Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-31
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING.
Memorial Baptist Hears Reports
and Elects Officers.


The twenty annual business
meeting of the Memorial Baptist Church
was held Tuesday evening in the church
vestry. The meeting was called to or
der at 8 o'clock, and the presiding
officer was Rev. Arthur E. Hartman,
the pastor of the church. After a short
devotional service, the church listened
to the reading of the minutes of previ )us
business meetings held during the year
Following the approval of the records,
the reports of the treasurers of the
church and of the Bible School were read
and accepted. The showings of both Of
ficials revealed the fact that church and
school are on a splendid financial basis
there being substantial balances in the
treasures with no bills of any character
outstanding The several standing and
special committees of the church then
made reports of service rendered during
the past year.
Under the head of new business, the
church voted to request all church COM
mittees and all auxiliary organizations
to report in writing at the annual church
business meeting. Such reports, con-
tanning the record of service performed
and money raised and expended, will be
spread upon the records and will be of
great value to the future historians of
the church.
since the coming of the new pastor,
several beneficial changes have been
made in the business and financial meth
DDS of the church. Beginning with the
new year, the contributing members
will give weekly to the great denomin-
ational societies as well as toward the
current expenses of the local church.
The duplex envelopes will be used, and
the Board of Collectors will strive to Sc
cure something every week from every
member. The money raised,for benevo-
lent objects will be distributed quarterly,
or oftener, by vote of the church, upon
the following proportionate basis: State
Missions, thirty per cent; Home Mis-
sions, twenty-five per cent; Foreign Mis-
sions, twenty-five per cent; American
Baptist Publication Society, five per cent;
Newton Theological Institution, five per
cent; Northern Baptist Education Socie-
ty, five per cent.
Upon the motion of Col, Ilsley, the
church heartily voted to unite with the
other churches of the town IL the observ-
ance of the Week of Prayer.
The following are the church officers
for the ensuing year: Board of OF Dea-
cons, Ransom S. Benedict, Elijah La
Bounty and Burke b. Brown. Trustees,
Colonel S. A. Ilsley, DR.. Howard l..
Averill and Isaac L. Rogers. Clerk and
treasurer, Ransom S. Benedict. Auditor,
DR.. Howard l.. Averill. Collectors, DR..
Alfred d. Barter, Rupert l.. Brough,
Elijah LaBounty, and John X. Dyer.
Ushers, John X. Dyer, Leslie B. Foote,
Paschal j. Ives and Raymond Benedict.
Music Committee, Col. S. A. Isley,
Prof q. w. Cunningham and John X.
Dyer.
Baptismal Committee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rupert l.. Brough, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lasher and Mrs. Burke B. Brown.
The following officers were elected to
serve the Bible School for the year
1910: Superintendent, Dr. Howard l..
Averill; Assistant Superintendent, Leslie
B. Foote; Secretary Treasurer, Miss
Goldia NJ. Monroe; Librarian, Dea.
Burke B. Brown.
Beginning on the first Sunday of the
new year, the church is to issue, from
the Register Press, an enlarged edition
of its weekly calendar. On the first
page there will be fine cut of the
uew and beautiful edifce.
THE Fourth Estate