Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-02

pose. | suspect, | believe that lie Is
preparing the way for a generation OF
Baptist scholars, who, relying upon the
word of God alone, shall be able to con-
found the Romanists and Rationalists
alike.
We are advancing from conquest to
conquest. The snow white banner OF
foes. Let us swear new allegiance to
this ancient banner Let us this hour
pledge ourselves before high heaven to
lift higher this standard of the pure
truth once delivered to the saints, and to
carry it more sturdily forward to the
CONSERVATION of Christ's foes, the orri-
flame of our faith and the sole hope of a
| lost world
The sermon concluded, hymn 500
was sung by the choir and congregation,
rising
The moderator, DR.. Goadby, then an
nounced that the annual collection for
the treasury of the convention would be
taken. The collection was accordingly
taken.
Visiting bretheren were here invited
to take seats in the convention and par
ticipate in the subsequent proceedings.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 2
o'clock.
Prayer was offered hy Rev. r. Prem
tiss Townsend.
The report of the secretary Of the
board was then read by Rev. G. Hubbard,
of Chester, as follows:
REPORT OF THE BOARD.
10 tie Vermont Baptist State COnoon-
ton:
DEAR BRETHREN,-It is with sincere
thanks to God for his helping hand dur
| ing the year, that we now present our
annual report. The year opened au-
spiciously at Brattleboro, with the cheer
full payment of the heavy debt, which
had for some years embarrassed us in
our work. The gifts of the churches,
with the interest of the permanent fund,
have enabled us to meet all our Obliga-
lions, leaving a balance in the treasury
of 1871.
We have not been compelled to refuse
help to any deserving interest We had
| hoped to put another missionary into the
field, to labor more especially in the
northeastern part of the State, but the
committee to whom the matter was as
signed, have been unable to procure a
suitable man for the work.
At the first meeting of the board a
committee was appointed to survey the
field at Essex Junction with view of
| beginning missionary work. We have
now to report the organization of the
Baptist interest there, as a branch of the
Essex church. Regular services are held
by Bro. Ferguson, the pastor at Essex
Center.
The church organized last year at Rich
ford is still prospecting, holding services
every other Sunday, the Adventists own
ing one-half the house, occupy it the al
ternate Sunday. The church desire the
moral support and cooperation of the
convention, by being allowed to have the
services of Rev. Nj. G. Smith, missionary
agent, one half the time; the church and
society providing for his support to that
extent.
The church in st. Adams have finished
their house on the outside 1t is a fine
|
paid for will be an honor to the cause,
as well as an ornament to the town.
They have finished off a handsome lee
turc room in the house, that has seat
| ing capacity of about 200. The time
| having come when, in the judgment of
| the board, the church ought to have its
own pastor, the missionary agent was
| directed to close his labors there as act
| ing pastor on the 1st of September.
The church in Montpelier, through
the kindness of Deacon Estey, of Brattle-
| bore, who 80 their old by loan,
have been enabled to complete their
house of worship. 1t was dedicated on
the Goth of January last. Since then
their congregation has been larger and
more regular than before.
Bro. NJ. G. Smith, your missionary
| agent, has been laboring faithfully under
the direction of the board. The same
! eXigency which existed q year ago,
| seemed to require that he should be kept
! ct st. Adams, serving the church as
| pastor during the greater part of the
| year. Other needy churches, however,
! in the meantime receiving not little
both of time and care at his hands
| One church, that of East Bethel, for
some years past aided by the convention,
| HAS IGllnGI IcpJIJ6O IT'S COuCttlOH OF APP
| piled for aid. A committee of the board,
| who has visited them, found them in a
somewhat unsettled state, and without
regular preaching.
One of the Troy churches shows some
signs of awakening, and, with the help
| ing hand of the missionary agent, soon,
we hope, to be among them, we trust
both bodies will once more arise and
move forward.
Eight churches have been aided by the
convention the past year to the amount
! of s..
Their present state may be learned in
! part from the abstracts of their annual
reports to the board, as follows:
And0Yer-Rev. A. J. Walker, pastor;
breaches all the time; salary, 5000, be
sides parsonage and wood members rs,
| resident SO, males %, females 80 loss,
8; congregation, 80 to rs; Sunday school,
30 to 60, and interesting Nearly all
contribute to objects of beneVolence;
amount reported. Some of their mem
bers have moved away, and others are
about to do so. The additions to their
parsonage cost them more than they ex-
pected, and they are at times a good deal
discouraged; but they need, and the peo-
pie need, the preaching of the gospel
among them, for there is no other evan
gelical preaching in town. They ask
for an appropriation of $100 Amount
given last year, $50. Property in the
church considerably less than $40 900.
M0nkton-Rev. j. 2. Kellogg, pastor
breaches half the time; salary, $3.50,
5000 by the church and $50 by the con-
vention members %, males g. females
49, added by letter 1 congregation, 30
to so; spent $50 on their parsonage
the Sunday school, though small, is in
teresting; they sustain weekly prayer
meeting, average attendance IS; they
ask for the coming year an appropriation
of $50.
Montgomery-Rev A. S. Gilbert, pas
tor; salary, $500, church $500, congrc-
CATION 800; members III, resident "a,
added by baptism 3, by letter 7, by ex-
periencei1; congregation, 100; two pray
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