News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-06-22
Congregational Ministers and
Churches

The 9Sth annual meeting of the
Congregational churches and minis
tiers of Vermont was held at Burling-
ton Wednesday and Thursday of last
week, with Hon. H. F. Field of Rut-
land as Chairman. After the open
ing routine work these committees
were appointed
Business Committee-Rev DR.. Halves, Rev
C. II. Smith, Dea. Paddock
Nominating Committee-Rev. E. f. Her.
rick, Rev. J. W. Lees, Dea. c, Dewey.
Finance Committee-H. G. Root, N. X.
Brown, l.. Griggs.
Rev. j. H. Babbitt of West Brattle-
boro reported verbally for the Sun
day schools. He said that the rolls
showed only nine more members
in the state than one year ago,
and the average attendance 392 less,
and that Sunday school work was
lacking because church members do
not care to do it. Rev. F. F. Lewis
of Putney urged a revival in Sunday
school work.
The report of the Fairbanks fund
for the relief of ministers was read by
C. II. Thompson of Brattleboro
The fund is now 100000
The annual session of the Woman's
Home Missionary Union was held
Tuesday. Rev. Mr.. Lewis, agent,
spoke for the work of the Congrega-
tional Publishing Society in Vermont.
Five hundred new Sunday schools
have been organized in the year past,
and $4,000 has been expended in
the United States.
The 18th annual meeting of the
Vermont Domestic Missionary Socie-
ty was held Wednesday. The paper
read by Rev. c. III. Merrill showed
165 conversions in the State during
the year and net gain of rs men,
bers to the Congregational churches.
The largest number of conversions
was at Stowe and st. Adams, there
being upwards of so in each place.
These officers were chosen
President, Rev Henry Fairbanks, Stl
Johnsbury; Weep resident, Hon. Roswell.
Farnham, Bradford; Secretary, Rev. c. Fl.
Merrill, st. Johnsbury; Treasurer, w. c.
Tyler; Assist. Treasurer, T. NJ. Howard, St.
Johnsbury: Auditor. l.. D. Hazen; Directors,
Rev. W. 5. Hazen of Mortified, Rev. l..
y,
Brattleboro, Hon. Joseph Poland of Montpe-
lier, Rev. A. A. Smith of Glover, Hon. d. NJ.
Camp of Newport, Rev. Edward Halves of
Burlington, Hon. F. Fairbanks of st. Johns
bury, Rev. V. NJ. Hardy of West Randolph,
Rev. &. S. Smith of Montpelier Rev. G. W.
Phillips of Rutland, Rev. c. r. Seymour of
Bennington.
Many aluablepapers were present.
ed Wednesday. The report of the
corresponding secretary, John NJ.
COmstock of Chelsea, showed that
there are 1913 Congregational
churches, with a membership of 90
600. Thirty-seven have pastors,
40 have acting pastors, and nine
are vacant. During the past year
1142 joined the church-693 by con-
fession and 449 by letter. There is
an increase of 112 members in the
Sunday schools. Benevolent contribu
ton amounted to $57.303. Home
expenditures were $2O1 900. The
Christian Endeavor Societies have
6978 members. Thirty churches are
now Incorporated. The new officers
of the Association are =
President W j. Van Patten of Burlington;
Vce-President, P. K. Gleed of Morrisvie
Secretary, Rev. S. L. Bates of Burlington
Corresponding Secretary, J. M. Comstock of
Chelsea; Treasurer, d. M. Camp of Newport !;
Trustees, Rev. Henry Fairbanks Mrs. c. W.
Osgood, W. j. Van Patten, Rev. c. W.
Thompson, and Mrs. r. Barrett.