St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-06-14

| ly and prOpoTt1Onateiy.
Rev. c. H. Merrill said the officers
/ of the society he represented were
exceedingly happy over the results of
the past year. And all departments
| of the work were essentially the
| same The foreign camp, the home
camp and the Domestic Missionary
camp were all working for one cause.
! On behalf OF the Domestic Mission
| ary Society he welcomed the Union
| to ST. Johnsbury.
In the reports from the counties
several were unrepresented. Ben
/ nington county reported increased
/ interest in the work. In the report
from Caledonia county description
was given OF the recent afternoon
tea for babies which was held at the
North church in St. Johnsbury. This
novel entertainment Melted $13.75
| for the Santee Indian girls. Chit
| tenden county reported seven aux
iliares and seven home mission
circles. From Lamoille county came
the word that the auXlllarIes are more
active than ever, new ones having
been formed during the year at Hyde
Park and North Hyde Park Addi-
son county reported nine auxillaries
with two new ones formed during
the year. The oldest home mission
airy society in the state is located at
Middlebury. In Orleans county
there are nine auxiliaries, one formed
during the year at North Craftsbury
and the one at Westteld being dis
continued. Union conference report
ed six auxiiiarjes and increased inter
est in the work. Washington
county has eight auxiliaries and
Cabot has accomplished the most of
any of them. One new auxiliary
was reported from Windsor county,
where there was also an increase in
gifts.
The seCretary's report was present
ed by Mrs. NJ. K. Paine of Windsor.
Since the last meeting IA auxiiaries
had been formed, including one at St.
Johnsburv Center. Four have been
discontinued and there are now 115
in the state. Ninety of these respond
ed to inquiries and nearly every one
reported growth. There are now
80 life members, SO having been add
ed during the year. Fifty-seven So
cleties observe the woman's day of
prayer and rs use the programmes
furnished by the programme commit
tee. Seventy-tive societies report a
membership Of 2045, 50 that the to-
tai membership is about 1000
The programme committee pre-
sented a brief report concerning the
letters and programmes they had
sent out. The president followed
this report with testimony to the
good work this committee had done
during the past year.
The treasurer's report was present.
ed by Mrs. Rebecca P. Fairbanks of
St. JOhnsbury. Starting with S79.-
50 on hand the treasurer has re-
ceived during the year $54O2. OF,
making a total of $54S1.S9. With
this sum all the pledges for the year
have been met. Lady evangelists
have been supported in the Domestic
Missionary Society for the A. H. NJ.
S. the salary of Miss Reitinger has
been paid at Cleveland, and Rev.
and Mrs. L. E. Camfeld have re-
ceived aid for their work in South
Dakota. In the work of the A. NJ.
A. $271 50 was raised by the Junior
EndeavCr societies and other chill
Cren's societies towards the $500
for scholarships t the Santee Indian
agency. The Church Building So
ciety had received 1855 90 and mon
ey had also been given to the Sunday
School and Publishing Society and
American Educational Society. Fer
special gifts $265.57 had been re-
ceived and there was left 1924 4S in
undesignated funds. The executive
committee have disposed of $500 of
Missionary Society and 500 to-
wards church building a Westmore.
The cash on hand is $24.48. Thank
offerings were received during the
year amounting to $1174S 81 and
ranging in amount from 10 cents to
$50.
Mrs. Edward Kirkland's report of
the young peoples work was pext
read. There are - Young peoples
societies in the state and besides the
amount raised for Santee Indian
scholarships they have given $751;
"a towards Miss Reitinger's salary
and $191 SO for other purposes.
The report of the Junior Christian
Endeavor work was presented by
Miss M. P. Fox. She said 35 socie-
ties had raised $27159 for the Indi-
an scholarships, little aid coming
from friends outside these societies.
This gave a boy and a girl each
scholarship.
Mrs. F. E. Clark of Newton, Mass,
followed with remarkably interest
ing address upon Home Missions
and the Y. P. S. c. E." She hoped
the time would come when the home
and foreign societies would be united
in one missionary society. There
were four things that one could do
for home missions, learn more about
them, give to the work, be ready to
pray Thy Kingdom come" and