The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR
The Coming State Convention Openi
the gath -InterestinR ParticuIars

few weeks ago, have attended to
their several duties and the delegates
will be welcomed when they arrive on
Monday and Tuesday, Oct. oath and
25th, and generously entertained during
their stay. AS will be recalled, the To-
cal churches, Baptist, Congregation and
Methodist of the town are interested in
making the State convention success.
The convention will open Monday even
ing, Oct "a, with an address bv Rev. H.
G. Farrar of Albany, who was a settled
pastor in Bennington county in 1923.
Tuesday afternoon the work of Junior
Christian endeavor will be presented by
Miss Mary Hammond, the leading ad-
dress being given by Mrs. Alice May
Schudder of New Jersey. Every soci-
ETY. in tine state is entitled to two dele
gates, and there will be at least 300
present. They will be entertained by
the different churches. We have been
disappointed in obtaining the full pro-
gramme for publication this week, and
so we give few interesting particulars
contributed largely by one of our cor
respondents, as follows:
In Bennington county there are
eighteen societies of Christian Endeavor.
OF this number seven are located in
Bennington, there being one in North
lOGuuluRUOu,
three in Bennington village, one in the
Bushnell district and one in the Pleasant
Valley district. OF the eighteen soci-
cites in the district nine are under Con-
gregational auspices, three Methodist,
three union, two Baptist and one of the
Church of the Disciples. The society at
West Rupert holds the county banner
this year for sending the largest dele
CATION to the county convention. The
officers of the county union are: Presi-
dent, Rev. R. Campbell, Rupert; vice
president, Rev. T. d. Adam, Manches-
ter; treasurer Mrs. Waldo Sibley, Centre
Bennington; secretary, Rev. Charles Il.
Peck,
The society connected with the first
Baptist church of this village was organ
lied January 81, 1889, with eight active
and four associate members. Oct. I,
1892, there were on the rolls forty &C
tive, fifteen associate and seven honorary
members. The society meets every
Sunday evening in the church chapel
one hour before the time for church ser,
vice. The average attendance at the
meetings is forty-tive. During the past
year the contributions have been S25.
The society will send two delegates to
the coming State convention, and it is
well represented on the various commit
tees arranging for the same. Its pres
ent officers are: President, Miss Lena
Norton, vice-president, Fred II. Fergu-
son; recording secretary, Miss Daisy
Morse; corresponding secretary, Miss
FloralDunham; treasurer VIM. Barron.
The society connected with the Old
church at the Centre was organized
July 6, 1890, with 30 members. The
membership Oct. 1, 1892, was 35. Dur
ing the year there were eight removals
and three deaths. The average atten--
dance at meetings during the year has.
been 22. Meetings are held every Sun
day in the Sunday schoolrOOm at 6. p. IN.
During the year the contributions have.
been $45.67. OF this amount S15 was
donated to the Fung Choo hospital and
$10.67 to home missions. The society is
hourishing, and much interest is shown
in its welfare by those not connected
with it, The present officers are:
President, Miss Harriet D. HARDWOOD;
vice president, Miss Alice Roberts;
treasurer, Miss Sanford; recording Sec
retary Miss Maude Severance; CORE
spending secretary. Miss Grace Roberts.
In the absence of Miss Severance Mrs.
Fred Sexton is acting in her place.
The society connected with the Sec
lage was organized in November, 1880,
with 60 members. There had previously
been strong Y. p. U. connected with
this church for years, and it was merged
into the new organization Oct. l,
1892, there were "A active members, 10
honorary and 10 associate members.
Meetings are held every Tuesday even
Ing, at 730 o'clock, in the church par
lors. The average attendance during
the wear was 45. The total contribu-
tions were SS1, The present officers
are: President, Arthur Holden; vice
president, Mrs. E. H. Scott; recording
Secretary, Miss Jean W. Cady; CORE
spending secretary, Miss jennie E. Val
entine; treasurer, John Seymour; as
sistant treasurer, Charles Bennett,
The society is one of the strongest
in the state, the officers are faithful in
attending to their duties, and much
good has already resulted from its es-
tablishment. This society gave con-
cert last Monday evening as our readers
know, engaging the celebrated Madam
Fry company of Boston.
The young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor" of the Methodist
Episcopal church was organized Dec. IT.,
1888, with eight active, and three asso-
CldJ6 ulGIlDOIS. IHO
creased rapidly, and in short time en-
braced nearly all the young people con-
nected with the church. Meetings are
held in the Lecture Room of the church
every Sunday evening, one hour before
the regular church service. The present
membership is 80 active, "a associate,
and II honorary. The average atten-
dance is about 80. Nearly all the mem
bers contribute regularly to the support
of the church, and also to the various
benevolent enterprises of the denomina-
ton. The society has recently pur-
chased fifty copies of Gospel Hymns.
Nos. 5 and combined.
The present officers are: Charles.
Farnum president, Eva lockwood vice
president, Miss Nellie NJ. wilkins re-
cording secretary, Mrs. q. B. Wall Jr.
treasurer, E. T. Griswold corresponding
secretary.
The Society in the Bushnell district,
so called, is one of the three union So
cieties in the county. 1t was organ
lied Dec. %, 1891, after considerable re-
ligious interest had been awakened in
the district, principally by two lady
missionaries who were Their several weeks.
1t was started with Is members, and
Oct. l, 1892, the membership was 81
active, 16, associates, IL. Meetings are
held every week, the average attendance
since its organization being II. During
the year the contributions were $3.50,
the funds being used to pay the expenses
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