St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-29

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ed. All debts have been paid and an
average of $24 for each member has
been given.
McIndoes Falls reported a gain of
FIVE. Ten were added and five re-
moved by death. The Endeavor So
ciety is doing good work and all
debts paid.
East Burke has rs members and a
very successful Sunday school. Con-
tributions for benevolent purposes
were large.
Danville has had a larger atten-
dance than usual. The Sunday
school has so members. Forty-two
dollars have been raised for missions.
East Hardwick and Kirby were
not represented.
Lyndon is now yoked with st.
.Johnsbury Centre with Rev. E. ].
Beach, pastor. 1t has made a gain
of five during the year and $114.23
has been raised for missions
! Lyndonville has bright prospects
for the coming year. All debts are
paid and lively interest manifested.
There is a membership of 81 The
Sunday school has 16O members and
has contributed 500 for missions.
Peacham has $50 members. Death
has removed seven, one has removed
to another place and six have been
| added. The Eudeavor society is do
ing good work
st. Johnsbury Centre has made a
change in pastors. Rev. Mr.. Grover
resigned and Rev. E. j. Beach takes
his place. Prayer meetings are well
attended.
The North church, st. Johnsbury,
made a good showing. 1t has 319
members and an average attendance
of 400. The Sunday school numbers
$50 with an average attendance of
214. The Mission societies have
raised $500 for missions. The En-
deavor society does good work. BIZ
bles are given to children baptized
and a book to children attending
church service each Sunday in the
year.
ST. Tohnsbury East has been with
out a pastor much of the time. Rev.
NJ. c. Henderson supplied until April
| 1st when Rev. B. S. Adams came
The parsonage burned during the
year. There have been no additions
and one member has died. The Sun
day school has 100 members. New
| books have been added to the library
and $64 given for benevolent work.
The South church, St. Johnsbury,
has made extensive repairs in its
building and the church has been in
corporated. The usual progress has
been made. The Sunday school is
doing good work and the Endeavor
society is unusually large and pros
porous.
Lower Waterford has no settled
minister but sermons have been read
and Sunday school held each Sab
bath. There are 121 members. Nine
deaths have occurred and no addi-
tiOns in membership.
At II O'Clock Rev. !. c. Bodwell of
Lyndonvilie gave an address on
Family religion, in which he urged
parents to teach their children obedi-
ence first and religion afterward. In
this way they will grow up obedient
and law abiding citizens.
The conference closed Wednesday
afternoon with a sermon by Rev. ].
X. Williams of Peacham and the sac
rament of the Lords supper.
The conference will meet at McIn-
does Falls next year when the open
ing sermon will be preached by Rev
E. ]. Beach and the communion ser
mon by Rev. c. M. Lamson.
These appointments were made:
Delegates to the state conference at
Rutland, Rev. w. H. Stuart, J. G.
Hovey, W. N. Blanchard, L. d. Ha-
zen, Henry Babbitt, Rev. B. S. Adams.
THE UNIVERSALIST CONFERENCE.
The annual session of the Northern
Association of Universalists was held
at the Church of the Messiah in this
place Tuesday and Wednesday. The
services began at $50 a. m. with a
conference meeting led by Rev. F.
Millar of Glover. At 1870 the coun-
Gil was organized and at II o'clock
there was q discussion on pastoral
visitation, led by Rev. F. Millar and
followed by several others. A busi-
ness meeting was held at p. M, and
this was followed at 2.3O by the oc-
casional sermon by Rev. J. A. Seitz
of West Concord. Rev. S. A. Parker
of Bethel then gave an address on
"The Church"
Rev. Mvra H. Kingsbury of Nor
risville gave an able address at 7.15
p. m. on "How to conduct PRAYER
meeting" and at O'Clock Rev S. A.
Parker preached a sermon.
Wednesdays session began with
prayer meeting at a. M, led by
Mrs. S. c. Pratt of West Concord
and this was followed by business
meeting. A collection of $S7 was
taken for the general conference to go
for home missionary work. At II
O'Clock Rev. L. D. Cochrane of Little
tan gave an address upon ''Village
improvement, social, intellectual and
moral"
At 1.3O p. m. came the election Of
officers. Willard Chase of West Con
cord was chosen president and Rev.
F. Millar clerk.
At O'Clock Rev. Myra Kingsbury
preached a sermon, followed by the
communion service, with Rev. E. A.
Hoyt presiding.
The meeting then adjourned. 1t
was the intention to hold service
Wednesday evening, but for various
reasons it was given up. The COM
mittee have not decided upon a place
to meet next year.
CATHOLIC NOTES.
The spring fast is to be observed by
members of the church on Wednes-