Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-03
Correspondence Of the PnGSIx.
WOBfAN'S hoard or MISSIONS.
ath Annual Meeting of the Vermont
nerRuch.


branch.
Tho Vermont branch of the Woman's
Board of Missions held its 4lh annual
meeting at ST. Johnsbury on Oct 25th, with
d large attendance, Mrs. Fairbanks pre-
sided with admirable grace and dignity.
Assistant secretary Miss Aikon's report
was of peculiar interest, noting gain of %
auxiliary societies and q total of 90 auxil-
iaries, not including Emission circles"
The county reports showed an encouraging
condition OF missions. If some vagueness
characterized q few of them II was proba-
bly, owing to greater vagueness in reports
furnished TO vice presidents from individu-
al societies. Thirteen counties were repre-
scented, being all but Bennington. Gale
donia county reported society in every
church. The treasurer reported the receipt
of $500, of which $1,000 was given 10 the
Japanese Home, $1,000 TO the general fund,
$3.50 to Mrs. Norris for medical building at
Bombay, $500 for the support of Mrs. Park
| of Ceylon, $3.50 10 Misses Ely Of Turkey
and the remainder 10 schools in China, we
think. The constitution was amended TO
admit the appointment of a corresponding
secretary and an article was added TO the
amendment admitting the Office of assist
ant treasurer. Most of the former officers
wero reelected as follows:
Presidont-Mrs. Horace Fairbanks, st.
| Johnsbury.
Secretary Miss Sophie II. Aiken, Rut-
land assistant secretary-Mrs. y. X. Bal
| ley, Rutland; corresponding secretary
Mrs. Ii. 4. Fuller Of ST. Johnsbury.
Treasurer Mrs. Geo. IL. Fox, Rutland;
assistant treasurer ). q. Putnam,
Rutland.
Auditor-M Geo. a. Merrill Rutland,
| with vice president for each county,
Mrs. Estey was reelected for Windhan
county.
Mrs. Walker Of Auburndale, who has
charge OF twenty children of missionaries,
addressed the meeting. There were pres
ent several devoted missionaries who gave
| addresses. Mrs. Morse, now Of Thetford,
spoke on the Bulgarian mission, and con-
trasted the treatment which she received
eleven years ago, when there was but one
native who would receive her, with the
present state Of that mission, in which
there are $50 church members. Mrs. Haz-
en- of Pomfret, aud formerly Of India, gave
an interesting account OF the native Chris
tians' yearly meetings, and stated that at
one of them woman being asked to give
her experience said, II don't know what
you mean, but do know that l love my
Saviour and that lie died for me-" Mrs.
Montgom cry Of Marash, Turkey, gave a
forcible closing address. Mrs. Norton of
the bureau of exchange presented valua-
BILE paper on organization which we wish
might be fully reported, as II was OF special
excellence. In her statistics she did not
include the Board Of the Interior nor that
of the Pacific, but only those whose head
quarters are at Boston. The first year tue
Woman's Board raised $4,000; the next
year SG0,0OO and it has paid altogether in
to the treasury of the American Board
100000. II we inquire the secret OF this
growth she thought it could be answered as
to human means, in one word-organiza-
ton. The magnitude of the postal service
came from small sums, and who was so
poor that she couldn't lay aside two cents
per week for missions2 Mrs. Lord oil
Montpelier proposed TO send greeting 10
the New Hampshire Board, then in session,
from I'd Thess., 2: Is, 10, and return was
telegraphed from I'd Thess., 10.
"A delightful social pleasure in connection
with the meeting was reception on Tues
day evening at Mrs. Fairbanks's, where
several OF the officers and speakers were
entertained during their stay in town. Ev-
cry one knows that our Governor is a
scholarly and cultivated gentleman, and
his house and grounds are all that cultivat-
ed taste can desire, but to our mind, the
best OF all among the appointments OF his
homo was the winsome graciousness of our
whole-heailed president, his wife.
onWednesday evening Mrand Mrs. II. T.
Fullergave reception 10 the women OF the
Board and some Town friends, and all were
most Hospitality entertained. An interest
/ ing feature OF Tho evening was the sale by
, auction OF wedding ring over one hun
dred years old, which poor woman had
given TO the Barnet society. When the case
I was presented by the Barnet delegate, d
) kindly woman said at once, 1--WE must gel
= what we can for the ring and give it back
TO the donor" SIG was quickly raised
each woman contributing the amount o
her bid, when one OF the st. Johnsbury la
5 dies said, "let US get SIS and make the do
nor life mem ber," which was speedily
D accomplished. "Verily l say unto you
Q wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached
G there shall also this that this woman hail
= done be told as memorial other" We wan
: to give tribute here to our secretary, Mis-
Aiken. We are told that she gives he
r whole time TO the work, besides being as
;, sisted by her sister, and that no bill Il
| ,rl,t 10, ,.s;N