St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-29
VERMONT NEWS.
State Baptist Association.

X V.
Dr. w. A. Dawson OF Burlington. DR..
DAWSON reported that SIS people had
heen received into the church during the
mast year, the largest number since 1876
and that the amount of money for mis-
sions and general work was the largest
in the history of the denomination.
Three new churches and chapeIs have
been built at Lincoln. Pittsford and
Barre and one church, at West Derby.
has been reorganized during the year.
Four State workers are maintained by
the convention, the superintendent of
missions, state evangelist, colporteur,
and one woman worker who has been
working among the French and Ameri-
can people. The following officers were
elected for the year:
President, Judge Fred M. Butler of
Rutland; vice-president, Rev. DR.. !. r.
Cow of Brattleboro clerk, Rev. Henry
Crocker of Chester; trustees, A. B. Clark
of Readsboro, Howard Crane of Burling-
ton, Willard Crane of Burlington, Rev.
DR.. F. D. Penney of Burlington, E. NJ.
Bixby of Poultney, B. A Park of Chest
er; trustee for Vermont Academy, Sax
tons River, Rev. J. X. Cow of Brattle-
boro; committee on church stewardship,
Rev. DR.. F. D. Penney of Burlington. Rev.
l. w. Moore of Bellows Falls, Rev.
Thomas Dawson of Charlotte; commit
tee on inter-denominational comfy, Rev.
W. E. BREASTED of Barre, Rev. L. ]. Bam-
berg of Montpelier, Clarence J. Ferguson
of Burlington, Rev. DR.. w. A. Dawson of
Burlington, Rev. Frank S. Tolman of St.
Iohnsbury; pportionment committee,
ex-Gov. w. w. Stickney of Ludlow, DR..
Henry D. Holton of Brattleboro, E. W.
Horner of Rutland, Rev. F. K. Morris of
Bennington, Rev. DR.. F. D. Penney of
Burlington.
The committee on resolutions made its
report in which were included a strong
declaration for prohibitory liquor law, a
recommendation of subscription by the
various churches of rs cents a member
during the coming year for the support
of the state convention, and suggestion
that the churches pay the railroad fare
of their pastors to the state convention.
The officers Of the Young Peoples
Union are: President, Rev. S. P. Perry of
Richford; ce-president, Rev. l.. A.
Cooney of North Bennington; secretary,
w. E. BREASTED of Barre; treasurer, A. O..
Ferguson of Burlington; superintendent
of missions. Rev. J. S. Brown of St.
Albans auditor, A. J. Crane of Burling-
ton; educational leader, F. s. Tolman of
St. Johnsbury; transportation leader, O.
A. Ferguson of Burlington; missionary
leader, K. H. Tibbals of South London
derry; junior workers, Miss Grace Young
of Fair Haven.
Vermont State Teachers Association.
The annual convention in Burlington
of the State Teachers Association will
be held Oct. 21-23. Address of welcome
by Mayor Burke, response and annual
address by Pres Isaac Thomas of the
Rutland high school Prof Z. T. Thorn
dixie of Teachers College. Columbia Unit
versity. New York City, will speak on
The Termination OF Education" In
the evening George KEENAN, will lecture
in Strong Theatre on THE japanese at
Home Friday, addresses in the morn
ing by DR.. James P. Harvey, director of
art and manual training in New York
City public schools, and James l. Myer,
Jr, director of New York state library,
on Relations of Libraries to Public
Schools" In the evening, address by
Rev. D. B. Clifford of Brookline Mass.
Friday afternoon, conferences on English
and Modern Languages for secondary
schools. Primary conference on reading,
conference on Rural School problems,
and manual training, drawing, also bust
ness meeting and banquet OF School
masters Club. Saturday morning, bust
ness meeting OF Association and address
by Pres. ohm NJ. Thomas of Middlebury
college In regard to accommodations
write NJ. A. Gibson, Colchester Ave-,
Burlington.
Vermont Methodist Seminary Fund.
Dr. E. A. Bishop, Of Montpelier semin
arv, before leaving for Boston said that
he would issue a statement in day OF
two in regard to the endowment funt
and its progress. He says that there il
feeling existing in Montpelier that h'
has the balance of the endowment "ul
his sleeve" He says this idea is entirely
erroneous. He would be glad If it wer'
true but it is not. He is about $4,000
short of the amount required, and if thi
is not raised within the next week thu
seminary will lose the endowment anC
the work, expense, and worry OF years il
collecting this sum will have gone fo
naught.
Supreme Court Trial Calendar.
The trial calendar of the suprem
court of Vermont contains this year 1
total of 48 cases, divided among tn
various counties as follows: Addison
8; Bennington, 0 Caledonia, 81 Chitten
den, 5; Essex. s; Franklin, 5; Gran,
Isle, l Lamoille, o; Orange, 81 Rutland
3; Washington, 8 Winham, o. Windsor
o; total, 4S. The cases are divided b.
weeks for trial as follows, Caledonia
Essex, and Addison counties; 2nd week
Rutland, Windsor, and Orange counties
Ord week, Orleans, Franklin, Chttender
and Washington counties.
Vermont Officers Reunion.
The 46th annual meeting OF the Vel
mont Officers Reunion society will b
held in Chester, Thursday, Oct Z. Their
will be business meeting in the attel
noon. At 100 o'clock there will be a
address by Porter H. Dale OF islam
Pond, at the Congregational church
After the exercises at the church tn
society will hold it's annual banquet a
Hotel Fullerton. Governor Prouty
Lieut.. Governor Mead, Col. Albet
Clarke of Boston, and many other prom
nent men are expected to be present.
Burglars at Brattleboro.
An unsuccessful attempt at burglar