Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
202 new MEMBERS
Good Showing Made by County
Congregational Churches.
Given UP to Business Matters
Constitutions Slightly Changed
and Omccrs Elected.

o'clock. The devotional service was con-
| Quoted by the moderator. the Rev. n. G.
| Guthrie.
The report Of the registrar was read
| by the Rev. T. +. Treat Of Richmond.
| During the year 80 were received on con-
| fession. and 50 by letter. The losses were
| q by death, Is by letter and 8 by revision
O.: the roll. This means a net loss Of
five. which, however would have been
| much greater had II not been for very
large accessicns to one church These
figures are for the year 1908. The show
| ing for the present year thus far is much
more encouraging. During the first five
months Burlington First Church re-
| ceived 1872. Charlotte IS. Essex Junction
So. Jericho Center 9. Richmond 6. West
ford 2, Essex Center g. making a total of
a,. OF this number l22 Joined on con-
| fession.
| Tho benevolences for 1908 showed a de-
crease Of SsSS. and home expenses de-
crease Of s39. The following churches
rcvc TO all seven Congregational soce-
ties: Burlington, both churches. Essex
Junction. Jericho Center. South Hero
and Grand ISLE Richmond and Williston.
Richmond Charlotte and Milton to all
| but Ministerial Aid. One significant
| item IN this part OF the report Is that
| the two churches having Methodist pas
tors have given more largely IN proper
ton to their numbers to Congregational
work than any others.
| Several improvements In church prop
erty are reported. Charlotte has added
new chairs to the vestry and made sew
eral improvements. Jericho Center has
beautifed the parsonage grounds and
also the sheds. Underhill has changed
the appearance Of the church by a new
r.eel ceiling and a new carpet at cost
| of $780, At South Hero a new steel cell
Ing. paper. paint and new pews add to
the attractiveness and comfort Of the
house Of worship. Richmond Is repairin 9
and painting at a cost Of $500. and has
| also added a porch to the front Of the
church.
One feature of the Sunday school work
Is the rapid multiplication OF adult and
| organized classes. AT Charlotte. Jericho
Center and Essex Junction work along
Sunday school lines has been particularly
active and successful. Williston has
| doubled its attendance during the year.
At Richmond the Baraca clrss Is made
the center for work for the men. At the
College Street Sunday school the Cniver-
s!ty Of Chicago studies are used with
great satisfaction.
| new form OF work has been carried
| on at Jonesville and Bolton under the
direction OF the Richmond church. with
| the assistance Of the Domestic Missionar ~
| society. At Jonesville q work has been
| carried for years past. Recently tho only
assistance had been given by the pastor
from Richmond. With the beginning OF
this year a student was secured. who was
| to act as the pastors assistant. having
as his field Jonesville and Bolton. New
life and interest has resulted in the work
at Jonesville. Beginnings have been made
at Bolton. where the Protestant people
had been utterly neglected by the
churches Of Vermont. The student was
| obliged to leave the first of May but
another man has been secured who begins
work In few days. The Richmond
church assists in this work financially;
| the missionary society commissioning
the worker, but leaving his direction ia
the Richmond pastor.
The two forms Of work that have en-
| listed tho most interest have been the
evangelstics campaign. and the working
out OF the apportionment plan. The
| evanRelstic campaign however. Influenced
| and Burlington first have been helped
very much by this campaign. Charlotte
had two work RI for a few days. but
with good results. The pastors Of these
churches credit the ingatherings OF the
last few months to this evangelistic
| work. Some churches such as Essex
Center were helped indirectly and re-
ceived new inspiration But the ma FORTY
Of our churches do not show that this
| movement has touched or influenced their
life in any apprecable degree. II was a
| splendid work for q few churches
The missionary COMMITTEES. composed
Of the Rev. f. p. Treat. Supervisor c.
| D. Howe and the Rev. c. p. Atwood,
made the following recomme ndations:
I. That the apportionment plan be
used In all our churches.
| 2. That the conference missionary
committee shall through farther study
Of local conditions try to make the
apportionment to each church. not only
just to the church. but also an inspir-
alton to the church.
| 2. That another year we make a
faithful attempt TO meet the appor-
tionment given to US by the State COM
mittee.
|
tage OF the help OF the Green Noun
Ing OF the young people and Of the
| leaders of the church.
| The report OF the committee on new
constitution called forth animated dis
cussion hut was finally adopted, with a
few unmportant changes. According 10
the new constitution. the name OF the or
Eanization will hereafter be THE Chit
ttndcn County Association OF Congrega-
| tonal Churches" Among the important
| provisions OF the constitution are:
Section I. The membership OF this as
ISOLATION shall consist OF the Congrega-
tional Churches in Chittenden county
and In the towns Of South Hero and
Grand Isle. each church being entitled ia
representation by three delegates: OF
resident. ordained ministers OF the gospel
ami licentiates. who are engaged In the
service Of the churches OF the associa-
ton; and OF such other resident minis
tiers who are members OF the Congrega-
t'onal Church. and who. upon applica
ton. may be approved by the associa-
ton.
Section @ Oficers and appointees OF
this association shall also be members
Of It during their respective terms OF
service, and each ministerial and oficia
member and each delegate shall be en-.
tailed to one vote.
Section a. Ministerial members In good
standing removing from tho bounds Of
this association shall. upon their request
be granted the usual letters OF dismissal
and recommendation. by the committee
on ministerial standing. or by vote OF