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

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stalled and IA have acting pastors
or are ministered to by supplies or
licentiates. Eleven are supplied dur
ing the summer by students and -
are vacant. Total membership Dec.
81, 1898, 2O,761, an apparent loss
of FIVE over last year, but reports
from the churches show that ad-
missions have exceeded the re-
movals by "a On confession there
were 751 additions among 124
churches, St. Albans leading with As.
! By letter there were 4S4 additions
among 116 churches. The total
loss was 1911, including 3S4 by
death, 542 by dismission and 2S5
by discipline. Number of families
reported 15, ,361, an increase of 351.
Total benevolent contributions $54,-
| 752, a decrease of about $4,000.
Receipts from legacies SIS, ,1S9. Ex-
| pended for home contributions
S2OO,275. Total Sunday school
membership 1853, a loss of 571.
Number in Christian Endeavor So
cieties 1888, a large increase over
previous years.
The last half of the secretary'S re-
| port was devoted to mention of re-
vival work in various parts of the
| state and presentation of sugges-
tions concerning Sunday school
work and how to keep up the inter
est and attendance.
The report of the treasurer was
presented by D. NJ. Camp of New
port. The total receipts for the year
were $S1O.54. Cash on hand, $264.-
! 50 and amount due from conferences,
1881. 80. There was due the Nation
al Council $376.5 50, leaving a bal
ance of 1863 % on hand. To pay
I the tax due the National Council in
! July, and all the other bills it would
be necessary to raise four cents per
| capita on each resident member.
Vermont Domestic Missionary Society.
At 10 O'Clock came the anniversary
OF the Vermont Domestic Missionary
Society and President Henry Fair
banks presided.
The treasurer's report was pre-
sented by William c. Tyler of St.
| Johnsbury. The receipts for the year
were S13, ,2O4 II which, with a bal
ance on hand of S91O.24, made a to-
tai OF S14,114 90. OF this amount
| SSS64 "a was IN gifts from the
churches and individuals, 500 in
! legacies and the balance in interest
from income and similar sources.
The treasurer reported $6S49. .48
given to aided churches, S155S.7S to
the c. H. NJ. S, of which was $685.
rs was by request. Alter paying all
other expenses there was a balance
on hand of S939.05.
/ Rev. c. H, Merrill of St. Johnsbury
then followed with the secretary's
report. He reported increased re-
ceipts for the society, not from lega-
cies but from those now living.
There had been an increase of over
| $4,000 from individuals and churches.
During the wear Al men had been
employed IN 81 different places and
10 Young ladies in 35 different fields.
Eighty-four places had been directly
reached by the society. Nearly one
half the parishes in the state had
received help from the society.
Where a pastor had one field the av-
erage missionary grant was S151;
with double fields it averaged S753.
In almost every case this included a
parsonage Among these churches
$50 had joined by confession and $50
/ by letter. DeduCting the losses by
death there remained a net gain of
lie. The entire church membership
of the missionary churches was
2013. If 1t were not for the gains in
our missionary churches there would
be loss throughout the denomina-
tion in the state. Four new churches
organized during the year and an
other almost ready. Each of the
new churches is growth and not
manufacture. Among other matters
touched upon in this report was
the work of Rev. F. F. Lewis,
the lady evangelists and the home
missionary rallies.
The lady missionaries were then
called out and their short addresses
were one of the notable features OF
the convention. Miss Hartig spoke
of the work in the school houses;
! Miss Moffat described the work in
the homes; Miss Harmon told about
the cottage meetings at West tmore;
| Miss Pratt described the children's
meetings; Miss Gale spoke of the
work in the larger towns and Miss
Billings of the work in one town,
that of Eden. The closing address
was given by Miss Nelson who spoke
of the effect of the work upon the
workers themselves. They learned
contentment, joy, humility and ever
and always to abide in the secret
place of the Most High.
The last speaker of the morning
was Rev Mr.. Gill, the famous Yale
athlete who has started the church
in Westmore He described the diff
| culties of the work and how they
had all been removed by the estab-
lishment of the church.
These officers were then electeds
President-Rev. Henry Fairbanks, St.