Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-10-16

operating expenses, an increase of
s2s, 1886 %.
Scale Foremen Entertained.
Foremen of the Fairbanks Scale
company of st. Johnsbury to the num-
Der OF IS were entertained at a sup
per at the Casino Tuesday eve aing.
The aggregate terms of service of the
men amounted to 1901 years. S5veD
were present who had served 40 years
and over, 10 who had served 80 years
and over, p who had served
% years and over, and % who had
served 20 years and over. The supper
was given partly in honor of Col.
Francis Walker, foreman of the
foundry department., who began work
so years ago. Caleb Marshall, fore
man of the polishing room, has served
the company So years and Harvlin
Paddock and Luther Brooks have
served 40 years each.
NatIona al II eform Association.
A series of conferences under the
auspices of the National Reform asso-
citation was held in 81. Johnsbury last
week, the purpose being to strength
en- local sentiment in regard to the
conservation of the nations morals.
The first address was by Rev. T. P.
Stevenson of Philadelphia on "The
Bible in the Public Schools" He ad-
mitted that this had not yet become a
living issue in Vermont, but condi-
tions in at least eight other states in
dicated a general tendency to drop the
use of the Bible in schools, tendency
that could be checked only by earnest
action and sound reasoning. He
made forceful plea for the use of
this book, and what it stands for as
an element in the education of the
children, claiming that mere secular
education is partial and defective,
hat neutrality is impossible in edu-
catiOnal work, that conscience is the
most important faculty because it is
regulation, that the Sc cular scheme is
contrary to the spirit and genius Of
our American institutions, that what
was expected to appear il the life of
the state should be put into the
schools. Rev. George Mead of Lyn-
donville spoke, emphasizing the evils
of divorce, and the need of uniformly
helpful laws and uniform action by
the clergy in this direction. DIR. Ste
venson spoke instructively on s'Polyg-
amy and How to Suppress It," Incl
dentally paying tribute to Senator Ed
munds for his effort in that direction.
State C. E. Convention.
The goth annual convention of the
Vermont Christian Endeavor union
was opened at Richmond Wednesday
the Rev. Fraser Metzger of Randolph
presiding. That Christian Endeavol
in Vermont is not on the down grade
is shown by the fact that Vermont
leads the New England States in pei
cent of gain in new societies since the
increase campaign was proposed il
November, 1902, Vermont's per cen
being 1872. The following county
and local unions were awarded
progress remnants at Baltimore fol
having made ten per cent increase
: in societies: Chittenden county, Gale
, donia county, Orleans county, Mizpal
: union and Rutland county. Ninety
z seven local societies were organic et
: at Baltimore for specially good worl
: along increase and betterment lines
8 Vermont sent 20 representatives tt
. the missionary conferences at Silve
. Bay, Lake George, as many as wer'
l sent from Maine, New Hampshire ant
8 Rhode Island together. The recort
r of Vermont's increase since Novem
Der, 1902, is as follows: 1908, SO nev
societies; 1904, 20 new societies; 1905
, 80 new societies.; total, 85. Through
8 a subdivision, we have increased il
number of unions, having now Is
+. We have 302 societies, of which IA arr
reported as doubtful. Our reported
J membership this year is 4, 760, but tn,
average total is 1924. During tn,
f year we have gained SIG active mem
bers, PA associate and Sc honorar,
: members. Total gain, as reported
/ S76. Ninety-six associate member
have been transferred from tn
: associate to the active list and %
members have become church mem
bers. We have given for home mis-
9 sions, S712 81; for foreign missions
NJ $685.. 95, and for local and churc
work, s2,2O2.o7.
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