St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-04-05
STATE NEWS.
The Annual SGatistics


II we have been hoping that the stats
tics OF this year would give US a thor
oughIy favorable report, the hone must
De again deferred to another year. The
delay IN tabulating the figures has been
unusual, owing to the difficulty in
obtaining the last reports. In spite of
al attempts to reach them, three
churches are not represented in the
report, Halifax, Git any church still
exists there) East Fairfield and Leicester.
Ihe pastoral supply of the churches
varies from week to week. but at the
present moment the number of vacant
churches is slightly greater than last
year. The number of church members
Zl'l3l, is 81 less than last year, while
an increase OF 1872 in absentee list makes
the decrease OF resident members to be
234. The additions were 49S bv con.
tesslon, 433 by letter; total 921. This
IS decidedly smaller than the usual mum.
per OF additions, and, in fact, a smaller
number has been reported only twice
since 1888. The removals are 400 bv
death. 40 by discipline, 1876 by revision
and discipline; total 956. This number
is not tar from the average. The 326
infant baptisms are nearly equal to last
years number, and much more than
usual.
Inc loss IN Sunday school membership
unnappily continues, the present number.
Is 400, being 800 smaller. than last wear
Young peoples societies show decrease.
l53 societies and GOES members &c
against 1853 societies and .262 members
last year. The number of families re-
ported. 1873, is slightly smaller than
last year.
There is a better showing in benevo.
lences. where the total, S47,355. is
,94o better than last year. the gain
peing divided among foreign and home
missions, the A. M. A. and Ministerial
Relief, while other causes show a de.
crease. Home expenditures also show a
gam OF $4,357, the total being $23O.145
The valuation'ofchurch pro perty. which |
is called for this:year amounts to 81 76e
ITO, a gain OF $115,565 from 1000 |
wnen these data were last collected. The
invested funds Of the churches, 1913. O81.
nave increased $46,691 in the five years
comparisons IN amount of pastors
salary, which has also been asked for.
are very dlfhcult to make, as the word.
ing OF the question has allowed some
reporters to include the rental value NJ
tue parsonage, and others to give the
cash salary only. e''N S"e
State Prison Matters.
The board of directors of the state
prison have appointed Wilson S. Lowell Of
Springfield to succeed E. w. Cakes as
superintendent of the prison, and his
duties began April /. Mr.. Lowell has
oeen sheriff OF Windsor county for six
years, and deputy sheriff for SO veare
ne is 90 years old and is president Of the
!. c. Holmes Co. VI '"s
Governor Bell says the committee ron.
lucting the investigation of state inst;.
utions will probably not do ANYTHING
~ 4 seTera' weeks owing to the fact that
Ivy Gen: Clarke [. Fits, OF BrattIeboro i
engaged upon court cases on behalf NJ
ne state. There are several murder 6
asses where he has to assist the states
.ttorneys and these will OCCUPY his en-. /
ire time for several weeks. !
The policy which Wilson S. Lowell the +
ewiy appointed superintendent of the a
tate prison, will introduce is now a sub. t
ct OF much conjecture. COMMISSIONS
. Cudworth says the new superintend. I
ut has the right 10 discharge all present n
Employees from the officer second in I
n,arge to the guards and hire Others f
ne sees mt. Commissioner Cudwortb n
iys ne is positive the resignation of F S
T. Oakes, who has been superintendent n
nee 1888 was due to i'll health. in spite Fl
statements to the contary. He saws D
II; Oakes has been ill for a long time c,
40 that the recent troubles at the prison
40 nothing to do with his resignation n
ne position of superintendent povs n lie
'iarry OF $1,000 year, house rent and b
losistence Tor the superintendent and D
family. anu T.
An indictment charging murder in the h;
st degree against Dennis TremhIav =,
ID LOUIS Tremblay for the alleged k;Ii. -,
g OF Louis Lamora at Winooski ON Ian. X,
Try was reported at Burlington hv ~
special grand jury called to cons;dcr ~
case: Lamora was brotber.;n.Iaw 80 -
tne I1emblays and the police alleee NJ
at the Iremblay brothers killed him on ~
count oil his cruelty to his wife. u,