St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-22
Congregational Convention.
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last morning to instruct the evangelistic
committee to cooperate with the Y. d.
NJ. S. in securing a field worker for
special work in the state throughout the
coming year. 1t was also voted to pay
the car fare of the delegates to the ma
tional council, provided it should not
exceed $50 each. The following officers,
delegates and committees were chosen:
President. Rev. w. S. Smart, Brandon.
Vice President, c. J. Bell, Walden.
Secretary. Rev. Evan Thomas, Essex
Junction.
Treasurer, D. NJ. Camp, Newport.
Auditor, G. c. Averill.
Trustees, Rev. Henry Fairbanks, St.
Johnsbury; c. w. Osgood, Bellows Falls;
". ]. Van Patten, Burlington; Rock
wood Barrett, Woodstock; Rev. G. H.
Peck, Bennington.
Members of the Congregational Home
Missionary Society for three years, w. +.
Van Patten, Rev. c. L. Carhart, Dorset.
Reporters and Receivers (of county
conferences). Addison, Rev. S. FL. Bar
mum; Bennington, Rev. c. FL: Peck; Gale
donia, Rev. Henry Fairbanks; Chitten-
den, Rev. T J. Harris; Essex, Rev. W., L.
Jennings; Franklin and Grand Isle, Rev.
CT. Peterson; Lamoille, James Holmes;
Orange, Rev. III. ]. Wyckoff; Orleans.
Rev. r. J. Barton; Rutland, Rev. I. ".
Childs; Union conference, Rev, IL. l..
Ballou; Washington, Rev. F. B. Kellogg;
Windham, Rev. G. F. Chaplin; Windsor.
Rev. Fl. w. Hildreth.
Young Peoples work: E. 6. Osgood,
Bellows Pals; Mrs. E. F. Palmer, Jr.,
Waterbury; Rev. c. II. Peck, North Ben
nington; Miss Helen L. Graves, st. Johns
bury Center, and Prof c. Y. Woodbury..
On Benevolences. Revs. Benjamin Swift
of Orwell G. L. Carhart, Dorset; c. c.
Adams, Hinesburg; w. L. Jennings, c.
Peterson, East Berkshire; A. L. McKen-
zie, Wallingford; L. M. Keneston, West
Brattleboro; II. L. Ballou, Chester; S. 6.
Barnes, c. c. St. Clare, 6. E. Ladd, Ran
dolph; A. F. Macgregor, Newport; E. A.
Poole. Barre; FL. W. Hildreth, Rochester.
On Observation-Disclosures Comfy, Rev.
L. H. Elliot of Waterbury, five years;
Rev. 9. Fl. Beard, Burling ton, three years.
On Printing: c. II. Merrill, st. Johns
bury; J. nj. Comstock, Chelsea; Rev.
Evan Thomas, Essex Junction; Rev. 6.
e. Ladd, Randolph; Rev. E. G. French,
Johnson.
The following fraterna1 delegates were
elected:
Methodist conference: Rev. E. J. Rams
low of Swanton; alternate, Rev. 6. E.
LaOQ, RanuOipn.
Baptist convention: Rev Thomas
Simms OF MIddlebury; alternate, Rev. FL.
7. Kilbourn, Bradford.
Free Baptist yearly meeting: Rev. E.
Nd. Chapman OF St. Johnsbury; alter
nate, Rev. W. c. Clark, Lyndon.
Vermont state Christian conference:
Rev. A. G. Ferrin of Springfield; alternate,
Rev. c. c. St. Clare.
Incorporation of churches, Jonathan
Ross, Rev. c. FL. Merrill, F. w. Bald win.
Evangelistic Forward Movement evs.
G. H. Beard, A. F: McGregor, H. ]. Kill
bourn, c. H. Smith, F. A. Poole, R. w.
Kenneston, and 6. F. Mills.
Sunday-school: Revs. A. I. Barton. A.
G. Ferrin, F. S. Pease.
American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions: Rev. w. S. Hazen, Rev.
c. II. Merrill Rev. L. FL. Elliot, L. F.
Reed, ]. M. Comstock.
Fairbanks Board of Education: Rev.
E. T. Fairbanks, Rev. W. S. Hazen. Rev.
L. H. Elliot. Rev. Henry Fairbanks,
John T. Richie.
Fairbanks Board of Ministerial Relief:
c. F. Thompson, Rev. E. T. Fairbanks,
Rev. c. H. Merrill, Rev. 6. w. Phillips,
F. S. Pease.
Delegates to the national Congrega-
tional council Rev. w. S. Hazen, of
Mortified, Rev. G. 6. Atkins, of Burling-
ton, J. Henry Jackson, OF Barre, alter
mates, Jonathan Ross, of St. Johnsbury,
Rev. 6. W. Phillips, of Rutland, and Rev.
FL. R. Miles, OF Brattleboro.
Nomination of corporate members of
American Board of Commissioners on
Mortified, Rev. c. Fl. Merrill, of St.
Johnsbury. Rev. L. FL. Elliot, of Water
bury, Rev. L. F. Reed, of Montpelier, and
]. Nj. Comstock, of Chelsea.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR WORK.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Helen L.
Graves, of St. Johnsbury Center, state
Christian Endeavor secretary, gave some
interesting statistics.
There are 25S young peoples and 70
Junior societies in the state, with total
membership of 7.137. During the last
year /, 393 were received into member
ship, 1877 transferred to the active list
and 29O.received into church membership.
The missionary offering was 81, 613.72,
an increase of $154 over 1902. The sum
raised for church expenses was ST, 742.
76, or $500 more than the previous year
The Congregational c. E. societies,
raised 81 ,O52.4O of the total amount tor
missions and So, O36.34 for church work.
Sixty-four societies report from 10 to 125
per cent increase in membership and 80
new societies have been organized.
CONVENTION ECHOES.
Rev. II. R. Miles of Brattleboro, on be-
half of the committee of arrangements
for the next meeting invited the conven-
ton to Brattleboro and said the COM
mittee had selected Rev. F. A. Poole as
the preacher and Rey. c. S. Hagar alter
nate.
During the convention the new hvmnal
of the Congrega tional S. S. and Publish
ing Society was used. The society also
had creditable book exhibit III the YES
tibule of the church at which Mr.. Berry
presided.
About 20 of the graduates of the divi-
nifty school of Yale university had an in
formal meeting Tuesday evening and had
a chance to meet and greet Prot. B. W.
Bacon.
The visitors seemed to appreciate St.
Johnsbury's hospitality and the commit
tee OF entertainment deserve great credit