Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-05-04
CHURCH REPAIRS.



The Brattleboru Fast Congregational society
held a special meeting at their chapel on Wrdnt.s
day evening to further consider the contemplated
repairs upon their meeting house and parsonage
In making his report, b. ID. Harris, chairman of
the committee ON repairs, stated that at a former
meeting the society had instructed the commit
tee To make certain specific repairs and improve
ments at a cost not exceeding 5000. provided 50
much money could br raised The response To
calls for subscriptions had been So generous and
universal the committee soon found themselves
m the prediraunent now occupied hy the general
government; they were embarrassed hy a surplus
for instead of the s., 80 asked for. the subscru
tons already amounted to 81 100. Under these
circumstances the committee In obedience to
what appeared To be AN almost universal desire
recommended that the old pews in the body Of
til" house be removed, and new pews of modern
construction substituted aud So arranged as To
give broad aisle In the centre and two side aslrs
and that the heating and ventilation of the church
be rearrauged and Improved, the eXprns, Of the
whole not To exceed the sum provided These
recommendations were approved unanimously
and the committee directed to carry them out
Mr. Harris then stated that. with the full con
cutrence of the committee, he desired to make a
further suggestion that the large window IN the
tower, over the principal entrance door to the
church, be dedicated to the memory of the late
Mrs. sarah Goodhue Chaplin, in recognition OF her
Christian character and Wumanly virtues and of
the special obligations Of the church and society
~ her, saying that she was born into this church
so to speak, Of family that had always bcen
among its stanchest aud most liberal supporters
and that, though now gone from us, she Is still
most generous and ever-cuntinuing brnefactOr
With these suggestions, Mr. Harris said. the COM
mitter would leave the matter in the hands of the
society. Whereupun, Rev, Mr.. Day offered the
following resolution, which was adopted with rn-
tire unanimity:
"ln our endeavor To repair and beautify our
house Of worship we cannot but tenderly and
gratefully recall the beloved friends who in life,
cherished. and In death greatly bereaved this re-
igious society. Because Of these memories, and
because our present successful effort Is the result
of the hearty cooperation Of our entire fellow
ship il seems especially fitting that we as a soci-
ETY., recognize In the way OF permanent unemor
al our nhrOken love and union with those who,
had they lived, would have aided, and beng dead
still bless MS. There cannot but occur 10 ls all
among these unseen friends, the name of her
who before she died crowned her lifelong devotion
TO the church, the young, the poor and the alict-
ed by the most generous benrtactions In the his
tory Of the society, sealed with personal aff-t-
ton for our interests which none will ever sur
pass.
I'VE, therefore, Resoire. that our committee h,,
and hereby ART instructed To devote such part of
our common fund as may he needed for the plac-
ing Of a memorial window in the west end Of our
inscribed and held sacred to the memory of Sa,
rah Goodhue Chaplin
1t being suggested that there are individuals
and families that would be glad 10 furnish memo
rial windows In honor of friends who have in past
times been prominently connected with the
church and society II assured that such contribu-
ton would be acceptable to the society, il was
voted unanimously that the society would gladly
welcome and give place to such memorials AS
the church is about TO be refitted with entire new
windows this would seem 10 be favorable time
TO communicate with the committee on the sub
iect