Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-17
FOR HOME MISSION WORK
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
CONVENE AT ST. JoHNSBURY.
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The iO9th annual meeting OF the
Vermont convention of Congregation
al churches was preceded at ST
Johnsbury. Tuesday, June Ia, by tne
10th annual meeting OF the woman 5
Home Missionary union. The secre-
tary of young peoples work reported
new societies formed In Pt'sioru,
Rupert, East Barre and Swanton, ana
several Sunday school classes directed
into missionary channels. one county
has, through organized enort ssso
tematlcally planned to raise Soo
against So last year. The treasurer
Mrs. c. II. Thompson, of Brattleporo
renorted cash on hand June ., 1908
s1.40; cash received during tne year
ssOS4.24: disbursements, Va. io'
Special disbursements, SS,Ol77l' Inc
memorial fund has been increased
this wear TO s4,792.05 through legacies
of 80 732. so from Mrs. Sarah Free
man of Windsor and 500 from Mrs
Frances Atkinson of Newbury' me
society begins the new year Tree
from debt. The membership aggre-
gates 2,54l. officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows Presi-
don't Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks, ST
Johnsbury; vice president, Mrs Ea-
ward G. Osgood, Bellows FANS, gem
eral secretary, Mrs. Evan Thomas'
Essex Junction; secretary or MISSION
ary correspondence, Mrs D. %.
Stearns. Burlington; secretary ol
young peoples work, Mrs E. F: ram
er ir, Waterbury; secretary of junior
work. Mrs. Robert Mckennoh' sI'
Johnsbury; treasurer, Mrs. Charles
Fl. Thompson, Brattleboro; assistant
treasurer, Miss Ellen L. Ware, VII
mington: auditor, the Rev. H. Il.
Niles Brattleboro; Windham county
officer. Mrs. +. A. Park, Brattleporo'
The convention opened with an az
tendance of over 800 ministers ana
leaders of denominations Inc prlh-
cinal address was delivered by Prof.
p w. Bacon of Yale university on
The Awakened Interest in Religious
Education. The annual sermon was
delivered by the Rev. II. X. Miles Oh
Rrattleboro followed by the sacra-
ment of the Lords supper.
wednesday the corresponding Sec
rotary, JOnn NJ ,olilSNoNN -
made his report showing a gam III
membership of SO during the year.
There was a loss of $40 in the mem
hership of Sunday schools and loss
of 1913 in average attendance Inc
most encouraging feature of state
sunday school work is the dissalis-
faction with present results. Ihere
has been an increase in CHRISTIAN
Fndeayor and other young peoples So
cieties of l45 members in the same
number of churches. The totn io'
benevolent contributions is Sl,oli less
than last year, home expenditures
IS 142 more than last year Inc re-
mort of the treasurer, d. NJ. camp Oh
Newport, showed a balance IN the
treasury of $313S7. The convention
elected the following officers; Presi-
dent the Rev. w. S. Smart OF Bran
don: vice president, Deacon G. ). pen
Of walden; secretary, the Rev. Evan
Thomas of Essex Junction; treasurer
David NJ. Camp of Newport; auuitof
r C. Averill; trustees, Rev. helrs
Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, {. w
osgood of Bellows Falls, w. J. van
Patten of Burlington, lockwood Bar
rett of Rutland, Rev. c, h. Peck "
North Pennington; members OF the
congregational Home Missionary SO.
cietv. term expiring in 1907. W. :
Van Patten, Burlington, the Kew =
IT. Carhart of Dorset.