Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-02
ANNUAL NEE TING
Cong. Church Held Theirs
Yesterday
the new YEAR
F;rds The Church In Coo(
Financial Condition

The Coogrega nal church held its
annual meeting and church reunion
yesterday At the former the annual
reports of the d tferent committees
and officers OF The church were read
and accepted AMI officers for the en-
suing year were elected. All the 70
ports we're most satisfactory and
,sLo ved that the church was in very
Sosperous condition.
Che meeting began in the morning
anoyaS called to order bs thu clerk,
| ~ ac~ G. : Wallace, whom all were
giao toSe bad recovered enough to be
out' Jahes Adie was elected moder
ator ana peformed the trying duties
OF mat ol1ceo the entire satisfaction
of everybody.
Alex Buchan nd James Linnekin
we're elected telleA,an1 Deacon c. s.
Wallace, clerk. II report Of the
business committee vs. read and ac-
cepted, l
John E. Smith was elsted a mem.
Der OF the business connittee for
three years DR.. J. W. Jsck.o, re-
signed his pace on the same Ncorn>dt +.
tee and Alex Buchan was elected N
succeed him. Cha rleS Marr was elect
ed treasurer with Mrs. George Hall a.
collector.
The reports Of the clerk, superin
terdent, secretary ana treasurer of tht
Sunday school were read and accepted
The report Of the Ladies Missionar,
Society was given by Mrs j. E. Grit
fin, that OF the Band Of Wiling Wor
kers by Mrs. W. F. Mann, that of th
! Y. P. S. C. f by Miss Bcssie Jones
that of the intermediate society b.
Miss Ula McWhorter, that Of tn
Primary society by Miss Ethel Spea
and that of the Ladies' Aid Society D.
Miss Edith Averill. All were. of tn
most encouraging nature and shove
that each had done good work durln
the past YEAR
Following these reports came re
marks from the pastor, Rev. K. A
POI lie. OF a very helpful and enc9urae
ing nature.
. After balIoting Sc teral i'm IS for
Superintendent OF the Sunday Schon
Fl. G. Woodruff vas elected In plac
of Deacon G. M. Winch who was tiTS
elected but asked to be excused froI
, serving.
, IT. was voted that the business con
mittee appoint one or more perShf
from each ward to serve as asSiStar
collectors.
, Alex Gordon was unanimously elec
, ed deacon for six years to succeed hin
I self.
A letter was received from Dr.
e. Camp offering to purchase for S5o
, the land on Churcl street now use
, for horse sheds by the church. III
matter was rcferre1 to the buslne
co umi tee with instructions to nat
. a report on it with some recommel
dation to the church at some 1utu'
meeting.
At noon time the annual reunion
: the congregation took place In u
> form of church dinner served in I'll
/ church vestry which was we'll atten'
ed and full Justice done to the exec
lent repast set forth.
i The foil wing figures are take
from the annual report of the bus
ness committee and officers: Tot
expenses OF the church during the pa
wear, S3145 SIS; total amount coliectt
by ii collector, S1626 OF. The deb
II account of the tire .urer shows tot
u of $2519. 81 inc uding a loAn OF S3-
II 1-om .the National Bank Of Bar,
| ! The credi, account shows $2l21a
| paid oat in orders from the commit
with cash Of 5000 80 in the Nation
Bank of Barre The auditors repl
shows the liabilities of tte church
III as S2OS5 SO with the assets as S7SS I