Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-06-16
CONGREGA MINISTER'S
AND CHURCHES.
The Osth Annual Convention at Mont
pelier this Week.


The 9Sth annual meeting of the Congre-
gational churches and ministers of Yer
mont was held at Burlington Wednesday
and Thursday. After the opening routine
work these committee, were appointed:
Business committee Rev Dr.. HAYES, Rev C.
II Smith Dea Paddock.
Nominating committee Rev. + +. HerTick,
Rev J W. Lees Dea G. Dewey.
Finance committee-H c. Root, y. X Brown,
ID. J.. Griggs
Rev. J. H. Babbitt of West Brattleboro
reported verbally for the Sunday 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. H..
Thompson of Brattleboro. The fund is
now $4,000
The annual session of the Woman S
Home Missionary union was held Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis, agent, spoke for the work
of the Congregational Publishing society
in Vermont. Five hundred new Sunday
schools have been organized in the year
past, and S64,0 900 has been expended in
the United States. Mrs. Babbitt was
chosen president of the Woman's union.
The 18th annual meeting of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary society was held
Wednesday. The paper read by Rev. G.
II. Merrill showed l65 conversions in the
state during the year and net gain of -
members to the Congregational churches.
The largest number of conversions were at
Stowe and ST. Adams, there being upward
of 80 in each place. These officers were
chosen:
President. Rev. Henry Fairbanks. st. Johns
bury: vlce-president. Hon. Roswell Farnham,
Bradford; secretary, Rev. c. II Merrill, st. Johns
bury, treasurer, William G. Tyler assistant
treasurer, Theron NJ. Howard, St Johnsbury
auditor, l.. ID Hazen; directors, Rev. William 5,
Hazen Of NOrthheld, Rev l.. Tenny of Waterbury
Deacon c. +. Thompson of Brattleboro, Hon. 10
seph Poland OF Montpelier, Rev. \ A. Smith OF
Glover. Hon. ID. VI. Camp Of Newport. Rev Ed
ward Halves Of Burlington, Hon. +. Fairbanks of
ST Johnsbury, Rev. V. NJ Hardy Of West Ran
dolph. Rev c 5. Smith Of Montpelier, Rev. W
Phillips Of Rutland, and Rev. C. r. Seymour o
Bennington.
Many valuable papers were presented
! Wednesday. The report of the CORE
spending secretary, John NJ. Comstock o.
/ Chelsea, showed that there are 1913 Con
/ gregational churches, with a membership
of 10000. Thirty-seven have pastors, l4(
have acting pastors, and nine are vacant
During the past year ll42 joined tn,
church, 693 by confession and 449 by let
ter. There is an increase of ll2 member
in the Sunday schools. Benevolent con
tributiOns amounted to S57,303. Hom
expenditures were 500, 900. The Christian
EndeavOr societies have 697S members
Thirty churches are now incorporated.
President, W J. Van Patten Of Burlington
vice president, p X. Gleed of Morrisyille: seer
tary, Rev. 5. L. Bates of Burlington; correspond
ing secretary, J. VI. Comstock of Chelsea: treas
| urer, David NJ. Camp of Newport trustees Rev
| Henry Fairbanks Mrs G. w Osgood, W. j. Va
Patten' Rev. c. W. Thompson and Mrs. R. Bar
| rett.
Rev. j. II. Babbitt of West Brattlebor
was elected member of the committee o.
Sunday schools.