The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-02

WAS LARGE
At Four Annual Church Meet
ingS in Barre
TO MARK CLOSE OF YEAR
Baptist, Congregational, Methodist and
Univsrsaifst People Met on First
Day Of 1908, to Plan for the
Coming Twelve Months.

ANtH " tht tHuIcH hVelttieS OF the
city started the new year With annual
meetings and roll calls yesterday. They
were the Baptist, Congregationalist
Methodist and Universalist societies.
! The annual meeting OF the Uniyersalist
parish was held last evening in the YES
try and was attended by 4 good sized
number oil the members At six o'clock
the ladies served d very enjoyable sup
per and the business meeting followed.
During the reading Of reports from the
different officers, piano 500 was played
| by Miss Alice NJ Ayeril and vocal solo
was given by Mrs. NJ. d. Lamb, which
were much enjoyed A letter was read
from the clerk Of the Baptist church
society In which Christian greetings we're
extended from that society to the Uni-
versalist church.
Mrs. I, I. Cutler gave very interest
ing report Of the work done the past
year by the Ladies' union and closed her
report by the statement that the union
had met all its expenses for tile pass
year and had turned over S9l to next
years committee. The report of the
Sunday school showed total enrolment
o. 2l5, aud the average attendance for
the year ITO. There is also balance in
the treasury. The report from the Young
Peoples Christian union showed that ii
was doing good work and has enroll
ment OF 40 members. Mrs. c. c. Conner.
as superintendent Of the Junior nnfon,
reported very favorable work being done
The report from the pastor, the Rev.
&c. G. Conner, was then listened to With
much pleasure. In announcing The re-
port firm the pastor, Prof o. X Hollister
stated that the church had never been
in better condition than It is now, and
he expressed, in behalf of the board Of
trustees and Of the society, their appre-
citation Of the work the pastor i doing
and the results he has obtained since he
has been here.
In his report Mr. Conner stated that
thirty two members, one By letter, had
been received into the church during the
pa year ard that the church had lost
BY death and removal from the city
twenty families; baptisms 90, OF which
7 Were adults and So cisildTeng funerals
2S; marriages. A. Witness TO the fact
that lie had not been idle III the past
twelve months he remarkd that he had
preached and lectured 2 9imes, written
about 500 letetrs and postais and made
,200 pastoral calls besides his other
duties In closing, he expressed regret
that the church had debt hanging over
it, and with the hope that It might
speedily be wiped out, he stated that he
would give at least $50 of the amount
it the society would raise the rest before
Easter Action was taken later by the
society towards formulating a plan for
raising the money to defray the debt,
which is about 5000.
The officers elected were: clerk, AL
land G Fay; treasurer. DIR. r. Af Lynde;
collector. a. b. Lane; auditors, f. III
Cutler aud r. NJ. CARR trustees, @. n.
Hollister, William Stove and William
r. Durkee
The annual church meeting win be
held this, Thursday. evening, beginning
at 1880 o'clock in the vestry
The annual New Years social gather
ing. dinner and roll call Of the Hedding
Methodist Episcopal church was held at
the church yesterday afternoon and last |
evening. There were present IN the al
telnon about l50 people who partook Of
q bountiful dinner, at the conclusion Of
which the roll Of the members of the |
church was called and those present re-
sponded and numerous letters were read |
from members who we're unable to come |
The letters extended the greetings OF /
the season and expressed wish for the
continued prosperity Of the church dur /
ing the present year.
The business meeting Of the Methodist |
church is not held at this time, a. is the |
custom in many OF the other churches,
but the business is transacted at the |
time Of the annual conference in April
The annual parish meeting Of the Con
grS ational church was held yesterday I
fore 4oon and afternoon in the church
Thd business meeting began at II o'clock /
witE the choice of William Mari as
moderator and c. s. Wallace as clerk. /
The forenoon session was given to re-
ports from different societies in the
church and at noon the annual dinner
was served by the ladies of the parish
in the large dining room, TO which more
than 200 sat down Following a social /
half-hour after tho dinner the business
was resumed. The reports OF
pastor. Sunday school superintendent and
Of the societies all showed the church
had enjoyed a prosperous year. The
total church membership is now 604. a
net gain OF % for the year and net
gain Of "a during the six years pastor
ate Of Rev. Mr. Poole The financial
report also showed a gratifying improve
menf The Sunday school has had an
average attendance of 267 for the year.
and especially gratifying TO the church
IS the growth in membership and at
tendance Of the Ramea class. The pri-
mary department has had the most sue
sessful year in its history Both the
Ladies Aid society and the Missionary
society have each accomplished much
IN their departments.
Officers for the year were elected as
iollows Deacon for four years, 70 sue
,eed tho late Or. jackson, J. G. Griggs
ieacon fer six years. Alex Gordon, elect
"A to succeed himself Charles Aiarr was
'e-elected treasurer and II. G. Woodruff.
Of Sunday school mem-
Der oi business committee fer taree
years, T. T. langley.
The annual business meeting Of the
Baptist church was held yesterday after