Socletles-the Cause of the Slave,
Moral Purity, Temperance, Peace, &c; and
that we feel ourselves called on 10 renew
our efforts in their support.
Music from the choir.
Brethren A. Haynes, S. Griggs, and A..
CLARK, were appointed a Committee to in
qulre into the propriety of purchasing the
Tracts remaining in the Depository at Bran
don.
Adjourned, to meet tomorrow morning
at O'Clock.
/ The adjournment was had at O'Clock,
according TO previous arrangement, for the
purpose of giving place to the anniversary
of the Vermont Bible Society, auxiliary to
the American and Foreign Bible Society.
Business called me away so that had not
the privilege of attending. From the Treas
urer's Report, the only document yet put
into my hands, it appears that 1929 SO have
been collected during the past year,
4 Thursday morning. o'clock.
| Met according TO adjournment. Prayer
by brother Gibbon Williams.
The following Delegates were appointed
to other Conventions:
i Neao-Hampshire, J. w. Sawyer, A. An.
ger, E. Hutchinson, J. Baldwin, d. Packer
S. Pierce, M. Field, E. Hurlbut, A. Kings.
bury, J. Huntington, J. S. Herrick.
Ne,c- York, J. w. Sawyer, D. Hascall
V. r. Ho,chkiss, c. A. Thomas.
Massachusetts, E. Hutchinson, M. Field
R. M. Ely, c. A. Thomas, w. G. Johnson
Connecticut, A. Kingsbury, S. Fish.
A Committee of the Board of the Con.
vention offered TO the BODY the followino
resolutions, which were adopted:
l. RESOLVED, That the churches be earn
es,ly requested TO take measures TO obtain
the voluntary contributions of all the men,-
bers OF their respective bodies, and the be-
nevolent individuals of their congregations.
10 promote the objects Of the various benev-
olent societies; and that these contributions
be made annually, and at stated times for
each society.
2. ResOtred, That we recommend that
donations for The Foreign Mission be made.
on or near the first Sabbath in January of
each year-for the American and FnreioD
Bible Society, on or near The first Sabbat h
In March-for the Education Society, ON
or near the first Sabbath in Mav-(or the
Domestic Mission, On or near the first Sab
bath in September
/ g. RESOLVED, That we recommend the
use OF a book, usually denominated the
Book OF Benevolence, which shall contain
each members name, and The sums con
tributed to each object; and that when the
Book is used for subscriptions, the time for
payment be stipulated at the head of each
column, and that measures be taken to OBJ
tam payment at the time stipulated.
! Heard the Report Of the Board. Report
accepted and ordered 10 be printed with the
Minutes of the Convention.
/ 1.-THE Report has not yetcome into nv
hands. 1t was one of about usual interest.
Six missionaries had been employed in
Canada during the year; and their labors
had been attended with very satisfactory
success. There had been about 200 BAN
tisms in connection with brother Jonathan
BaldaOin's itineracy in the DanvilIe Asso-
citation, on both sides of the line. Brother
Simon Fletcher bad been employed about
six months as travelling agent for the Con-
veniion; and had collected between $500