The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-01-28

MEMBERSHIP JANUARY /, 1898.
Total, AZ
Resident, A
Nonresident, 3
Male, Is
Female, q
Additions by confession 1897,
Additions by letter,
Removal by death,
Removal by dismission,
ADDITION BY CONFESSION.
May ., Alice p. Little.
May o, Ella (Mc Allister) Whitcher.
July 9, Albert n. Kendrick.
July o, Emma PIERCE Kendrick.
ADDITIONS BY LETTER.
May 2, Katharine Tucker.
NOv.14, Sadie (Norcross) Carleton.
REMOVAL BY DEATH.
June 10, Maria Palmer) Wells.
REMOVALS BY LETTER.
Jan. 1, Rev G. II. Coolidge.
Nellie j. (WiseJ Coolidge.
Feb. 81, Persis A. Barnett.
Sarah M. (BarnetD Sherman.
ATTENDANCE.
Average Sunday morning, 50
Average Sunday evening, 26
Average Sunday afternoon at
Newbury Centre, "a
Average for the Tuesday and Thurs
day evening prayer meetings, II
The pastor has sOlemnized the follow
ing marriages.: June 30, Frederic p.
Wells and Katharine Tucker; Aug. IS,
Sept. 90, Harry Hoyt and Nina S. Jewell;
Nov. "a, Samuel Dugdale and Maud s.
Gunter tr"
OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH.
Ralph H. Abercrombie, pastor; Archi-
bald McAllister, David T. Wells, Jonas
Tucker, Maurice III. Randall, deacons F.
Z. Wells clerk
CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY.
L. w. McAllister, president and clerk;
Maurice H. Randall, treasurer; l.. W.
McAllister r. E. Barnett, M. II. Randall,
A. A. Carleton, standing committee.
SUNDAY SCHOOL AT W. NEwBURY (UNION)
Mrs. John Smith, superintendent; Miss
Dora Johnston, secretary and treasurer;
Luella Tewksbury, librarian.
Total membership, 90
Average attendance, 80
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETY OF C. Il.
r. H. Abercrombie, president; A. A.
Carleton, vice-preSident; Jonas Tucker,
secretary and treasurer; NJ Fl. Randall,
secretary.
Present number of active members, 80
Added during 1897, 4
Associate members, 81
wOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Miss Dora Johnston, president; Mrs. F.
p. Wells, Mrs. Albert Fuller, vice-preSi-
dents Mrs. r. H. Abercrombie, secretary
and treasurer. Meetings held on the last
of each month.
ANNALS.
In addition to his regular service at
West Newbury and the Centre, the pas
tor preached on twelve Sabbaths during
the summer at the Goshen meeting house
The church has received from the es-
tate of Mrs. Judith b. Atwood, $500, the
income of which will aid in supporting
The Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary Society has aided us to the extent
of $50 and the income of the Dea. Moses
Brock fund has been paid. About $40
has been expended in paint and repair on
the parsonage which was raised by the
c. f. society, which has largely provided
for the incidental expenses of the Union
church.
Donation visits to the pastor were held |
at the parsonage and at the Town House. /
In addition to other work the Mission |
airy society has sent a barrel of clothing 1
to Mrs. Clara p. Lyon, to be distributed /
among the suffering poor near crawford, |
Nebraska.
Contributions have from time to time
been sent to the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary Society.
Such has been, in brief, the work of the /
year. Our numbers are small, financial |
Iy we are weak, but the year has not been
without some good. Let us pray and /
work for the cause of Christ among us,
and eternity alone may measure the re-
suit.
Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers are famous little pills
for constipation, billiousness, Indigestion
and all stomach and liver troubles. a. T.
Clarke, Bradford; G. L. Andrews, New
bury.