The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-07
REUNION SUPPER
Judge Bates Presides at Successful
and Enjoyable Gathering

The reunion supper at the Baptist
church last night was a great success.
A few was kept away by the sudden
cold weather but more than 225 sat
down to a royal chicken pie supper
served by the ladies' Of the church.
From the head of the tables the view
Of this large number of diners was an
inspiring sight
Shortly after eight o'clock Judge f.
l.. Bates was introduced as the mas
ter of ceremonies and he kept every
one Of the alert by his Astounding good
humor. Miss E. NJ. Hutchinson re-
sponded to the first toast on The
Woman and Her Church" in which
she paid just tribute to the response
Of wOmanhood in all ages to the ideals
Of the Great Teacher
Nathan Whiteley, a deacon of the
church, told the story of the attempt
of this church to build up Sunday
schools in the districts around Ben
nington AS a comparative new COM
er to this community he showed him
self awake to the church's opportun-
ity for work beyond the immediate
sound of its bell
Judge Bates then introduced Alfred
S. Davis, the genial secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A. who told how the judges
fame had gone far and wide and how
he was advertised in all this country.
The speaker was glad at last to know
one of the originals of the gold dust
twins" Mr.. Davis told a splendid
story of How the Church Rubs Ell
bows with Men and Boys through the
Young Mems Christian Association
Any one present would know how the
boys and young men of this church are
responding to Mr. Davis leadership
by the huge approval" Of his words
which come from a certain" corner
Of the room.
Rev. Frank r. Morris, was called
upon to speak of the Bennington Bap
fist Church in 1905" After replying
to some of the toast masters insinu-
atoms Mr. Morris gave a summary of
the reports presented at the annual
meeting January 4. For home expen-
SEES including the United Churches
Mission in November, the church has
raised $685. For benevolences to OBJ
jects outside of Bennington 1853. OF
this total $S49S4 went for foreign
missions; $425 to home missions in
Guiding Mexico, Cuba, and Porto Rico;
$206 to the work of the Vermont Bap-
fist convention; the remaining $199
to ministerial education, the mission
work of the Baptist publishing house.
and various philanthropies. For To-
cal relief of the unfortunate the
church has raised $50 making the to-
tai cash benevolences $1700-and a
grand total of $5082 for the year.
The church has added during the
year as new members,-9S of them
coming by baptism and 10 from other
churches.
At the close of this report the peo-
pie present with the gifts, some who
we're absent, raised $3.50 towards the
deficit on current expenses for the
year past. 1t is expected that the
$3.50 additional needed will be rails
ed in few days.
Judge Bates introduced as the last
speaker of the evening and the guest
of the occasion, Rev. James f. Nor
cross of Boston, who is New England
secretary of the Baptist Home Mis-
sion society. 1t was insinuated that
the visitor was loaded" All present
soon found out that he was. His pic
lures of the Alien born in America
stood out like gems and were drawn
in such vivid colors that they will
long remain in memory.
All present saw the church's oppor-
tunity in these millions whom Gods
providence is sending to America Mr.
Norcross will not want for an audi
ence when he comes to Bennington
again.