Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-15

2i2 Churches Of the Denomination In the
state-Rev. c, II. Smith Of Plttsford
New President
The 111th annual session of the Con-
gregatonal convention of Vermont, to-
gether with the annual meeting of the
Vermont Domestic Missionary society,
opened at Woodstock Tuesday Gov
Bell, the president, called the convention
to order. Rev. c. II. Smith of Pittsford
was elected secretary pro tenn. The an
nual report of the corresponding secre-
tary, John H. Comstock of Chelsea
showed that there are now 212 churches
in Vermont, the largest number probably
that ever existed at one time. The
total membership is 21,S15, an increase
of S4, and there has been a gain of 800
in Sunday school membership Benevo-
lent contributions amounted to $4T,75S, a
slight gain the past year, and the total
Of home expenditures is $241, 264. There
was reception and supper for delegates
at the church at the close of the session
and the evening sermon was preached by
Rev. Henry ]. Kilburn of Bradford
One of the features of Wednesday was
a discussion of the general topic, "'rwen-
teth Century Christianity,S under several
headings, Atty Gen. Fits being assigned
the subject ITO the Citizen"
These officers were elected: President,
dent w. ]. Van Patten of Burlington;
secretary, Rev. Evan Thomas of Essex
Junction. treasurer, d. M. Camp of New
port auditors, ]. G. Clark, Deacon c. F.
Ranney of Newport; trustees, Rev. Henry
Fairbanks, c. w. Osgood of Bellows Falls
w. ]. Van Patten Of Burlington, Rev.
John Barstow of Manchester and ]. B.
HOLSTER of Rutland. Rev. G. F. Chaplin
of SaXtons River Is the reporter and re-
ceiver for the Windham county confer
ence. Rev. L. NJ Keneston of West Brat
tleboro is a member of the committee on
evangelistic forward movement.
At the meeting Of the Vermont Do
nestle Missionary society Rev. c. H.
Merrill of St Johnsbury, secretary, re-
ported that in the organization depart
ment there had been q workers in 30
fields; in the itinerant department, IA
workers in IL fields; in the woman's de-
partment, eight workers in Ia fields.
There has been an increase in the number
and efficiency of student labor.
To mission churches have been added
on confession of faith, 167 members, and
SO by letter; the removals have been 70
by letter, 20 by death, and seven by eX-
clusion. The net gain has been 1852. This
record has been exceeded only twice in
, 80 years The larger part of the gain
has been due to new churches which ac-
counts for ia of the 1862 additions.
Churches have been organized in East
Calais, East Charleston and Berkshire
Centre and a union church at Rochester.
The treasurer's report for the ten months
ending April 1. shows: Cash received,
13,S55.60 expenditures, $7,S55,54. The
national society has received $1,000 as a
gift and in all has received from the state,
$7,967.46 The contributions for all home
missionary purposes have amounted to
$19,S73.99. Rev. Henry Fairbanks of ST
Johnsbury was elected president and
Gen. N. G. Williams Of Bellows Falls vice
, president.
New directors of the missionary So
ciety for three years were chosen as fol-
lows c. w. Osgood of Bellows Falls
w. ]. Van Patten of Burlington, ]. NJ
Comstock of Chelsea, Rev. ]. c. Peter
son of East Berkshire. The vacancy II
the board caused by the death Of Deacon
c. F. Thompson of Brattleboro was filled
by the election of H. A. Slayton of Nor
risville and the place of Rev. A. c. Fer
rim, removed from the state, is taken by
Rev. H. R. Miles Of Brattleboro. The
morning session closed with short adj
dresses by Rev. w, r. Stewart and others