The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-07
Reports Of Officers Show In
crease Of Membership for
Year, Increase Of Contribu-
tons and Increased Interest
in Work Address by
Father Endeavor' Clark
Tonight at Opera House.

The annual convention of the Vermont
Christian Endeayor Union, which is in
session in this city, is now in full swing
and the meetings, morning, afternoon and
evening are proving very profitable as well
as interesting. Up 70 this noon 1870 dele
gates lroR R1dlhgiuas sections Of the state
-vSS4a reported and registered at the head
quarters in the Baptist church.
The opening session was held yesterday
afternoon at the Baptist church, there be-
ing fair sized audience in attendance.
President Edward G. 0sgood Of Bellows
FAILS presided over the session as he will
throughout the convention, which is a
guarantee that the meetings viii be run
of with a snap and on schedule time as
nearly as possible. After calling the eigh-
teepth convention to order President Os.
good introduced W. r. Moody of East
Northfeld, Mass, the son of the late d.
i. Moody the famous religious worker
Mr. Moody conducted a tquiet hour, az.
ter which III G. Woodruff, chairman OF
the local general committee, extended a
cordial greeting to the visitors on behalf
of the two Barre societies. Rev. +, B,
Kellogg Of Waterbury, the first vice presi-
dent OF the Union, responded to the greet
ing on behalf OF the delegates.
The order Of speaking was somewhat
changed. Col Porter Dale Of Island Pond
not being able TO be present, his place was
aoceptabiy filled by Rev. Fraser Meter oi
Randolph, whose subject was "Why
should we strive to increase our member.
shlp2n Rev Fl. J. Wyckoff Of Chelses
spoke on 'sHow can we reach our young
people9' but Dr. Edward Eiiery Of Yer
mont Academy who was down 70 speak or
"What shall we do with cur young people
after we get them9n sent a telegram al
noon expressing his inability TO attend
w. r. Moody was called upon to speak or
that subject.
The afternoon session closed With th,
reports OF the officers, nearly all of which
wereof an optimistic tone showing steady
gains Col 0sgood gave the president
report, Miss Helen Graves the secretary s
Miss Mary w. Ellis that Of junior super
intendent, Clyde w. Perry the treasurer's s
IL. G.. Woodruff the press superintendent
and the secretary read report Of the su
perintendent OF correspondence, Miss Min
erya A. Tyler Of Brattleboro who was un
able to be present.
Total Membershipis s.4S5.
The report of the secretary showed tha
there are now 25S senior societies and II
Junior societies in the state. OF these 19
reported and their reports showed tota
OF I, 1877 members which with those unre
ported will bring the grand total up t
SASS, These 1856 societies reported a gail
OF 1898 during the year, 92s active 40
associate and 64 honorary members. The
had given to missions S1,613 ~ an III
crease Of 1854 over the previous year
church gifts "a 1858. 81. Sixty-four soce
ties reported gains Of from ten to 125 pe
cent. The st, Johnsbury South churc
did the last.
Eighteen senior societies were forme
and l5 junior, while four were lost, MAX
ing net gain Of 90 The largest is th
Woodstock society with los members
Rutland county has tho largest number G
societies with 80, while Orange county ha
the smallest with five. The Caledoni
county societies we're all reported, n,
table record, while Lamoile county wa
next with only one lacking. Twelve OF
of 20 in Washington county reported.
Junior supsrintendeut's port
Miss Ellis junior superintendent RI
port showed that substantial gains ha
been made IN that work. There are no
1.247 juniors, gain of 457 over last yea
The juniors gave sl7s.25 for missions an
s2S2. n for other uses this year. and la
year they gave 1926
Treasurer's Report.
The report Of the treasurer Clyde
Perry, showed that at the beginning OF Il
wear S9G.97 was on hand He had r
celved S144 10, making total Of S24t,1
The amount paid out was $14606 and II
balance remaining in the treasury W,
sg5 .06. The other reports were main
verbal, explaining briefly the work Of Il
department
Supper was served BY the ladies Of u
Baptist and Congregational churches, WI