The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-01
BARRE MAN
PRESIDENT
O. K. HOlliSter Elected at Head
Of UniyerSalist Convention
AT THE CLOSING SESSION
The Convention Of Vermont and the
Province of Quebec Endorsed Goddard
Seminary's Management-A Min
isters' Relief Fund.

St. Albans, Oct. 1.-The 75tn annual
convention of the Universalist church of
Vermont and the Province OF Quebec
closed TINS forenoon with the occasional
sermon preached by Rev. i. W. McLaugh.
lin OF Lyndonyille, after the opening
praise service by Rev. L. d. Trout OF
Brattleboro.
When it came TO the business session,
the convention decided to establish a
ministers relief fund for the convention,
to hear the name OF the person who will
first give $1,000 or more for that purpose
and that the fund be annually increased
by collections, etc, the income from
which will be appropriated under direc-
tion of the executive board of the con-
vention in relief of such ministers or
their widows or families as in the opin-
ion of the board are under the necessity
of depending on other means than their
own for contempt.
The convention decided to hold the
next convention in Bellows Falls the
first full week in September, 1909, and
ten Rev. Thomas Stratton of Rutland
will preach the occasional sermon. +.
G. Pierce of Bellows Falls wac elected
a trustee for Vermont in the denomina-
tion's publishing house in Boston.
The convention heartily agreed in the
proposition to ask the general conven-
tion trustees to pay the expenses Of
Mrs. Ella Cate, widow Of the late Rev.
II. W. Cate, and her three younger caiI-
dren back to Japan. and the local con-
Vention agreed to make a love offering
to help pay the expenses If the general
convention trustees should 50 decide.
Aside from the regular resolutions, the
convention adopted resolution as fol-
lows: Resolved. that we approve Of the
action of Prot. q. X. Hollister Of Cod
dard seminary in defending and uphold
ing the character Of the school against
all attacks, and that we indorse the
present management Of the school
Another resolution adopted was as fol-
loNs. Resolved, that we rejoice in the
progress of the hattie against tue liquor
hahat and believe the greatest and most
effective work for the canse is in the
education and moral training of the in.
ta4sidual
Officers were chosen to-day as follows:
President. U. X HolIister, Barre.
Vice president, Rev. Il. L. Leayitt,
Bellows Falls.
Secretary and superintendent, Rev.
Thomas Stratton, Rutland.
Treasurer W H. Gladding, Randolph
Trustees, joel Blackmer of Stock
bridge, Dr w. II. Rowland of East Cor
inth, and Selden u Greene of st. Alhans
Committee OF fellowship, Rey. G. II.
Fortier OF st. Albans, Rev otto s. Raspe
OF Mofrisyille, e. II. Waterman OF Ches-
ter Depot, A. g. Fay of Barre, and Rev.
Frances A. kimball of Richmond
The Rev Thomas Strattou OF Rut-
land. secretary and superintendent,
made his annual report yesterday af-
ternoon showing that there were "a ae7
tive parishes in the convention. whose
welfare was looked after by 33 pastors.
In several places summer preaching
is maintained in addition to these and
the convention was instrumental in
placing ministers in four parishes, those
OF Calais, East Calais, Williamsyille and
Massawippi and Ayers Cliff, Que. Tne
financial part Of the report shows that
Il total Of $4,000 has been received
The amount reported in the treasury
August i 1907, was $1007.16, interest
on permanent funds, $500. amount from
quotas, gifts, etc, S49510, total, ST.
s02.26. The amount paid out on or
iers of the secretary was S53s,s1, leav-
ing balance in the treasury of ST.
.63.45. The total indebtedness for the
var was $43570, and the approximate
amount in the treasury after all bills
pledges are paid, is $s27.75.
w. H. uladding Of Randolph, the
treasurer, reported the total receipts to
September ] as $1,s0226, total expen-
ditures September /, $53s.s1, leaving
balance on hand Of 81 .263.45.