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The Women, Board Of Missions
rITrH ANNUAL MEETING q THE VERMONT


rIfTH ANNUAL MEETING q THE VERMONT
BRANCH.
The nth annual meeting OF the Vermont
branch of the Wumen's Board of Missions,
held in St. Juhn-bury, On Wednesday, Oct.
3lst, was the most successful of any ct held,
both as to numbers and interest. Ladies
were in attendance from nearly every coun-
ty in the State.
The meetings were held morning and at
ternoon. in the North Church. the body OF
the church being well filled. Mrs. Horace
Fairbanks, president of the branch, presided
gracefully and accept.bly. Nearly all the
officers Of the branch were present.
The secretary reported nine new auxlll-
aries and seven mission circles formed dur
Ing the past year, and the reports OF the
vce-pIesidents showed an encouraging in
crease of interest. in nearly all the coun-
ties. The Branch comprises l59 auxliaries
and Mission circles.
The treasurer reported contributions to
tn amount of 81 SOB, an increase Of $500
over last year.
the foreign secretary read most in
teresting and carefully prepared report,
giving int lligence and loving greetings
| from lady missionaries supported by the
/ branch. and much interesting information
as to the condition of the various fields where
they are stationed.
Mrs Allan lazen addressed the ladies
briefly On the new opportunities which
are now open to the church for evan
gelizing the world, closing with an earnest
appeal to the Christian women OF Vermont
to respond How to the Masters call. \
valuable paper was read by Mrs C. W.
Thompson, of Danyllle, on the need Of faith
and patient perseverance in the work at
! home; and paper on the conservation OF
children to the missionary work. which
seemed to breathe the very spirit OF the
Master. was read by Mrs. DR. Brooks OF ST
Johnsbury.
Mrs. Snow. a returned missionary from
Micronesia. gave most interesting account
Of her work and experience there, for TWEEN
ty-six years She was full of the love and
enthusiasm which always seems to inspire
the words and the lives Of our foreign mis-
siOnaries, and there was not dry eye in
the house when she said that the trial she
endured in returning to her work after her
first visit to this country, leaving her chill
| dren behind her, was not 50 hard a. that
she suffered when she was obliged on ac-
| count Of her husbands feeble health. to re-
turn to tins country with No prospect OF
going back to the work she loved The de-
yOtOnal exercises formed no uulmpOrtant
part of the meetings. There was a dsvo-
tional meeting of half an hour preceding
each session, and Mrs. Fairbanks gave as
the KEY note for the day, in the morning
prayer meeting, the petition. Thy King
dom come, always implying and including
the prayer, Thy will be done.
Mrs. Morse, of ThetGoad, formerly mis-
sionary 20 Bulgaria, made an earnest ap-
peal in behalf of the suffering Christians
there.
The officers of last year were reelected.
with three or fonr changes in the list of
ce-presidents The list is as follows:
OFFICERS.
President, Mrs Horace Fairbanks, ST.
JohnsburY.
| Vice Presidents tone IRON each county,.
| Mrs Henry Robinson, South Hero; Mrs.
! A. B. Swift. Enosbursh Mrs. E p Wild,
Newport, Mrs. Geo. A Perkins, Luuen-
hurgh Mrs. l. { Butler, Essex Mrs. d.
| G. French, johnson; Mrs. Z. NJ. Stone, St
Johnsbury Mrs. Z. Il. Hubert, Middle
bury: Mr.. W. H. Lord. Montpelier; Mrs.
Mary p. S. Prchard, Bradford; Mrs New
ton Kellogg, Rutland; Mrs. Ama~a Wool
son. Springfield Mrs. j. Ii. Goulding.
East Dorset Mrs. james :. Estey, Brattle-
| bor0.
Secretary, Miss Sophia H. Aiken. Rut-
| land; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs Homer
I. Fuller. St Johnsbury Treasurer, Mrs.
e. H. Fox, Rutland.
Resolutions were adopted. expressing the
thanks of the lady visitors to the people of
st. bloomsbury for their entertainment to
the railroads for the cOurtesies extended by
them and rendering the thanks of all in at
tendance to the ladies who, by their earnest
and helpful words, written and spoken,
made the meeting so full of interest and
enjoyment. \ very pleasant feature
OF the day was an elegant collation.
served by the ladies of the two churches, in
the vestry of the North church. Nearly
four hundred ladies accepted the invitation
to dine there. and the opportunity thus
afforded for social greetings and intercourse
was highly appreciated by all who shared
in it.
No pains were spared BY the st. Johns
bury people for the comfort OF their guests.
and the occasion will long be remembered
as most delightful and profitable one, by
all who were present.