St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-24
rHp VERMONT CONFERENCE.
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Nancy Nancy {. Folsom was brought here and
Na iI - rest in the cemetery at the Cen
alu t.. the side of her husband, once
tei ~ in our work. A little later
i.tar Hough exchanged the earthly
o IlIborracle for the heavenly mansions,
la DJ tbe WEAKNESS and pain of this life
& i;nD tbe rest and JOY of the glory land.
D., may undoubtedly have
lp"ncbed some whose immediate home
s s;rcle has not been invaded
eT IN the whole good degree of health
nav he said to have been enjoyed on the
d;Sirict though temporary illnesses
hive of course been experienced, and
n n~, have been sufferers much of the
1 1S Brother c. w, Kelley met with
serious and painful accident last autumn,
ftom which he has by no means recover
Cd The bone of one leg was badly
broken and splintered, and other inu-
.;e. were sustained. With heroic deter
n,;nation he resumed work much sooner
tban he ought, and with his limb in
naster cast, supporting himself on
rrntches, he has not only been at the
churches of the charge and preached the
rosnel by which he himself has been
Sustained, ut has gone about doing
PASTORAL work We pray for his speedy
and complete recovery.
Joy Bells.
There are more pleasant experiences
IN record, among which are the we'd
dngs of Brothers E. r. Currier, |. A.
RaSney G. B. Nye and D. G. Guest,
each of whom took bride to the par
sonage of his particular charge to share
with him the labors and rewards of the
tinerant's life. The parsonage at Iras-
burg was also the scene of a pretty we'd
ding when Miss May Wright, daughter
ofthe pastor, was Joined in wedlock
with a young business man of the place
Another little Lance has come to the
parsonage at Island Pond, to assist in
nrcking the pastor to his best efforts.
Property Improvements.
The largest enterprises for building or
Improvement during the year have been
at Island Pond and Concord, in each of
which the church edifice was so nearly
made new that re-dedication services
we're thought proper. AT Island pond
the outward appearance of the building
was transformed by the erection of
corner tower for clock and bell, and by
other changes, while the interior shared
In the improvements Through the un-
firing efforts of the pastor and the gen
uine conservation of the people, about
thousand dollars was raised and ex-
pended, all provided before the dedica-
ton The latter was a very pleasing
event. bringing together many former
pastors and calling up the varied expe-
riences in the past history of the church.
Splendid work has also been done by
Brother Enright of Concord; during the
three years he has spent on the charge,
about ST, 700 has been expended in i'm
proving the property, accomplishing
what his presiding elder at the begin
ming OF the pastorate declared impossible.
When some further work is completed
which is already begun or assured it will
be practically new church from roof to
basement and a very comfortable and
tasteful church too
The Epworth League at Cabot has put
electric lights in the parsonage at a cost
ofabout $50; Coventry has expended a
like amount Craftsbury has improved
the parsonage and made its barn proba-
bly, the best on the district, at an outlay
Of $500; parsonage improvements at
Danville will foot $50; East Burke re-
ports Sl25 represented in the shingling
and painting of its place of worship;
Evansville has painted the parsonage at
aCost of $50.
At Hardwick, church and parsonage
have been painted on the outside, and
improvements on the parsonage will
swell the total to over $175; at Holland
aud Morgan two of the three churches
have received a coat of paint; Lunen-
burg expended $170 repairing damage
done by lightning; Lyndon has put Sol
into painting and the like, and money
has recently been raised for interior work
which is now in progress; Lyndonville is
moving for new organ, and a goodly
sum has been pledged, 5000 of it by
the Ladies Aid society; Newbury has in
stalled new lights in the church and laid
ont S25 on the parsonage; Plainfeld has
put in a new Murkland furnace which
bids fair to heat the church satisfactorily
even in the coolest weather; with other
improvements, $214 is represented
st. Johnsbury has spared neither pains
nor expense to prepare for this confer
ence session; improvements on the edihce
where we meet, together with the new
ROOT on the parsonage and other things
viii amount to $500. The electric fluid
damaged the parsonage at St. Johns
bury Center during one of our thunder
storms last summer, but happily left the
inmates unframed; the damage necessi-
lated repairs, which have been made.
south Albany reports $50 in paint, re-
pairs, etc; Walden has greatly improved
It's property at an outlay of $3.50; West
Burke did much with $175; Westheld ex-
pended 500.
Debts Cancelled.
The Indebtedness reported last year
was not very heavy; aside from about
$4,000 on one church there was an ag-
SrreSaate of but little over $4,000. Some
Vi TINS has been wiped out. Hardwick,
III addition to work above reported, has
Pald OH its entire debt of $545. Lowell
naS diminished the claim on the parson-
aye by $3.50 The Ladies' Aid society at
;Mc,arShheld has cancelled the debt of 500.
me property is generally insured.
Pastoral Support.
Inc advance in estimates for pastors
i 5n year, amounting to some $1,40O,
has not been maintained in all cases
t;nough It has in most. But the DISPOSE
o so1 70 devise liberal things has spread,
anu anu iurthur increase in the estimates this
E pa VIII be not far from $1,000. Barre,
barton Landing. Craftsbury. Holland