Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-01-05

The annual reunion and ll-call of the
White Church, took place Friday evening,
Dec. Both. AS customary. there was So
| cial hour from five to six in which mem
| beers as well as friends were heartily well
coined to full participation in the even
ing's enjoyment. AT 9:15 the whole COM
pany sat down to the various tables placed
at convenient intervals throughout the
/ vestries. Each person was assigned seat
SO that all confusion and annoyance was
done away with. In the center of the
] room a table was placed especially for the
officers OF the church and invited guests.
After a short invocation, everybody ceas-
ing to think of higher things turned their
attention solely to the cravings of the in
\ ner man. After an hour thus spent, the
pastor having called the assembly to order
| the various reports of the church commit
tees and the auxiliaries were read. These
reports were merely read and discussed,
no further action being taken. The clerks
report was brief historical sketch of the
church, in which many interesting facts
were made known and certain mistakes
rectiied. The report for the year book
shows the following: church work above
expenses, n, 294-35; auxiliaries, s204.51; be-
nevolences, $422.49, or a total of 1921 30.
Present membership is 1877, absentses, n
The standing committees, whose duties
are the special care and spiritual interests
Ol FC1H
couragiDg to the members. The warden's
and treasurer's report were not given in.
full as they had not been completed In
the trustees report subject OF special in
terest was referred to,viZ. the sheds in the
rear of the church. These have been
rendezvous for tramps, beggars and other
equally disturbing elements, for a long
time, which are very annoying to those
living in that vicinity, and If il continues,
measures will be taken to prevent such
things in the future. We were glad to see
the action of the trustees in this matter
and hope that, unless the nuisances are
stopped, provision will be made to check
them. The Sunday School report was then
read by Supt b. T. Lombard The school
viied into IA classes. TIE aggregate at
tendance for the year was 5720 and average
of 40 per Sunday. The contributions are
as follows students Mission in New York,
S11.05; to purchase Bibles for missions,
$3.50; Thanksgiving dinner for poor
children in Boston, e; total, $3.50. Penny
collections s4S29; paid out for quarterly's,
papers and the like, SCI 80; income from
Hannah Wood fund, s30.56, leaving on
hand balance of S46.s6. Ladies' Ways
and Means report by the Pres. Mrs. V. M.
Hardy. Received Si3S.79 expended in the
organ and other sundry things 1882. La
dies Mission Union, % members. This
iNpoit was iNdN MIS- e. DtiiusbAi
received tor mission purposes in the west
and south, $40. Y. r. s. e. Il. report read /
by the Pres. Il. w. Tewksbury. Total re-
ceipts, SS7.7T; from this paid out s77.71 for
the following purposes 1881 As for missions, /
S25 for the building fund OF the Congrega- 4
tional church, Bethel. The balance for
the various expenses of the society. The /
society has 81 active members and IL as
sociate, with an average attendance of 80 /
for each meeting The reading OF the re- /
ports finished, tie roll call was taken up
to which 1l6 members responded with a
motto verse. Mrs. Rebecea Nichols Will T
bur, who was on her last birthday 81 years /
old, was present and responded with a
verse in clear and strong voice. Mrs.
Wilbur has been church member for 81
years. This, one OF the most interesting
of the evening, being completed,
j. ID. Denison of st. Johns church
was called upon to speak. Mr.. Denison
spoke briefly upon church unity, belieY-
ing that before many years were past, uni.
ty of all these churches would be an es-
tablished fact. Rev. MIR. Gallagher OF
Bethany church, Montpelier, followed Mr..
Denison. The speakers remarks were
general in their nature but perhaps laying
particular stress upon the highest princi
Piles which should govern the church and
Us work, the future of the church and the
relations between the pastor and his peo-
pie. The choir sang the familiar song,
Bless Be the Tie That Binds and after
his the doxology. Rev. v. M. Hardy
then pronounced the benediction.