St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-24

During the day the report of Pres;d;.
: Elder Lewis for the st. Iohnsbury 1 de
trict was read and is herewith pubIis Sls
. in full '''iec
Dear Fathers and Brethren:-Tbro...
the Astounding goodness of our CONN., y
Lord we are again brought together u ~
review the work of the year, to tbau y
God for any measure of success ach;eua9
to confess and deplore our failures ~ ~
plan for better work, and to oatb "
courage and inspiration for it. '-s'
While the writer makes humble
acknowledgement of the Divine forbaa a.'
ance and help, he is not unmindful of h.
obligation for aid received from HIM ms
sources; and many of the brethren aa1
sisters will ever be held in grateful " ro
membrane for their multiplied lily
nessess, and for the cooperation so COW
daily given. WI
Since his appointment to the district
two years ago, the writer has been ~ ~
duty every Sabbath, and practically al al
other days. AS a general rule the SIM
day work has included services at tbrao
places, some times at more, with drivos
OF ten, fifteen, twenty, and even as hiqL
as thirty-hve miles. He has held the 6rs4
and fourth quarterly conference of ever
charge save in single instance, where
he reached the designated place at tbs
appointed time only to find that tbo
snow-blockaded roads prevented the
coming of the members. A neighborina
pastor was appointed to preside at tbSs
postponed meeting of this one conference
Second and third quarterly conferences
have been held wherever desired. and no
call for assistance in revival or otber
services has been refused
The Workers.
We were unusually short of men last
year, and at the adjournment of confer
ence many charges were left without
pastors. Nine had been transferred orr
hive OF whom had been in regular work.
eight took supernumerary relation. ali
OF whom had been in the pastorate the
previous year; one took merely nomi.
nal appointment and one was dis.
continued.
Not one had been transferred into the
conference and all the four admitted ON
trial had been doing good work with us
as supplies This district lost its FIJI
share of the outgoing above mentioned
besides which three local preachers who
had supplied on the district left for
greener pastures without any exchange.
After little, Brother w. r. Daven.
port was led to resign his work in the
Anti-Saloon League, and at a consider.
able financial sacrifice to take ND the
work at Barton Landing. Excellent re.
suits have attended this arrangement.
The Newport Centre work was supplied
for time by Brother Chrystie of New.
port; at about the end of the first quar-.
ter Brother Aiken consented to accept
the position ofpastor, which he has fiji.
ed satisfactorily for the balance of the
year.
After quite an interval, West Burke
found pastor in Brother J. E. Sweet
from the New Hampshire
The pulpit has been supplied
temporarily by Brother Albert Gregory.
Canaan has been but irregularly and
unsatisfactory provided in different
ways during the year North Danvie
had temporary supply in the person
Of Brother A. M. Gates. who served them
Turing his summer vacation
Changes have been made necessary on
various accounts. Brother S. F. Cooley
thought best to surrender the charge at
Woodbury. on account of i'll health. A
student supply was secured. J.W. Pate,
Who came to us from the Congregational
hurch in Canada and was assigned to
)erby, though possessing elements of
more than ordinary strength, did not
rove fit. and left before the middle of
he year. Brother F. c. Potter of the
dame conference was secured for the
lace, which he filled with great ability.
lis health failed, as it had in his own
onterence and he was released early in
february, with deep regret at the loss of
ne who promised to be an efficient
yorker and of most excellent spirit. A
Dung man from Nova Scotia has been
boxing after the charge for few weeks
Neurology.
A kind Providence has so ordered that
one OF the men in the pastorate on this
strict have fallen during the wear.
Fiction, however, has not altogether
lssed us by. The district as a whole
It bereaved when the former presiding
der, the Rev, J 0. Sherburn, was called
1me early in The year. Together
18th the whole church we mourn the
IS OF Bishop McCabe, and more recent
we have sorrowed at the unexpected
mmons of another of our chief pastors
ough Bishop Fitzgerald had never
EN- assigned to our conference.
Mrs. Mary Willis, widow of one who
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