Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-01-04
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETINGS.
last Of Christian and First coasreaa.
tionsI--First of New Bethany.

attendance OF twenty five. w. F. IAmSon
was moderator, and as there was no rOll
cali, the reports of the church officers
were at once taken up.
The treasurer, j. H. Lamson, reported
over s1100 raised and expended, with the
exception of balance Of 50 cents on hand.
There are no outlying debts. The CLERK
Harry Lyman, stated that the church has
received II additions during the year. lost
three by death and two by letter, and now
has a membership OF 173. The pastor gave
a summary Of his years work, which in
cluded IS funerals and 10 weddings. The
Sunday school had total attendance OF
2SO0, with a weekly average OF 56. II
raised in collections and other ways about
slSs The Christian Endeavor society in
creased its membership by 10 and has in
its treasury a balance Of I'll. At Thanks
giving time il sent out y chicken dinners.
ooNGiL MEETING.
The annual meeting and roll call Of the
Cong'l church was held the same evening.
Prayer was offered by +. G.. Ham, and
Rev. Willis I. Sparhawk, grandson Of Rev.
Samuel Sparhawk, the first pastor Of the
"White church," was chosen TO preside
over this last meeting Of the organization.
The clerk, A. j. Huse, conducted the roll
call, to which 90 responses were made-a
smaller number than usual as the custom
airy notices to resident and absent meme
bers had been omitted this year.
From the report OF the treasurer, l.. W.
Tewksbury, Il was learned that sl07O.St
had been raised and disbnrsed in general
expenses, while s13S had been contributed
to missions. The church is free from
debt.
Four new members were received during
the year, five we're lost by death and II BY
letter, leaving the present number l60, OF
W HON seven have a membership extending
Ira I
Mrs. Christiana Newton, 40 years; A. 4.
Tewksbury, Mrs. +. r. Upham and L. T.
Sparhawk, IS years each; and Mr.. ana
Mrs. w. +. Howard, a. years. Mr.. How
ard and Mr.. Tewksbury have been deaeons
OF the church the former for Al years and
the latter for %. or those deceased In the
last twelve month, Mrs. Sarah fPutnamA
Hebard had been member 62 years, Mrs.
Eliza Mcintosh as, b. T. Lombard Al ana
Madam Salisbury 80 years.
The ladies' Ways aud Means society
added SgS.0S TO its balance OF SZ9i.2l ana
expended S29s 80. Tbie society has been
in existence n years and has devoted TO
church and charitable purposes over 5000.
The Ladies' Missionary union raised
s14S.7i and of this sum contributed s25 10
the Vermont Branch Of the Woman
Board OF Missions, s36 TO Woman's Miss
slonary union Of Vermont, sl5 to the VIII
lard school for the blind in Bombay India
and s6i.66 IN gifts Of clothing, etc, for The
Grandgiew school in Tennessee. The bgl-
ance OF sl9.0s was divided between the
Vermont Branch and the Woman's union.
giving to the former 20 and to the latter
sl00S.
The Childrens circle gave rs to the YER
mont Branch of the Woman's Board, $3.50
to the Missionary union and - TO Or.
Young, a missionary
The sunday school had an average at
tendance OF ~ 3-25, the largest number
present any Sunday being 66 and the
smallest II. The sum Of s23.9s on hand
Jan. 1, 1905, was increased by collections
and the Hannah Wood fund to $3.50, ana
s5S 81 was expended, leaving a balance or
sl3.79.
The Christian Endeavor society reported
$3.50 IN the general faDd treasury Jan, I,
1905, Sl542 taken In during the year anc
sl056 expended for various objects. The
Endeavor missionary fund, amounting to
si6.76, was equally divided between the
GrandYiew institute in Tennessee and Or.
Harriet Parker in India.
BETHANY CHURCH ORGANIZED.
The meeting Of the two bodies 10 con-
their union and to organize the
Bethany church of Randolph was held
last evening and opened with the singing
Of Crock of Ages" after which prayer
was offered by A. 3. Tewksbury. The
covensnt, polity, doctrine and BY laws
prepared by the National Council OF Congl
churches in the United States, was adopt
ed with some notifications. IL was then
de cided that voter IN church meetings
must be at least rs years OF age, and that
the church officers should consist OF pas
tor, clerk, six deacons, treasurer, receiver
OF offerings, Sunday school superiniend-
ent, four deacone sses, four trustees, four
wardens and a church committee, these
fn he alaafgd f.v bnIInt
T.. /. Salisbury was chosen clerk, w. r.
Howard, Lewis Fish, A. b. Tea ksbury.
w illiam Mann, w. A. Jones, w. f. lam
son, deacon; +. W. Towksbury, treasurers
r. A. Thomas, receiver OF offerings, Z. o.
Sunday school superintendent
Mrs. A. B. Tewksbury, Mrs. w. y. Lam
son. Mrs. Eugene Wardner, Mrs. b. Il
Lombard, deaconesses; trustees, ]. h.
Lamson. o. J. Marcott, Nj. NJ. Wilson, A.
II. Beedle; wardens, l.. ID. RiX, 4. ii. Pow
ars, Z. w. A. Putnam, u. &. Woodward
church committee, the pastor, clerk, asa-
cons, treasurer, receiver of offerings, sun
day school superintendent and four tTas-
tees. The church committee Is 70 meet oi~
and the annual meeting Oi the
church is to be held on the first secular
iay of the year.
There was an exceedingly unanimous
expression of a desire that the church
should extend a call 10 Rev,
Ii fraser MetZger TO become pastor OF the
newly formed Bethany church aud ar
-ahge with him regarding salary and so
forth.
After the church meeting, the Christian
Endeavor societies held a meeting aud
organized as one body With the follow ling
officers: President, Miss Ellen Whitney,
vice president, Philip Riford; recording
secretary, Miss Genieve Lamson; cnrre-
spending secretary. Miss Ethel Newtons
treasurer, Fred Gordon; organist, Miss
Alice Woodward; chairman Of commit
lookout, Miss Annie Walsh; prayer
meeting, Miss Blanche SparhaNk, social,
Mrs. W. j. Dukett; missionary, l.. y. kiNs
flower, Miss Jessie Chedel.
The church committee elected q music
committee composed Of A. II. Be1dle. W.
f. Iamson, Dr. +. O blanchard, r. r.
salisbury. o. j. Marcott A. H.. Beedle
was chosen chorister, and Miss Edith Mar
colt orgauist
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